New releases on CD & DVD
CD: Rob Halford - Celestial
Saturday, 07 December 2019
If there’s one man who has got the chutzpah to sing songs about the Baby Jesus while flashing the Devil’s horns, it’s Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford. In fact, on the CD cover to his latest solo album, this is exactly what he’s doing – for Celestial is Rob Halford’s Christmas album.
CD: Liam Payne - LP1
Friday, 06 December 2019
Liam Payne is a Simon Cowell-manufactured pop star worth tens of millions off the back of music that’ll be regarded in a few years’ time much as the Bay City Rollers or Curiosity Killed The Cat are regarded now.
CD: Gang Starr - One of the Best Yet
Thursday, 05 December 2019
Before the days of stardom on Jay-Z and Kanye’s scale, before Brooklyn became a millionaire’s playground, Gang Starr were deeply influential in hip...
CD: The Who - WHO
Wednesday, 04 December 2019
From the off, with a bellicose Daltrey declaring “I don’t care, I know you’re going to hate this song,” on the opener “This Music Must Fade” to the...
Blu-ray: Moonrise Kingdom
Tuesday, 03 December 2019
Moonrise Kingdom is stuffed with director Wes Anderson’s familiar tropes. Elaborate sets, artfully designed props and Bill Murray all feature, the...
CD: U-Bahn - U-Bahn
Got a hankering for early Devo? Look no further |
CD: 10.000 Russos - Kompromat
Porto’s psychedelic power trio return with a scorcher |
CD: Function - Existenz
Magnum opus from long-established staple of shadowy corners of New York and Berlin |
CD: Pete Tong & HER-O - Chilled Classics
Another set of unnecessary orchestral rejigs of old dance music |
CD: Biscuithead & the Biscuit Badgers - Thought Porridge
Long-awaited fourth album from playful Leeds four-piece |
Blu-ray: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
Pure joy: this iconic French film musical has never looked or sounded better |
CD: Jack Peñate - After You
Quality indie pop 10 years in the making |
DVD/Blu-ray: Moby Dick
John Huston's maritime epic is impressive but lacks metaphorical heft |
CD: Simon Thacker's Ritmata - Tàradh
Primal compositions containing moments of beauty and drama |
CD: El Khat - Saadia Jefferson
Inventive Yemeni mashup from Tel Aviv |
CD: Coldplay - Everyday Life
Despite grandiose pretensions, Coldplay's eighth album rarely takes flight |
CD: Leonard Cohen - Thanks for the Dance
The last waltz |
Blu-ray: The Golem
1920 film featuring the Jewish folktale monster delivers an ambiguous message |
CD: Beck - Hyperspace
Eclectic enigma continues his late-career form with an audio odyssey |
CD: Iguana Death Cult - Nude Casino
Undercooked second album undersells Dutch garage-rockers |
CD: Lady Antebellum - Ocean
Antiseptic confessions from true country stars |
CD: Celine Dion - Courage
Moments of recovery and resilience on diva's new album |
CD: DJ Shadow - Our Pathetic Age
Omnivorous producer and DJ spreads his net wide |
DVD/Blu-ray: Journey to the Beginning of Time
Enchanting dino-flick from a pioneering Czech director |
CD: Aziza Brahim - Sahari
A feminine take on desert rock from the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria |
CD: Ronnie Wood - Mad Lad
Chuck Berry classics get the Ronnie Wood touch |
CD: The Script - Sunsets & Full Moons
Bombastic, saccharine-soaked vulnerability-pop from Irish superstar band |
CD: Pumarosa - Devastation
London trio get personal on weird and wonderful second album |
CD: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
Songs of blazing, redemptive faith follow grief for the torn open Cave |
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