Early into Santa Cruz, the poignant third album in David Bazan’s ongoing musical memoir of his sometimes-uncanny life, he discovers the Beatles. He is the new kid from Arizona in a new school in the famous California coastal town where his dad has accepted another post at a Bible college.
The fourth album from Spanish indie rockers Hinds opens with a song called “Hi, How Are You,” and at the time they were writing it, best friends Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote would’ve responded: Not great. “Hey, you ok?” Perrote sings to Cosials, who responds: “I’ve been better tbh.” It’s an apt introduction to VIVA HINDS, an album Cosials and Perrote made after emerging from a creative rut that began when they released their last album, Prettiest Curse, in 2020 and ended when their bassist and drummer decided to leave the band.
A leap of faith reaps extraordinary rewards on Black Bay, the debut album of depth, atmosphere and daring from the collective known as Silver Moth. Black Bay is the sound of storied musicians yielding to shared goals, a policy of trust in action. Between hushed incantations and molten guitars, 15-minute noise-rock epics and healing psalms, their music is a testament to connectivity and receptivity: to a union of disparate minds committing to something greater than the sum of its parts.
Los Angeles, CA - Public Image Ltd.’s second album, the 1979 masterpiece Metal Box (later re-released as Second Edition), was a lightning rod to the music world in more ways than one.
The first pressing of the album was sold in an unadorned, round metal tin (hence, the album title) containing three 45 RPM 12” vinyl. The packaging signalled the intention - this was a band whose artistic aesthetic would not be forced to conform to the traditional commodification of commercialized music.
Sunday Best Recordings is delighted to announce the 45 Year Edition of ’Rhoda Dakar sings The Bodysnatchers’, set for release on 27th September.
It has been 45 years since the world was first introduced to all-female 2Tone trailblazers The Bodysnatchers. Despite only releasing two official 7" singles, their influence on UK culture and music continues to inspire to this day.
Forged in the political fires of a generation of Tory rule, Grace Petrie is a protest singer for the modern era.
The Lemonheads have returned with a superb new single “Fear Of Living” and a stellar B-side "Seven Out”, which are out now via Fire Records.
In this characteristically daring and witty play by one of the UK’s most innovative dramatists, three women meet on a summer’s day and chat about gannets, dentistry and the magic of mobile phones, whilst Mrs. J. delivers stark warnings about the future of humankind.
Join Serena Nassini to explore visual arts and movement at St Chad's Parish Centre.
There will also be the opportunity to dance to live music.
Serena is an Italian professional Fine Artist, Painter, Klezmer Clarinettist and Art educator based in England since 2013.
We're from Earth! at Left Bank is a selection of paintings by artist Helen Dryden, featuring imaginary landscapes and their explorers. Helen uses a psychedelic colour palette to create an other-worldly experience.
The paintings explore the artist’s observations of landscape and nature, and delve into imaginary worlds and plants which may be extra terrestrial or fantasy places, or even polluted landscapes. Viewers are invited to invent their own narrative.