Celebrate a decade of Turnover’s iconic sophomore album “Peripheral Vision” with this 10 YearAnniversary Edition. Retaining the album’s iconic cover art, the packaging has been completely overhauled to include a new lyric poster & printed photo inner sleeve.
Released on May 4th, 2015 via Run For Cover Records, Turnover’s second album “Peripheral Vision” is widely regarded as an essential body of the work in the band’s discography, maturing its sound into a shoegaze-inflected post-punk direction following the band’s 2013 debut record “Magnolia”. Described as “a tour de force” by Kerrang!, the album set the stage for an extensive and prolific touring history over the past decade and three subsequent albums, including their most recent LP, 2022’s“Myself in the Way“.
Pressed on color vinyl, this special limited edition also includes two bonus tracks from the era – “Humblest Pleasures” and “Change Irreversible.”
Destroyer has just wrapped up his run opening for Father John Misty, and now Dan Bejar has announced a Destroyer headlining tour happening this fall in support of his upcoming album “Dan’s Boogie”.
“Dan’s Boogie” is out March 28th through Merge Records and it includes the new single from it is the sumptuous “Cataract Time,” a swaying, autumnal number that’s full of lightly plucked harp strings, atmospheric E-Bow’d guitars, and sultry sax. “The song is a reckoning, a dressing down, a walk in the park where you carefully record your steps and describe the park and somehow the recording and the description undoes you,” Dan says. “Which is why it’s important that the song be as groovy as it is. That part I didn’t see coming.
There is a lightness that points to a future, even if I think it’s the heaviest thing I’ve ever written. John outdid himself in the mix. His filigree harps changed everything. I think it is his favourite song on the record.”
Edwyn Collins, the Scottish indie great who fronted Orange Juice in the ’80s, scored a solo hit in the ’90s with “A Girl Like You,” and survived a massive, debilitating stroke in the ’00s, has announced ‘The Testimonial Tour – A Last Lap Around The U.K.,’ which he says will be his last-ever tour. It happens this fall with stops in Glasgow, Buxton, Bath, Southhampton, Brighton, London, Norwich, Manchester and Newcastle. .
The tour will be in support of upcoming 10th solo album, “Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation“, which is out March 14th via his own AED Records. He’s just shared a new single from it, “The Heart is a Foolish Little Thing,” which Edwyn says, “I suppose I’m thinking about heartbreak when you’re young and how daft it all seems now. At the time though, it’s intense. I remember.”
“The Heart is a Foolish Little Thing” is the second track from Edwyn’s 2025 album ‘Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation.’ The video is once again directed by Delbert Anthonio Wright and features the beautiful mountains and coastline of Caithness, Scotland. Edwyn’s cap is covering a very sore forehead after an unfortunate man-meets-asphalt incident! Out on his own AED Records on Friday 14th March 2025, the 11-track album was recorded at his Clashnarrow Studio in Helmsdale, North East Scotland and was co-produced by Edwyn with Sean Read & Jake Hutton.
Car Seat Headrest have announced “The Scholars”, their first studio album in five years, which will be out May 2nd via Matador Records. It’s an ambitious double-LP rock opera : “Set at the fictional college campus Parnassus University, the songs on “The Scholars” are populated with students and staff whose travails illuminate a loose narrative of life, death, and rebirth,” is the album’s official log line.
The band have shared “Gethsemane” from it, an 11-minute song suite. The band say: “Rosa studies at the medical school of Parnassus University. After an experience bringing a medically deceased patient back to life, she begins to regain powers suppressed since childhood, of healing others by absorbing their pain. Each night, instead of dreams, she encounters the raw pain and stories of the souls she touches throughout the day. Reality blurs, and she finds herself taken deep into secret facilities buried beneath the medical school, where ancient beings that covertly reign over the college bring forth their dark plans.”
You can absorb all that via the song’s equally epic music video, which was directed by Andrew Wonder and you can check out below.
Car Seat Headrest’s 2025 schedule includes headline dates and festival appearances,
Belly are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their second album, “King”, with a Record Store Day reissue of the album and a tour where they’ll play it in full. Featuring the line-up that made the album (Tanya Donelly, Gail Greenwood, Chris Gorman and Thomas Gorman), the shows will be “An Evening with Belly,” featuring the “King” set followed by a second set of songs from debut album “Star” and the rest of their catalogue. “King” was the second studio album by American alternative rock band Belly, released on February 13th, 1995.
The “King” 30th anniversary edition that’s being released for Record Store Day has been remastered by Kevin Vanbergen and features faithful reproductions of designer Chris Bigg’s original sleeve art and has been pressed on green vinyl. Watch videos for singles “Seal My Fate,” “Super-Connected” and “Now They’ll Sleep,” “King” and its singles did not meet label expectations in the grunge-friendly atmosphere of 1995, and the band broke up shortly after it was released.
The Rhode Island-based dream pop band, fronted by Tanya Donelly, who had spent time in both the Breeders and Throwing Muses, broke through in a big way. Belly‘s dreamy alternative rock connected with audiences in the United States and the United Kingdom, driven by the success of the single “Feed the Tree”
“King” was listed at number seven “15 Overlooked and Underrated Albums of the 1990s”
For over fifty years, The Pretty Things have proudly, unapologetically and righteously scorched their own, unique trail through contemporary music. A half-century (plus) of the raunchiest white-boy rhythm and blues, of punch-ups, dazzling highs and epic struggles, of innovation and exultation, lauded by their peers, vilified by authority, a crucial influence on successive generations of acts, One of the most under-rated bands in the history of music finally get the treatment they richly deserve. Never afforded the recognition given to other bands, The Pretty Things consistently delivered quality output, The Pretty Things make it to the mid twenty teens with mojo intact and edge unblunted. It is with great pleasure that The career of this epochal British rock ‘n’ roll band is justly celebrated by way of “Bouquets From A Cloudy Sky”, a lavish multi-media Box Set that contains the following: 11 Studio albums on CD in gatefold digi-sleeves, including 42 bonus tracks. 2 ‘Rarities CD’s with 45 previously unreleased demos, alternate versions, live recordings, sessions and outtakes. 2 DVDs with new documentary “Midnight to Six” 1965 to 1970 produced by Reelin’ In The Years, plus “S.F. Sorrow Live at Abbey Road”, The Pretty Things on Film, promo videos and interviews. A 10″ Replica ‘ACETATE’ featuring ‘Defecting Grey’ full length demo & ‘Turn My Head’ (studio version), plus 2 other previously unreleased tracks.
Includes a lavishly ILLUSTRATED 100 PAGE Hardback Book with comprehensive band history by Mike Stax (Ugly Things), plus rare photos and memorabilia. FAMILY TREE & TESTIMONIAL POSTERS tracing the band from Little Boy Blue & The Blue Boys and The Rolling Stones to the present day and featuring hand-written messages from Pretty Things past and present. Court Case History excerpts from confidential legal files from the band’s battles to retrieve their rights and songs. BRAND NEW ART PRINT By Phil May the original of which will be randomly placed in one lucky set!*
The big plus for this box set is the DVD documentary contained within. It’s a fascinating watch and includes the priceless footage of the band at Blokker in Holland kicking up a storm on stage and causing a riot off it! The sight of lunatic original drummer Viv Prince prowling around with his drumsticks while John Stax stands on top of the piano blowing a mean harp perfectly captures the early incarnation of the Pretty Things more than words ever could. Elsewhere, there are some fantastic live performances of tracks from the ‘Parachute’ album and lots of interviews with various band members. It only goes up to 1971 so doesn’t cover the later albums but as the band broke up for a few years after that it’s a logical place to stop.
The Pretty Things were the biggest influence on us… they invented garage bands.” – Joey Ramone “The Pretty Things completely bent my head.” – Noel Gallagher “The Pretty Things made the Stones look tame.” – David Gilmour “David Bowie worshipped Phil (May) – Phil had to write his telephone number in David Bowie’s book, and it was under ‘G’ for God!” – Dick Taylor, The Pretty Things
This Box Set includes 11 Studio Albums, 2 Rarities CDs, 2 DVDs, 10″ Replica Acetate, Hardback Book, ‘Bouguets From A Cloudy Sky’ is the ultimate and complete Pretty Things Collection Box Set. Produced for their 50th Anniversary with the full co-operation of the dirtiest, hairiest, nastiest, loudest, most controversial and influential band the world has ever seen.
The new Gillan 7-CD box set offers a comprehensive collection of the band’s work during the years from 1978 to 1982, when they rose to prominence in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) scene. The set includes seven albums from this era, featuring studio recordings, a live album, and a wealth of B-sides and bonus material.
The albums featured in this set are as follows: “Gillan” (The Japanese Album) – Originally released in September 1978, this was the debut of the band formed by Ian Gillan after leaving the Ian Gillan Band. It marked a shift away from jazz fusion to a heavier rock sound.“Mr. Universe” – Released in 1979, this was a key album that solidified their success, featuring a mix of hard rock and NWOBHM influences. “Glory Road” – A 1980 release, this album is considered the height of the band’s success, both commercially and musically. “Future Shock” – Released in 1981, this album continued the band’s momentum, but guitarist Bernie Tormé left shortly afterward. “Double Trouble” – A double album from 1981 that combined studio tracks and live performances and marked Janick Gers’ debut as guitarist. “Magic” – Released in 1982, this was the band’s final studio album before they disbanded after their last performance at Wembley Arena in December 1982. “Live From Reading ’80” – A live album capturing the band’s powerful live performances at the Reading Festival in 1980.
The collection includes a new interview with Ian Gillan conducted by Rich Davenport, providing deeper insights into the band’s history and the albums. The audio has been remastered from the original tapes where possible, ensuring high-quality sound.
The packaging is designed in a 7” x 7” format, with 32-page booklet, offering a unique visual presentation for collectors. This set is a valuable offering for fans of Gillan and collectors of rock history, especially from the era of NWOBHM, showcasing the evolution of a band led by one of rock’s iconic vocalists.
In November, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings’ 10th studio album, “Woodland”, was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Folk Album, and the lead track, “Empty Trainload of Sky,” received a nomination for Best Americana Performance. “Woodland” marks the 10th full-length studio album for the duo, who have been releasing their albums using alternating names based on “whoever was singing lead,” as Rawlings explains. With “Woodland”, Welch and Rawlings put both their names on it — along with the name of the studio where they not only record, but also the space they saved after it was struck by a tornado in 2020.
While in St. Paul for two nights of concerts at the Fitzgerald Theater, Welch and Rawlings walked over to The Current where Radio Heartland host and producer Mike Pengra welcomed them, along with bassist Paul Kowert, for a studio session. After playing a selection of songs from “Woodland”, Welch and Rawlings stuck around for a conversation with Mike Pengra.
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