Genre > Rock > Alt & Grunge

Sarah Blasko writes songs that strike with rare immediacy, clarity and purpose. Melodies beguilingly simple, lyrics honest and direct. Music steeped in atmosphere and mood. On the cusp of releasing her sixth studio album 'Depth of Field', Blasko has reached rarefied status. From the now-classic debut 'The Overture & The Underscore' (2004) through to the stunning synth-laden 'Eternal Return' (2015), her five-album run of genre-defining indie-rock and artpop is unparalleled.

World’s Strongest Man is the magnificent 3rd solo album by Gaz Coombes. Inspired by Grayson Perry’s the Descent of Man, Frank Ocean’s Blonde, California weed, British woodlands, unchecked masculinity, Neu! & hip hop, it’s a truly remarkable collection of 11 deeply personal songs set to expansive, addictive melody. Like 2015’s Matador, this album was written, recorded & produced by Gaz at his home studio & Oxford’s Courtyard Studios with co-production from long-time studio partner Ian Davenport.

Australia’s Pond was conceived by two members of Tame Impala’s touring band. Their new album, Man It Feels Like Space Again lives up to the inherent wonder in its title, a sweeping collection of warm, warped psychedelic gems. It brings to mind the work of The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, mid-‘70s Lennon, MGMT, Todd Rundgren, Supergrass and any number of other genre-hopping sonic/space-explorers.

In its 45 minutes, the album covers an extraordinary amount of ground. Opener ‘Waiting Around For Grace’ sounds like an FM pop hit beamed in from a nearby planet, all wonky propulsion and giddy hooks - the perfect opening blast. Lead single, ‘Elvis’ Flaming Star’ stomps like a ‘70s glam band coached by Bowie, before collapsing into and out of a mid-tune daydream.

Instrumentals, imagined soundtracks and cut and paste experimentation sets a bracing, perception-shattering course for Who Built The Moon?, the keenly anticipated, WORLD TOUR-triggering third album from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Produced by David Holmes and featuring guest appearances from Paul Weller and Johny Marr!

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Rock n Roll Consciousness is a new and exhilarating chapter for Thurston Moore, and promises to be a creative highpoint for anyone interested in his legacy of avant-garde music and writing, as strong a statement as anything he has recorded these last three decades - serious and precocious and strangely accessible.

Self-produced by the band, and mixed by the legendary Alan Moulder, the new release showcases the evolution of the trio’s sound and musicianship. The commanding guitar and lead vocals of Ritzy Bryan coupled with bassist Rhydian Davies and the stalwart stylings of drummer Matt Thomas perfectly align on the band’s latest endeavor.