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…
Psychedelic Furs Interview: ‘We were a very argumentative band, especially after a few beers’
With the band about to release their first new studio album in 29 years, we raid the Classic Pop archive for an interview with Psychedelic Furs’ Tim Butler who tells…
ABBA: Super Troupers The Exhibition
The exhibition promises to be musical journey into the phenomenon that is ABBA, exploring the history of the band, their music and the ear they defined. Sweden’s fab four got…
The Lilac Time release video for Christmas song ‘The Needles’
Return To Us is the tenth Lilac Time album so far and Stephen’s twentieth long-player in a career that has spanned four decades. SHOP NOW FOR YOUR COPY OF RETURN TO…
Review: Big Country – The Seer (Expanded Edition)
There’s a parallel universe where Big Country rather than Simple Minds became the definitive stadium-sized late-80s Scottish rockers. Stuart Adamson’s band certainly aimed for the biggest venues on their third…
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.…