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SHOP NOW ON AMAZON FROM £9.99 It says a lot that The Brand New Heavies’ co-founder and guitarist Simon Bartholomew describes their 11th album’s cover as “a bit clubby, a…
Review: Bon Iver – i,i
SHOP NOW FOR YOUR COPY OF i,i It’s clear from the start of Justin Vernon’s fourth Bon Iver album it’s not going to be an easy listen. Even when, after…
Review: Chrissie Hynde – Valve Bone Woe
SHOP NOW FOR YOUR COPY OF VALVE BONE WOE The second Chrissie Hynde solo album has been a long time coming. It’s only five years since Stockholm, but Valve Bone Woe…
Review: Kim Wilde – Aliens Live
After nearly four decades, Kim Wilde releases her very first live album – Aliens Live. But is it worth the long wait…? SHOP NOW FOR YOUR COPY OF ALIENS LIVE “They…
Review: Kim Petras – Clarity
Having gender transitioned aged 12, Germany’s Kim Petras perhaps stands out enough already that genuinely distinctive songs aren’t necessary. Certainly Clarity could be by any number of contemporary chart acts,…
Review: Rhye – Spirit
Haunting but never creepy, producer Mike Milosh’s latest album, Spirit, was inspired by a gift from his girlfriend: a piano. It’s a stark affair, with Needed, co-written with Semisonic’s Dan…
Review: Cuco – Para Mi
Perfect for summer, Californian Omar Banos’ debut – Para Mi – displays airy charms reminiscent of the similarly youthful Yellow Days’ wonderful Is Everything OK In Your World last year.…
Review: Snoh Aalegra – Ugh, Those Feels Again
Who knows why it’s taken Sweden’s Snoh Aalegra so long to be noticed by the general public. She was first signed at the age of 14 in 2001, and though…
Review: Leo Sayer – Selfie
Apparently the first album ever performed, produced, arranged and (mostly) written by Leo Sayer, Selfie still sounds pretty much as you might expect. The 71-year-old singer’s hogged the middle of…
Review: Iggy Pop – Free
It’s a shame Iggy Pop already employed Post Pop Depression for his last album’s title, because if ever an LP demanded it, it’s his 18th, Free. SHOP FOR YOUR COPY…