The following Pop & Rock titles are due for release / re-release in the near future.
The Smile
Don't Get Me Started / Instant Psalm Remixes 12" [ XL Recordings / 12in - due 28/Mar/2025 ] The Smile celebrate a brilliant past 12 months with two excellent new remixes from friends and collaborators for tracks from their critically acclaimed third album 'Cutouts'. |
Various Artists
Deep Rooted (Compiled And Mixed By Atjazz) (LP) [ Foliage Records / 12in - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Deep Rooted is all about diving deep into the essence of music, uncovering soulful and timeless treasures that resonate with the heart and soul of house music lovers. For our ninth instalment, we are thrilled to welcome the legendary Atjazz as... |
Eddie Parker
I'm Gone / Crying Clown (7") [ Awake Records / Ace Records / 7in - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Regarded as the epitome of Northern Soul by many aficionados, 'I'm Gone', by Detroit's Eddie Parker, captures the adrenalin and anger of a busted relationship and he tells of his determination to start again - elsewhere. The pulsating rhythm matches... |
Hank Jacobs
Elijah Rockin' With Soul / East Side (7") [ Call Me Records / Ace Records / 7in - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Hank Jacobs was an accomplished West coast keyboard player who had an instrumental hit with 'So Far Away' in 1964. He became a Los Angeles session man who worked on many recording sessions with arranger Arthur Wright with whom he had four releases on... |
Jon Lucien
Search For The Inner Self / We've Got Love (7") [ Kent Dance / Ace Records / 7in - due 28/Mar/2025 ] 'Search For The Inner Self', Jon Lucien's 1971 ethereal, soul masterpiece has gained admirers costantly since its 1971 release. The Beau Ray Fleming production, ingeniously arranged by Horace Ott in New York, kick-started a successful career of... |
The Devonnes
(You'd Better) Straighten Up And Fly Right / Doin' The Gittin' Up (7") [ Kent Dance / Ace Records / 7in - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Songwriter / producer Larry Banks worked a lot with girl groups in the late 60s, particularly for GWP productions. The Geminis and Exciters tracks he produced were issued on the RCA imprint… but the equally good Devonnes recordings failed to make it... |
Larry Atkins
Ain't That Love Enough / Lighten Up (7") [ Romark Records / Ace Records / 7in - due 28/Mar/2025 ] The stomping intro to Larry Atkins' 'Ain't That Love Enough' leads into an excellent soul song by R&B stalwart Kent Harris. Hs mid-60s soul productions were as good as they come. The pairing repeated the formula on 'Lighten Up' a backing track... |
Terry Callier
I Don't Want To See Myself (Without You) (7") [ Acid Jazz / 7in - due 28/Mar/2025 ] The rediscovery of Terry Callier is of the high points of in the history of Acid Jazz Records, who present the reissue of the 7" version of the song that started it all - 'I Don't Want To See Myself (Without You)'. A true classic of the modern soul... |
Bon Iver
SABLE, fABLE (Cassette) [ Jagjaguwar / Cassette - due 11/Apr/2025 ] CASSETTE Bon Iver returns with their first full album since 2019, SABLE, fABLE. Bon Iver's three-song collection SABLE, was a prologue mired in darkness, a controlled burn clearing the way for new possibilities. fABLE is the book that follows.... |
Alien Weaponry
Te Rā [ Napalm Records / CD - due 28/Mar/2025 ] On Te Rā, Alien Weaponry's third album and heaviest offering to date, the band expand on their hallmark messages of resilience with refreshed technical skill from the whole band, producing a gnashing blend of groove, nu, math and thrash... |
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Arcadia [ Down The Road / CD - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Fourteen years on from Paper Airplane, Alison Krauss and Union Station present their new album, their first with new new guitarist/mandolinist/co-lead vocalist Russell Moore. Arcadia is a collection of ten songs that "transcend time, reveal... |
Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland
After The Last Sky [ ECM / CD - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Eight years after Blue Maqams, Anouar Brahem returns with a poignant project, titled after a line of verse by poet Mahmoud Darwish, which asks "Where should the birds fly, after the last sky?" Graceful chamber pieces for oud, cello, piano and bass... |
Arch Enemy
Blood Dynasty [ Century Media / CD - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Arch Enemy's 12th studio album, Blood Dynasty, is a fierce and unrelenting masterpiece, showcasing some of the band's heaviest and most dynamic work to date. Leading with the vicious title track, this album is a high-energy assault that captures the... |
Black Country, New Road
Forever Howlong [ Ninja Tune / CD - due 4/Apr/2025 ] Black Country, New Road return with the announcement of their new album, Forever Howlong, coming April 4th on Ninja Tune. Forever Howlong is their first studio release since 2022's UK #3 album Ants From Up There, which gave the band their second Top... |
Bon Iver
SABLE, fABLE [ Jagjaguwar / CD - due 11/Apr/2025 ] Eco CD containing a full-colour 16-page booklet Bon Iver returns with their first full album since 2019, SABLE, fABLE. Bon Iver's three-song collection SABLE, was a prologue mired in darkness, a controlled burn clearing the way for new... |
Bria Salmena
Big Dog [ Sub Pop / CD - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Bria Salmena's debut solo album Big Dog chronicles a story of transformation-a deeply personal exploration of resilience and a declaration of artistic independence forged through collaboration. Long celebrated as the frontwoman of Canadian post-punk... |
Car Seat Headrest
The Scholars [ Matador / CD - due 2/May/2025 ] Car Seat Headrest returns with The Scholars, a modern masterpiece that finds the celebrated quartet returning to the energetic, anthemic rock sound of their earliest records but expanded in both scope and concept. Inspired by the '70's rock operas... |
Chaos In The CBD
A Deeper Life [ CD - due 9/May/2025 ] A Deeper Life, Chaos In The CBD's debut album over 10 years in the making, is nostalgic for the duo's nature-flled youth, exploring the magical coastline and lush rainforest of New Zealand. "The title refers to our childhood, which was... |
Chase Atlantic
LOST IN HEAVEN [ Fearless / CD - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Globally acclaimed genre-bending band CHASE ATLANTIC have unleashed their fourth studio album, LOST IN HEAVEN, via Fearless Records. Known for their unpredictable fusion of pop, rock, and R&B, the band continues to push creative boundaries while... |
Coke
Coke [ Mr Bongo / CD - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Superb Latin funk and rock-tinged soul from 1972 by Miami's Coke. Originally released on Sound Triangle Records. · Includes the sensational 'Na Na', recently featured on the soundtrack to the Netflix drama 'Griselda', the jazz-rock 'Got To Touch... |