Renowned multi-disciplinary artist Ezra Furman marks a landmark in her career with the announcement her 10th studio album Goodbye Small Head, due out May 16 via Bella Union. Written during a maelstrom of overwhelm, the album title is a nuanced homage to the 1999 Sleater-Kinney single “Get Up”. Goodbye Small Headis Furmans tenth album and […]
This long awaited and much anticipated album from Thin Lizzy founder, Eric Bell, is a remarkable musical achievement. ‘Authenticity’ not only displays the innovation in ‘guitar wizardry’ for which Eric is known around the world, but also his spellbinding craft as a songwriter. Each track portrays its own journey, story, and cinematic presence. This is […]
Rambling on about the brilliance of Deb Googe and Cara Tivey is no difficult task – spot either of their names on a record’s sleeve credits and you’re guaranteed listening worthy of your time . . . and hard-earned cash! Deb joined My Bloody Valentine during its ascent to legend, filled a temporary void in […]
Album of the Week: Cass McCombs – Interior Live Oak Staff Review Interior Live Oak is the new studio album from American singer-songwriter Cass McCombs, his 11th to date. I’ve always had a slightly strange relationship with McCombs’ music, I’m a big fan of his, and I think many of his albums are brilliant, with not […]
n the fall of 1961, the cousins Brian Wilson and Mike Love composed a song about surfing, who was baptized on throw-in by Brian’s younger brother, Dennis Wilson, “Surfin ‘”. With the recent Wilson brother Carl on guitar and Brian’s high school buddy Al Jardine on rhythm guitar, they formed a band. Brian played bass, […]
A director with a dark sensibility comparable to Chabrol, Claude Miller made these two twisty Polars (French Police-Noir films) with Michel Serrault (Kill the Referee), showcasing the actor in stunning performances alongside stars including Lino Ventura (Army of Shadows) and Isabelle Adjani (Possession, The Story of Adele H).In The Inquisitor cops Gallien (Ventura) and Belmont […]
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 […]
Horsegirl — the New York-via-Chicago trio of best friends Nora Cheng, Penelope Lowenstein, and Gigi Reece — announce their second album, Phonetics On and On, out February 14th. Produced by Cate Le Bon and recorded at The Loft in Chicago, the band’s original and sonic home, Phonetics On and On is an exploration of the […]
Don Airey’s discography stands as one of rock’s most distinguished, spanning five decades of groundbreaking collaborations that have defined the genre. The list reads like a hall of fame: Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Gary Moore, Brian May, Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath, and, of course, Deep Purple, the band Don Airey has been a full-time member of for over twenty years.These bands […]
“Who LetThe Dogs Out”is the debut album from Brighton based noise-punk duoLambrini Girls. Released January 10th2025 and recorded with Gilla Band’s DanielFox with mixing by Seth Manchester (Mdou Moctar/ Battles / Model/Actriz),“WhoLetThe Dogs Out”bottles everything wrong with the modern world and shakes itup. If peppering political songs with humour is like sticking a sparkler in […]
