Hooton Tennis Club – Big Box Of Chocolates
Big Box Of Chocolates is a tasty second album by the Club that retains all the colour and invention of Highest Point In Cliff Town but adds richer instrumentation and lyrics that hint at nihilism and the ‘non-spaces’ of Northern England, all delivered in the band’s typically laconic, bittersweet style. Described by their record company as aMerseybeat Murakami!
Hooton Tennis Club - Katy Anne Bellis
Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
Three albums in six years is a good haul for any musician but for an 82-year-old to have such a late flourish is exceptional. You know what to expect!
Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
Lazarus – Original Cast Recording
Created by David Bowie and Enda Walsh, and inspired by the novel, The Man Who Fell To Earth, this cast recording of Lazarus runs through a chunk of Bowie's best material, but the main interest will be in the three songs by the great man tagged on, which are unreleased tracks from the Blackstar sessions.
Michael C Hall – Lazarus
American Football – American Football
Sixteen years since the release of their influential debut album, and they're back. This track takes a little while to open up, let's hope the rest delivers on their early promise.
American Football – I've Been Lost For So Long
Agnes Obel – Citizen Of Glass
Obel experiments with her multi-layered vocals in inventive new ways (including a male robot version of herself) on her keenly anticipated follow-up to Aventine. The Dane also incorporates a number of unusual instruments, such as the Trautonium (an extremely rare instrument that possesses a glistening, glass-like sound), alongside vibraphone, cembalo and cellos.
Agnes Obel - Familiar
This week's selection is by Michael Moloney, aka llamalpaca from the vinyl-only record and design store, Chameleon.
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