The first of this week’s six picks is Jolie Holland’s latest, Haunted Mountain. It’s a beckoning, confronting place; at once ancient and of the moment, it hums with literary and political interconnections. The songs illuminate states of dispossession and alienation, lust and pollination: a state of reciprocity with our living planet. The record is a…
As hinted at in interviews recently, Queen + Adam Lambert have now confirmed they will release their first-ever live album, Live Around The World. The set presents a compilation of concert highlights captured the world over personally selected by Taylor, May and Lambert from over 200 shows they have performed, with several featured here becoming…
Our recommended new releases for 2 June are a fine bunch. Keep It Hid, the second solo album from Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach, is a love letter to his adopted hometown, Nashville. Many of the songs were co-written with the legendary John Prine, and it’s a fine piece of work. Roger Waters’ latest solo…
Released on 20 November, Adele’s 25 is her first for four years, and it will be interesting to see how happiness has affected her music! Enya’s very fine Dark Sky Island is worth a listen, as is Roger Waters’s very personal take on alienation in the soundtrack of his concert performance, The Wall. Queen mine…
Just the four new releases recommended for 24 July, as a number of releases have been pushed back a week. This week seems to be mainly re-releases, however some, like the two Northern Soul 7” box sets and Roger Waters’ classic Amused to Death, are worthy of attention. Release of the week goes to Daniel…