This northern gothic-grunge alt-rock coven are definitely, and defiantly, casting a spell over us with their evocative, otherworldly, poetically powerful storytelling as they explore the disorientating aftermath of a relationship breakdown and the uncomfortable truths that follow in this debut release for new indie label Killabop.
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‘Off The Fence’ marks a significant milestone in the career of Essex-born rhythm’n’soul sensation James Hunter. It’s 40 years this year since his first release, then known as Howlin’ Wilf, and this, his 11studio album, is also his first release on Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound label following a 13-year-plus relationship with Daptone Records. And there’s a significant very special guest appearance too.
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For his first album review of the new year, our man David O reckons that Alter Bridge’s 2026 self-titled opus encapsulates the band’s mature hard-rock style, refining their established sound rather than reinventing it… Read on to find out why…
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The power pop lifer and longtime ÜR fave kicks off our week and his music-making year with a double A-side offering, which also marks the first release of 2026 from Steve Van Zandt’s ever erudite and incisive Wicked Cool imprint.
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This union of guitarists Doug Scarratt and James Fogarty apparently came together when the former was watching his son playing a gig in Brighton and was approached by the latter about what might at first seem an unlikely collaboration. After all, Scarratt is best known as the longtime lead axeman with NWoBHM veterans Saxon, while Fogarty is from a black/metal prog background, as evinced by his work with the likes of In The Woods and Old Forest… but, a mutual interest in all things fantastical, mythological and mystical – the project takes its name from a ‘Dungeons And Dragons’ character after all – drew them together…
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