Universal celebrates the Seattle heavyweight’s 35th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of its Superunknown LP with 180-gram, colored double-vinyl reissues of band’s three most influential albums.
A clutch of then-fresh songs are testament to the notion that the Glimmer Twins had gas in the tank as a songwriting team during the ‘90s. After 21 years in the vault, Bridges to Babylon is a worthy addition for those who love the Rolling Stones’ eternal road show.
With her third solo album, Janet Jackson declared fierce independence from her famous brothers and launched true control of her own musical identity.
On October 4, Futurismo will celebrate New York fusion pioneers Konk with the release of The Magic Force Of Konk 1981-1988
Incendiary Heart is a beautifully-produced work of love, and it’s an album that will cut straight to the listener’s heart as Andy Michaels is celarly singing from his own.
The King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard upcoming album Infest the Rats’ Nest is a more hardcore, nostalgic approach with a foothold in the eighties, and that early noise of thrash metal
On August 16, Irish quintet The Murder Capital release their highly anticipated debut album When I Have Fears.
Bon Iver deliver i,i, a social commentary soaked masterwork that continues the trend of quality
Roger Daltrey has sung enduring classics like “Pinball Wizard” and “See Me, Feel Me” from the 1969 rock opera Tommy too many times to count. However, he has never performed the material in quite the way that Who fans can hear on for The Who’s Tommy Orchestral.
The late Jeff Buckley’s seminal Grace will be celebrated with a mammoth release onto streaming services August 23.
Irish based Fangclub release their highly anticipated second album
Legendary alternative band The Poo Sticks are set to re-release the very rare Poo Sticks Singles Box Set
Ladytron announce a new remix EP, “Far From Home – Night Versions”
David J offers a further insight into his upcoming album Missive To An Angel From The Halls Of Infamy with the single release “Migena & the Frozen Roses”.
George has done an amazing job breathing new life into these songs, especially the beautiful, dreamy “Heart Of The Matter.”
Strip Search Tramp are a five-piece collective who are intent on branding your brain with their unique punk inspired manifesto.
On September 13, Future Pilot AKA will unleash Orkestra Digitalis, a recording which holds that unique appeal of challenging the listener.
Sleater-Kinney’s upcoming release The Center Won’t Hold is Eleven-tracks from the musical soul of third wave feminism, digging their heels in and straddling the airwaves with addictive power-rock.
The Flaming Lips return with King’s Mouth, a mammoth beast trying to stumble into the territory of brilliance.
After 46 years in the vault, Eagle Vision is releasing Carole King’s landmark 1973 performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival for the first time.
One Hand On My Heart is a heavy listen that demands full emotional investment on the part of the listener, but the honesty and depth in the music also make it one of the truest statements in the genre for quite some time.
Ummagma release the long awaited Compass album today, an electrifying inner-journey to a musical Mecca
The oddities become addictive on the black midi debut album Schlagenheim
The genius and influence of the late Frank Tovey and Fad Gadget are celebrated with the vinyl issue of The Best Of Fad Gadget
On September 27th, The Replacements will issue the 4CD/1Lp boxed set Dead Man’s Pop, presenting their original vision for 1989’s Don’t Tell A Soul.
“This pair of releases will please fans and should draw in new listeners who’ve only heard a song or two.”
One of Matthew Sweet’s most acclaimed pieces of work gets a release proper. Kimi Ga Suki * Raifu is upon us now to enjoy in full, and music this good is always worth waiting for.
The energy is still flowing with Pere Ubu, as to is the creativity, “The Long Goodbye” is a doorway to further adventures.
“She deftly meshes electronica with dreamy, psychedelic rainbow swirls of sound that comfort and succor the listener. Electronic music so often has a chilled ambience, whereas Jane’s music is suffused with warmth. I am not sure how she does it, perhaps she’s divinely inspired on some level.”
The upcoming Violent Femmes album Hotel Last Resort, due on July 26th, punches like a heavyweight and is deserving of more than just one casual listen.
Hot Water Music, celebrating twenty-five years, have released the EP, Shake Up the Shadows on Epitaph. This legendary band own their own sound, one carved out over the years through sweat and hard work.
Easily Lucinda Belle’s finest work yet, Think Big: Like Me is an aural buffet of delectable, carefully-crafted treats.
Damaged Good release an outstanding overview of Underground Star Billy Childish in Punk Rock Ist Nicht Tot 1977-2018
On July the 12th, New Order release the mouthwatering live set ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. .
Cherry Red Records has released a comprehensive compilation by English songstress and actress Dana Gillespie.
Joined here by Audra guitarist Bret Helm and longtime co-vocalist Ericah Hagle, bandleader Michael Laird curates a program of melancholy ballads and mini-anthems that pay tribute to grief, romance and altered states of being.
On July 19th, Live release the 25th Anniversary Celebration version of Throwing Copper
Mike Peters and The Alarm has really brought out an interesting album that locks the audience in at an early stage.
Aldous Harding presents an album of avant-garde imagery, wrapped in integrity and melodic joy.
Cherie Currie and Brie Darling forthcoming collaboration is an album that showcases two veterans pushing forward and making their mark once more
Pianist Paul Bley, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Paul Motian constituted a fearsome free jazz trio in the sixties, expanding on the fine work by Bley’s former sideman Ornette Coleman and showing what a piano trio could do with the form. Despite the excitement and acclaim the band generated, it went strangely under-recorded.
On Everything So Far Paul Den Heyer brings you on a personal journey into his artistic soul.
Released through Cherry Red Records this coming Friday, the essential guilt punk pleasure of 1977:The Year Punk Broke
Silent Forum release “Safety In Numbers” which offers another dimension to what the band are capable of.
Michael Ciravolo’s Beauty In Chaos return with a new release, Beauty Re-Envisioned. A follow on from 2018’s Finding Beauty In Chaos
PJ Harvey releases new music as part of The Virtues Soundtrack
The Venus Fly Trap album Mars is a classy release, not just a reissue but a reminder of the reactive sound of late-eighties post-punk.
Back in the nineties, singer/songwriter Peter Hutchison led Subduing Mara and (with Miracle Legion guitarist Mr. Ray Neal) Lucas Shine, a pair of alternative rock powerhouses that never caught on with more than a small cult audience. Talent and passion persevere, however, and now Hutchison has a new band called Empire of Light.
