Album of the Week! M(h)aol – Something Soft Staff Review M(h)aol – Something Soft M(h)aol return this week with Something Soft, their second full-length album and the follow-up to 2023’s well-received debut Attachment Styles. Now operating as a trio after the departure of singer Róisín Nic Ghearailt and bassist Zoe Greenway (though […]
From the exquisite mind of Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin and V/H/S/94) comes Perpetrator, a brilliantly original and twisted take on female suppression, dangerous male predators and the pains of adolescence, with a stunning lead performance from Kiah McKirnan. On the eve of her 18th birthday, wild and rebellious Jonny is sent by her father […]
CRAFT RECORDINGS ANNOUNCES NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED LIVE ALBUM FROM CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL’S LEGENDARY 1970 LONDON PERFORMANCE: CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL. After 50 years, the meticulously restored album will be released alongside the documentary concert film Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall Narrated by Jeff Bridges, Directed by Bob Smeaton […]
4 CD Think of this release, a Limited 4 CD Hardback Book boxset, as a sort of “Sunday Colour Supplement” to what you already know of Paul Bradys life in music – In a career that has produced a catalogue of great recordings and a well-documented autobiography, The Paul Brady Archive is an illuminating and […]
2 LP Inspired by the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains north-west of Madrid, his home since August 2022, Milo Fitzpatrick presents Sierra Tracks the new album from his expansive, cinematic, chamber-jazz project Vega Trails. Having cut 2022’s beautifully resonant debut album ‘Tremors in the Static’ as a duo, alongside saxophonist Jordan Smart (Mammal […]
“Jeffrey is the best pure songwriter I know of” – David Berm The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis was recorded in just four days in Nashville, by Roger Moutenot (long-time producer of Yo La Tengo, and the previous Jeffrey Lewis album Bad Wiring), and features the Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage touring band of Brent […]
The legendary Lou Reed recorded live on January 26, 1972 at Bataclan, Paris. This concert is particularly notable because it featured a rare re-union of Reed with John Cale and Nico, both of whom were his former bandmates from The Velvet Underground. Though it wasn’t a full-fledged reunion, it was a remarkable moment for fans […]
Vinyl Spec: Limited edition double clear 140g Vinyl featuring three bonus tracks. Housed in a gatefold sleeve with four double sided art cards. Blurb The Cinematic Orchestra have announced a very special reissue of their classic 2007 album ‘Ma Fleur’. There will be a limited edition clear vinyl version available at all retailers. Include three […]
CDOn his new album Autofiction, Far Caspian’s Joel Johnston is learning to make peace with the cards he’s been dealt.Following his Crohn’s disease diagnosis in 2021, Johnston felt stuck mourning the loss of his life before, and struggling to cope with not only his new reality, but also an ongoing battle with OCD and anxiety.Autofiction […]
The inimitable post-punk icon Brix Smith is held in high regard for her work with The Fall, The Adult Net andThe Extricated, but even after four decades in the game she’s still embracing new musical horizons with characteristic intensity. Since announcing details of debut solo album, her current adventure has been highlighted by NME, Clash […]
