The Clearing, the brand new album from Wolf Alice, was written in Seven Sisters and recorded in LA in 2024 with Grammy-winning master producer Greg Kurstin. The Clearing reveals where Wolf Alice stand sonically in 2025, delivering a supremely confident collection of songs bursting with ambition, ideas and emotion. Note: The LP is initially…
This week’s aural nuggets open with Crowded House’s seventh studio album, Dreamers Are Waiting, which was recorded in Valentine and United Studios in LA and then remotely during the first half of 2020. Crowded House is a long-standing and much-loved vehicle for the songwriting talents of Neil Finn, formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985 from…
Blue Weekend, the brand new album from Wolf Alice, follows 2018’s Visions Of A Life and 2015’s My Love Is Cool. The British alt-rockers created Blue Weekend in hopes of emboldening their storytelling and refining their musical style. Lead single ‘The Last Man on Earth’ makes good on that promise by pushing singer Ellie Rowsell‘s…
Our recommended releases for 29 September start with Live At Pompeii, recorded when David Gilmour returned to the ancient amphitheatre 45 years after the legendary Pink Floyd gig there with a show including songs from throughout his career, including many Floyd classics. Chris Rea plays to his strengths with Road Songs For Lovers, which showcases…
Pre-sale of the week is Visions Of A Life by Wolf Alice, out on 28 September. Note: The limited LP is on indies-only coloured vinyl. We’re offering Visions Of A Life at special pre-sale prices, which won’t be available after release. Click here for more details and to order your copy.
22 June is a great week for fans of American music, with new releases from Kacey Musgraves, Leon Bridges, Wolf Alice, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Meg Baird, Rickie Lee Jones and a 10th anniversary edition of Black Mountain’s debut. There is also a new album from British pop superstar Mika. Album of the week is Wolf…