New releases on CD & DVD
Album: John Moreland - Visitor
Saturday, 15 June 2024The mournful, lonesome voice of John Moreland from Bixby, Oklahoma, will be known by a few, but not many, in this country. The 12 songs on his latest album, Visitor, released on the Thirty Tigers label, should help to remedy that.
Album: Moby - Always Centered at Night
Friday, 14 June 2024US electronic perennial Moby has had a good run. He was a rave culture phenomenon from 1991 onwards. He blew that with a vegan punk album. He released Play at the decade’s end and sold millions. He then had decadent superstar years, a run of huge, often juicy albums. He quit booze’n’drugs in 2008.
Album: Kneecap - Fine Art
Thursday, 13 June 2024For a band just putting out their debut album, West Belfast’s Kneecap have been courting media attention for some while and have already been seen in...
Album: John Grant - The Art of the Lie
Wednesday, 12 June 2024“I feel ashamed because I couldn’t become the man that you always hoped I’d become.” The line is repeated during “Father,” The Art of the Lie’s third...
Album: John Cale - POPtical Illusion
Monday, 10 June 2024At 81, John Cale, an immensely prolific, wide-ranging and innovative musician, continues to take risks, making music that may not always be instantly...
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Album: Sea Girls - Midnight ButterfliesAnother fun indie pop album from Sea Girls |
Album: Charli XCX - BratOne of Britain's most compelling pop stars fires out an intriguingly personal curveball |
Album: Joanne Shaw Taylor - Heavy SoulPoise and high energy |
Album: Willie Nelson - The BorderCountry’s ageless outlaw strikes gold again on album No. 152 |
Album: Marina Allen - Eight Pointed StarUS singer-songwriter’s third album’s nod to Americana is a feint |
Album: Becky Hill - Believe Me Now?The pop rave queen of England refuses to leave the dancefloor |
Album: Richard Hawley - In This City They Call You LoveDeep in the heart of Sheffield |
Album: Bat For Lashes - The Dream of DelphiSixth album from exploratory singer-songwriter embraces motherhood but not tunes |
Blu-ray: Two Films by Yasujirō OzuFather/son relationships seen through the eyes of a master filmmaker |
Album: Richard Thompson - Ship to ShoreThe master and commander of misery and despair casts off into the deep once more |
Album: Jihye Lee Orchestra - Infinite ConnectionsA serious and important third album dominated by Korean 'han' |
Album: Twenty One Pilots - ClancyPop-rock duo close their long-running narrative with aplomb |
Album: Isobel Campbell - Bow to LoveThe Scottish singer's latest is woozy, ultra laidback and sometimes delicious |
Album: Samana - SamanaHypnotic psychedelic folk from the Welsh valleys |
DVD/Blu-ray: Billy Connolly - Big Banana FeetThe comic caught on the cusp of his fame as he tours Ireland in 1975 |
Album: Barry Adamson - Cut to BlackThe coolest Mancunian returns with a lesson in style |
Album: Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and SoftDesire and longing are the submersibles that propel Eilish’s riveting third album |
Album: Jack Savoretti - Miss ItaliaMiddle of the road singer embraces family history with an album of Italian pop |
Blu-ray: ChocolatClaire Denis' African debut is a nostalgic yet unsparing look at colonial life |
DVD/Blu-ray: The HoldoversBittersweet, beautifully observed seasonal comedy - not just for Christmas |
Album: Beth Gibbons - Lives OutgrownIntimate songs of unavoidable sorrow |
Album: Ani DiFranco - Unprecedented Sh!tTough, uncompromising, unflinching |
Album: Abigail Lapell - AnniversaryAn engaging - if doleful - set from the Canadian folk-Americana singer |
Album: Kings Of Leon - Can We Please Have FunThe good ole boys of stadium indie go back to basics: will it work? |
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