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News: Gena Rose Bruce – UK Tour Announced
One of our favourite Australian artists, chanteuse Gena Rose Bruce, released a brilliant album ‘Can’t Make You Love Me’ late last year which we called ‘ an extraordinary debut that brings to the fore Bruce’s gorgeously rich and expressive vocals with personal tales of love and loss.‘ After the disappointment of the cancellation SXSW where …
NEWS: “Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time” – Thirty years of The Divine Comedy – Re-Releases and live dates
30 years… Let that sink in a moment. Hard to believe it’s been that long since Neil Hannon first put pen to record contract paper and set upon a journey encompassing 12 studio albums, countless live shows and the odd cricket-related side project. The albums released pre and post “Britpop” (not that they should ever …
News: Everything but the girl announce Temperamental Reissue
March 5, 2020: Everything But The Girl’s ninth and final studio album Temperamental was first released in September 1999, and is reissued on May 8, 2020on double vinyl complete with half-speed mastering by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Pre-order here:https://ebtg.lnk.to/TemperamentalVinyl The album debuted at #16 on the UK Album Chart and peaked at #3 in Australia and #65 on the US …
News: The Who postpone tour amid Coronavirus concerns
The Who have issued a statement regarding their upcoming tour, and its not good news for fans, although the shows will be rescheduled later in the year. The statement reads: After serious consideration, it is with much regret that THE WHO have postponed their U.K. tour, due to start next Monday March 16th in Manchester at the …
News: Manic Street Preachers announce ‘Gold Against the Soul’ reissue
After many hints and teases MANIC STREET PREACHERS have confirmed the re-issue of a deluxe edition of their 1993 second album ‘GOLD AGAINST THE SOUL’on 12th June 2020 for Columbia/Sony. Available as a 120 page A4 book featuring unseen images from the bands’ long time photographic collaborator Mitch Ikeda, many personally annotated by Nicky Wire and original typed and handwritten lyrics from the bands own archive. …
HINDS SHARE NEW SINGLE “COME BACK AND LOVE ME <3”
Hinds boisterous, uncontrollably exuberant singles ‘Good Bad Times’ and ‘ Riding Solo’ fired onto the scene lighting up and leading in to the release of their explosively colourful third album ‘The Prettiest Curse’. Now in the wake of that eruptive high the band unveil another side of themselves. A revelatory, unguarded, longing in their gorgeous new single ‘Come Back …
RSD 2020: The Murder Capital live 12” release
The Murder Capital are already a band famed for the intensity of their live shows and for this year’s Record Store Day they will be celebrating this with a limited edition 12″ recorded at 2019’s sold-out show at The Dome, in Tufnell Park. A breakthrough performance for the band, the record will feature incendiary live versions of “Love, …
News: RSD 2020 Launches “The List”
One of the most exciting days leading up to the annual celebration of the record store is List Launch Day, and for RSD 2020, that time is now. Record Store Day has released the list of limited edition titles that will be part of the party on Saturday 18 April. It spans formats, genres and decades, and …
RSD 2020: Alcopop! Records reissue Art Brut – Modern Art, plus tour news
The ever brilliant Alcopop! Records have come up with their own delightfully skewed version of a Record Store Day 2020 release. As the label say “So often referred to as the home of the major label reissue and the £19 one track 7”…but here in our little indie corner of the world we’re shaking things …
RSD 2020: Gearbox Records announce unreleased Don Cherry 12″
Next month, London analogue specialists Gearbox Records will unearth yet another lost gem having just announced a 12″ of previously-unreleased material from Don Cherry for Record Store Day 2020. The exclusive new release entitled ‘Cherry Jam’ features new unheard recordings by trumpeter and cornet-player Don Cherry. Taken from a 1965 pre-record for Danish national radio, the 4-track EP features 3 …