What makes a protest song? The Specials should know. First time around, back when the 70s were lurching into the 80s, they sang of racism, war, unemployment and the rough edges of urban life, and never in the same way twice. As the multiracial flagship of the 2 Tone movement, they made a political statement…
This year marks 25 years since Oasis’ two iconic, record-breaking live concerts at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire on 10th and 11th August 1996. The shows were both the pinnacle of the band’s success and a landmark gathering for a generation of young people. Released alongside the cinema debut of a feature-length documentary film of the…
In These Silent Days, the highly anticipated new studio album from six-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, performer and producer Brandi Carlile, is inspired by the mining of her own history while writing the best-selling memoir Broken Horses. The album was conceived of while Carlile was quarantined at home with longtime collaborators and bandmates Tim and…
Beloved indie heroes We Are Scientists return with news of their first album in 3 years. The intoxicating Huffy ushers in a bold new chapter for the band. The album is the band’s most hit-tastic albums to date with the inclusion of recently acclaimed bangers ‘I Cut My Own Hair’ and ‘Fault Lines’ alongside new…
Things Take Time, Take Time is an assured leap forward for Courtney Barnett; a breakthrough really. This is Barnett at her most relaxed, creative and joyful. An exquisite look at the intimate, private world created by Barnett and her producer Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint, Sharon Van Etten, Kurt Vile). It’s consequently her most beautiful and intimate…
This extraordinary performance was a first for Paul Weller, performing with a full orchestra, and saw a quintessential selection of his vast catalogue exquisitely reworked and updated into 75 minutes of breath-taking music that was broadcast by the BBC. The set list includes classic tracks from The Jam, Style Council and Paul’s solo career. It…
Hey What is Low’s thirteenth full-length release in twenty-seven years, and their third with producer BJ Burton. The new album finds the group focusing on their craft, staying out of the fray, and holding fast their faith to find new ways to express the discord and delight of being alive, to turn the duality of…
Sob Rock is the new album from John Mayer, his eight full-length studio album. Most of the album was recorded during the global pandemic of 2020–21, and was produced by John Mayer and Don Was. John Mayer emerged in 2001 with his debut album, Room For Squares. He has since sold over 20 million albums…
Lindsey Buckingham is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Lindsey was the lead guitarist and one of three singers in Fleetwood Mac, he has released six solo albums and three live albums to date. On the 17th September Lindsey will release his brand new – self-titled – solo album, featuring all-new material. Note:…
Public Service Broadcasting’s fourth album, Bright Magic, is an album in three parts (Building A City / Building A Myth / Bright Magic) that is their most ambitious undertaking yet, bringing you to Europe’s heart and de facto capital, the cultural and political metropolis that is the ‘Haupstadt’ of the Federal Republic of Germany. “Doing…