Pennyblackmusic Presents: Johny Brown (Band of Holy Joy) - With Hector Gannet and Andy Thompson @The Water Rats, London, Saturday 25, May, 2024
Loves
True Love: The Most of The Loves
Overdue detailed retrospective of The Loves’ 11-year career from 2000-2011 over three dozen tracks.
Rain Parade
Last Rays of a Dying Sun
One of the best original Paisley Underground bands, The Rain Parade, is finally back with a tremendous new album after 38 years
Bob Bradshaw
The Art of Feeling Blue
Cinematic and consistently inventive tenth album from Boston-based Irish singer-songwriter Bob Bradshaw
Ballet
Daddy Issues
Danceable synth-pop, indie pop and decadent themes on self-described New York 'gay nerd band' duo The Ballet
Dot Dash
Madman in the Rain
Washington, D.C.'s Dot Dash channel expertly crafted early New Wave and power pop on seventh album.
David Lance Callahan
English Primitive II
David Lance Callahan’s ‘English Primitive II’ is more a darker companion piece than a follow-up to its predecessor
Keiron Phelan and Peace Signs
Bubblegum Boogie
High baroque pop, 70's nostalgia, and emotional equilibrium against all odds on Keiron Phelan and Peace Signs' third album
Dave Edwards
Many Rivers
Patchy retrospective of four decades worth of work from East End guitarist and singer-songwriter Dave Edwards
Simon Love
Love, Sex and Death Etc
Simon Love’s first album in four years is pop magnificence that takes on all the major topics of life
David Lance Callahan
English Primitive 1
The legendary Wolfhounds frontman David Lance Callahan may be an anti-hero but 'English Primitive I' proves he is a national treasure
Sun Atoms
Let There Be Light
Enjoyable dreamy, visionary psych-rock on Sun Atoms’ debut album.
Livesays
Not What I Bargained For
Unpretentious, straightforward rock from veteran American musicians The Livesays on their fifth album
Various
V4Velindre
Worthwhile and impeccably chosen 50-track mixtape to raise money for Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff.
Peter Hall
Light the Stars
Finely polished baroque pop fighting to remain positive in the face of life’s difficulties on Peter Hall’s debut album
Plenty
Enough
Fascinating but overwhelming collection of new and historical material from 1980’s Liverpool post-punk art rock group Plenty
Mr Diagonal
North Pacific
Curious multi-genre album about escapism from Robinson Crusoe one-man show Mr. Diagonal
Tvfordogs
I Only Wanted to Make You Cry
tvfordogs’ fifth album is a thrillride of educated, articulate, and edgy glam rock
One Thousand Motels
Get In Where You Fit In
Rat Scabies’ and Christ Constantinou’s second album from their One Thousand Motels project conjures up classic Delta blues, gospel, and R&B
Conrad Clipper
Herons' Book oF Dreams
Anonymous German composer Conrad Clipper’s second album is full of wistful piano instrumentals
Birdpen
All Function One
Haunting sixth album from Birdpen is a protest against technology’s stranglehold on our lives and society
Damn Vandals
You Me the Devil and the Sunshine
A year’s worth of pent-up energy and emotion blasts through Damn Vandals' new album with one banger after another
Randolph’s Leap
Spirit Level
Scottish folk-pop collective Randolph's Leap’s new album is full of catchy melodies and sunny skies
Rossall
Last Glam in Town
John Rossall releases a solo album of emergency glam rock designed to cheer up the entire clobbered planet
Penny Rimbaud
Arthur Rimbaud in Verdun
Crass founder, activist, and multimedia artist Penny Rimbaud envisions fighting in the Battle of Verdun with poet Arthur Rimbaud by his side
Keiron Phelan and Peace Signs
Hobby Jingo
Multi-instrumentalist Keiron Phelan’s second Peace Signs album is a breezy, reflective collection of classic grown-up pop
Peter Hall
There’s Something Wrong With Everyone
Breathtakingly impressive debut EP from singer-songwriter Peter Hall
Cunning Folk
A Casual Invocation
Cunning Folk’s latest album is part prog rock-cosmic acid folk, part pagan sacred music
Michael McDermott
What In The World
Fabulous latest album from Chicago indie singer-songwriter Michael McDermott who has taken advantage of the recent lockdown to create a introspective collection of gorgeous new songs
Barringtone
Bonanza Plan
Angular art rock on excellent debut album from Barringtone which proves to be an immediate classic
Percy
Seaside Donkeys
Yorkshire-based post-punk act Percy are back with a full-throttle discordant collection of scenes from real life which is ugly, beautiful, funny, and frightening.
Kidsmoke
A Vision in the Dark
Beautiful dream pop on long-awaited debut album from critically acclaimed and melodic Welsh indie/shoegaze outfit Kidsmoke
Various
Surrender to the Rhythm: The London Pub Rock Scene of the 70s
Excellent and exhaustive Cherry Red box set celebrates the under-rated era of ‘70s UK pub rock
Squire
September Gurls
Expanded edition of Squire’s 1984 classic mini-album 'September Gurls' is timeless power pop
Pedaljets
Twist the Lens
Kansas City’s reunited beloved indie rockers Pedaljets return with a well=crafted and energetic third album
Squire
Get Ready To Go
Energetic new compilation from mod revivalists Squire traces the evolution of the band from punk to mod in 1977-78
Various
A Slight Disturbance In My Mind
Cherry Red’s new compilation of the UK experimental pop of 1966 that blossomed into psychedelia shows how diverse the style really was
Moods
Strong
Hopeful and upbeat latest single from Manchester-based indie group the Moods
Red River Dialect
Abundance Welcoming Ghosts
Folk-rock Red River Dialect’s debut on Paradise of Bachelors is soulful and transcendent
GospelbeacH
Let It Burn
Shimmering Southern Californian classic rock on long-awaited latest album from GospelbeacH
Matthew Frederick
Hay-On-Wye
Summery second single off his forthcoming and eagerly awaited solo album from Climbing Trees’ Matthew Frederick
Massy Ferguson
Great Divides
Classic American roots rock on firth album from Pacific Northwest country outfit Massy Ferguson
Hank Marvin
Gold
Shadows guitarist Hank Marvin’s fifty years of solo work is captured on a new three-CD collection
Matthew Frederick
Tell Me
Emotionally melancholy yet cheerful new single from Climbing Trees frontman Matthew Frederick, which promises much for upcoming second solo album
Stray Cats
40
Rockabilly pioneers the Stray Cats return with new material to celebrate their 40th anniversary
Ulysses
On Safari
Bath’s ace glam-rockers Ulysses offer towering sound and non-stop delight on their latest album
Cowboy Flying Saucer
Travel Lodge
Cosmic rhythm-heavy mix of psych, ambient, techno and other styles with mysterious storylines on second album from Cowboy Flying Saucer
Brainiac 5
Back to Shore
Eclectic new thematic album from Cornwall’s Brainiac 5 is filled with literary psych-prog rock and jam band exploration
Vegabonds
V
First-rate fifth album from Nashville-based country rock outfit the Vegabonds that elevates them to among the very best of New South Rock
Whoa Melodic
Whoa Melodic
Welcome dose of upbeat jangle pop on the first full album from singer-songwriter Michael Wood’s project Whoa Melodic
Malcolm Holcombe
Come Hell Or High Water
Beautiful country-folk album from singer-songwriter Malcolm Holcombe that reflects upon his southern roots and the importance of meaningful work, community, love, and family
She Drew the Gun
Revolution of Mind
First-rate new album from Liverpool band She Drew the Gun which is a whirlwind of Louisa Roach's incendiary, political pop-psych and spoken word
Keiron Phelan
Peace Signs
Debut solo album from London-based songwriter and composer Keiron Phelan which is full of delightful relaxed psych pop and elegant character sketches
Schizo Fun Addict
A Shoegaze Bossa Nova
Intriguing new album from Schizo Fun Addict which fuses shoegaze with retro Brazilian music
Sharks
Ready Set Go
Versatile second album in two years from reformed, still underrated pre-punk supergroup Sharks
Hanterhir
The Saving of Cadan
Ambitious double CD and concept album from prog rock band Hanterhir half sung in their native Cornish
Simon Love
Sincerely, S. Love x
Irreverent and offbeat but excellent indie pop on second solo album from former Loves front man Simon Love
Burning Ferns
Public Mono
Second album from Burning Ferns proves to be precisely what 60's pop fans have needed for a very long time.
SLUG
HiggledyPiggledy
New sophomore solo release from SLUG, aka Field Music’s Ian Black, proves to be a wonderfully disjointed Dadaist ride
Jaguwar
Ringthing
Dresden-based Jaguwar’s debut album, described by the band as 'noise and detail', is destined to become a shoegaze favourite
Yellow Melodies
Life
Spanish indie power pop band The Yellow Melodies’ eighth album is a cheery, sunny collection declaring their love of things pop