Has there been a busier musician over the last two years? A more prolific artist? More creative? More heroic? Tim Burgess – as self-effacing a band leader, solo star, label runner, repeat memoirist and all-round caffeinated can-do kid as you’ll find – would certainly shrink from that last accolade. “A hero??” he’d likely mutter with…
We swing back into the new release groove with a selection from 22 & 29 May. We start with Banana Skin Shoes (out 22 May), the ninth album from Damon Gough under his nom de guerre Badly Drawn Boy, which is a truly personal and heartfelt collection of songs, a huge statement of intent and…
There’s a slight pause in new releases for 29 July, with just the four to recommend. First up is Tim Burgess’s Vinyl Adventures From Istanbul To San Francisco, a cracking compilation that acts as a perfect companion to his new book. Viola Beach’s self-titled debut is a promising and engaging indie pop record, which makes…