The Hornets ‘Another Place To Stay’ (Peones Records)

These Italian classic garage rockers don’t exactly display the same work ethic as the insect from which they take their name. It took them five long years to deliver their debut album (reviewed in these very pages back in July 2021). Back then, Monk defiantly declared that he was looking forward to hearing more from the Etruscan band: well, it’s just as well he didn’t hold his breath as it has taken them another three and a half years to get around to following it up…

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The Über Rock Singles Club – Jaunty January (Part One)

We may be only little more than a week into the new rock ‘n’ roll year, but things are already hectic busy here at ÜRHQ, with new releases galore already competing for that coveted inclusion either here on the main #SinglesClub playlist or as one of our #DailyPick selections. So, with that in mind, let’s crank the amps up to neighbour-annoying volume and dive straight into our first full selection of 2025, shall we?

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Magnum ‘Live At KK’s Steel Mill’ (Steamhammer / SPV) 

It was almost exactly a year ago that we heard the sad news of the passing of the great Tony Clarkin, founder and songwriter of Magnum, one of the most enduring and consistently great British rock bands of the last 50 years, just days before the release of his final Magnum album ‘Here Comes The Rain’. A fitting tribute to the man is this new live album ‘Live At KK’s Steel Mill’, the last official live recording of Magnum to feature Clarkin.

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Early James ‘Medium Raw’ (Easy Eye Sound)

The title of this album is just how Monk likes his steak, with the blood still pumping through its veins and enough meat and gristle on the bone to keep him chewing rather than just biting in and gulping it down.  In this regard, this is also an album that lives up to its name, as it is vibrant and visceral and so raw you can suck the very marrow off its bones and chew on the accompanying gristle until you’re ready to let it slide pleasingly into your audio digestive system.

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