Daily Newsletter, August 16, 2024

Home » Blog » Hot Picks 14/8/24 – The Best New Releases Photo: Bad Valentines – Erno Hankia Today we bring to you our hottest finds of the week. We have curated a list of the best releases from our musical travels this week and are putting them all in one place for your listing pleasure! […]

Album review

As was the case with Captain Beefheart himself, or Don Van Vliet as he was known to his parents, his third-ever (double) album Trout Mask Replica (1969) became

Simon Jeffes was struck by a harrowing vision while suffering from food poisoning. This dystopian world eventually resulted in the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

Hamish Hawk has the horn and he’s not afraid to let you know it. The Edinburgh born and based artist’s previous albums Angel Numbers (2023) and Heavy Elevator (2021) were made up of erudite songwriting ideal for the Morrissey fan in your life who was unable to chisel the art from the increasingly reactionary and tedious artist. However well […]

Much of the focus has been on the struggles of small music venues, but boutique festivals are also facing huge threats.

These 1980s debut albums were among the best to be released in their decade, but for some reason or another they remain little-known or underrated.

Despite what you may have heard, there is no animosity between England's most famous punk and prog rock bands

"I knew they were pointing the direction of where music had to go". Those are the fateful words Bob Dylan retrospectively revealed about The Beatles.

Singer-songwriter Clario, best known for her bedroom pop, takes on Lana Del Rey's “Brooklyn Baby” to most remarkable results.