Pre-sale of the week: The Last Dinner Party – From the Pyre, out 17 October

The Last Dinner Party’s new album, From the Pyre, is a collection of stories, and the concept of album-as-mythos binds them. ‘The Pyre’ itself is an allegorical place in which these tales originate, a place of violence and destruction but also regeneration, passion and light. The songs are character driven but still deeply personal, a…

New releases for 11 October 2024

The first of this week’s peaches comes from Zach Bryan, whose highly anticipated new studio album, The Great American Bar Scene, comprises 18 tracks including a poem, plus notable features from John Mayer and Bruce Springsteen. Limits of Language is the first album of new music from Field Music for almost four years. Back in…

New releases for 2 February 2024

The first of this week’s crackers is Kula Shaker’s new album, Natural Magick, on which the band harness the power to cast their most potent spell yet, incorporating blazing psychedelic sermons, raga rave-ups, stardust-coated pop pearls and mood-enhancing mantras. Kula Shaker reformed permanently in 2021 with the return of keyboard wizard Jay Darlington, reuniting all…