Teeming with melodic epiphanies and layered sounds, Squid’s second album, O Monolith, is a musical evocation of environment, domesticity and self-made folklore. Like its predecessor, 2021’s critically acclaimed, UK number 4 album Bright Green Field, it is dense and tricksy – but also more warm and characterful, with a meandering, questioning nature. Expansive, evocative and…
Josh Ritter’s 11th album, Spectral Lines, finds shared experiences in songs that push beyond the bounds of his previous work. Recorded with longtime collaborator Sam Kassirer producing, it’s an album full of wonder and light as Ritter considers the ideas of love, devotion and what it means to be connected, to each other and to…
The Orb’s pulsating discography grows ever more huge with their 18th album, Prism – the third helmed by core duo Alex Paterson and Michael Rendall. Despite the connotations of its title, here they continue to rollick freely without inhibition across ambient, house and dub, but also tangent into poetry, pop, full-blown drum ’n’ bass and…
UK Grim is the most dancefloor friendly release from Nottingham duo Sleaford Mods to date: an urgent and sage-like look at life, living and the gritty reality of our era. This is truly the sound of now, not only in terms of the ideas and issues Jason Williamson’s strong words invoke, but also thanks to…
Anchored by evocative melodies and an enthralling lyrical narrative, First Two Pages Of Frankenstein signals a thrilling new chapter in the The National’s discography. The 11-song album was produced by the band at Long Pond Studios in upstate New York and features guest appearances by Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens. First Two Pages…
Having pursued solo careers since the release of Temperamental, Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt have reformed Everything But The Girl an are about to release a hugely anticipated and long-overdue brand-new studio album, Fuse – their first for over two decades, would you believe!? Note: The LP is initially available on limited-edition forest green vinyl.…
Released 100% independently, with no label backing, The Reytons’s second album, What’s Rock and Roll?, follows their debut album that rocketed to Number 11 in the Official UK Charts, with over 20,000 sales to date. Setting The Reytons apart from the competition is their fiercely independent approach to the way they work. Not exactly welcomed…
Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd is the ninth studio album from acclaimed singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, comprising 16 tracks and interludes with featured artists including Father John Misty, Tommy Genesis, Jon Batiste, Bleachers and more. It follows the prolific artist’s 2021 albums Chemtrails Over The Country Club and Blue Banisters.…
Gabriels return with the full release of their debut album, Angels & Queens. The 13-track record was produced by the Grammy winning and fellow Compton local, Sounwave. Angels & Queens – Part I was released back in September, picking up widespread acclaim across the globe. Its release was governed by the band’s desire to push…
Visionary Swedish singer-songwriter and producer Fever Ray has finally returned to us grateful fans with a splendid new long-playern some five years after their last outing (2017’s Plunge). Radical Romantics is a return characterised with a somewhat darker and more brooding mood and feel. Now, I know what you’re thinking; yes, this work is most…