New album: Breezy, sunny, uplifting, melodically beautiful as well as melancholy songs in this full debut by the Wigan indie band reminiscent of The Smiths and The Coral with that impressive, if familiar, jangly guitar sound that still resonates
Read moreNew albums: Johnny Marr, Sophie, Rolling BlackOuts Coastal Fever, Here Lies Man, Wilko Johnson
The Smiths guitarist brings out his best solo album to date, Scotland’s Sophie creates otherworldly electronica pop, psych pop and rock from two other Australia and the US, plus the former Dr Feelgood guitarist brings pain relief
Read moreNew albums: The The, John Carpenter, Wu-Tang Clan, Destroyer, Lucinda Williams, The White Stripes, The Smiths
Something of a throwback week of new and old: releases from The The, Destroyer and Wu-Tang Clan, plus compilations and box sets of The White Stripes John Peel sessions, John Carpenter film music and a Smiths classic
Read moreExclusive: The Smiths and David Bowie new vinyl releases!
Exciting news for vinyl collectors and fans of David Bowie and The Smiths: a gold, limited edition of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars, and a first 12in and picture disc of The Queen Is Dead
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