Black Lips return with a brand-new studio album, Season Of The Peach, a 40-minute rock and roll odyssey, tripping through DIY genres where garage rockmeets new wave pop, and disgruntled country shakes hands with epic western soundtracks.The 14-track album captures the energy and spirit of early BlackLips while simultaneously applying new approaches to songwriting.The album […]
LP – Black Vinyl. The first notes of Pentimento are birdsong, and with it in the distance, Carson McHone reads from an 1840 letter from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Margaret Fuller: “Heaven walks among us ordinarily muffled in such triple or tenfold disguises that the wisest are deceived and no one suspects the days to […]
CD – Digisleeve. Jehnny Beth, former frontwoman of English rock band Savages (Both their albums were shortlisted for the Mercury Prize) releases the follow-up to her 2020 debut solo album ‘To Love Is To Live’. Since her debut solo album she has collaborated with artists such as Gorillaz,Sextile, Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream) and Idles. Her […]
10” – Hand Numbered 10” Black Vinyl Limited to 500 copies housed in a Custom 10” Deluxe Tip-On Gatefold with Half Speed Mastering by Barry “Bazza” Grint at Air Mastering Studios, London.Pressed at Optimal Media, Germany, on 100g vinyl. “Fabulous playing by Caimin Gilmore” — Journal of Music “Caimin Gilmore’s upright bass-playing was reminiscent of […]
New R&B discoveries continue to emerge and entertain the many followers of the New Breed musical cult; nobody finds more than the Kent connoisseurs. Berna Dean’s two previously unheard recordings are by far her best. They were laid down at Cosimo Matassa’s New Orleans’ studios by GNP Crescendo but eschewed in favour of two relatively average sides. The great 50s R&B songwriter Jesse […]
Have At It! Is the debut record from the Irish/American band DUG. Comprised of duo Jonny Pickett & Conor O’Reilly, DUG have firmly established themselves as one of the most unique, and relatable forces in the folk music revival, thanks in part to singles like ‘The Big Sundown’, ‘Jubilee’ (shortlisted for two Grammy nominations) and most […]
“All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade”. It may sound a little strange, but the title and beating heart of Icelandic indie-folk collective Of Monsters and Men’s fourth album hits a lot closer to home than you’d expect. A tapestry of stories, moments, and conversations, the album explores how love and pain intertwine. Feelings that might […]
ARCHITECTS are back and charging forward in the heavy rock world with their latest sonic masterpiece, The Sky, The Earth & All Between. After two relentless years on the road–featuring massive European summer tours with Metallica and top billing at festival stages across Europe, (Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park, Hellfest, Download, Graspop, Full Force […]
Arch Enemys 12th studio album, Blood Dynasty, is a fierce and unrelenting masterpiece, showcasing some of the band’s heaviest and most dynamic work to date. Leading with the vicious title track, this album is a high-energy assault that captures the band at the peak of their power. Standout tracks include the blistering “Dream Stealer,” which […]
For nearly four decades, Alison Krauss & Union Station have upheld their legacy as one of the most influential and widely celebrated acts in bluegrass and roots music. Krauss is a 27-time Grammy winner and was inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2021. Known for an immaculately crafted but endlessly surprising sound […]
