There are excellent records from Jessie Ware, Nadine Shah and Pottery out this week which are all worthy of ‘album of the week’. The third album from Los Angeles-based sisters, Haim, is perhaps the most surprising album of the week. Their chart-topping debut ‘Days Are Gone’ and its follow-up ‘Something To Tell You’ were both […]
Continue ReadingALBUM OF THE WEEK: PHOEBE BRIDGERS – ‘PUNISHER’
In the week where Bob Dylan drops a brilliant, critically-acclaimed record, it feels strange to pick anything else. However, American indie-rock singer/songwriter, Phoebe Bridgers, might have just dropped the best album of the year. We absolutely loved Phoebe’s debut album, ‘Stranger in the Alps’, which is one of the best debut records of the 21st […]
Continue ReadingALBUM OF THE WEEK: ORLANDO WEEKS – ‘A QUICKENING’
The former lead singer of The Maccabees quietly drops his solo debut LP this week. It’s a very difficult time for alternative acts to release new music. Their chart positions are buoyed by independent record stores and in-store performances and gigs. Orlando will struggle to reach the commercial heights of his former band who went […]
Continue ReadingALBUM OF THE WEEK: HINDS – ‘THE PRETTIEST CURSE’
Hinds’ third album is another record delayed by the pandemic. The t-shirts in the bundle available on their website have the original April release date printed on them. Their instore shows and upcoming European tour have been scrapped and they’ve decided to abandon planned promotion so as not to detract from the Black Lives Matter […]
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