LL COOL J makes monumental comeback with rap legends & iconic rhymes
The first LL Cool J album in a decade, The FORCE could turn out to be the most talked about and monumental rap release this year.
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JUST ABOUT COPING: real-life insight into the world of therapy by DR. NATALIE CAWLEY
Just About Coping covers Natalie Cawley's time as a trainee therapist undergoing therapy herself, making for an emotional rollercoaster of laughter and tears.
HIFI SEAN & DAVID MCALMONT team for soulful, energetic soundtrack for the end of summer
Hifi Sean & David McAlmont’s Daylight delivers soulful vocals and punchy beats, perfect for closing out the summer with style.
MARK LANEGAN BAND release haunting anniversary tribute album that deepens the legacy
Mark Lanegan’s estate and Beggars Arkive have released Bubblegum XX, a 20th anniversary reissue of Lanegan’s 2004 album that makes the original even greater.
HOUSE GOSPEL CHOIR deliver a feel-good slab of spiritualism on LOVE IS THE MESSAGE
House Gospel Choir deliver a feel good, gospel-fuelled spiritual slab of vinyl with house leanings in Love Is The Message.
ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK: a magnum crime opus of Steinbeck proportions
Chris Whitaker’s writing in All The Colours Of The Dark combines Dennis Lehane’s grit and the human rawness of top-tier Steinbeck.
HUMANIST: Rob Marshall embraces vulnerability & light on latest album
On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World has a more defined sound than Humanist's last album, one which lets in light and highlights vulnerability in these songs’ themes.
THE LONG WATER: chilly Norwegian suspense that never loosens its grip
Following 2023’s The Beasts Of Paris, a heavyweight slab of historical fiction, Stef Penney returns to a cold climate with new novel The Long Water.
OUR COUNTRY IN CRISIS: KWAJO TWENEBOA’s urgent call for housing reform in the UK
Our Country In Crisis is a wake-up call that every council leader and MP should read, digest and use as a template for long-overdue change.
HOT CHIP’s JOE GODDARD perfects diverse dance sounds on HARMONICS
Joe Goddard's Harmonics, mixes Chicago house, Detroit techno, and electropop for a diverse and compelling album experience.
New Romantic pioneer RUSTY EGAN turns his early 80s club night Blitz into a box set
Rusty Egan's box set Blitzed! successfully captures a moment in time when postpunk was on the cusp of giving way to New Romanticism.
UK style mag doyen DYLAN JONES spills his life story in THESE FOOLISH THINGS
These Foolish Things details shifts in youth and club culture, music and fashion, with opinion and observations on the musicians, politicians and celebrities Dylan Jones has crossed paths with.