Below is a list of all Pop & Rock titles released in the last 120 days.
Various Artists
Sonic [ Frenzy / CD - released 16/Feb/2024 ] Wellington, Circa 1971-72. For just over a year Sonic label and studio owner Alan Dunnage and record producer Ed Morris aka O'Strange became a magnet for the Wellington and lower North Island Underground music scene. The label's output was small and... |
Sugar Minott
One Step Ahead (7") [ Daptone / 7in - released 8/Dec/2023 ] Daptone Records is proud to present the latest offering from producer extraordinaire, Victor Axelrod. Initially voiced over a midi demo at Axelrodʼs Donʼt Trip Studio, "One Step Ahead" is one of the last recordings made during Sugar Minottʼs... |
21 Savage
American Dream [ Epic / CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] Nearly six years after his last solo release, 21 Savage returns with the long-awaited new studio album, american dream. Debuting on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #1 for two weeks in a row, the set continues in the rappers stone faced trap... |
Adrianne Lenker
Bright Future [ 4AD / CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] Bright Future marks Lenker's first album since 2020's songs & instrumentals, and features co-production from Philip Weinrobe, alongside contributions from Nick Hakim, Mat Davidson, and Josefin Runsteen. Following the previously released single... |
Ben E. King / The Drifters
Ben E. King / The Drifters: Five Classic Albums (Spanish Harlem / Don't Play That Song / Sings For Soulful Lovers / Rockin' & Driftin' / Save The Last [ Avid / 2 CD - released 8/Mar/2024 ] AVID Pop presents the latest release in our Five Classic Albums series with a remastered 2CD release from Ben E King & The Drifters complete with original artwork, liner notes, personnel details. |
Big Thief
Masterpiece [ 4AD / CD - released 8/Dec/2023 ] The 2016 debut album containing much-loved songs 'Paul', 'Real Love' and title track 'Masterpiece' is remastered and reissued. Masterpiece, Big Thief's debut album, is filled with characters and visceral narratives, songs that pivot in the space... |
Bleachers
Bleachers [ Dirty Hit / CD - released 8/Mar/2024 ] There's a rich depth to the band's sound on 'Bleachers' laid out in bright, soulful technicolour. The album is frontman Antonoff's distinctly New Jersey take on the bizarre sensory contradictions of modern life, on his position in culture, and the... |
Blind Channel
Exit Emotions [ Century Media / CD - released 1/Mar/2024 ] Be warned, Eurovision isn't the crux of BLIND CHANNEL's story. Furiously fighting their way into the worldwide mainstream, the six-piece have always been embracing their influences, from nu-metal iconoclasts to pop and hip-hop behemoths, it's all a... |
Borknagar
Fall [ Century Media / CD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] Norway's pioneers of avantgarde/progressive Black Metal BORKNAGAR return with their monumental 12th studio album entitled "Fall", which includes 8 majestic tracks across 54 epic minutes of playing time, once again brilliantly mixed by Jens Bogren /... |
Dartz
Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One [ Flying Nun / CD - released 1/Mar/2024 ] The DDTBACO album on CD, for when you're hittin' the road in your late '90s / early noughties vehicle. |
Delaney Davidson
Out Of My Head [ Rough Diamond / Southbound / CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] Delaney Davidson's 10th solo studio album is co-produced by Mark Perkins (Merk) - Merk brings his own luscious synth atmospheres to Davidson songs, giving a cinematic and deluxe feel to the album. Guest appearances from Marlon Williams (Drive Me... |
Dry Cleaning
Boundary Road Snacks And Drinks + Sweet Princess EP [ 4AD / CD - released 8/Mar/2024 ] Following two critically acclaimed John Parish-produced studio albums - New Long Leg (2021) and Stumpwork (2022) - South London's Dry Cleaning take a moment to reflect on their journey and pay homage to their roots with the release of their first two... |
Erika De Casier
Still [ 4AD / CD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] The 33-year-old Danish singer, songwriter and producer built a cult following with her 2019 debut album Essentials, and built on that "cult" designation with 2021's Sensational, her first for 4AD. Since then, she's performed at some of the biggest... |
Future Islands
People Who Aren't There Anymore [ 4AD / CD - released 26/Jan/2024 ] The seventh album from the band - Samuel T. Herring (vocals, lyrics), William Cashion (bass, guitars), Gerrit Welmers (keyboards, programming), and Michael Lowry (drums) - follows 2020's As Long As You Are. People Who Aren't There Anymore heralds a... |
Ghøstkid
Hollywood Suicide [ Century Media / CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] "The biggest problem that art has nowadays is that it doesn't hurt anymore," says GHØSTKID vocalist and agent provocateur Sebastian "Sushi" Biesler. "Especially here in Germany, people are so afraid to push boundaries. To make art that makes you... |
Gossip
Real Power [ Columbia / CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] Portland pop/indie-rock trio Gossip returns with Real Power, their first album in 14 years. The album marks a reunion with acclaimed producer Rick Rubin, who helmed the band's pivotal 2009 album Music For Men. Rubin coaxed the band started... |
Gruff Rhys
Sadness Sets Me Free [ Rough Trade / CD - released 26/Jan/2024 ] Sadness Sets Me Free, the new album from Gruff Rhys. Incredibly, this will be the 25th album of his career (individually, collaboratively and as a member of various bands) that has spanned 35 years. And so it was that Gruff and his band - Osian... |
Helado Negro
Phasor [ 4AD / CD - released 9/Feb/2024 ] The eighth full-length album in Helado Negro's catalogue follows his critically acclaimed 2021 album Far In. Some of the seeds for PHASOR were planted in 2019 on Lange's 39th birthday after a 5-hour visit to Salvatore Matirano's SAL MAR machine at... |
Hideous Divinity
Unextinct [ Century Media / CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] Hideous Divinity's latest album is a profound exploration of existential paradoxes and cosmic fear. The tracks weave a narrative tapestry of technical death metal, where the divine horror of numinous life intersects with humanity's futile... |
Il Volo
Ad Astra [ Sony Classical / CD - released 29/Mar/2024 ] AD ASTRA is the title of the new IL VOLO album, the first composed entirely of unreleased songs. A sound journey with an international flavor through eleven tracks, which arrives after participation in the 74th Sanremo Festival with Capolavoro,... |