ALISON COTTON’s first concept album ENGELCHEN weaves an undulating gothic tapestry
Alison Cotton's first concept album Englechen focusses on the story of two German sisters who helped Jewish citizens escape persecution in the 30s.
Alison Cotton's first concept album Englechen focusses on the story of two German sisters who helped Jewish citizens escape persecution in the 30s.
The Black Crowe's nucleus, the Robinson brothers, have certainly got something worth saying after all this time with Happiness Bastards.
A largely unexceptional instalment to The Dandy Warhol's catalogue, Rockmaker is peppered with only the occasional memorable hook.
Future pop royalty Caity Baser returns with Still Learning, an unapologetically transparent, addictive and zero-skip mixtape of relatable bops.
Eight albums in, Norah Jones shows no signs of having driven down a creative cul-de-sac with her latest, Visions.
From the first step onto Clwb Ifor Bach’s stage, Fort Hope bring palpable charm and style, commanding the room by feeding the doting crowd relentless rock energy.
You will struggle to find a more comprehensive and accessible introduction to the history of the opium trade than Amitav Ghosh’s Smoke And Ashes.
Jessi Jezewska Stevens’ stories in Ghost Pains are subtle, literary and dizzying, picking you up and then setting you down somewhere slightly different.
Canadian band Mother Mother brought their heavy yet mellow vibes to the Welsh capital, selling out Cardiff Students Union’s Great Hall room.
An intense coming-of-age story, novel Blessings is a thought-provoking debut from Chukwuebuka Ibeh.
Revolutionary Acts rightly deserves its recognition, weaving together an intergenerational journey through a part of British history rarely afforded attention.
Pembrokeshire and Gwynedd Myths & Legends has an attention-grabbing opening but that standard is not quite met throughout.
That Gong and Ozric Tentacles can do what they do on a miserable night live in Cardiff is testament to their formidable lysergic powers.
Listen to Sheer Mag's Playing Favorites if you want to spend time wrapped up in a cozy musical blanket.
Taylor Swift-producing whizz Jack Antonoff's band Bleachers release their third self-titled album, and nobody sounds quite like them.
Shakespeare’s timeless tale of doomed young lovers is transported from 14th-century Italy to the steaming tropics of 1950’s Verona Island in Valerie Martin’s Mrs Gulliver.
Joined by two master percussionists, Leicester-born Roopa Panesar brings her sublime gift to the Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama’s Dora Stoutzker Hall.
Britten's opera adaptation of Thomas Mann's controversial Death In Venice gets a marvelous mounting by WNO, with help from NoFit State circus.
While the British weather may always fail us, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band's BRSB is nothing short of a ray of sonic sunshine.
Arguably Pulp's magnum opus, This Is Hardcore gets literary insight from the band's PR agent Jane Savidge, as part of Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 series.
It Lasts Forever And Then It’s Over – a strange, haunting novel by Anne de Marcken, whose acerbic voice breathes new life into the fictional possibilities of the undead.
There’s no disputing that The Collective is a challenging listen, but while Kim Gordon's ex-husband dwells on the past, Gordon has her sights forwards.
Judas Priest have thrown a few curveballs but don’t typically do red herrings: any given LP, Invincible Shield being their 19th, ensnares a sound and nails it.
Set in the Nigerian capital city of the title, The Lagos Wife is an atmospheric, elegant debut novel by Vanessa Walters.