James Parrish

For Those I Love – ‘Carving The Stone’ review: a brutal, complex study of modern Irish life For Those I Love combines clear-eyed spoken-word with stylish beatmaking in ‘Carving The Stone’, an astonishing album about home.

5 deserved stars for For Those I Love over at NME.

"A brutal, complex study of modern Irish life... an astonishing album."

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Thanks very much Adam!

Humour: Learning Greek - Review - ALBUM OF THE WEEK! Humour are no laughing matter. In fact, their seriousness has only increased. Adam Brady reviews the debut LP from the Scottish quintet

Not only did I write this, the editors at @louderthanwar.bsky.social deemed it as Album Of The Week!

#Humour #LearningGreek

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If it at first you don't succeed, pitch, pitch again.

Slightly off centre head and shoulders of Chris Lowe (striped shirt, hat, sunglasses, truculent) and Neil Tennant (suit, tie, arched eyebrow). Below them the album title: Pet Shop Boys Discography and subtitle The Complete Singles Collection.

Tonight a strong case for this as the perfect album:

Oh that will not be a problem

YouTube video by Die Spitz Die Spitz - "Throw Yourself to the Sword" (Official Music Video)

Can't say enough good things about this band. Like early Nirvana meets Sabbath, maybe Melvins, the tone and heaviness of this is supreme: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB01...

"Tall Tales" is out today on Warp
@mpproductions.bsky.social

★★★★½
@louderthanwar.bsky.social
★★★★½
@thelineofbestfit.com
★★★★
@mojomagazine.bsky.social
★★★★
@uncutmagazine.bsky.social
★★★★
@thetimes.com
★★★★
@the-independent.com
★★★★
@theartsdesk.bsky.social
★★★★
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Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke: Tall Tales - ALBUM OF THE WEEK! Collaborators Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke’s Tall Tales is a delirious hymn to the history of electronic music and its ever-expanding future.

I wrote about the brand new Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke album for Louder Than War who have made it their album of the week

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YouTube video by The Beths The Beths - "Metal" (Official)

One of my favourite bands return this afternoon, @thebeths.bsky.social, to announce they've signed with the good people at ANTI-. Sharing some new material for the occasion too, the very fine jangle-pop of "Metal": www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrVE...

Don't Call It Prog: Maximalist Indie Rock Is Here To Stay | Features | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews It’s become fashionable, over the last decade or two, for cultural observers to bemoan the lack of innovation in contemporary music. Heavily influenced by

Great piece at @clashmusic.com on maximalist indie-rock and the influence of Black Country, New Road among others: www.clashmusic.com/features/don...

TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe: ‘I remember thinking I never want to do this again’ TV on the Radio’s frontman hit rock bottom at the height of the band’s powers and stopped performing music for good. But with his acting career taking off and a genre-jumping new solo album, one of ro...

A great read, thank you @lanre-bakare.bsky.social. "Thee Black Boltz" is out next Friday on @subpop.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...

Gangsters. Video by Jonathan Zawada. Out now.

Tall Tales - The debut collaborative album from Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke out 9 May 2025.

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#jonathanzawada

YouTube video by Flip Sandy Hotline TNT - Julia's War

Brilliantly fuzzy and poppy new single from Hotline TNT. Vocals to the front rather than buried at the back, and even a volley of nah nah nahs post-chorus. Shoegaze boot camp video is joyously silly, too: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RylV...

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Only in theatres on Thursday, 8 May 2025.

Tickets available now. More info at link in bio.
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Black Country, New Road: Forever Howlong review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week After losing their frontman, the band’s third studio album shows how resilient and adaptable they are, with luscious melodies, fantastical lyrics and lots of recorders

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This Friday, Black Country, New Road will release their incredible new album 'Forever Howlong' — You can pre-order it here ➜ bcnr.lnk.to/forever-howlongSK

On this date in 1991, Slint - 'Spiderland' was released.

📈 #2 for 1991, #30 overall

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Image of Tyler Hyde of Black Country, New Road, holding an acoustic guitar

As she moves up to co-lead vocal and songwriting duties for BCNR, Tyler Hyde selects 13 records that influence her craft, from #RandyNewman to #TheFall via Frank Ocean, "Blue" Gene Tyranny and more.

God Tier: Tyler Hyde of Black Country, New Road’s Favourite Albums

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We are excited to welcome Austin’s Die Spitz to the Third Man Records family! Die Spitz will celebrate the news with a wide-ranging world tour starting in May. Tickets on sale Fri., Mar. 28th at 10am local time, check presale details here >>> laylo.com/diespitz/m/DSTour

Photo by Nicole Miller

Total euphoria caroline · Total euphoria · Song · 2025

Aptly named: open.spotify.com/track/3yp3Hp...

The Greatest Fall Interview Ever The Pantograph Punch publishes urgent and vital cultural commentary by the most exciting new voices in Aotearoa.

Went down a Fall wormhole last night, as I do once in a while, and found this MES interview with Loaded from 1997. Chaos in the best sense of the word: pantograph-punch.com/posts/the-gr...

What an absolutely brilliant read this is.

Black Country, New Road have thrown out the rulebook entirely, forging a daring new path after some dramatic changes, turning uncertainty into creative gold. And trust us, their reinvention will blow your mind.

Pick up a copy of our April 2025 issue of Dork now shop.readdork.com/products/dor...

Hang your head.

Hurrah! Another Year, Surely This One Will Be Better Than The Last; The Inexorable March Of Progress Will Lead Us All To Happiness, by Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies 6 track album

20 years old this year and has aged so well. YMSS were in the year above us at uni in High Wycombe, I think they even took their name from one of the terms used on the music industry course there, and most of us were rightly in awe of how good they were at the time: ymss.bandcamp.com/album/hurrah...

Bdrmm – ‘Microtonic’ review: Hull shoegazers’ courageous, considered electronic pivot A deep love for dance music and invigorating writing infuses the bdrmm's third record, 'Microtonic', with an incredible vitality.

Happy release day to the good people in @smellybdrmm.bsky.social.

The ambitious, electronic-leaning "Microtonic" is out today on @rockactionrecords.scot and gets the full 5 stars in NME: www.nme.com/reviews/albu...

‘The music industry is as cold blooded as Scrooge McDuck’: the return of rapper Yasiin Bey Under the radar for a decade, the artist formerly known as Mos Def is back. He talks about rejection, revival, and his new partnership with the Alchemist

I interviewed the wonderful Yasiin Bey, 26 years after I last spoke to him, about his new project Forensics. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...

‘The music industry is as cold blooded as Scrooge McDuck’: the return of rapper Yasiin Bey Under the radar for a decade, the artist formerly known as Mos Def is back. He talks about rejection, revival, and his new partnership with the Alchemist

"I’m just happy to be alive, to be able to create art and beauty, to the best of my ability."

yasiin bey sat down with @theguardian.com to talk about his new project FORENSICS with The Alchemist. Read here:

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...

Big thanks to @steviechick.bsky.social.