The first single from ‘Pearlies’, the debut solo album by Emma Anderson from Lush, released via Sonic Cathedral on October 20th, 2023. ‘Pearlies’ is the debut solo album from former Lush singer, guitarist and songwriter Emma Anderson. Its genesis coming with the second break-up of Lush in 2016 after an all-too-brief reunion, it’s a verdant sonic tapestry of electronic pop, pastoral folk and gentle psychedelia that underscores Anderson’s reputation as one of the Britpop era’s finest songwriters.
Another of this week’s debut singles sees Lush’s Emma Anderson go it alone. “I am not someone that feels comfortable in the spotlight, so for me to take centre stage, metaphorically speaking, was quite a big leap,” she says. But the spotlight suits her fine, and perhaps that uncertainty has prompted her come up with a beefy melody that would give pep to any singer.
released via Sonic Cathedral on October 20th, 2023.
There are few people more fitting to tackle the work of Nick Drake than Aurora. Both artists are purveyors of the ethereality of music and if Aurora’s take on ‘Pink Moon’ was any more delicate it could never be pressed on something as bulky as vinyl. There are moments when you want something to bite down on, but for the most part this is a floaty gift. Written by Nick Drake Adopted by Aurora.
“The Endless Coloured Ways” is a collection of songs by legendary singer/ songwriter, Nick Drake, performed and recorded by over 30 incredible artists from a range of different backgrounds, genres, age groups and audiences. From Fontaines D.C. to Guy Garvey, Aurora to Feist, and Self-Esteem to David Gray, each artist has offered their own incredible take on a timeless classic.
“The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs Of Nick Drake” available now
Los Angeles’ Allah-Las have dropped a new single, the sparkling and stutter–stepped “Right On Time.”
Allah-Las ‘ ‘Right On Time’ Through yet another hazy mirage of murky guitars, Allah-Las have re-emerged from hiatus with the trademark sounding ‘Right On Time’. With a simple, repetitive guitar-line, the track takes on a trance-like whirling disposition. They’re still cool, they’re still shabby and dishevelled, and they’re still very singular. Allah-Las self-produced video for the single pays homage to the classic plug-and-play video shoots of the early MTV era, shot in a few hours on a white backdrop with minimal planning and a few rolls of 8mm film, the second video release from the forthcoming album “Zuma 85” captures spontaneous moments of absurdity, along with a few properly synched video clips.
The song is another tease of the band’s forthcoming new album “Zuma 85” which will be released on October 13 via the band’s own label, Calico Discos, in partnership with Innovative Leisure, which released earlier defining statements from the band including the eponymously named “Allah-Las” (2012) and “Worship The Sun” (2014).
“”You can’t deny that the band still have the effortless cool locked in here” and Buzzbands LA said, “They’re calling it a reinvention, and one only needs to hear ‘The Stuff,’ to hear their song writing engine change gears.”
Like the album as a whole, “Right On Time ” represents a new chapter for the band as they embrace the influences of late-era Lou Reed and John Cale, and the ‘70s mutant pop.
The indie stalwarts are making yet another comeback. With their first new music since 2020, the band are still happily still in their smoothly melodic vein. This time, however, they welcome the youthful invigoration of starlet Holly Humberstone who adds not only lilting tones, but a sense of vigour.
“Diving” featuring Holly Humberstone is out now everywhere. It’s a song about that summer you have when you’re 15/16, the memory of which conjures up a unique feeling. You’re discovering a lot of new experiences for the first time and the world seems as scary and exhilarating as diving off a tall cliff. We’ve wanted to work with Holly for a long time and she is the perfect foil for Jack on this song. The music video directed by the brilliant Katie Silvester
Official Video for ‘Diving (feat. Holly Humberstone)’ by Bombay Bicycle Club the album ‘My Big Day’, out October 20th:
Here we go now, deep breath… new song “Tough Love” with the rare and wonderful Laura Marling is out now everywhere. Thank you to Lauren Laverne and BBC6music for the premiere this morning. Our self titled third album is coming out October 27th
You can preorder now. And finally, we are touring around the UK and Ireland this winter and presale for that goes live on Friday. You can get access to the pre-sale by either buying a record or being on our mailing list.
Crooned so delicately you imagine that there must have been dandelion pappus’ in front of the performers that they were hoping not to disturb when playing ‘Tough Love’. There is nothing tough about the track and that is a welcome thing in this gritty modern world. Alas, even though it is floaty, it still manages to build towards a gripping crescendo.
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The Rolling Stones“Forty Licks” Originally released in 2002 to commemorate their 40th Anniversary as a band, “Forty Licks” was a huge commercial success, selling over 7 million copies around the world. Widely regarded as their definitive career-spanning best-of compilation, “Forty Licks” is now available to in limited 180-gram black 4LP, housed in a wide-spined gatefold sleeve. Many of the Rolling Stones’ catalogue of albums recorded between 1963 and 1970, largely by the original Jagger/Richards/Jones/Watts/Wyman line-up, are being reissued by ABKCO Records throughout the remainder of 2023 and into early 2024 with vinyl editions of these 16 releases on 180-gram LPs. Some of these titles have been out-of-print as stand-alone vinyl records for the past 37 years.
“Forty Licks”, the album that gathered together fully three dozen of the most enduring and anthemic songs from the group’s peerless career and added four then-new tracks to their incredible story, is to be released for the first time, in a lavish, limited edition four-disc, 180-gram black vinyl version, housed in a wide-spined gatefold sleeve, on July 28.
ABKCO is premiering a new visualizer video for “Gimme Shelter” which features an animated zoetrope of the cake from the “Let It Bleed” cover art.
The “Forty Licks” collection includes 20 (U.S.) Top 10 singles of which 13 broke into the Top 5 and seven going all the way to #1 including “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” “Miss You,” “Brown Sugar,” “Paint It, Black,” “Honky Tonk Women,” “Get Off of My Cloud” and “Angie.”
During the 1960s, it was customary for album release versions to differ depending on the territory in which they were released and this was the case with the Stones in that era. Their U.K. label, Decca Records, and U.S. label, London Records, had separate schedules, often utilizing different cover art and different tune stacks for a given title.
Plus, take a look at exclusive “Forty Licks” merch designs, only available at The Rolling Stones official store
To celebrate the 50th anniversary year of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, Original Pink Floyd member Roger Waters pays homage with a brand new, full-album re-recording of the timeless original.
Waters says ‘when we recorded the stripped down songs for the lockdown sessions, the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ was looming on the horizon. it occurred to to me that the ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ could well be a suitable candidate for a similar re-working, partly as a tribute to the original work, but also to re-address the political and emotional message of the whole album.
I discussed it with Gus and Sean, and when we’d stopped giggling and shouting ‘you must be ****ing mad’ at one another we decided to take it on. it’s turned out really great and I’m excited for everyone to hear it. it’s not a replacement for the original which, obviously, is irreplaceable. but it is a way for the seventy nine year old man to look back across the intervening fifty years into the eyes of the twenty nine year old and say, to quote a poem of mine about my father, “we did our best, we kept his trust, our dad would have been proud of us”. and also it is a way for me to honoUr a recording that Nick and Rick and Dave and I have every right to be very proud of.’
Hawkwind have shared details of the 50th Anniversary reissue of their thunderous 1973 live album “Space Ritual”, to be released by Cherry RedRecords on September 29th.
A Super Deluxe 10CD/Blu-Ray Edition includes a new remaster of the original album, along with new mixes of all three complete concerts recorded on the tour at Liverpool Stadium, Sunderland Locarno and Brixton Sundown, all mixed by Stephen W Tayler.
The set comes with a region-free Blu-Ray disc featuring a 5.1 Surround Sound mix of the album, plus a 68-page illustrated book with new essay and a reproduction of the rare “Space Ritual” poster-format tour programme.
Atomhenge, the home of Hawkwind’s back catalogue, is proud to announce the release of a deluxe 50th Anniversary remixed edition of Hawkwind’s legendary live album “Space Ritual”. Recorded on the band’s UK Tour of December 1972, which followed the release of the band’s recent studio album “Doremi FasolLatido”. The live show was a continuous performance linked by poetry recitation by Robert Calvert and was a complete audio-visual experience. Featuring the dancers Stacia, Miss Renee and Tony Carrera, the concerts also featured an elaborate light show by famed lighting designer Liquid Len. The Space Ritual tour followed the huge success of the “Silver Machine” single (although the song did not feature in the live set) and three concerts were captured on tape by the Pye Records mobile unit.
The resulting double album was adorned with memorable artwork by designer Barney Bubbles and was a Top Ten hit in the UK upon its release in May 1973. This 50th anniversary 2 CD set features a stunning new mix of the album by Stephen W Tayler, from te original 16-track master tapes. The set includes the complete unedited versions of “Brainstorm” and “Time We Left This World Today” and the encore of “You Shouldn’t Do That”. With a illustrated booklet with new essay this new release is the ultimate tribute to this legendary album.
“Space Ritual” will also be available in 2CD and double transparent vinyl editions.
“(I’m) Stranded” was the first punk rock record to come out of Australia, one of the earliest punk singles from anywhere, and one of the greatest seven inches ever!.
To prime the pump for the upcoming 1977 box set “In The Red” are dropping next year, they are proud to announce this reissue of the 1976 debut single from The Saints. “(I’m) Stranded” was the first punk rock record to come out of Australia, one of the earliest punk singles from anywhere, and one of the greatest seven inches ever! , 47 years on from the original Fatal label release of (I’m) Stranded by Australian proto-punks The Saints comes the first ever reissue of the iconic single.
“In the red” is over the moon to put their fingerprints on this monster! for this reissue the label has replicated the original UK, USA and Dutch picture sleeves, each with a unique colour vinyl variant. 47 years on from the original fatal label release of “(I’m) Stranded” by Australian proto-punks The Saints comes the first ever reissue of the iconic single. manufactured originally at Astor Records Melbourne and received by guitarist Ed Kuepper on August 2nd 1976 in Brisbane the limited run of approx. 530 copies of “(I’m) Stranded” were split up and sent variously to overseas music publications, a handful of Australian shops plus Rough Trade London and Greg Shaw’s Bomb mailorder usa.
What happened next is history and paved the way for three of the greatest albums not just of the era but any era; “(I’m) Stranded”(’77), “Eternally Yours” (’77) and “Prehistoric Sounds” (’78). proudly presented by In The Red Records the 2023 7” edition of “(I’m) Stranded” appears in a limited run of 2000 copies across three different coloured vinyl versions and three different sleeves using the original 1977 artwork.
Los Angeles El Monte trio the Red Pears have picked up right where they left off with their 2021 album, “You Thought We Left Because The Door Was Open But We Were Waiting Outside.”
The new single from the garage-rock trio of Henry Vargas, Jose Corona and Patrick Juarez is “The Way You Talk,” co-produced with Kelwin Hernandez, featuring their characteristically bristling guitars, staccato beats and vocals with a hint of acidic detachment in tracing the arc of a relationship circling the drain.
Three albums in, the Red Pears have gained a passionate following who don’t give a hoot about the Strokes comparisons.
