Scritti Politti: The Beez Knees
As reissues of ‘Songs To Remember’ and ‘Cupid & Psyche 85’ drop, Green Gartside retraces Scritti Politti’s path from “scratchy-collapsy” post-punk through to slick 1980s electropop and beyond
Midge Ure: Vox Pop
Returning with his first new material in 12 years, Midge Ure reflects on his punk adventures, synth epiphanies and five decades of highs and lows
Doublespeak: Speak & Spell Bound
Vince Clarke, Neil Arthur and Benge are bona fide synthpop royalty. Now they’ve united as Doublespeak – a supergroup reimagining the past with style and swagger
Peaches: Wet Wet Wet
Riotously bawdy and uncompromising, Peaches is no stranger to radical provocation or controversy. Her first album in 11 years, ‘No Lube So Rude’, doubles down on that hardcore trajectory to louder, filthier and more joyously confrontational extremes
Carlos Alomar & George Murray: Boys Keep Swinging
Two-Thirds of David Bowie’s essential DAM Trio, guitarist Carlos Alomar and bassist George Murray reflect on the daring reinvention, chemistry and sonic innovation that powered Bowie’s hugely influential Berlin-era work
Faithless: We Are The Champions
Thirty years since ‘Insomnia’ shook the system, dance titans Faithless are back with their bold new album, ‘Champion Sound’, and a pulse-raising live show...
Rival Consoles: Total Recall
Reinvigorated electronic maestro Ryan Lee West – aka Rival Consoles – is back with ‘Landscape From Memory’, a thrilling album that might be his most electrifying yet
Richard Fearless: Facing Up
On Death In Vegas’ first album in nine years, Richard Fearless channels grief, memory and raw emotion into visceral electronics – all caustic rave energy and fractured beauty.
Gavin Friday: Renaissance Man
Former Virgin Prunes frontman Gavin Friday has just released his first solo work in 13 years. Reflecting his fabled life, steeped in hook-laden electronics, typically melodramatic and emotive, it’s one of the most absorbing albums he’s ever made
Banco De Gaia: Banco Account
With the release of his kaleidoscopic new Banco De Gaia album, ‘Trauma’, Toby Marks reflects on years of global sonic experimentation