New releases for 3 & 10 February

Our pick of the releases for 3 & 10 February starts with Mercury Prize-winning Edinburgh trio Young Fathers, who return with Heavy Heavy (3 Feb), their follow-up to 2018’s standout Cocoa Sugar. The band – Alloysious Massaquoi, Graham ‘G’ Hastings and Kayus Bankole – have long been recognised as one of Britain’s most vital and…

New releases for 24 February 2017

Our recommended releases for 24 February certainly bring the noise! The wonderfully named King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard release what they claim will be the first of five albums during 2017, blimey! Flying Microtonal Banana is a subtle shift from last year’s Nonagon Infinity. Sleeping Through The War is the boldest album to date…

New releases for 28 October 2016

Just six recommended new releases for 28 October – smaller but still perfectly formed! Madness are back with their first album in 4 years, Can’t Touch Us Now, full of wry, observational lyrics and a lovely pop/reggae/soul fusion, which is a long-winded way of saying it’s situation normal, but splendid for all that. Given the…