International pressing. The band who recently graced the Top 30 with their 'Hey Scenesters!' single continue onwards and upwards with the release of their second taster for the album 'Mirror Kissers' as a precursor to the album. Nestling in the comfy environs of Wichita Recordings, The Cribs have slowly built a loyal and large fanbase through almost constant touring, including in 2005 tours with Kaiser Chiefs and The Ordinary Boys - the band will continue to tour to support the release of 'The New Fellas' and they have been added to the forthcoming NME Rizla tour The album is a masterpiece of edgy Indie Pop - and sure to be an essential purchase for any Indie kid this summer! V2. 2005.

这是来自英国利兹的The Cribs乐队的第三张专辑。专辑冲上了英国专辑榜的第十三位。专辑广受好评，在英国颇有影响力的杂志NME评选的当年的“年度专辑”中，该专辑位列第九。在年末的最佳专辑盘点中也屡现其身影。单曲“'Men's Needs”也被NME选作年度单曲的第三位。

Perhaps you weren't convinced of the Verve's staying power until recently. Before the release of Urban Hymns, skeptics wondered if they could ever match the explosive power of their earlier dedications. In 1995, most critics dismissed their offerings of the time as vapid, romantic excursions. To their credit, the Verve have sustained their shadow rock legitimacy while introducing string arrangements, piano fills, and slide guitar. Nowhere are these stirring traits more obvious than in the epic single "Bitter Sweet Symphony." Laying it on thick throughout the rest of the album with painfully engaging ballads, the Verve have crafted their most accomplished album to date, proving the longevity of their cultural resonance. --Lucas Hilbert
verve 乐队 1990 年组建于英国威根。从唱片中，你怎么也不会猜到 verve 是来自一个田园般的、纯朴的南方小镇。当然，如果没有不同于一般的背景，他们永远也不会投入这种强烈的音域中。面对目前颇为时髦的"虚无逃避主义"英国摇滚乐风气，他们时而松弛、时而压抑的风格超出了传统的歌曲结构，代之以空间摇滚之上的迷幻主义，外加爵士风格和氛围音乐脉络。
乐队的成员来自威根的温斯坦利大学，成员包括主唱 richard ashcroft、吉他手 nick mccabe、贝司手 simon jones 和鼓手 peter salisbury。他们早期的单曲，如《all in the mind》和《gravity grave》，初步确立了乐队猛烈的音乐招牌。 1989 年，他们与 virgin 公司所属的 hut 公司签约，在随后的几年中，乐队出版了一系列颇受好评的单曲，诸如《she's a superstar》和《blue》等，都进入了独立音乐的排行榜。
1993 年，他们出版了第 1 张专辑《a storm in the heaven》，真正显示了他们的实力。这张专辑是在与世隔绝的康沃尔郡录音室完成的，具有与 van morrison 的《astral weeks》或 talk talk 的《spirit of eden》相同的水准。当然，这完全是他们自己的风格。其中一些片断，如同在温暖的夏日里潮汐萦绕在你耳边；但另一些，如《silde away》和《the sun，the sea》，厚重的吉他音如同潮水一般。 verve 在英国也成了热门乐队，被传媒称为“下一件大事”。
1994 年，verve 出了一张集单曲和单曲 B 面歌曲的集锦《no come down》，并且开始了美国之行，虽然有来自美国爵士乐公司 verve 的商标纠纷，但他们还是开发了美国的新市场。他们也曾与 oasis 乐队一起在英国巡演，最后他们与 oasis 的制作人 owen morris 搭上了关系，morris 答应他们担任第 2 张专辑《a northern soul》的制作人。
1995 年《a northern soul》出版，英国传媒的好评铺天盖地，然而它还是被美国市场忽略了。尽管如此，该专辑在英国排行榜上的表现还不错，进入了前 20 名。《on your own》、《history》和《this is music》都是上乘之作。这次所有的曲目结构性更强，内容都取材于自己的亲身经历，特别是 mccabe 的吉他尤为特色。
不幸的是，虽然凭着乐队这样的高水平会使他们前途无量，但他们却在第 2 张专辑出版不久便宣布解散，主要原因是 ashcroft 和 mccabe 在创作和个人关系上出现了裂痕。 ashcroft 举行了几场个人原声音乐会，并于 1995 年底出现在 oasis 的演唱会上。 1996 年初，在没有 mccabe 的情况下，ashcroft、jones 和 salisbury 以另外一个名字重新，ashcroft 也计划出版自己的专辑。
1997 年春，verve 重组，并出版了新的专辑《urban hymns》。----摘自华业音乐网

这只向世界英伦摇滚乐迷宣布他们正式回归并且将做出伟大的行动向乐迷公开提供下载的The Thaw Session。来自The Verve 沉寂快九年后的新声音，一首14分钟新录制的Session。在10月22号提供给NME网站免费开放给歌迷下载，持续到28号。

Pulp, who just performed on the S.S. Coachella, have released this new recording of “After You,” a demo from 2000 circa the recording of We Love Life. According to Pitchfork, it was recorded last month then finished with help from James Murphy while on the Coachella cruise. The track was given out as a free download to attendees at their homecoming show at the Sheffield Arena earlier this month. Each concert-goer was given a holiday card with an access code for the track (“not socks,” they promised), which was made available at midnight on Christmas. The band’s reunion may be coming to an end, but this is a really sweet way to go out. Hear the track below.
·Pulp在他们12月8日Sheffield归乡演出中给了到场的歌迷一份提前的圣诞礼物，这份礼物被写在圣诞卡片上，并嘱咐歌迷要等到12.25才能打开。而礼物就是单曲After You的全新录音室版本，这首歌的demo最早在2001的We Love Life时期完成。

UK 12-track pressing. The debut album from Carl Barat and Gary Powell (The Libertines) and others. The 12-track album including includes the lead-off single, 'Bang Bang You're Dead'. Universal. 2006.

After Mansun's first album, drenched in synthesizers and covered in the sheen of heavy production, many would have expected them to do the same but even bigger: bigger orchestra, cleaner, more 'pop'. However the market had caught up since 'Attack Of the Grey Lantern', and an album of such would not be considered as particuarly innovative or classy as the first was - still as their style became more mainstream at least it would be more commercially viable. However the band took the important and clever decision to change direction with their second attempt, replacing studio gloss for a full CD of live mayhem mixed out of control.
Six takes its title from two references: a book by AA Milne and a character in TV series 'The Prisoner'. Both favourites of the band, the influences are indictive of the subject matter - personal issues replace the imaginery characters of their first album. Songs about tramps sleeping in doorways and having an AIDS test lie alongside songs about eastern philosophy and western religion. Musically though, influences are fairly absent - Paul's idols Bowie and De Voto do seem to have helped tailor the sound, but really 'Six' is pretty unique - there is no sound like it. This is because although there is only 13 tracks on the album there are hundreds of tunes, and only a few choruses. The structures are revolutionary, and that is not the only originality. The band, fed up with the music industry supporting more britpop rock have made guitars sound un-like guitars, with the use of many effects pedals and under-used mixing techniques. And yet the album was still based on Mansun playing live, so even though the album would be impossible to play live as it is, there is a feeling of natural aggresion and ad-libbing fuelled creativity.
(from mansunheaven)
Vol.2 - SIX十周年纪念刊在线阅读(2008.9):

这是一张只存在于脑海里的专辑，因为它从来没被发行过。里面的曲子全部出自Mansun的B面作品，唯一的差别就是它们和单曲一样好听。曲目顺序是Paul亲自排出来后打算作为Kleptomania的CD2来发行的，最终这个想法也没有实现。
具体情况请关注Paul的SIX发行十周年Blog文章(在线阅读)

The Libertines had the sound turned off on them midway through 'Time For Heroes' during their Reading Festival set tonight (August 28).
There was no explanation as to why the band had to leave the stage, although video screens showed fans being crushed at the front of the stage. Just as Carl Barât was about to launch into the solo of 'Time For Heroes' the sound was turned down until the band were playing without people being able to hear them. Roadies then ran on to tell them they could not be heard, and the band left the stage.
They returned after a couple of minutes, with drummer Gary Powell coming on first and playing a similar drumbeat to Queen's 'We Will Rock You'. Shortly after Barât, Pete Doherty and John Hassall followed, with the band then launching seamlessly into the solo of 'Time For Heroes' and completing their set.
As with their previous gigs this week, Doherty and Barât said little to the audience, although they did hug and kiss each other throughout. The band's set was also exactly the same as last night's at Leeds Festival.
With no more gigs scheduled, the reunited band did not give any clues about their future as they left the stage, although all four members did come together at the front and hug and bow in front of the audience.

The Stone Roses release first new single in 21 years.

Lead single off of their debut album of the same name. Includes two non-LP bonus tracks, 'Two Hearts in Two Weaks' and 'Wondrous Place'. Domino. 2008.

Last year we were asked to write a theme tune for the Bond movieSpectre.
Yes we were. It didn't work out, but became something of our own, which we love very much.
As the year closes we thought you might like to hear it.
Merry Christmas. May the force be with you.

"Burn the Witch" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead. Following a long recording history, it was released as a download on 3 May 2016, accompanied by a stop-motion animated music video that homages the British children's television programs Trumptonshire and the 1973 horror film The Wicker Man.

The Last Shadow Puppets new album ‘Everything You’ve Come To Expect’ will be released on Friday 1st April 2016.
The album will be available on Standard & Deluxe CD (featuring a 40 page booklet with exclusive photography) & Standard & Deluxe Gatefold Vinyl (limited to 1 pressing, featuring a 32 page booklet & 7” coloured vinyl).

The Very Best of The Stone Roses is a compilation album released by Silvertone Records in 2002. It features most of their singles plus album tracks including "Breaking into Heaven" and "This is the One", all of which were remastered for this album. It charted at #19 in the UK and spent nine weeks in the Top 75.

This Is Hardcore is the sixth album by English band Pulp, first released in March 1998. It came three years after their breakthrough album, Different Class, and was eagerly anticipated. In 2013, NME ranked it at number 166 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time