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New albums
Here’s the latest release that we’ll be listening to at Classic Pop HQ this week – Wendy James – Queen High Straight. Wendy James – Queen High Straight 3.5/5 Wendy James’ renaissance…
New Releases: 17 April
There’s never been a better time to curl up with a good book, so check out some of our top page-turning recommendations… Sheila Rocks – Young Punks 7/10 One of…
New Releases: 10 April
The news cycle has been so hectic lately that you may have missed some of these excellent new pop releases. Here are three new albums that we’d highly recommend… Cornershop…
New Releases: 3rd April
This week’s batch of new releases features an album 36 years in the making and a band that’s truly devoted to the label of classic pop… The Boomtown Rats –…
New Releases: 27 March
Good music is essential now more than ever, so here are the top Classic Pop picks for new albums you should listen to over the coming weeks… Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott – Manchester…
Top Five Compilations Of 2019
Dedicated to a particular label? Looking for something new to spin? Classic Pop have got you covered with our top five compilations from 2019… 1 2 Tone 7″ Treasures The 7″ format…
Top Ten New Releases Of 2019
2019 was a spectacular year for pop, so here’s the Classic Pop pick for last year’s top ten new releases… 1 Gary Daly – Gone From Here China Crisis’ Gary Daly’s solo…
New Releases: 13 March
This week, we’re looking at four new albums from the world of contemporary pop… Ben Watt – Storm Damage 8/10 After two memoirs, one recounting his battle with a rare…
Review: No-Man – Love You To Bits
The late Mitch Hedberg used to joke about how Pringles’ original intention was to manufacture tennis balls. “On the day the rubber was supposed to show up,” he’d say, “a…
Review: Beck – Hyperspace
Around his previous album Colors two years ago, Beck revealed it was only severe back pain that had prevented him from wanting to make more funk records in the vein…