NEW: LAOISE Announces Single From New EP
With the release of her hotly-anticipated debut EP just around the corner, Irish artist LAOISE is pleased to share the first single from it.
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NEW: Hickory Signals Announce New EP
Inspired by the sea-inspired James Joyce poem of the same name, ‘Noise Of The Waters’ is the second EP from Brighton folk duo, Hickory Signals. Made up of multi-instrumentalists Laura Ward and Adam Ronchetti, the pair combine strong vocal melodies with vibrant guitar, shruti, flute, glockenspiel and pulsing percussion; layering sounds carefully and minimally to […]
Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac 2017 Tour Dates
Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac, the world’s ultimate homage to Fleetwood Mac, returns to the stage October 2016 for their landmark ‘Hits to Blues World Tour’. Encompassing nearly five decades of legendary music and channelling the spirit of Fleetwood Mac at their very best, ‘Hits to Blues’ offers a unique opportunity for fans, both old and […]
Various – Action Time Vision Review – A Story of UK Independent Punk 1976-1979 (Cherry red)
CALLING PUNKS OF ALL AGES! Gather your favourite pair of pogo-worn Doc Martins, best ripped, studded and patch covered denim jacket and slick up that Mohawk, because punks not dead and the 111 track long Action Time Vision Boxset is here to remind us of that. So get on board or get left behind! Still […]
RE-RELEASE: The Dream – ‘Get Dreamy’ Deluxe Reissue
From the somewhat sparse, yet unique catalogue of adventurous, high-quality rock music coming out of Scandinavia in the late 60’s, the sole album ‘Get Dreamy’ by The Dream has been one of the most hunted treasures.
NEW: Kairon; IRSE! Announce New Single And Album
Finnish prog outfit Kairon; IRSE! premiere new single and Announce new album ‘Ruination’ and reissue of debut album ‘Ujubasajuba’
NEW: Deluxe Cream Reissues And Vinyl
Late January 2017 sees the deluxe edition release of Fresh Cream, the debut album by British, blues power trio, Cream.
NEW: Mouse On The Keys ‘Out Of Body’ Out January
Formed in 2006 and combining elements of classical, jazz and electronic with the urgency of math-rock, hardcore and heavy metal, Japanese instrumental trio Mouse On The Keys defy categorisation, says their recent press release.
Herbie Hancock – Sunlight & Feets Don’t Fail Me Now (RobinSongs)
Herbie Hancock rose to fame as a member of Miles Davis’s acoustic quintet, whose music helped define a new kind of Jazz. He’s perhaps best know for his record Canatloupe Island from the album Empyrean Isles and sampled on the Us3 tune Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) but he is known as being a crossover artist blending […]
Ian Campbell Folk Group – The Complete Transatlantic Recordings (Cherry Tree)
This is a collection of six studio albums, plus some other related material, from the period 1963-1968 and covering the groups entire catalogue recorded for Transatlantic Records (whose first releases were a trio of sex education records).
NEW: consuumer Announce Debut EP – Shattered Fruit
Raised in the claustrophobic backwaters of Hereford, young two-piece consuumer play a raucous set. Inspired by the sheer volume of Melvins, the raw power of the Stooges and the bleak doom of Sabbath, consuumer create a brutal, nihilistic sound, steeped in a raw energy and honesty that could shake even the most apathetic listener. With a huge string of […]
Electric Six – Fresh Blood for Tired Vampyres
Electric Six is a six-piece band from Detroit, Michigan. Their style is a brand of rock music infused with elements of garage, disco, punk rock, new wave, and metal all forming a very unique and at times odd sound. The band hit the big time in 2003 with the singles “Danger! High Voltage” and “Gay […]
Marianne Faithfull – Broken English
Marianne Faithfull celebrates her 70th birthday on the 29th of December. John Scott takes a listen to her 1979 album Broken English.
NEW: Thom Hell Video ‘1985’
The new Thom Hell video, ‘1985’.
LIVE: Sarah Jarosz – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
I only came across Sarah Jarosz a couple of weeks ago when I heard her excellent cover of Bob Dylan’s Simple Twist Of Fate from her album Build Me Up From Bones but I quickly fell in love with both the track and the album. A quick Google revealed that she was playing here and […]
LIVE: Ezra Furman – The Liquid Room, Edinburgh
I hadn’t heard of Ezra Furman prior to last year’s Perpetual Motion People album which I described as my album of the summer. I’m glad to say that its appeal has not waned and it still gets regular plays. I haven’t heard much about Ezra since the album’s release either, so I was quite surprised […]