Nick Dent-Robinson - Reviews


Wings

Wings - Venus and Mars

Impressive 50th anniversary reissue of Wings’ under-rated 1974 album


Tate McRae

Tate McRae - So Close to What




Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega - Flying With Angels

Outstanding first album in nine years from Suzanne Vega which breaks new ground


Waterboys

Waterboys - Life, Death and Dennis Hopper

Ambitious conceptual album from The Waterboys about Hollywood hell-raiser and mega-star Dennis Hopper


Bryan Ferry and Amelia Barrett

Bryan Ferry and Amelia Barrett - Loose Talk

Intriguing new album from Bryan Ferry which finds him collaborating with performance artist, writer and painter Amelia Barrett


Kele

Kele - The Singing Winds, pt, 3

Imaginative third of four planned solo albums inspired by the elements from Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke


Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2024

Inspired blend of nostalgia and reinvention on new 3 CD/4 LP live album from Bryan Adams


Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr - Look Up

Stylish and impressive set of country-inspired songs on new LP from Ringo Starr, which proves to be his best album in years


Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue - Tension II

Companion piece to last year's ‘Tension’from Kylie which takes her back deep into the sounds of clubland


Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson - Last Leaf On The Tree

Enjoyable classic rock covers on remarkable 153rd album from 91-year old country veternn Willie Nelsons


Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet

Bright, breezy pop on commercial fourth album from Sabrina Carpenter


Bill Wyman

Bill Wyman - Drive My Car

Affectionate and distinctive but low-key covers collection and first solo album in nine years from former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman


Deep Purple

Deep Purple - =1

Remarkable 23rd album from seminal heavy rock outfit Deep Purple


Jules Winchester

Jules Winchester - The Journey

Exceptional digital sixth solo album from Sussex-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jules Winchester, upon which she has collaborated with Groovy Uncle's Glenn Prangnall


Groovy Uncle

Groovy Uncle - Making Excuses

Latest album from the under-rated Groovy Uncle proves to be one of the entertaining of the year


Richard Hawley

Richard Hawley - In This City You Call Love

Elegiac and balladic latest album from Sheffield-based singer-songwriter Richard Hawley


Slash

Slash - Orgy of the Damned

Enjoyable covers album from Guns N’Roses guitarist Slash, which features guest appearances from Paul Rodgers, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler. Iggy Pop and Demi Lovato


Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz - Blue Electric Light




Neil Young And Crazy Horse

Neil Young And Crazy Horse - Fu##in' Up

Potentially self-indulgent reworking by Neil Young with Crazy Horse of his 1990 album. ‘Ragged Glory’


Zutons

Zutons - The Big Decider

Welcome comeback album and first LP in sixteen years from innovative Liverpudlian band The Zutons