The first of this week’s goodies is The Greater Wings, the first album in over six years from American songwriter Julie Byrne. The album is a testament to patience and determination, the willingness to transform through the desolation of loss, the vitality of renewal, and the courage to rise, forever changed. For nearly a decade,…
Our six back-to-school belters kick off with 21st Century Love Songs, the brand new full-length studio album from The Wildhearts. It’s the follow-up to Renaissance Men, and the spiritual heir to 1994’s P.H.U.Q., where they really got to flex their creative muscle. As front-man Ginger explains: “This time we let the songs simmer until absolutely…
As the weather turns colder, we’ve got some hot new releases to warm your ears at least. Written, programmed, recorded and produced throughout 2019–20 by Ed Wynne in Blue Bubble Studios by the sea, Ozric Tentacles’ latest exploratory and diverse musical adventure Space For The Earth comprises seven new tracks spanning 45 minutes. Inspired by…
Here we go with our six picks from this week’s offerings. Although they had already released an album in April last year, Liverpudlian indie outfit Circa Waves are not only doing it all over again within the space of 12 months, but putting out a double album this time! Sad Happy is very much an…
We kick off this week’s set of smashers with an unexpected delight: a whole album of obscure, rare and unreleased tracks by Rory Gallagher. This collection of recordings of Rory playing his favourite blues material has been unearthed from the vaults of the Gallagher family’s tape archive. The material ranges from never-heard-before tracks to special…