Hayely Williams steps out of Paramore to release her first solo album, ‘Petals For Armor’. We expected this record to come much sooner, perhaps on the back of her chart-topping collaboration with B.o.B. ‘Airplanes’ back in 2010. At that point, Hayley seemed like an obvious contender to ‘do a Gwen Stefani‘. Instead, she regrouped with […]
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Still atmospheric, still eclectic, still dark. If you enjoyed Ghostpoet’s earlier records then this one will not disappoint you. The production is sparse and intricate but the lyrics are weighty and profound. There’s not a great deal of new music out this week but if you check out one record then it ought to be […]
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It’s a bit thin on the ground for new records this week so we’re awarding Album of the Week to one of the brilliant records from last week. ‘Sawayama‘ is the debut album from the Japanese-British singer/songwriter. Some of her early releases have been listenable but not particularly exciting. This album, however, is such an […]
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Fiona Apple is one of the most critically-acclaimed singer/songwriters and she certainly takes her time between releases. Almost 25 years since her incredible debut, ‘Tidal’, this is still only her 5th album. It’s also been 8 years since her last album ‘The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords […]
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Laura Marling is one of the greatest songwriters of the 21st century. ‘Song For Our Daughter’ is a beautiful record of songs for her fictional daughter and brings her run of impeccable albums to seven in a row. When most artists are delaying their projects due to the ongoing pandemic, Laura has actually brought her […]
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The release of the Mystery Jets’ sixth album has not been easy. Originally scheduled for release last year, they were forced to delay it when frontman Blaine Harrison was taken ill. Mystery Jets have never enjoyed the kind of commercial success that their excellent records have deserved. The first cuts from this album enjoyed decent […]
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It is well-timed for listeners that in the first proper week of lockdown in the UK, we get one of the strongest weeks for new album releases. The Chats, Brian Fallon, Vanessa Carlton, Skepta with Chip & Young Adz, Dua Lipa and Jessie Reyez are just some of the artists who have put out strong […]
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Ahead of the release of her debut album, ‘Long Way Home‘, Låpsley was being hailed as the next big thing on XL Records. The album, whilst overproduced in places, was full of potential hits and so it was something of a disappointment when the record stalled at Number 32 in the UK charts and she […]
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Porridge Radio have said they want to be as big as Coldplay. Based on this new album, there’s no doubt that they deserve to be – it’s a brilliant, bold, dreamy, post-punk record. It’s probably too interesting and experimental for arenas in 2020 but they should certainly take a step up the festival billings once […]
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Former The Beautiful South members, Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott, released their fourth album as a duo this week. The Official Charts Company have confirmed that “Manchester Calling” is set to become the pair’s first No1 album. It’s currently looking likely to knock Lewis Capaldi from the top spot and is selling twice as many […]
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