CDs/DVDs
CD: UNKLE – The Road: Part II (Lost Highway)Wednesday, 27 March 2019
A journey already begun continues in the new album by electronic artist UNKLE, celebrated widely as a founding figure in trip-hop. Following the 2017 release of The Road: Part I, we are now two thirds of the way through what James Lavelle has... Read more... |
CD: Steve Earle & The Dukes - GuyMonday, 25 March 2019
Guy Clark is among the favourite songwriters of Bob Dylan, a Grammy-winning giant of the so-called outlaw country music movement who lived hard and died of lymphoma in 2016. He made guitars and wrote songs such as the classic “Desperados... Read more... |
CD: The Underground Youth – Montage Images of Lust and FearSunday, 24 March 2019
As Nick Cave has edged ever further towards mainstream acceptance with each of his recent Bad Seeds’ albums, so he has created something of a gothic-blues vacuum that is itching to be filled. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by The Underground Youth.... Read more... |
CD: Edwyn Collins - BadbeaSaturday, 23 March 2019
Edwyn Collins is in a good mood. Perhaps it’s his 2014 move back to his native Scotland where he now lives and records on the wild north-eastern coast. Perhaps it was finding a sheaf of inspiring old lyrics as he packed up to make the move. Or... Read more... |
DVD/Blu-Ray: La VéritéFriday, 22 March 2019
For admirers of Henri-Georges Clouzot or Brigitte Bardot, this Criterion restoration of their rarely seen 1960 collaboration is a must have. La Vérité may not be Clouzot’s greatest film, the pace is a little slow and for British viewers... Read more... |
CD: Sleeper - The Modern AgeThursday, 21 March 2019
While Oasis have so far resisted the temptation of the big pay-off that a Gallagher family reunion would ensure, plenty of other Britpoppers have been considerably less coy about getting back together since the heady days of the 1990s. We’ve already... Read more... |
CD: Shy FX - Raggamuffin SoundTapeWednesday, 20 March 2019
Everything about this mixtape oozes confidence. It crams 12 tracks plus interludes – all produced by Andre “Shy FX” Williams – into barely more than half an hour. It happily leaves “Roll the Dice”, the single which conquered club and radio... Read more... |
DVD/Blu-ray: Bergman - A Year in a LifeTuesday, 19 March 2019
1957 was a busy year for a very busy director: Ingmar Bergman made two of his most famous films – The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries, several TV dramas, and a number of major stage productions. All the while, he was suffering from painful... Read more... |
CD: Lucy Rose - No Words LeftMonday, 18 March 2019
Every so often, an album reminds you that, done properly, the art form is more than just a collection of songs. Barely 35 minutes in length, Lucy Rose’s fourth release No Words Left is a beautifully sequenced work in a time when track listings have... Read more... |
CD: The Brian Jonestown Massacre - The Brian Jonestown MassacreSaturday, 16 March 2019
If you're familiar with The Brian Jonestown Massacre, chances are it's from the 2004 Sundance-winning rockumentary, Dig!. The film took a wry look at the Californian band's intense rivalry with The Dandy Warhols. More, though, it was an extended... Read more... |
CD: Stephen Malkmus - Groove DeniedFriday, 15 March 2019
Groove Denied’s keeper is “Ocean of Revenge”, a drifting Syd Barrett-tinged contemplation with a structural circularity and edge setting it apart from the rest of what’s credited as the first solo album from Stephen Malkmus since 2001’s eponymous... Read more... |
CD: UB40 - For the ManyThursday, 14 March 2019
Birmingham’s reggae veterans UB40 are a band who have often worn their politics on their sleeves, and the title of their new album is taken from Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party mantra. The parallels between the two have already been noted, of course.... Read more... |
