Spiritualized stay psychedelic, Bob Vylan get angrily political – the week’s best albums

Spiritualized, Everything Was Beautiful ★★★★☆  Everything Was Beautiful is the ninth album from Spiritualized, and to fans of the cult British ensemble, that’s probably enough to recommend…

Edgar Winter keeps the blues alive and kicking – plus this week’s best albums

Edgar Winter, Brother Johnny ★★★★☆  What a resilient form of music the blues has turned out to be. From misty origins amongst African-Americans of the post-Civil War…

Phew, Wet Leg lives up to the hype – plus this week’s albums

Wet Leg, Wet Leg ★★★★☆  The ascent of Wet Leg has happened so dizzyingly fast the band themselves appear in a constant state of gleeful amusement. Two…

Red Hot Chili Peppers come back lean and clean, plus this week’s best albums

At the centre of the band is vocalist James Potter, who romps through every song with Shakespearean flair, effectively channeling the vocal vibrato of Bowie, while also…

Britain’s overlooked Bob Dylan, plus this week’s albums

Placebo, Never Let Me Go, ★★★★☆ Absence makes the heart grow louder, or so it seems on Never Let Me Go, Placebo’s first new album in almost…

Britain’s overlooked Bob Dylan, plus this week’s best albums

Placebo, Never Let Me Go, ★★★★☆ Absence makes the heart grow louder, or so it seems on Never Let Me Go, Placebo’s first new album in almost…

Britain’s overlooked Bob Dylan, plus this week’s best albums

Placebo, Never Let Me Go, ★★★★☆ Absence makes the heart grow louder, or so it seems on Never Let Me Go, Placebo’s first new album in almost…