New releases on CD & DVD
Album: Bombay Bicycle Club - Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
Friday, 17 January 2020
Bombay Bicycle Club have a knack for quasi-prophetic titles. Their fourth album, So Long, See You Tomorrow, released in February 2014, turned out to be their last, at least for a while. For when the accompanying tour concluded at London’s Earls Court – the final event before the wrecking ball deprived London of another iconic venue – the band decided they’d had enough.
Album: Aoife Nessa Frances - Land of No Junction
Thursday, 16 January 2020
What a lovely surprise. A debut album with its own sensibility that’s come out of the blue. Aoife Nessa Frances is from Dublin and the terrific Land of No Junction – the title comes from a mistaken hearing of Llandudno Junction – signals the arrival of a major new talent.
DVD: The Cakemaker
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
The Cakemaker is Ofir Raul Graizer’s debut feature, and the film must somehow reflect the parabola of the Israeli-born director's life: it’s set...
Album: Las Cobras - Selva
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Selva is the sophomore album from Uruguay’s arch tripsters, Las Cobras. More ethereal and even less direct than its predecessor, Temporal, it is a...
Album: Gabrielle Aplin - Dear Happy
Monday, 13 January 2020
According to Gabrielle Aplin, the delicate piano ballad which closes, and provides the name of, her first album in over four years was written as a...
Album: Field Music - Making a New World
Audacious concept album examining the still-extant ripples of World War One |
Album: Electric Soft Parade - Stages
Brighton indie-psyche stalwarts offer a luscious, heart-rending exploration of grief |
DVD/Blu-ray: The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
Extraordinary 1987 documentary upends expectations of Japan - and of the genre itself |
Albums of the Year 2019: Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
The Boss led a bumper year for veteran rockers |
Albums of the Year 2019: Sturgill Simpson - Sound & Fury
Endlessly creative singer's fourth album is country, but not as we know it |
Albums of the Year 2019: Leonard Cohen - Thanks for the Dance
The last magnificent testament of Leonard Norman Cohen |
Albums of the Year 2019: Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
A sound reminiscent of days gone by but with a shoegazy sway that keeps it relevant |
Albums of the Year 2019: Claire Martin - Believin’ It
Award-winning vocalist touches the heart and lifts the soul |
Albums of the Year 2019: Seratones - Power
Heart, energy and some cracking good tunes from a new Louisiana band |
Albums of the Year 2019: Nick Cave - Ghosteen
Beauty and soul out of suffering and darkness |
Albums of the Year 2019: Mark Turner Meets Gary Foster
A remarkable concert from 2003, released in 2019 |
DVD/Blu-ray: Buddies
The first feature to address evolving AIDS pandemic retains real laconic power |
Albums of the Year 2019: Josienne Clarke – In All Weather
A perfect companion for the longer, darker nights of your year |
Albums of the Year 2019: Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind
A place where anger meets sophistication |
Albums of the Year 2019: Mega Bog - Dolphine
Confirmation that Erin Birgy is ready for more than a cult audience |
Albums of the Year 2019: Sault - 7
A punk-funk-soul one-two that leaves you dazed and delighted |
Albums of the Year 2019: Terror Danjah - Invasion
One of grime's earliest production pioneers at the top of his game |
Albums of the Year 2019: The Chemical Brothers - No Geography
Barnstorming album offers uplift during a year of terminal shoddiness |
CD: Harry Styles - Fine Line
Varied sophomore album mixes genuine treats with questionable lyrics |
Albums of the Year 2019: Angie McMahon - Salt
Ennui, desperation and longing from stunning singer-songwriter debut |
Blu-ray: A Fistful of Dynamite
Sergio Leone's glorious Mexican revolution epic receives a suitably opulent new release |
Albums of the Year 2019: Imperial Wax - Gastwerk Saboteurs
Ex-Fall guys top the year with vicious rockabilly and razor-sharp guitars |
CD: Josh Rouse - The Holiday Sounds of Josh Rouse
Likeable singer-songwriter serves up an undemanding Christmas confection |
CD: Robbie Williams – The Christmas Present
A saccharine concoction served up with lashings of cheese |
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