Martin Simpson – Some Kind Of Jubilee: Album Review
50 not out, Simpson is staying at the crease and this lavish 2 set disc spells out exactly why.
Josh da Costa – New Wave Graveyard: Album Review
Building a quirky shrine to synth-pop, 80s glam, Josh da Costa’s debut solo album balances revered guitars and theatrical nostalgia.
Robin Trower – Shine: Album Review
Another dose of breathtaking guitar wizardry from the prolific Robin Trower. Shine mixes sultry melodies and pulsating funk and comes up with another winner.
Fran Ashcroft – Things To Make Do With: Album Review
Another dose of charming unpredictability from Liverpool producer/ composer/ multi-instrumentalist/ performer Fran Ashcroft.
Jimmy Regal & The Royals – Snap Back: Album Review
Jimmy Regal & The Royals (not those ones) continue their crafty exploration of the past and future roots of blues.
Fog Wall – Gloomweaver: Album Review
A dread laden fusion of Tolkien terror and FromSoftware horror, Fog Wall carve out a cavernous new realm of death metal.
a-tota-so – I Told You So: Album Review
Returning with their latest long player, a-tota-so continue their gradual evolution as a band with I Told You So.
Crown Magnetar – The Hollowing Of Godflesh: Album Review
Crown Magnetar return with an immense display of technical brutality, pushing deathcore’s extremity to a new apex of precision and savagery.
Sworn – Null Crowned The Infinite: Album Review
Bergen-based melodic black metal outfit Sworn release their fifth album, Null Crowned the Infinite. It follows 2023’s A Journey told through Fire.
Birdvox – Shamming The Drama: Album Review
Astonishing all-female retro-futurist debut from Birdvox – four multi-media polymaths from across the whole spectrum of Scottish music. Just listen to them sing!
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats – Shapes of Midnight: Album Review
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats return. Nearly two decades on from the demo Kevin Starrs hammered together in a Cambridge garage, the tunes have never once dulled in menace.
Shooglenifty – Stamina Island: Album Review
Shooglenifty are back, back, back, and, all infused with fresh blood and inspirations, it’s as if they’ve never been away.
Rodrigo y Gabriela – OurHome: Album Review
OurHome sees Rodrigo y Gabriela return to their signature acoustic instrumentation and adding Japanese flavourings to their Latin rhythms.
Fine Lines – Coming Home: Album Review
With no nasty knots to untie, Fine Lines join all the dots, for a perfect spread of country and north-western.
Fluisteraars — Jacht der Mysteriën
In true Fluisteraars style, this new three-track LP from the Dutch purveyors of atmospheric post-black metal, released on the mighty Eisenwald, is nothing short of a masterpiece. Packed with all the twists, turns and mystique their material always promises. It proves once again how masterfully this band crafts a sound that’s instantly recognisable as their own.