New album: A golden late period by The Only Ones frontman continues with this third solo album, and having famously survived addictions, it muses on morbidity and other themes with a droll brilliance, aided guests including Johnny Marr, Bobby Gillespie, and Carlos O’Connell of Fontaines DC
Read moreAldous Harding to Richard Dawson to Michael Kiwanuka: favourite albums of 2019 – part 1
The first part of our selection of the pick of albums from 2019 by Song Bar readers and the Landlord editor, in alphabetical order by title, not a ‘best of’ or countdown. The second part is here.
Read moreNew albums: Peter Perrett, The Divine Comedy, Vanishing Twin, Wovoka Gentle, Mattiel, Aurora, Pixx, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Plaid, Younghusband
A second great solo album by the former The Only Ones frontman, bright, witty work by The Divine Comedy, and outstanding innovation from Wovoka Gentle, Pixx, Mattiel and more make up this week’s roundup of releases
Read moreNew album releases: Beach House, Penguin Cafe & Cornelius, Peter Perrett, Jad Fair, Tenniscoats, Floating Points, King Gizzard and more
This week's selection guarantees taking you to new musical places: Beach House, Penguin Cafe & Cornelius, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Jad Fair, Tenniscoats & Norman Blake, Floating Points and a reissue from Anne Briggs
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