New releases on CD & DVD
DVD/Blu-ray: Journey to the Beginning of Time
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Karel Zeman’s Invention for Destruction and The Fabulous Baron Munchausen are dizzying romps, whereas his earlier Journey to the Beginning of Time, made in 1955, is disarmingly straightfor
CD: Aziza Brahim - Sahari
Monday, 11 November 2019
Last month this Western Saharan singer-songwriter stood on stage at London’s Jazz Café and turned the venue into a hallowed holy space with just her voice and the rhythm she summoned from her tabal drum.
CD: Ronnie Wood - Mad Lad
Saturday, 09 November 2019
There’s plenty going on in Ronnie Wood’s world, with Mike Figgis’ feature documentary, Somebody Up There Likes Me, a mini tour with his band The Wild...
CD: The Script - Sunsets & Full Moons
Friday, 08 November 2019
Massively successful Irish trio The Script could, loosely speaking, be called a rock band. But they aren’t really, are they? Their sixth album is an...
CD: Pumarosa - Devastation
Wednesday, 06 November 2019
Pumarosa picked the perfect time of year to launch their second album into the world: its skittish drums, claustrophobic melodies and haunted vocals...
CD: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
Songs of blazing, redemptive faith follow grief for the torn open Cave |
CD: fka twigs – mary magdalene
Intensely emotional lyrics matched by experimental production |
CD: Land of Kush - Sand Enigma
Eclectic mash up paints a fascinating sound collage of modern Cairo |
CD: Jeff Lynne's ELO - From Out of Nowhere
More of the same from Mr Blue Sky |
CD: Jeff Goldblum and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
An all-star band to make us happy |
Blu-ray: Fuller at Fox
Pulp movies with class |
CD: Underworld - DRIFT Series 1
UK pioneering technoheads return with some fiery dancefloor fodder |
CD: Harry Connick Jr - True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter
The New Orleans native delivers a striking songbook |
CD: Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
Third album from Brit-Ugandan singer has the verve to become one of the year's major hits |
CD: James Blunt - Once Upon a Mind
The affable ex-army officer is back with more MOR angst |
DVD/Blu-ray: Legend of the Witches & Secret Rites
Modish early '70s documentaries about Wicca were aimed at the dirty mac brigade |
CD: Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Colorado
Friendships fade and the planet burns, but the Horse plough on |
CD: PJ Harvey - All About Eve (Original Music)
Moody soundscapes from West End play |
CD: Allah-Las - LAHS
Underwhelming fourth album from the previously sprightly Los Angeles quartet |
CD: Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 2
Intelligent pop with poetry and heart |
CD: James Arthur - You
Pop delinquent grows up on extended third album |
CD: Mark Lanegan Band - Somebody's Knocking
The growling auteur continues his purple period with an album of winningly dark pop |
CD: Jacques Greene - Dawn Chorus
Housey electronic suite from Toronto producer is gently alluring |
CD: Elbow - Giants of All Sizes
Brutal times put Guy Garvey at bay |
CD: Lightning Bolt - Sonic Citadel
Adrenalin-soaked wild abandon from the bass and drum duo |
DVD: Do Not Adjust Your Set / At Last The 1948 Show
What the Pythons did first: the remnants of two iconic 1960s shows, restored with respect |
CD: Babymetal - Metal Galaxy
Heavy metal meets cutesy Kawaii in an incongruous and deeply baffling blend |
CD: 808 State - Transmission Suite
First album in 17 years from Mancunian electronic innovators is an engaging retro-futurist ear-journey |
CD: Mika - My Name is Michael Holbrook
The arch ostentatiousness and grandiosity of Mika's pop are all still intact |
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