Cathi Unsworth’s history of Goth, Season Of The Witch, was a 2023 book of the year. Now there's a companion compilation, Dressed In Black. It’s none more dark, says Robert Plummer. @johnrobb77@NigelCarrUK@louderthanwar@AceRecordsLtd https://t.co/EmjUFIzJT4
Gabi Garbutt’s new album features 10 shimmering songs about the transformative power of love that will stick in your brain with limpet-like persistence. Robert Plummer enjoys the radical chic. https://t.co/03nR7ezgRL @louderthanwar@johnrobb77@NigelCarrUK@wayneacarey1970
One of this year’s best synth-pop albums hails from an unlikely source. Hue And Cry have no track record in electronic music, but their 16th studio album marks a refreshing change of style. https://t.co/cnJfZySF5G @johnrobb77@wayneacarey1970@NigelCarrUK@hueandcry
Invisible System serve up a bumper portion of African flavours mixed with raw Jamaican bass culture. Robert Plummer likes it bubbling hot. https://t.co/XDNzxTe1B1 @johnrobb77@NigelCarrUK@louderthanwar@wayneacarey1970
Power chords and psychotic reactions: there’s a nervous tension at the heart of the Medway, and Dead Star Boys have got it perfectly sussed. @johnrobb77@wayneacarey1970@NigelCarrUK@louderthanwar https://t.co/FVGrq5GVP5
Cult hero Nick Salomon returns with the 27th Bevis Frond album in a 30-year career. Horrorful Heights is crammed with neo-psych rock and insightful songs. https://t.co/8LaMyOAcMO @louderthanwar
Cult hero Nick Salomon returns with the 27th Bevis Frond album in a 30-year career. Horrorful Heights is crammed with neo-psych rock and insightful songs.
https://t.co/8LaMyOAcMO @johnrobb77@NigelCarrUK@wayneacarey1970@firerecordings
Cult hero Nick Salomon returns with the 27th Bevis Frond album in a 30-year career. Horrorful Heights is crammed with neo-psych rock and insightful songs.
https://t.co/8LaMyOAcMO @johnrobb77@NigelCarrUK@wayneacarey1970@firerecordings
Glacial synth-pop inspired by classic 70s art-house movies: that’s New German Cinema - the latest project from Jess Weiss, also active in Brighton band Fear Of Men. https://t.co/nMg9hjU61a @johnrobb77@louderthanwar@NigelCarrUK@wayneacarey1970@fearofmen
Tinariwen’s haunting desert blues has made them a staple for world music fans. But Hoggar, their back-to-the-roots 10th album, surprises with fresh intimacy and a fierce political edge. https://t.co/S4dHXbYImK @johnrobb77@louderthanwar@wayneacarey1970@NigelCarrUK@TINARIWEN
Folk songstress Lucy Kitchen knows what it’s like to be emotionally wounded. But on her third album, she shows her ability to turn sour into sweet.
@johnrobb77@louderthanwar@wayneacarey1970@NigelCarrUK https://t.co/xz1OqFqPlI
Moves to revive the late Terry Hall’s back catalogue continue apace. This time, his third band, the Colourfield, comes under the spotlight with a six-disc retrospective. Robert Plummer enjoys himself. @johnrobb77@louderthanwar@NigelCarrUK@ChrysalisRecs https://t.co/aRV2e4IuTb
Sweary electro-punk veterans Sleaford Mods return with another confrontational take on our woeful zeitgeist - and they have more guest stars than ever before. @johnrobb77@NigelCarrUK@louderthanwar@sleafordmods https://t.co/gPIBSxYone
Veteran indie-rock siblings the Cribs are no longer the new fellas. But their ninth album finds them powering confidently back after five years away. Robert Plummer buys into the vibe. https://t.co/uajAX0dbdM @wayneacarey1970@NigelCarrUK@johnrobb77@louderthanwar@thecribs