Modern Studies
The Weight of the Sun (Fire)
Modern Studies have really surpassed themselves on this third long player
Album review
The Boy with the Lion Head
A Half Remembered Dream (TBWTLH)
Timing is everything in music – including on the marketing side.
Stephen Malkmus
Traditional Techniques (Domino)
You feel like you know the music long before you’ve actually hit the play button
Randolph’s Leap
Howling at the Sun (bandcamp download)
Adam Ross has been very productive during lockdown
Jill Lorean
Not Your First (self-released)
Adoptive Scot Jill Lorean has certainly been in and about the Scottish music scene for a good few years
Mogwai
ZeroZeroZero (BandCamp / Rock Action)
Mogwai were always destined to do soundtracks and do them well.
God’s Wonderful Railway
Broadcast From Test Room A (Santa Mira)
The prospect of more God’s Wonderful Railway material, especially at this dark hour
Various Artists
The Isolation Sessions (Last Night From Glasgow)
There are a lot of really shit things about current times, obviously – but it has led to some highs – and this is definitely one!