12 January 2021
Don’t count shock-rock icon ALICE COOPER out yet. He’ll tell you soon stories
from motor city DETROIT, the town he was born in, almost 73 years ago.
The new Alice LP arrives on 26th February. More info here.
28 December 2020
Band: THE SUICIDE MACHINES (Detroit, US)
Who: Ska punk junks
Album: REVOLUTION SPRING
Released: 27 March 2020
AAAAARGGGHHH…
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THE SUICIDE MACHINES: Facebook
25 December 2020
Artist: JEHNNY BETH
Who: frontwoman of ace band Savages
Album: TO LOVE IS TO LIVE – first solo LP
Released: 12 June 2020
Artwork: The sleeve was conceived after Beth and Tom Hingston, who also
created the cover artwork of Massive Attack’s Mezzanine and Nick Cave’s Push
the Sky Away, met. Beth told him she started doing boxing workouts and that
she was fascinated by some photographs of bodybuilders and that’s how the
idea of the LP’s impressive image came about.
The music…
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BETH: Facebook
Great album covers of 2020…
24 December 2020
Band: FILIBUSTER (Antwerp, Belgium)
Sound: A ragtag collection of classical, avant-garde, jazz,
punk and metal musicians, dedicated to anything that
falls under the common denominator of pretty noise.
Album: FUTURE ANACHRONISMS
Released: 5 May 2020
Artwork: By Sara Vandyck (Antwerp, Belgium). She creates
surreal illustrations and paintings, often experimenting with
different techniques, in which the theme of absurdity prevails.
Eargasms guaranteed…
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21 December 2020
Band: DEEP PURPLE
Active: 1968–1976, 1984–present
Album: WHOOSH! – 21st LP
Released: 7 August 2020
NME said: “‘Whoosh!’ might not sound like it was created
in 2020, but considering the last few months we’ve had,
maybe that’s a good thing.”
Stream here…
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DEEP PURPLE: Facebook
20 December 2020
Band: WAR ON WOMEN
Who: Rip-roaring feminist hardcore punk band
from Baltimore, Maryland formed 10 years ago
Album: WONDERFUL HELL
Released: 30 October 2020
Stereogum wrote: “War On Women put their money
where the giant mouth on their album cover is.”
Stream the screams…
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WAR ON WOMEN: Facebook
19 December 2020
Band: IDLES (Bristol, UK)
Who: Best punk band around right now
Album: ULTRA MONO
Released: 25 September 2020
Go apeshit …
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IDLES: Facebook
17 December 2020
Artist: KING KRULE (London, UK)
Who: Musical project of Archy Marshall who blends
jazz, no wave, post-punk, hip-hop, and a whole host
of other diverse sounds.
Album: MAN ALIVE! – 4th LP
Released: 21 February 2020
NME said: “Marshall’s creativity is
shining for all the world to see.”
Stream here…
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KING KRULE: Facebook
16 December 2020
Band: Metal rebels BRING ME THE HORIZON (Sheffield)
Mini-album: POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR
Released: 30 October 2020
The Independent (UK) said: “A soundtrack for for the end of the world.”
Artwork: Created by the Indonesia-based type foundry and
design by studio Zealab Fonts Division.
Bang your lockdown head here…
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BRING ME THE HORIZON: Facebook
14 December 2020
Band: THE STROKES
Album: THE NEW ABNORMAL
Released: 10 April 2020
Artwork: A 1981 painting, titled ‘Bird on Money‘
by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Stream this top LP…
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THE STROKES: Facebook