The first of this week’s bangers is from Ed Harcourt. While recognisably bearing all the hallmarks that have made him such an admired and prolific songwriter – one of Britain’s most cherished yet inventive music creators – his new record, El Magnifico, also finds him striving for something new. It is an Ed Harcourt record,…
Kicking off this week’s best releases, Scotland’s finest, Texas, make a very welcome return with their exhilarating new album Hi, flexing their rock soul muscle with a set of tracks that easily rank amongst the best of their stellar career. Texas are a band in their prime, fuelled by the swagger of their recent acclaimed…
Even with Record Store Day the following day, there are some fine releases due out on 21 April. Here are some particularly worthy of attention. Ray Davies’ Americana is his first solo album for nearly a decade. The album is a hymn to the importance of America to Ray throughout his life, and one of…
This week sees a wonderful 25th anniversary album from Texas, plus new albums from Phosphorescent, Idlewild, Carl Barât And The Jackals, Steve Earle & The Dukes and Carter Tutti, along with vinyl reissues of classics from Sigur Rós and Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds. Click here for more details and to order your…