Blossoms – Songs From The Wedding Cake
Following on from the massive ‘Gary’, Stockport’s Blossoms had big shoes to fill and they’ve done it with aplomb with the self-deprecating, confessional new album. Soaring, soulful melodies and bright synths beneath the instantly recognisable vocals of Tom Ogden, charting the highs and lows of married life with wry humour and memorable hooks.
Blossoms brand new album, following on from the incredibly well-loved ‘Gary’ and it’s a journey that’s can only be undertaken between a man and his wife, and hundreds of thousands of listeners. ‘Songs From The Wedding Cake’ is a close-to-home tale, swerving from day to day life stuff and relationship issues that people face, and shows a maturity in confessional song-writing that allows truth without sacrificing entertainment. It’s a fine line and it’s toed nicely with a selection of nice earworms to boot
Johnny Marr – The Age of Everything
The massive new Johnny Marr album ‘The Age Of Everything’ and you’ll probably already be aware that we’re huge fans of Johnny in here too, but I’ll reiterate regardless. The new album takes everything Marr is so capable at and magnifies those elements to the benefit of all involved. There’s maximum jangle (that legendary Marr jangle) and lots of powerful momentum, leading to some of his most memorable hooks for some time. It’s well worth checking out, even if you’ve heard none of his brilliant solo work.
An incendiary new outing from shop all-time favourite, Johnny Marr. With his trademark jangling guitars and soaring vocals coming together into a more upbeat endeavour than the “Fever Dreams” quadrilogy on the whole, it really showcases Marr’s impeccable ear for melody and skill at composition. Wonderfully concise, upbeat indie from one of the masters of the craft.
Fat Dog – Cancel Me (I’m Tired)
A bracing selection of rowdy groove-heavy electro-punk, with a little more of a lean toward the garage indebted numbers like the eponymous single. ‘Cancel Me (I’m Tired)’ perfectly illustrates Fat Dog’s uniquely appreciable sonic trajectory and furthermore, gets the head bouncing like nothing else. Gritty, momentum filled and rowdy. A good time all round.
Fat Dog’s latest might initially sound like a resigned call for some quiet and recuperation, but the reality couldn’t be further from the truth. The album is as ferocious and tongue-in-cheek as their last was, and furthers their measurable ascent into a band that are as indescribable as they are enjoyable. Is it indie? punk? Industrial? Electronica? Disco? Yes it is. Dead good it is too.
Greg Freeman – All Set The Bone
Heavy alt-country grooves and clattering percussion beneath frantic honky tonk piano and Freeman’s Southern-leaning drawl, resulting in an album that’s both nuanced and intense, leaning into the alt much more than the country. Brilliantly dynamic, heartfelt melodies throughout/
Greg Freeman was barely finished with his breakthrough album, “Burnover”, before he started writing its follow-up, “All Set The Bone”. “Burnover” drew wide critical praise, landed on The New York Times Best Albums of 2025 list, and earned Pitchfork’s coveted Best New Album tag.
On “All Set The Bone”, Freeman leans into friction rather than smoothing it out. Built through scant rehearsal time and urgent, self-appointed deadlines, the record came together fast, then was completed in a real Hollywood studio with one of modern rock’s sharpest architects, John Congleton.
Walt Disco – Walt Disco
‘Walt Disco’ turns years’ worth of graft to the band’s artistic advantage; songs grapple with the disorientation of growing up (amidst gender dysphoria, changing relationships, a volatile industry) but eventually land in a place of gratitude and acceptance.
The songs wrestle with growing up through gender dysphoria, shifting relationships and a volatile industry, before landing somewhere warmer: gratitude, acceptance and clarity. It’s a fearless alt-rock record that feels specific to Walt Disco, with “Coup de foudre” and “Lies” among its highlights.
Wishy – Nature’s Pill
Wishy’s ‘Nature’s Pill’ captures a world where life feels unpredictable and overwhelming, yet full of possibility. On their vibrant sophomore record, Wishy entertains the madness–capturing romantic frustration, neurotic desire and the melodrama that ensues from simply being human in a jubilant remix of the past.
“Nature’s Pill” bears all of Wishy’s trademarks: zany lyrics transfiguring melancholia into freedom, choruses set to become instant classics, and an unholy fusion of sugary grunge, indie rock and dream-pop. Wishy’s genesis has been a prolific burst powered by the band’s musical synergy: the Mana and Paradise EPs in 2023, debut LP “Triple Seven in 2024, and a follow-up EP “Planet Popstar” in 2025.
After those releases met acclaim and the band’s stature rose, the conception of “Nature’s Pill” was fundamentally different. Written more collaboratively than past releases, the group reconvened with “Triple Seven” co-producer Ben Lumsdaine in Los Angeles, where the quintet packed into a tiny studio and tracked half the songs live in the room, imbuing the album with the immediate energy of a band in sync after heavy touring. It gave them the ability to synthesize an even greater array of touchstones this time around, with the ‘90s dream-pop and alt-rock of “Triple Seven” fusing with ‘80s college rock and ‘00s indie.
For fans of Broken Social Scene, The Breeders, The Cure, The Primitives, The Sundays, Cocteau Twins, Stereolab, Hole, Slow Pulp, Momma
Vanishing Twin
Otherworldly vocals and ambient vocalisations twist around an ever-changing core of crispy percussion loops and experimental electronic interludes. A bracingly improvisational but unerringly cohesive fusion that could only come from a group of connected musicians.
Shapeshifting trio Vanishing Twin present their new album “Archives”, a collage of postmodern songcraft that finds transcendence in the shared experience of creation.
The album’s title alludes to Vanishing Twin’s distinctive approach of listening to, piecing together and reworking daily recording sessions. Founding member Cathy Lucas describes the process as “gathering material together, riffing with it, turning it around on itself, trying to put the pieces together and create a story with it”. With Lucas now relocated to rural France, and Valentina Magaletti and Susumu Mukai in London, the three connected by swapping songs and fragments of instrumentals in a virtual studio space. Geographic distance is bridged by their hivemind creativity, with multi-instrumentalist input from each member.
Each player brings a wide experience of collaboration and improvisation, with listening back and editing studio sessions an integral part of the creative process. Concepts of authorship and ownership dissolve in Vanishing Twin’s music, as members swap instruments and lose themselves in the collaborative moment. The archives of the album title become documents of the trio’s collective intelligence.
The chaotic energy of Archives pushes Vanishing Twin into unfamiliar shapes and directions. Out of their comfort zones, the trio find new moments of enlightenment and delight. Deep in the mix, you might hear Magaletti picking up the bass, Mukai unexpectedly sitting in on drums, or Lucas slipping chameleon-like between the gaps.
“Archives” refines Vanishing Twin’s model of collective music making, where egos are dispelled in playful games of mix and match, and creativity flows between the three multi-instrumentalists. Operating between and outside conventional categories of genre, they sit alongside fellow travellers such as Tara Clerkin Trio and Still House Plants, stretching the idea of the contemporary music ensemble. A decade into their existence, Vanishing Twin are more mercurial than ever.
For fans of Broadcast, Stereolab, Sun Ra and Ennio Morricone.
Babe Rainbow – Acid and Honey
From the heart of the Australian psych scene… rainbow rockers Babe Rainbow return with their 7th studio album “Acid and Honey” recorded on an op shop acoustic on a houseboat in Amsterdam and finished at zen master Mullarky’s Malibu ranch. Exciting country-pop beat production backs wailing Babe rainbow vocals on solid skanking hip-hop hard rocking finger funky sounds. The first single “Polymucalsaccharide’ is just something Perry Farrell says and it means “drool, like you’re dribbling cos the truth is once you hit the road you don’t remember the good shows, they’re just like every other show”
Skids – 1977
“Skids 1977” brings together Skids‘ first studio demo recordings, cut in October 1977 and released officially for the first time on Awrite Records. It’s a vital snapshot of the original lineup: Richard Jobson on vocals, Stuart Adamson on guitar, Bill Simpson on bass and Tom Kellichan on drums.
These are the earliest recordings of songs written by the late Stuart Adamson of Skids, Big Country and The Raphaels, later dubbed “Britain’s answer to Jimi Hendrix” by BBC Radio 1 legend John Peel. Raw, direct and full of early spark, they capture Scotland’s emerging punk scene in motion.
Compiled with the full support of Skids and Stuart Adamson’s family, “Skids 1977” is both a historically significant archive release and a seriously collectible piece for fans of UK punk and new wave.
The Beatles – Rubber Soul
The Beatles’ 1965 album Rubber Soul is reissued across a number formats, including, for the first time for the Fab Four, a standalone blu-ray audio.
First released on 3rd December 1965, “Rubber Soul” marked a pivotal moment in The Beatles’ evolution. Arriving at the end of a remarkable year that saw John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr reach artistic and commercial heights, the album revealed a band pushing beyond the conventions of pop music and embracing a more adventurous approach to songwriting and recording.
Recorded over four weeks during October and November 1965, following the band’s record-breaking concert to more than 55,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York, Rubber Soul captured The Beatles at a creative crossroads. Featuring classics including “Drive My Car”, “Norwegian Wood” (This Bird Has Flown), “Nowhere Man”, “Michelle”, “Girl and “In My Life“, the album saw The Beatles experiment with new instruments, sounds and recording techniques, and is widely regarded as having pioneered the long-form pop album as an art form.
Widely heralded as one of the greatest albums of all time and a milestone in the evolution of the pop album, “Rubber Soul” reflects the start of a period when, unburdened by concert, radio or film commitments, The Beatles’ music, ideas and unbridled creative ambitions began to truly flourish.
All of the new “Rubber Soul” formats feature the album’s new stereo mix, sourced directly from the original four-track master tapes. The audio is brought to the fore in stunning clarity with the help of cutting-edge de-mixing technology developed by the award-winning sound team led by Emile de la Rey at Peter Jackson’s WingNut Films Productions Ltd., while remaining faithful to the spirit of the original recordings.
Elvis Costello’s 1977 debut, “My Aim Is True”, is reissued as a 5CD box set.
Elvis Costello‘s debut “My Aim Is True” returns remastered from the original 1977 analogue master tapes. Its 13 songs include “Less Than Zero” and “Alison”, both non-charting U.K. singles, “The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes“, a minor hit, and “Watching The Detectives“, his first Top 20 single.
This expansive 5CD box set gathers 104 tracks, including 52 unreleased songs, demos, outtakes and live performances. It also includes a 72-page liner essay by Elvis Costello, with unseen photographs, handwritten lyrics from his notebooks, and diary entries from 1976 during the making of My Aim Is True.
Elastica – Elastica (Deluxe Edition)
Striking their own, distinct path in March 1995, Elastica proved uniquely fresh-sounding as the London four-piece delivered on the reputation they had built up gigging around the capital beyond in the months ahead its release.
Elastica’s iconic self-titled debut “Elastica” returns via Rough Trade Records in a new edition packed with rarities and b-sides. First released in March 1995, it still sounds brilliantly sharp, capturing the energy and emotional blur of life, love and late nights with total confidence.
With “Line Up”, “Connection” and “Waking Up“, Elastica delivered songs that felt immediate then and remain timeless now. Drawing on post-punk and new wave while sounding entirely their own, Justine Frischmann, Annie Holland, Donna Matthews and Justin Welch made a debut full of swagger, cool and clarity.
Howling Bells
Originally released in 2006, ‘Howling Bells’ marked a striking debut for the Australian band Produced by Grammy Award-winning Ken Nelson (Coldplay, Gomez, The Charlatans), the album introduced their cinematic blend of darkly romantic songwriting, atmospheric guitars, and Juanita Stein’s unmistakable vocals.
Twenty years after the release of one of the most captivating albums of the 2000s, Howling Bells announce the 20th Anniversary Edition of their self-titled debut album, released via Nude Records.
Felt – CRUMBLING THE ANTISEPTIC BEAUTY: DELUXE
Remastered by Kevin Metcalfe and Lawrence, the 2022 edition of Felt’s first studio album from 1982 features a 6-song LP with very sparse arrangements. The album includes quietly strummed guitars and minimal floor tom, showcasing Lawrence’s ambition to release the best debut English album ever.
Initially, Adrian Borland offered his services for the album, but commitments with his band The Sound prevented this collaboration from happening. As a result, Felt began a relationship with Swell Maps producer John A. Rivers. The album was recorded and mixed in just six days, giving the band a taste of how bitter reality fares compared to the “mellow fruitfulness” of blind ambition.
Felt – THE STRANGE IDOLS PATTERN AND OTHER SHORT STORIES: DELUXE
Remastered by Kevin Metcalfe and Lawrence, the 2022 edition of the third Felt studio album from 1984 is a strong pop album with great guitar hooks and a simultaneously sad and happy feel to it.
Before the Stone Roses and after Be-Bop Deluxe and Plastic Ono Band, John Leckie worked with Felt. Booked into a metal/reggae studio in Birmingham’s industrial wasteland, he sculpted a Michelangelo slice of new rock – exquisite and beautiful guitar odysseys – quite unlike anything the city had experienced before.
Merging pop with a classical nuance, Felt stood alone as the forerunners of a brand new style. And Gary Ainge was finally allowed to use his high-hat!
Swervedriver – Raise x2 LP
Originally released in 1991, Swervedriver’s debut album ‘Raise’ became an instant cult classic, helping the band, founded by Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge, to build a following that is still active today.
To mark the album’s 35th anniversary, this expanded 2LP edition arrives on colour vinyl. Disc 1 features a newly mastered version of the album, bringing fresh detail and energy to favourites including “Rave Down”, “Sandblasted” and “Son of Mustang Ford“.
Disc 2 gathers B-sides and rarities, personally compiled by the band, making this a thoughtful new edition of “Raise” for longtime fans and anyone discovering Swervedriver for the first time.
Swans
Superb recordings of Swans’ final concert of the “Big Sound” era, the apotheosis of fifteen years of cosmic sonic expressionism, alternately heavenly and debased, visceral and transcendent. Over two and half hours of music, includes a wealth of new material never recorded elsewhere and a DVD of the performance.
This live document that feels like both farewell and peak statement. Capturing the final concert of this phase, it brings together fifteen years of cosmic sonic expressionism at its most heavenly, debased, visceral and transcendent.
Across more than two and a half hours of music, this set includes a wealth of new material never recorded elsewhere, It stands proudly alongside Swans’ legendary live records, closing this chapter with love and unbridled passion. A fitting goodbye to this stellar line-up: Norman Westberg, Michael Gira, Dana Schechter, Phil Puleo, Pravdica, Larry Mullins and Kristof Hahn.
Wooden Shjips’
Wooden Shjips’ rise to prominence from the psychedelic underground to the rock and roll overground was a steady sojourn. With each consecutive release, the band has found new ways of transforming heady psychedelic rock into minimalist masterpieces.
“Back To Land” is a breakthrough record: nuanced, varied and utterly addictive. The band’s scope expanded to include more earthy, grounded tones, such as the acoustic guitar, without abandoning their modernist psych core. The nervy urgency of ‘West’ has evolved into an assured confidence, from the alliterative, interlocking guitar and organ groove of ‘Ruins’ to the languidly compelling guitar solos of ‘Servants.’ The addition of the acoustic guitar to the band’s textural palate is coupled here with some of the most melodically direct songs the band has written.
Caravan – ‘For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night’
Widely regarded as one of Caravan’s finest records, ‘For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night’ captures the Canterbury legends at a creative peak. Released in 1973, the album blends sophisticated progressive rock, jazz-inflected arrangements, and Caravan’s trademark melodic charm, delivering a collection that remains a cornerstone of the Canterbury Scene
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