The Knock by FEEDER
from Black / Red 2024
The Newport (South Wales) indie-rockers roll on with their first double album. Band leader, Grant Nicholas, says the decision to release the record as a double CD was to make it 'almost like a musical production with an interval'. He also says this song is 'about a highway... of life and the journey... it can take us on'
Suedehead by MORRISSEY
from Viva Hate 1988
Bring on Manchester's Steven Patrick Morrissey and his first solo album
And we just played these...
Nikita by KEYSIDE
from Nikita (EP) 2024
The Liverpool band are big fans of fellow-Scouse bands, The Las, Cast and The Lightning Seeds. Continuing a fine tradition, then
Free Four by PINK FLOYD
from Obscured By Clouds 1972
The legendary psychedelic art-rockers' seventh studio album
She Said by LONGPIGS
from The Sun Is Often Out 1995
Longpigs were Sheffield's mid-90s Great Hopes, featuring Crispin Hunt's vocals and Richard Hawley on guitar. This was a superb album, containing many of their best songs
The Sound by THE 1975
from I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It 2016
This is the second album by the Manchester anti-Brexit alt-rockers. Formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in 2004, they played under various names until, in 2012, frontman Matty Healy (the son of actor Tim Healy) saw the date '1 June, The 1975' in the back of a beat poetry book
Pollyanna by GREEN DAY
from 2021
Still at the top, the diehard indie-punksters return with more joy
Created By Clive by THE ATTACK
from 1967
Released on 23 Jun 1967, this was part of the 66-68 'British psychedelic trip'. This 'freakbeat' band had been spotted backing Jimmy Cliff and, during a turbulent line-up even boasted Davey O'List and Brian Davidson as members (they would later become half of The Nice)
Up In The Air by BARRY ADAMSON
from Know Where To Run 2016
The Moss Side veteran proves himself an effective rocker on this ace track from his 10th solo album
Badge by CREAM
from Goodbye 1969
Jack Bruce (vcls, bass), Ginger Baker (drms) and Eric Clapton (gtr) bringing to end an the supergroup's successful but short career
