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…
Review: Coldplay – Everyday Life
The stadium mainstays return with a solemn, understated cry for tolerance and unity that might very well be their best work to date… Though they remain one of the world’s…
Review: Alexandra Savior – The Archer
“Seven years,” sings Alexandra Savior as her second album gets underway, “I’ve had seven years of bad luck and I’m just fine…” It’s a brave statement, but any self-deception is…
Review: Courteeners – More. Again. Forever.
The last stadium indie band left standing, there’s always been more going on with these Mancs than the laddish clichés unfairly attached to them imply… Having scrapped an album along…
Review: Georgia – Seeking Thrills
If a simple hook or singular sound are enough for you, you’ll get on well with Georgia Barnes, especially if you like a gimmick… As this year’s viral clip of…
Ben Watt Interview: ‘I just went into a bad space for a while’
Grief and anger left Ben Watt stuck in a dark place – but now he’s emerged into the light with a reflective, deeply personal new album. Here, he talks life,…
Q+A: Terri Nunn
The Berlin singer tells Paul Kirkley about reuniting with her former bandmates and teases the group’s first new music in 35 years… It’s 40 years since singer Terri Nunn joined…
Depeche Mode to release 12″ collector’s boxset of ‘Violator’ singles
This release follows on from last week’s announcement that a special edition of SPiRiTS in the Forest is coming to DVD and Blu-ray… Sony Music Entertainment are continuing their Depeche…
Classic Album: Raising Hell – Run-DMC
Run-DMC’S Raising Hell was meant to take hip-hop “back to the streets”, yet became a massive crossover that united b-boys and rock and pop fans alike. It remains one of…
New Releases and Reissues: 6 March
With International Women’s Day coming up this Sunday, this week’s Classic Pop release round-up is focused on some of the leading ladies in pop… Alice Boman – Dream On 8/10 Almost seven…