Various – Rock For Recovery
When Storm Desmond reached land back in December, even the most pessimistic of forecasters failed to predict the devastation to come. With the UK 24-hour rainfall record [...]
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The Happening: w/e 12th February
Dublin quintet September Girls return on 8th April with the ten track Age of Indignation via Fortuna POP! The band head to SXSW in March and embark on a UK/IRL tour in April [...]
Pet Shop Boys get Super
Pet Shop Boys have announced a new album, Super, for release on 1st April. The follow up to 2013’s Electric, the album was produced and mixed in Los Angeles by Stuart [...]
UK dates for US Girls
Following the positive reception to last year’s Half Free album (recently nominated for a JUNO Award), U.S. Girls play three British dates in April prior to appearances [...]
The Happening: w/e 5th February
Skating Polly have announced their new album, and first ever UK release, The Big Fit for release on 8th April via Chap Stereo Records. The stepsister duo of Peyton Bighorse [...]
Welcome Pack: meet Boat To Row
When we saw Birmingham’s Boat To Row at least year’s Carefully Planned Festival in Manchester, we were moved to label them as ‘surprise of the day’, [...]
New compilation uncovers the secret history of Americana
Wayfaring Strangers: Cosmic American Music, a forthcoming (18th March) album from Numero Group, collects 19 tracks recorded between 1968 and 1980 that blend country, rock [...]
New box set chronicles early 80s Brit psychedelia
Cherry Red have announced the release of Another Splash of Colour: New Psychedelia in Britain – 1980-85 for 29th April. The 3-CD set builds upon the original various [...]
Flying Saucer Attack schedule re-issue programme
Following 2015’s Instrumentals 2015, Flying Saucer Attack re-issue three albums – Distance, Further and Chorus – via Domino on March 25th. You can now stream [...]
New Order plot festival schedule and new single
New Order release ‘Singularity’ as their new single in advance of a series of summer festival dates. Alongside a number of remixes, you can hear an extended [...]
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