NEW ALBUMS
ALT-J – THE DREAM
Mercury prize-nominated indie rockers, alt-J are back with their first album of all new material since 2017’s Relaxer.
The Dream is already being well-received by critics, with DORK magazine awarding the album a perfect 5/5 and stating: “In what is already an exciting time for fans of music that can’t be easily defined genre-wise, alt-J have pushed themselves back to the front here.”
Stream • Canvasback/Infectious • 2022
DAN ANDRIANO & THE BYGONES – DEAR DARKNESS
Dan Andriano, bass player & co-lead vocalist for Alkaline Trio, has previously released two solo albums (2011’s Hurricane Season, 2015’s Party Adjacent) under the name Dan Andriano In The Emergency Room.
What started out as an idea to record an EP of Blondie and Go-Go’s covers, turned into Dear Darkness by Dan Andriano & The Bygones; an LP of all original material.
Stream • Epitaph • 2022
ANDY BELL – FLICKER
Welsh guitarist Andy Bell is perhaps best known as lead guitarist for influential shoegazers Ride, and also played bass & keyboards for Oasis from 1999-2009 (as well as rhythm guitar for Oasis off-shoot Beady Eye‘s two albums).
After 30+ years as a professional musician, he released his first solo albums in 2020 & 2021. This week, he releases the 18-track Flicker, recorded with former Oasis guitarist Gem Archer in 2016.
Stream • Sonic Cathedral • 2022
BIG THIEF – DRAGON NEW WARM MOUNTAIN I BELIEVE IN YOU
One of the most highly-anticipated indie releases of the year is from the rising and critically acclaimed Big Thief.
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, the Brooklyn band’s fifth album, is a double album containing 20 songs and 81 minutes worth of music.
Stream • 4AD • 2022
SLASH feat. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS – 4
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators recorded their fourth album with multi-Grammy winning producer, Dave Cobb who is best known for his work with Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings; but he’s also helmed the production board for Chris Cornell, Rival Sons, Finger Eleven and Europe.
4 is the highly-anticipated follow-up to their 2018 #1 album, Living the Dream.
Stream • Gibson Records • 2022
SPOON – LUCIFER ON THE SOFA
One of the most anticipated indie rock albums of the year comes from the consistently good, and critically acclaimed Austin, TX rockers, Spoon.
Lucifer on the Sofa is the quintet’s 10th LP and first release of all new material since 2017’s Hot Thoughts.
Stream • Matador • 2022
FRANK TURNER – FTHC
FTHC is Frank Turner‘s first new album in 3 years. With plans to tour in 2020 being canceled due to COVID-19, he turned his attention to performing acoustic livestreams to benefit small venues struggling during the lockdown. In addition to his back catalog, Turner debuted many news songs that would end up on his ninth studio album.
FTHC features guest appearances from Jason Isbell, Dominic Howard of Muse and Ilan Rubin of Nine Inch Nails and Angles And Airwaves.
Stream • Xtra Mile/Polydor • 2022
EDDIE VEDDER – EARTHLING
Eddie Vedder‘s third solo album (including the Into the Wild soundtrack) features guest appearances from Elton John, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder and Vedder’s own father, the late Edward Severson, Jr.
Stream • Record Label • 2022
ZEAL & ARDOR – ZEAL & ARDOR
Critically acclaimed soulful avant-garde blues metal band Zeal & Ardor are back with their first new album since 2018.
Kerrang magazine calls the self-titled Zeal & Ardor “brilliant” and says the band “have proven remarkably resilient while staying essentially true to the concept of cross-pollinating African-American spiritual music with black metal”.
Stream • MVKA • 2022