Album Reviews
-
The Old 97’s debut album was a lovely, low-key debut. This excellent expanded edition shows that their later style was already very much present. Read more
-
Now that it’s cold outside, let Esquivel and his orchestra warm you up with some sunny, tropical Latin grooves! Read more
-
How well does a 1980s teen pop star’s album hold up nearly three decades later? Read more
-
Zurich was a one-off collaboration featuring Slowdive’s Neil Halstead, and serves as the Rosetta Stone for the band’s misunderstood final album, Pygmalion. Read more
-
Guitarist Kaki King presents a digital collection of covers and rarities, and it serves as both a great introduction to a very talented artist, and an interesting portrait of an artist at work. Read more
-
Glasgow indie-pop band Bis celebrate with this two-disc retrospective, a good case for the band’s greatness, and a taster for a forthcoming reissue campaign. Read more
-
The soundtrack to one of the most unique animated films of the late Twentieth Century gets a reissue, and it’s an essential listen. Read more
-
Cherry Red’s latest in their Original Albums Collection compiles the early work of their flagship band, the unique, unclassifiable Eyeless In Gaza. Read more
-
George Harrison’s final record for Apple Records was a low-key release thanks to the closing of the label, but is quietly one of Harrison’s best albums. Read more
The Recoup 