The songs are languidly paced, rooted in another, slower time, where bluesmen rambled country roads and made deals with the devil to become artistic greats.
Coming twenty years after they first broke through with their debut, Word Gets Around, Stereophonics release their new album, Scream Above The Sounds, under a new deal with Parlophone.Stereophonics Scream Above The Sounds CD £10.99 / Deluxe CD £12.99 / LP £19.99.For Gregory Porter, the influence of Nat King Cole on his life and music runs deep, a through-line that reaches back into some of his earliest childhood memories, and culminates in the release of this fine new album.And that root would be my mother and gospel music and Nat King Cole,” he says. “ It’s only natural that I go to the root of my inspiration and where I come from. It is a deeply personal tribute to Nat King Cole – the legendary crooner who ignited Gregory’s love of music. Nat King Cole & Me is the brand new 12-track album from Grammy-winning singing sensation Gregory Porter – one of the most successful jazz artists of his generation.Gregory Porter Nat King Cole & Me CD £11.99 / Deluxe CD + hardcover booklet £17.99 / 2-LP £26.99.The result is a deeply empathetic album that embraces the greys and complex truths of humanity and mental health. Throughout the album, Baker reflects on experiences of her own and those closest to her, exploring the internal conflicts that wrestle inside us all: how we deal and cope with our struggles, and how it all impacts both ourselves and our relationships of all kinds. Recorded at the legendary Ardent Studios in Baker’s home town, Memphis, Turn Out The Lights expands upon the sound and vision of Sprained Ankle, while retaining the haunting, confessional song writing style for which Baker has become known. Turn Out The Lights is being released nearly two years to the day after Julien Baker’s widely acclaimed debut LP, Sprained Ankle.Julien Baker Turn Out The Lights CD £12.99 / LP £19.99.
Our album of the week is Julien Baker’s haunting Turn Out The Lights, a deeply empathetic album that embraces the greys and complex truths of humanity and mental health and deserves to be heard by a wide audience. Courtney Pine releases his brand new album, Black Notes From The Deep – the nineteenth of his career, and one of his most varied and eclectic to date, ranging as it does from funk-tinged foot-tappers to beautiful, tender ballads.
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Weezer’s eleventh studio album, Pacific Dream, is full of melodic mastery and craftsmanship and navigates the space between reality and dreams, leaving the listener unsure whether they’re daydreaming the world of the album or being daydreamed by it! During an impressive career the award-winning Scottish singer Julie Fowlis has, until now, sung primarily in Scottish Gaelic, but the Latin title of her fifth studio album, alterum, suggests it will be something different. Baxter Dury’s ability to paint a lyrical picture remains sharp on his fifth album, Prince Of Tears, which has his his usual shabby-chic vibe and spare, snappy arrangements … but this time with strings adding swoon to the proceedings. Joe Henry’s gift for sparse, lovely Americana-tinged songs is front-and-centre on his latest album, Thrum, whose songs are languidly paced, rooted in a slower time when bluesmen rambled country roads and made deals with the devil to become artistic greats. Twenty years after they first broke through with their debut, Stereophonics bring us their tenth studio album, Scream Above The Sounds let’s see if it performs as well as their last, which went straight to number 1 on release in 2015. We start our recommended releases for 27 October with the beautiful jazz voice of Gregory Porter, whose Nat King Cole & Me is a deeply personal tribute to the legendary crooner who ignited Gregory’s love of music.
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