This Week’s New Releases: Miley Cyrus, The Smashing Pumpkins And Palm Reader

November 27 2020November 27 2020 Laura Johnson Leave a comment

This week is a mixed bag for sure. Miley Cyrus has put our her highly anticipated new record that features collaborations with Dua Lipa, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Billy Idol and Steve Nicks, while the Smashing Pumpkins have returned with a double LP, and Palm Reader have shared the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Braille’.

In the mood for some more new music? Head below.

AJ Tracey – ‘Secure The Bag! 2’ (AJ Tracey)

Ane Brun – ‘How Beauty Holds The Hand Of Sorrow’ (Balloon Ranger Recordings)

Dream Theater – ‘Distant Memories – Live In London (Bonus Track Edition)’ (InsideOut)

Exit Kid – ‘Garden’ EP (Emre Turkmen)

Flohio – ‘No Panic No Pain’ (AlphaTone)

Gary Barlow – ‘Music Played By Humans’ (Polydor)

Heavy Pettin – ‘Best Of’ (Burnt Out Wreckords/Cherry Red)

Juicy J – ‘The Hustle Continues’ (Trippy Music/Entertainment One U.S.)

Miley Cyrus – ‘Plastic Hearts’ (RCA)

Palm Reader – ‘Sleepless’ (Church Road Records)

Paul Weller – ‘On Sunset (Remixes)’ EP (Solid Bond/Polydor)

Perry Farrell – ‘The Glitz; The Glamour’ (Last Man)

The Psychotic Monks – ‘Private Meaning First’ (FatCat Records)

Seasick Steve – ‘Blues In Mono’ (There’s A Dead Skunk Records)

Shakin’ Stevens – ‘Singled Out’ (BMG)

The Smashing Pumpkins – ‘CYR’ (Sumerian Records)

Steps – ‘What The Future Holds’ (BMG)

Sundara Karma – ‘Kill Me’ EP (Chess Club Recordings)

Supergrass – ‘Live On Other Planets (Live 2020)’ (Supergrass Records)

Tim Burgess – ‘Ascent Of The Ascended’ EP (Bella Union)

Tori Handsley – ‘As We Stand’ (Cadillac Records)

Will Joseph Cook – ‘Something To Feel Good About’ (Bad Hotel)

This Week’s New Releases: Megan Thee Stallion, The Cribs And Tim Minchin

November 20 2020November 20 2020 Laura Johnson Leave a comment

This week is busy! Megan Thee Stallion has dropped her highly anticipated debut album, as has Australian comedian and composer Tim Minchin, while the Cribs have returned with ‘Midnight Network’ that was recorded at Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 in Los Angeles.

Fancy a bit more? There’s a huge list below, including new records from Butch Vig’s 5 Billion In Diamonds, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Phoebe Bridgers, Refused and Shaggy — what a dinner party that would make!?

5 Billion In Diamonds – ‘Divine Accidents’ (Make)

Annie Lennox – ‘A Christmas Cornucopia (10th Anniversary)’ (La Lennoxa/Island)

AWOLNATION – ‘Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders Live From 2020’ (Better Noise)

BTS – ‘BE’ (BigHit Entertainment)

Cabaret Voltaire – ‘Shadow Of Fear’ (Inton/Mute)

The Cribs – ‘Night Network’ (Sonic Blew)

Dirty Projectors – ‘5EPs’ (Domino)

Dream Wife – ‘IRL (Live In London 2020)’ (Lucky Number)

Ellie Goulding – ‘Songbook for Christmas’ EP (Polydor)

Frost* – ‘Experiments In Mass Appeal (Remixed and Remastered)’ and ‘Falling Satellites (Remastered)’ (InsideOut)

Frosty – ‘Under Surveillance’ (Relentless)

Grandaddy – ‘The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano’ (Dangerbird)

Jamie Cullum – ‘The Pianoman at Christmas’ (Island)

Jewel – ‘Pieces Of You (25th Anniversary)’ (Craft)

John Fogerty – ‘Fogerty’s Factory (Expanded)’ (BMG)

Josh Groban – ‘Harmony’ (Reprise)

Kacey Johansing – ‘No Better Time’ (Night Bloom Records)

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – ‘K.G.’ and ‘Live in San Francisco ’16’ (ATO)

Kodaline – ‘One Day At A Time – Deluxe’ (B-Unique/AWAL)

Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas – ‘III’ (Smalltown)

Liturgy – ‘Origin Of The Alimonies’ (YLYLCYN)

Loski – ‘Music, Trial & Trauma: A Drill Story’ (Since ’93)

Meek Mill – ‘Quarantine Pack’ (Maybach/Atlantic)

Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Good News’ (1501 Certified Ent/300 Ent)

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe – ‘Together At Christmas’ (Decca)

Neil Diamond – ‘Classic Diamonds With The London Symphony Orchestra’ (UMG)

Nick Cave – ‘Idiot Prayer (Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace)’ (Bad Seed Ltd/AWAL)

Phoebe Bridgers – ‘Copycat Killer’ EP (Dead Oceans)

The Piano Guys – ’10’ (Sony)

Refused – ‘The Malignant Fire’ EP (Spinefarm/Search and Destroy/Universal)

Routine – ‘And Other Things’ EP (Dead Oceans)

Shaggy – ‘Christmas In The Islands’ (Island)

Silverstein – ‘Redux II’ (NSEW)

Tayla Parx – ‘Coping Mechanisms’ (Tayla Made/Atlantic)

Tim Minchin – ‘Apart Together’ (BMG)

Tourists – ‘Another State’ (Modern Sky UK)

The War On Drugs – ‘Live Drugs’ (Super High Quality Records)

When Rivers Meet – ‘We Fly Free’ (One Road)

This Week’s New Releases: AC/DC, McFly And Paloma Faith

November 13 2020November 13 2020 Laura Johnson Leave a comment

What a week! We’ve got a new record from legendary rockers AC/DC, McFly have finally followed up 2010’s ‘Above The Noise’, and Paloma Faith has put out her fifth full-length.

Not your bag? There’s a shedload more to choose from below.

2 Chainz – ‘So Help Me God’ (Gamebread/Def Jam/UMG)

AC/DC – ‘Power Up’ (Columbia)

Andrea Bocelli – ‘Believe’ (Decca)

André Rieu and Johann Strauss Orchestra – ‘Jolly Holiday’ (Decca)

Baby Queen – ‘Medicine’ EP (Polydor Records)

The Bats – ‘Foothills’ (Flying Nun)

BENEE – ‘Hey u x’ (Republic Records)

Boris – ‘Absolutego’ and ‘Amplifier Worship’ reissues (Third Man Records)

Chilly Gonzales – ‘A Very Chilly Christmas’ (Gentle Threat)

Chris Stapleton – ‘Starting Over’ (Mercury Records Nashville)

The Cranberries – ‘No Need To Argue – Deluxe’ (Island)

The Darcys – ‘Fear & Loneliness’ (The Darcys Records Inc./Warner Music)

Davido – ‘A Better Time’ (Davido Worldwide Entertainment/Sony)

Elton John – ‘Jewel Box’ (EMI)

Frank Turner and Jon Snodgrass – ‘Buddies II: Still Buddies’ (Xtra Mile Recordings)

GHØSTKID – ‘GHØSTKID’ (Century Media)

Girls Of The Internet – ‘GIRLS FM’ (Drab Queen)

Gregor – ‘Destiny’ (Chaper Music)

ＧＹ！ＰＡ – ‘Clubber’ EP (Mas O Menos Records)

Johnny Cash and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – ‘Johnny Cash and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’ (Sony)

Keith Richards and the X-Pensive Winos – ‘Live At The Hollywood Palladium’ (BMG)

L.A. Guns – ‘Renegades’ (Golden Robot Records)

McFly – ‘Young Dumb Thrills’ (BMG)

Molchat Doma – ‘Monument’ (Sacred Bones)

Nuclear – ‘Murder Of Crows’ (Black Lodge Records)

Paloma Faith – ‘Infinite Things’ (RCA)

Paris Jackson – ‘wilted’ (Republic Records)

Pentatonix – ‘We Need A Little Christmas’ (RCA)

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons – ‘We’re The Bastards’ (Nuclear Blast)

Sophie Ellis-Bextor – ‘Songs from the Kitchen Disco: Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Greatest Hits’ (Cooking Vinyl)

Tricky – ‘Doorway’ EP (False Idols)

This Week’s New Releases: Kylie Minogue, Little Mix and Ólafur Arnalds

November 6 2020November 6 2020 Laura Johnson Leave a comment

It’s a big week for pop! Kylie, the queen of, has released a disco-themed record and Little Mix have followed up 2018’s ‘LM5’. There’s also a new album from Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and producer Ólafur Arnalds, and lots more you can check out below.

Alan Power – ‘Songs To Break America’ (via Bandcamp)

Baby In Vain – ‘See Through’ (Escho)

Bitch Falcon – ‘Staring At Clocks’ (Small Pond Productions)

Brad Cox – ‘My Mind’s Projection’ (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Dermot Kennedy – ‘Without Fear (The Complete Edition)’ (Riggins/Interscope/Island)

Frequent Traveller – ‘Real Life’ (Music For Headphones/Blurred Recordings)

Heather Trost – ‘Petrichor’ (Third Man Records)

Herman Dune – ‘Notes From Vinegar Hill’ (Santa Cruz Records)

The Jacques – ‘The Four Five’ (Modern Sky)

Kylie Minogue – ‘Disco’ (BMG)

Little Mix – ‘Confetti’ (RCA)

Midasuno – ‘The Complete Cascade Records Era’ (via Bandcamp)

Neil Young and Crazy Horse – ‘Return To Greendale (Live)’ (The Other Shoe Productions/Reprise)

Novo Amor – ‘Cannot Be, Whatsoever’ (AllPoints)

Ólafur Arnalds – ‘Some Kind Of Peace’ (Mercury KX)

Owen Cutts – ‘Mr Cutts – Carriage 8’ (Project Melody Music)

Record Setter – ‘I Owe You Nothing’ (Record Setter)

Seamus Fogarty – ‘A Bag Of Eyes’ (Domino)

The Silence – ‘Electric Meditations’ (Drag City)

Tiña – ‘Positive Mental Health Music’ (Speedy Wunderground)

Tunng – ‘Tunng Presents…Dead Club’ (Full Time Hobby)

This Week’s New Releases: Ariana Grande, Sam Smith And Busta Rhymes

October 30 2020October 30 2020 Laura Johnson Leave a comment

This week is chock-full of highly anticipated records. Ariana Grande has dropped the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Thank U, Next’ despite having only announced it two weeks ago, Sam Smith’s third record has arrived following delays due to COVID-19, and Busta Rhymes is back with the long-awaited sequel to 1998’s ‘Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front’.

Adam Hender – ‘Sick’ (3tone Records)

Amy Macdonald – ‘The Human Demands’ (Infectious/BMG)

Ariana Grande – ‘Positions’ (Republic/UMG)

Black Foxxes – ‘Black Foxxes’ (Search and Destroy/Spinefarm/Universal)

Black Stone Cherry – ‘The Human Condition’ (Mascot)

Bring Me The Horizon – ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’ EP (RCA)

Busta Rhymes – ‘Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God’ (The Conglomerate Entertainment Inc./Empire)

Camelphat – ‘Dark Matter’ (RCA UK)

EELS – ‘Earth To Dora’ (E Works/[PIAS])

Elvis Costello – ‘Hey Clockface’ (Concord)

Goo Goo Dolls – ‘It’s Christmas All Over’ (Warner)

Meghan Trainor – ‘A Very Trainor Christmas’ (Epic)

M Huncho and Nafe Smallz – ‘DNA’ (HunchØzone)

Mr. Bungle – ‘The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo’ (Ipecac)

Oneohtrix Point Never – ‘Magic Oneohtrix Point Never’ (Warp)

Puscifer – ‘Existential Reckoning’ (Puscifer/Alchemy Recordings/BMG)

Salem – ‘Fires In Heaven’ (Salem/Decent Distribution)

Sam Smith – ‘Love Goes’ (Capitol)

Saves The Day and Senses Fail – ‘Through Being Ghoul’ EP (Equal Vision/Pure Noise)

Tobacco – ‘Hot, Wet & Sassy’ (Ghostly International)

Tom Morello – ‘Comandante’ EP (Tom Morello)

This Week’s New Releases: Bruce Springsteen, Ty Dolla $ign And Laura Veirs

October 23 2020October 26 2020 Laura Johnson Leave a comment

The new releases keep rolling out and, in some cases, giving us a welcome distraction from these crazy times we find ourselves in. The Boss has released a new record with the E Street Band, Ty Dolla $ign has dropped the star-studded follow-up to 2017’s ‘Beach House 3’, and we’ve got a new full-length from American singer-songwriter Laura Veirs.

Head below for more new music, including a collaboration collection from Gorillaz, surprise record from the Cadillac Three and new album from Faithless.

Adrianne Lenker – ‘songs’ and ‘instrumentals’ (4AD)

Beastie Boys – ‘Beastie Boys Music’ (Capitol)

Better Person – ‘Something To Lose’ (Arbutus Records)

BLACKSTARKIDS – ‘Whatever, Man’ (Dirty Hit)

Blossoms – ‘In Isolation’ and ‘Live From The Plaza Theatre, Stockport’ (EMI/Universal)

Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’ (Columbia)

Brutus – ‘Live In Ghent’ (Hassle Records)

The Cadillac Three – ‘Tabasco & Sweet Tea (Big Machine Records)

clipping. – ‘Visions Of Bodies Being Burned’ (Sub Pop)

Faithless – ‘All Blessed’ (BMG)

Future Utopia – ’12 Questions’ (Future Utopia)

Ghostemane – ‘ANTI-ICON’ (Blackmage)

Gorillaz – ‘Song Machine | Season One | Strange Timez’ (Parlophone)

I Don’t Know How But They Found Me – ‘Razzmatazz’ (Fearless Records)

Jeff Tweedy – ‘Love Is The King’ (dBpm Records)

Joe Bonamassa – ‘Royal Tea’ (J&R Adventures)

John Frusciante – ‘Maya’ (Planet Mu/Timesig)

Juanita Stein – ‘Snapshot’ (Nude Records)

Junglepussy – ‘Jp4‘ (Friends Of/Jagjaguwar)

Laura Veirs – ‘My Echo’ (Bella Union)

The Lemonheads – ‘Lovey – 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition’ (Fire)

Linus Fitness-Centre – ‘Clear The Level’ (Sharp Noodle Recordings)

Magick Mountain – ‘Weird Feelings’ (Magick Mountain Records)

Major Lazer – ‘Music Is The Weapon’ (Mad Decent/Because)

The Mountain Goats – ‘Getting Into Knives’ (Merge)

Nothing But Thieves – ‘Moral Panic’ (Sony)

No Thank You – ‘Embroidered Foliage’ (Lame-O Records)

Pallbearer – ‘Forgotten Days’ (Nuclear Blast)

Plants and Animals – ‘The Jungle’ (Secret City Records)

PUP – ‘This Place Sucks Ass’ EP (BMG)

PVRIS – ‘Use Me (Deluxe)’ (Warner)

Salem – ‘Salem’ EP (Roadrunner/Warner)

Sam Amidon – ‘Sam Amidon’ (Nonesuch)

Sevendust – ‘Blood & Stone’ (Rise Records)

This Is The Kit – ‘Off Off On’ (Rough Trade)

Tom Furse – Ecstatic Meditations’ (LO Recordings)

Twisted Ankle – ‘Twisted Ankle’ (Breakfast Records)

Ty Dolla $ign – ‘Featuring Ty Dolla $ign’ (Atlantic)

This Week’s New Releases: Tom Petty, Beabadoobee And Matt Berninger

October 16 2020October 16 2020 Laura Johnson Leave a comment

There are some highly anticipated records being released into the world this week. Tom Petty’s posthumous album that was recorded during the original sessions for 1994’s ‘Wildflowers’ has finally arrived, as has the debut solo LP of the National’s frontman Matt Berninger, and Beabadoobee’s first full-length effort.

Head below for even more new music, including a surprise bluegrass double album from Sturgill Simpson and Katie Melua’s new record.

Beabadoobee – ‘Fake It Flowers’ (Dirty Hit)

Cordovas – ‘Destiny Hotel’ (ATO)

The Dead C – ‘Unknowns’ (Ba Da Bing! Records)

Eagles – ‘Live From The Forum MMXVIII’ (Rhino)

Goldmund – ‘The Time It Takes’ (Western Vinyl Records)

Guy Sebastian – ‘T.R.U.T.H.’ (Guy Tunes)

Katie Melua – ‘Album No.8’ (BMG)

Kevin Morby – ‘Sundowner’ (Dead Oceans)

Lucy Spraggan – ‘Choices’ (Cooking Vinyl)

Matt Berninger – ‘Serpentine Prison’ (Book’s Records)

Open Mike Eagle – ‘Anime, Trauma And Divorce’ (AutoReverse Records)

The Struts – ‘Strange Days’ (Interscope/Polydor Records)

Sturgill Simpson – ‘Cuttin’ Grass Vol 1 – The Butcher Shoppe Sessions’ (High Top Mountain Records via Thirty Tigers/The Orchard)

Tommy Lee – ‘ANDRO’ (Better Noise Music)

Tom Petty – ‘Wildflowers and All The Rest’ (Warner)

Various artists – ‘Blue Note Re:Imagined’ (Decca Records/Universal)

This Week’s New Releases: Black Sabbath, Dizzee Rascal and Metz

October 9 2020October 12 2020 Laura Johnson Leave a comment

This week is mostly dominated by established acts. Black Sabbath are celebrating the 50 year anniversary of their second album ‘Paranoid’ with a super deluxe reissue, while Metz have put out their fourth full-length studio effort and Dizzee Rascal is back with his seventh, the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Raskit’.

Head below for some more of this week’s new releases, including a 20th anniversary edition of Linkin Park’s debut album, ‘Hybrid Theory’, and a new record from Venom Prison.

Black Sabbath – ‘Paranoid: 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition’ (Sanctuary/BMG)

Blue Öyster Cult – ‘The Symbol Remains’ (Frontiers Records)

Brothers Osborne – ‘Skeletons’ (Snakefarm Records)

The Budos Band – ‘Long In The Tooth’ (Daptone Records)

D-Block Europe – ‘The Blueprint – Us Vs. Them’ (D-Block Europe)

Dizzee Rascal – ‘E3 AF’ (Island/Dirtee Stank)

Drew Citron – ‘Free Now’ (Park The Van)

Emmy The Great – ‘April’ (Bella Union)

Future Islands – ‘As Long As You Are’ (4AD)

Garcia Peoples – ‘Nightcap at Wits’ End’ (Beyond Beyond Is Beyond)

Headie One – ‘EDNA’ (Relentless Records/Sony)

Mary Lattimore – ‘Silver Ladders’ (Ghostly International)

Metz – ‘Atlas Vending’ (Sub Pop)

Linkin Park – ‘Hybrid Theory: 20th Anniversary Edition’ (Warner)

Slow Pulp – ‘Moveys’ (Winspear)

Touché Amoré – ‘Lament’ (Epitaph)

Travis – ’10 Songs’ (BMG)

Venom Prison – ‘Primeval’ (Prosthetic Records)

This Week’s New Releases: BLACKPINK, Bon Jovi And Melanie C

October 2 2020October 5 2020 Laura Johnson Leave a comment

The new releases are coming in thick and fast this week! BLACKPINK’s highly anticipated new album has arrived, as has Bon Jovi’s new record — despite having to push it back due to COVID-19, and Spice Girl Melanie C has put out a self-titled solo LP.

Still want more? Head below for a list that also includes new records from Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Groove Armada, the Jaded Hearts Club, Jónsi, Roger Waters, YG, and Queen and Adam Lambert.

Aloe Blacc – ‘All Love Everything’ (BMG)

BLACKPINK – ‘The Album’ (YG Entertainment/Interscope)

Bon Jovi – ‘2020’ (Captain Kidd Corp/Island/UMG)

Born Ruffians – ‘Squeeze’ (Yep Roc)

Brent Cobb – ‘Keep ‘Em On They Toes’ (Ol’ Buddy Records/Thirty Tigers)

Corey Taylor – ‘CMFT’ (Roadrunner)

Dawes – ‘Good Luck With Whatever’ (Concord)

Death Valley Girls – ‘Under The Spell Of Joy’ (Suicide Squeeze)

Dolly Parton – ‘A Holly Dolly Christmas’ (12 Tone)

Gabriel Garzón-Montano – ‘Agüita’ (Jagjaguwar)

Groove Armada – ‘Edge Of The Horizon’ (BMG)

The Hunna – ‘I’d Rather Die Than Let You In’ (LMW/Believe)

Jack Henderson – ‘Where’s The Revolution’ (Fretsore Records)

The Jaded Hearts Club – ‘You’ve Always Been Here’ (Helium-3/BMG/Infectious)

Jónsi – ‘Shiver’ (KRUNK)

Lany – ‘Mama’s Boy’ (Universal)

Mariah Carey – ‘The Rarities’ (Columbia)

Marty Wilde – ‘Running Together’ (Pushka/Right Track)

Melanie C – ‘Melanie C’ (Red Girl)

New Order – ‘Power, Corruption, And Lies – Definitive Edition’ (Warner)

The Nude Party – ‘Midnight Manor’ (New West)

Queen and Adam Lambert – ‘Live Around The World’ (Miracle Recordings Ltd/Universal)

Robert Plant – ‘Digging Deep: Subterranea’ (Warner)

Roger Waters – ‘Us + Them’ (Columbia)

Róisín Murphy – ‘Róisín Machine’ (Mickey Murphy’s Daughter/Loaded/BMG)

Shania Twain – ‘The Woman In Me: Super Deluxe Diamond Edition’ (Mercury Nashville)

Sumac – ‘May You Be Held’ (Thrill Jockey)

William Shatner – ‘The Blues’ (Cleopatra)

YG – ‘My 4Hunnid Life’ (Def Jam)

This Week’s New Releases: Deftones, Idles And Public Enemy

September 25 2020September 26 2020 Laura Johnson Leave a comment

The ongoing situation regarding the coronavirus has ramped up this week, but the calibre of new releases is more than high enough to combat the Covid blues.

Deftones have released the follow-up to 2016’s ‘Gore’, Idles’ third LP has arrived, and there’s a new Public Enemy album in the world.

Head below if you fancy some more, including new records from Fleet Foxes, Sad13, Surfer Blood and Machine Gun Kelly.

A Certain Ratio – ‘ACR Loco’ (Mute)

Action Bronson – ‘Only For Dolphins’ (Loma Vista/Concord)

Anna von Hausswolff – ‘All Thoughts Fly’ (Southern Lord)

Bad Boy Chiller Crew – ‘Full Wack No Brakes’ (Bad Boy Chiller Crew/House Anxiety)

Bob Mould – ‘Blue Hearts’ (Merge)

Cayucas – ‘Blue Summer’ (Park The Van)

Deftones – ‘Ohms’ (Reprise)

Dyble Longdon – ‘Between A Breath And A Breath’ (English Electric Recordings)

Fleet Foxes – ‘Shore’ (Anti-)

Hen Ogledd – ‘Free Humans’ (Domino)