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WEEK STARTING 13 Feb

Genre pick of the week Cover of The Complete Live At Sin-é - Expanded Edition by Jeff Buckley.

Jeff Buckley

The Complete Live At Sin-é - Expanded Edition

    In a cramped club on the lower east side of Manhattan, armed with only an electric guitar, Jeff Buckley stunned audiences with his mysterious, emotionally uncompromising live sets, packed with eclectic covers and his own originals. The four-track Live at Sin-e EP, released in 1993 was his debut release for Columbia Records; here it's expanded with an eight-page, full color booklet of photos and liner notes. The set includes live versions of favorites like 'Grace', 'Last Goodbye' and Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'.

    TRACK LISTING

    1. Be Your Husband [Live]
    2. Lover, You Should've Come Over [Live]
    3. Mojo Pin [Live]
    4. Monologue - Duane Eddy, Songs For Lovers [Live]
    5. Grace [Live]
    6. Monologue – Reverb, The Doors [Live]
    7. Strange Fruit [Live]
    8. Night Flight [Live]
    9. If You Knew [Live]
    10. Monologue - Fabulous Time For A Guinness [Live]
    11. Unforgiven (Last Goodbye) [Live]
    12. The Twelfth Of Never [Live]
    13. Monologue - Cafe Days [Live]
    14. Monologue - Eternal Life [Live]
    15. Eternal Life [Live]
    16. Just Like A Woman [Live]
    17. Monologue - False Start, Apology, Miles Davis [Live]
    18. Calling You [Live]
    19. Monologue - Nusrat, He's My Elvis [Live]
    20. Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae [Live]
    21. Monologue - I'm A Ridiculous Person [Live]
    22. If You See Her, Say Hello [Live]
    23. Monologue - Matt Dillon, Hollies, Classic Rock Radio [Live]
    24. Dink's Song [Live]
    25. Monologue - Musical Chairs [Live]
    26. Drown In My Own Tears [Live]
    27. Monologue - The Suckiest Water [Live]
    28. The Way Young Lovers Do [Live]
    29. Monologue - Walk Through Walls [Live]
    30. Je N'en Connais Pas La Fin [Live]
    31. I Shall Be Released [Live]
    32. Sweet Thing [Live]
    33. Monologue - Good Night Bill [Live]
    34. Hallelujah [Live]

    The Byrds

    Greatest Hits - 2026 Reissue

      The Byrds' "Greatest Hits" is the first greatest hits album by the American band and was released in August 1967. It is the top-selling album in The Byrds' catalogue as it provides a summary of their history during Gene Clark and David Crosby's tenure with the band and also functions as a survey of the group's hit singles from 1965 to 1967.

      TRACK LISTING

      SIDE A
      1. Mr. Tambourine Man
      2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
      3. The Bells Of Rhymney
      4. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
      5. All I Really Want To Do
      6. Chimes Of Freedom

      SIDE B
      1. Eight Miles High
      2. Mr. Spaceman
      3. 5 D (Fifth Dimension)
      4. So You Want To Be A Rock '˜N' Roll Star
      5. My Back Pages

      Earth Tongue

      Dungeon Vision

        Ushering in a new era, Berlin based, New Zealand heavy psych duo Earth Tongue lower the castle gates on their third album 'Dungeon Vision', a trove of fuzz-drenched anthems produced by garage rock luminary Ty Segall in Los Angeles.

        Guitarist Gussie Larkin and drummer Ezra Simons spent the Berlin winter of 2025 refining the album’s twelve tracks in their self-described “windowless cave” rehearsal space, crafting a record that channels both isolation and the duo’s live intensity. With the songs finally taking shape and a studio deadline looming, they flew to Los Angeles to turn their hard-won ideas into the real thing. Once there, the band and Ty captured lightning in a bottle, recording and mixing 'Dungeon Vision' in just ten days at Altamira Sound.

        Tracked live to tape, 'Dungeon Vision' pulses with human energy, fuzz guitars, bone-battering drums, and hauntingly tuneful vocals. Ty Segall’s influence is all over the record with Ty choosing the best takes based on feel rather than technical perfection. The “king of fuzzy guitar tones” pushed the duo to find new sonic textures while championing their raw chemistry.

        “Ty’s been a big driving force,” says Ezra. “We supported him in New Zealand back in 2023, and he’s backed us ever since even bringing us on tour through Europe and the UK in 2024.”

        Since their emergence in 2016, Earth Tongue’s world-building, visuals, and relentless touring have earned them global attention and a cult-like following. Their 2024 album 'Great Haunting', also released on In The Red Records, received a Taite Music Prize nomination and saw them win Best Group at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards. They’ve toured extensively, sharing stages with the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, IDLES, Acid King, Brant Bjork and Kikagaku Moyo.

        With 'Dungeon Vision', Earth Tongue deliver their most immersive work yet, a richly human, fuzz-soaked journey that bottles the magic of their live show and cements their reputation as one of the most exciting psych rock acts on the planet.

        TRACK LISTING

        1. Dungeon Vision
        2. Demon Cam
        3. Flashlight
        4. Body Of Water
        5. Watchtower
        6. Orbit Of A Witch
        7. Symmetry Dripper
        8. 1000 Curses
        9. Silver Eye
        10. Living Hell
        11. Harvester
        12. Ritual

        Gogol Bordello

        We Mean It, Man!

          For this new Gogol Bordello album, songwriter Eugene Hutz set out to blend post-punk textures and aggro to Gogol Bordello's free-wheeling gypsy-punk - He chose to work with the production team of Nick Launay (Gang of Four, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Idles) and Adam "Atom" Greenspan (Nick Cave, Idles, Flogging Molly) to accomplish this goal - Together with his long running band, they knocked out twelve super punchy and hook-laden songs.

          The title track, 'We Mean It, Man!' is all pile-driving punk intensity which crescendoes into no-wave sax skronk. 'No Time For Idiots' is a Strummer/Jones-esque riff-punk with a giant chorus payoff. 'Life Is Possible Again' voices an optimism against the dread of the Ukraine war. 'Solidarity' features New Order's Bernard Sumner on the Cockney Rejects Solidarnosc-punk anthem updated to address the Ukraine war effort. This is the album and political message the world needs now. 

          TRACK LISTING

          1. We Mean It, Man!
          2. Life Is Possible Again
          3. No Time For Idiots
          4. Hater Liquidator
          5. Boiling Point
          6. Ignition
          7. From Boyarka To Boyaca
          8. Mystics
          9. We Did Good With The Good We Did
          10. Crayons
          11. State Of Shock
          12. Solidarity (Nick Launay Mix)

          Handsome Jack

          Barnburners!

            On their new roots rock album, 'Barnburners!', Handsome Jack keep their sound raw and rugged, delivering a seamless yet unpolished blend of classic rock, swamp rock, and blues that feels instantly familiar while remaining personal and authentic. Fronted by the soulful vocals and remarkable guitar skills of Jamison Passuite, with Joey Verdonselli and Bennie Hayes anchoring a killer rhythm section and handling backing vocals, the Lockport, NY trio taps into the DNA of that old-time rock n’ roll and gets the party started. Roots rock hasn’t sounded this good in a long time!

            TRACK LISTING

            1. Barnburner
            2. Tonight We Ride
            3. It’s Only Business
            4. Polk Salad Annie
            5. Blue Falls Motel
            6. Do It! To It!
            7. I’m Hooked
            8. Poly Molly
            9. Let’s Go Downtown
            10. Ghost Woman

            Helicon

            Arise

              Glasgow's Helicon and Los Angeles-based producer and DJ Al Lover have joined forces on a bold new collaborative album, 'Arise', due for release February 13th 2026 on Fuzz Club. "Arise confronts a culture of individualism at the mercy of opportunistic grifters," says frontman John-Paul Hughes, "offering a reminder that empathy, compassion, and authenticity are still choices." Reflecting that tension, Helicon and Al Lover deliver a maximalist, uplifting sound with a baggy, hypnotic pulse — fusing Helicon’s trademark psychedelia with Al Lover’s genre-bending electronics. Produced by Tony Doogan (Mogwai, The Jesus & Mary Chain) at Castle Of Doom Studios in Glasgow, the result is a dense, hypnotic, and fiercely rhythmic record that layers trip-hop breaks, deep low-end and dub textures into "a visceral wake-up call to rise above the bullshit and reclaim meaning from the madness." The record's alchemical creative approach was built initially on a trans-Atlantic online back-and-forth of demos between Helicon and Lover. Once upwards of 20 demos had been bounced across the ether and eventually whittled down, the Helicon band (clocking in at eight members at the time of writing, with Belle & Sebastian's Chris Geddes also playing piano on 'Goodbye Cool World') headed into Castle Of Doom to lay down the bare-bones, ready for Lover to fly over and join them and work his magic on drum machine, synth and samplers. “For me, psychedelia is about breaking things open and seeing where it can go next", John-Paul says: "How far can it stretch and still feel vital? Working with Al Lover let us twist it into something new and prove it can still evolve, still surprise, and still mean something in a world of conformity where everything begins to look and sound the same.” With Lover adding: “The process of working with Helicon on this project has been nothing but a joy. It’s so nice to have music be the conduit for human connection. This is an ongoing theme with any creative endeavour that I’ve undertaken. I hope that connectivity reaches through the music to the listener, helping them feel like a participant in the music, not just passive observers.”

              TRACK LISTING

              1. Arise
              2. Backbreaker
              3. Tabula Rasa
              4. Not A Thought
              5. It Won't Stop
              6. Adjust The Dosage
              7. We Don't Belong
              8. Midnight Mass
              9. Goodbye Cool World

              Humongous Fungus

              Light Up

                Manchester’s desert-flavoured alt-rock trio Humongous Fungus has a sound to match the organism for which it is named. Comprising the aggressive, distorted guitars and crooning vocals of Willow Grieves, the thundering bass and dulcet tones of Selina Per and the pounding, vibrant drumming of Venus Lee, HuFu interweaves loud, effects-laden riffs with the remnants of its sludgy, psychedelic roots, all with big smiles and a no-punk-no-gain ethos. With influences deeply rooted in late 80s American DIY punk and riot grrrl music, Humongous Fungus have, over their two years of gigging, become ‘a fixture in Manchester’s blossoming punk scene’. Their song ‘Nervous’ was featured on 2025’s 'Little Punk Records Vol. 1', a compilation of the Manchester punk and alternative underground. Now they make their first statement with debut EP ‘Light Up’, six raw and noisy songs of identity, love and anger.

                "We are beyond thrilled to announce that our debut EP 'Light Up' will be released on Little Punk Records. Recorded (almost) live at Spirit Studio and mixed by Jae Fleming, 'Light Up' is a raw but considered showcase of what we're all about as a band." - Humongous Fungus

                For fans of: Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Mudhoney

                STAFF COMMENTS

                Barry says: Snappy percussion and rolling bass licks form a robust and ever-shifting grungy backdrop to the Willow's soaring vocals and athletic fuzz workouts. A superb culmination of talent, and a record that will go down as the start of something big for HuFu. Ace.

                TRACK LISTING

                1. Drawer
                2. I Lost
                3. Somewhere
                4. You Bring A Bloom To My Heart
                5. Tryin’
                6. Mono Tone

                Red Leather

                Reno

                  'RENO', the debut album from Red Leather, is a scorched-earth confession wrapped in the swagger of classic rock and the soul of Americana. Written in the aftermath of addiction, heartbreak, and self-reckoning, it’s an unflinching look at what it means to burn your life down and start over. Across its 14 tracks, Red Leather howls through desert nights and neon cityscapes, blending grit and grace in equal measure. Songs like 'Deathwish', 'Burn in Hell', and 'The Only Time It Rains in Hollywood' are raw, cinematic, and deeply human—each one a snapshot of pain, defiance, and redemption. Equal parts road trip and resurrection, 'RENO' cements Red Leather as one of the most compelling new voices in modern rock.

                  TRACK LISTING

                  1. TRAIN'S LEAVIN'
                  2. BURN IN HELL
                  3. DEATHWISH
                  4. SINS
                  5. PUSHERMAN
                  6. THE BIGGEST LITTLE CITY IN THE WORLD
                  7. EL DORADO
                  8. DOWN BAD
                  9. DESERT STORM
                  10. WATCH MY DADDY DIE
                  11. WALK AWAY
                  12. HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
                  13. DAKOTA
                  14. DEVIL'S GRIP
                  15. THE ONLY TIME IT RAINS IN HOLLYWOOD

                  Tangerine Dream

                  50 Years Of Phaedra : At The Barbican

                    What began as an experimental session at Richard Branson's Manor Studios in Oxfordshire became a seismic event in modern sound. Using the Moog sequencer for the first time, Tangerine Dream - then comprised of Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke & Peter Baumann - crafted 'Phaedra', an album that shimmered with innovation, mystery & a palpable sense of discovery.

                    Half a century later, Tangerine Dream returned to London's Barbican to honour that landmark work - reimagining it for a new era. Across its three vinyl LPs, '50 Years Of Phaedra: At The Barbican' captures this transcendent live performance, in which the current line- up - Thorsten Quaeschning, Hoshiko Yamane & Paul Frick - revisit the spirit of 'Phaedra' with the very tools that Froese & his collaborators helped pioneer.

                    TRACK LISTING

                    1. Phaedra Suite Initial Applause
                    2. Sequent C, 2024
                    3. Movements Of A Visionary, 2024
                    4. Mysterious Semblance At The Strand Of Nightmares, 2024
                    5. Hippolytos Session - Part 1
                    6. Hippolytos Session - Part 2
                    7. Hippolytos Session - Part 3
                    8. Hippolytos Session - Part 4
                    9. Hippolytos Session - Part 5
                    10. Hippolytos Session - Part 6
                    11. Hippolytos Session - Part 7
                    12. Phaedra 2024
                    13. Hippolytos Session - Part 8
                    14. Phaedra Suite Applause & Words
                    15. Happy Ending
                    16. Sorceror Theme
                    17. You Are Always On Time
                    18. Dolphin Dance
                    19. Rare Bird
                    20. Continuum
                    21. Los Santos City Map
                    22. Logos (Velvet) 
                    23. Portico 
                    24. White Eagle
                    25. Raum 
                    26. Encore Break 
                    27. Phaedra 2022
                    28. Closing Words


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