The Fleshtones Get Back in the Garage for ‘Face of the Screaming Werewolf’
Face of the Screaming Werewolf is more fuzz-toned fun from the Fleshtones, a group that have managed to ignore any significant musical trends since Altamont.
Ian Rushbury
It's all my big brother's fault. If he hadn't played me Abbey Road a thousand years ago, I'd have turned out normal. Being a bassist, writer, and music geek is huge fun though. And the hours are great. Favourite Beatle: still Paul.
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How the Church Broke the Mold With ‘Of Skins and Heart’ 40 Years Ago
The Church’s Of Skins and Heart carved out a unique place in popular music from an unlikely location (and from the most unlikely set of influences).
It’s 1981. I’m Hip. I’m British. But What Am I Dancing To? ‘Shake the Foundations’ Will Tell You
Cherry Red’s Shake the Foundations: Militant Funk and the Post-Punk Dancefloor 1978-1984 is a beginner’s guide to pre-millennial, UK cool.
Luke Haines ‘Setting the Dogs on the Post-Punk Postman’
You get all the good stuff on Luke Haines’ Setting the Dogs on the Post-Punk Postman: oblique references, great tunes, and lyrics often laugh-out-loud funny.
10cc’s Kevin Godley on Crowdsourcing and Going Solo After All These Years
Having long moved on from his days in 10cc, Kevin Godley took decades to unleash a solo record. He solicited songs from random people and tells us how he's in good contact with Gotye and how he can't stand happy music.
Paul McCartney Goes Back to the Home Studio for ‘McCartney III’
Pop's premiere one-man-band Paul McCartney makes the ultimate lockdown album in McCartney II.
Buzzcocks Beat the Bootleggers with ‘Late for the Train’
Buzzcocks' Late for the Train features concert recordings and radio sessions from the second age of punk rock's most resilient romantics.
Yo La Tengo Leaf Through Their Back Pages on ‘Sleepless Night’
Do six disparate pieces, culled from the dusty corners of Yo La Tengo's career make a satisfying whole?
Steve Wynn Cracks Open the Archive with ‘Decade’
The man behind the Dream Syndicate and Miracle 3 reflects on his wild solo career with a definitive box set. But not even that can match the stories Steve Wynn has to tell.
Travis Sound Exactly Like Travis on ’10 Songs’
For their ninth album, 10 Songs, Scotland's Travis go back to basics.
Bob Mould Goes Back to the 1980s for the Sound of ‘Blue Hearts’
This year looks a lot like 1984 to Bob Mould and he is most definitely, not happy. Not happy at all. His guitar sounds like it's on fire.
The Avett Brothers Go Back-to-Basics with ‘The Third Gleam’
For their latest EP, The Third Gleam, the Avett Brothers leave everything behind but their songs and a couple of acoustic guitars, a bass, and a banjo.