New releases on CD & DVD
Album: Motion City Soundtrack - The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World
Friday, 12 September 2025
Everyone’s favourite angsty pop-punk nerds are back, balancing new with nostalgia and synths with guitars, this is exactly what fans have been waiting for after a decade-long hiatus from the Minneapolis rockers. The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World is an album that not only continues Motion City Soundtrack’s legacy but expands on it and gives a glimpse into what the band have been focusing on in their time off.
Album: Baxter Dury - Allbarone
Thursday, 11 September 2025
Quite why Baxter Dury isn't already a national treasure is a mystery to me. Not for his nepo connections but for his perfectly pitched delivery and super-dry observations. He's sardonic, sleazy, sexy and has a cracking dog – what more does any man need? Maybe a bigger profile and some higher rankings in the charts...
Album: Yasmine Hamdan - I Remember I Forget بنسى...
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
A lot is going on during Yasmine Hamdan’s third solo album. Despite all ten songs of I Remember I Forget بنسى وبتذكر drawing from the lyrics and...
Blu-ray: The Sweeney - Series One
Tuesday, 09 September 2025
You’ll have absorbed key strands of The Sweeney‘s DNA even if you’ve never watched an episode, ITV’s groundbreaking police drama having had an impact...
Album: Josh Ritter - I Believe in You, My Honeydew
Saturday, 06 September 2025
Americana rocker Josh Ritter can write a beautiful song. He’s one of America’s premier wordsmiths of the form. He’s also written two novels, which is...
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Album: David Byrne - Who is the Sky?
Born to be weird |
Album: Faithless - Champion Sound
Three decades into their career the perennial dance duo nail a lengthy but likeable set |
Album: Saint Etienne - International
British pop institution’s final communiqué is an unalloyed winner |
Blu-ray: The Graduate
Post #MeToo, can Mike Nichols' second feature still lay claim to Classic Film status? |
Album: Brad Mehldau - Ride into the Sun
A sincere tribute to Elliott Smith |
Album: Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend
Short but not so sweet |
Album: CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY
The flame-headed chanteuse with the comic touch hits pop perfection |
Album: The Hives - The Hives Forever, Forever The Hives
No power ballads, no acoustic interludes - just speedy rock’n’roll all the way |
Album: Benedicte Maurseth - Mirra
Haunting, intense evocation of Norway’s uplands and its wildlife |
Blu-ray: Finis Terrae
Bleak but compelling semi-documentary, filmed on location in Brittany |
Album: Nova Twins - Parasites & Butterflies
Exciting London duo turn inward and more introspective with their third album while retaining their trademark hybrid sound |
Album: Blood Orange - Essex Honey
A triumph for the artist who doesn't clamour for attention but just keeps growing |
Album: Wolf Alice - Clearing
Ten years from their debut, Wolf Alice once again make magic from the familiar |
Album: Deftones - Private Music
Deftones give us a glimmer of hope, but that's all... |
Album: Eve Adams - American Dust
Taking inspiration from the Californian desert |
Blu-ray: Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Fast-paced and visually inventive Czech comedy |
Album: Adrian Sherwood - The Collapse of Everything
The dub maestro stretches out and chills |
Album: Dinosaur Pile-Up - I've Felt Better
Heavy rock power pop trio return after an unwanted lengthy break |
Album: Tom Grennan - Everywhere I Went Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be
British pop star's fourth exhibits ultra-pop oomph with mixed results |
Album: Emma Smith - Bitter Orange
The award-winning jazz singer brings new life to some classic standards |
Album: Marissa Nadler - New Radiations
The Nashville-based singer-songwriter explores disconnection |
Album: Rise Against - Ricochet
Have the US punk veterans finally run out of road? |
Album: Alison Goldfrapp - Flux
The synth diva in her comfort zone - maybe getting a little too comfortable, though |
Album: The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers
Ohio rockers' 13th album improves on recent material, but still below mainstream peak |
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