Badfinger’s Long-Lost Album “Head First” Set For Release in 2024, Fully Mixed and Mastered and On Vinyl For the First Time HEAD FIRST: 50th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION In an exhilarating announcement for music aficionados and rock historians, the iconic British band Badfinger is proud to unveil the...

Artist: The Armoires   Title: Octoberland (Big Stir Records) You might like if you enjoy: Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs, Fleetwood Mac, The Sundays Tell me more: Released on Oct. 11, the Armoires' fourth album Octoberland is an exhilarating listen sure to please fans of top-tier indie rock and power...

  Artist: Colman Gota   Title: Don't Stop Playing Guitar (Kool Kat)   You might like if you enjoy: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs   Tell me more: Crank it up! Spain's Colman Gota's aptly-titled fifth album Don't Stop Playing Guitar is a mostly rocking set of 17 track...

Artist: Sparkle*Jets U.K.   Title: Box of Letters (Big Stir Records)   You might like if you enjoy: Brian Wilson, The Zombies, Pugwash, Fountains of Wayne   Tell me more: Sparkle*Jets U.K.'s Box of Letters is a euphoric listen, a disc that features Susan West (vocals, guitar), Michael Simmons (vocal...

Artist: Fastball   Title: Sonic Ranch (Sunset Blvd Records)   You might like if you enjoy: dada, Fastball, Goo Goo Dolls, Oasis   Tell me more: One of the most talented American rock bands to emerge at the dawn of the 1990s, Austin, Texas-based Fastball is back with a new album that recalls the tri...

Artist: The dB'S   Title: Stands for deciBels (Propeller Sound Recordings)   You might like if you enjoy: The dB's, Big Star, R.E.M., early Cheap Trick   Tell me more: Groundbreaking American rock outfit the dB's' 1981 debut album Stands for deciBels has just been reissued digitally as well as on au...

Artist: Crowded House   Title: Gravity Stairs (BMG)   You might like if you enjoy: Crowded House, Neil Finn, Del Amitri   Tell me more: Nearly 40 years after classic tracks like "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong" introduced their elegant style of melodic rock to the masses, Australian...

Artist: Pete Ham   Title: Gwent Gardens (Y&T Music)   You might like if you enjoy: Badfinger, Paul McCartney, The Beatles   Tell me more: Although it has been nearly 50 years since his premature death at the age of 27 in April 1975, Pete Ham's legacy as the principal singer-songwriter of 1970s powe...

Badfinger Legend Pete Ham’s Legacy Shines On With the Release of “Gwent Gardens”, February 23rd on Y&T Music Nearly 50 years after his untimely passing at the age of 27, Pete Ham is still giving the world beautiful music. The iconic singer and guitarist for the beloved Welsh/English band Badfinger ...

Artist: Shplang Title: Thank You, Valued Customer (Big Stir Records) You might like if you enjoy: Cheap Trick, XTC, Squeeze, Frank Zappa, Sparks Tell me more: Shplang has returned with one of the last great album releases of 2023, the bewitching melodic rock-minded Thank You, Valued Customer. As amb...

Various Artists Jem Records Celebrates Ray Davies (Jem) The thoroughly enjoyable Jem Records Celebrates Ray Davies is the latest in a series of Jem-released tribute albums that have focused on legendary songwriters (others have included John Lennon, Brian Wilson, Pete Townshend) It utilizes artists ...

Artist: The Flashcubes Title: Pop Masters (Big Stir Records) You might like if you enjoy: Shoes, The Pale Brothers, Big Star, Raspberries, Sparks Tell me more: Syracuse, New York-based Power Pop Hall Of Fame outfit The Flashcubes are back with the aptly-titled Pop Masters (due Friday, Aug. 11 via au...