Category: Album Of The Week

Hans Zimmer Proves That For The Bond Soundtrack Genre This Is ‘No Time To Die’

September 27, 2021

There are few movie franchises that have created a whole music genre by themselves but this is exactly what the Bond movies have achieved.

‘Progress’ Is The New Album From Genre-Fluid Project MASS!VE DYNAM!C

September 23, 2021

No matter what style of music you’re into, ‘Progress’, the new album from UK artist MASS!VE DYNAM!C has something for you.

Davey Ray Moor Speaks To Essentially Pop Ahead Of Release Of New CousteauX Album, ‘Stray Gods’

August 19, 2021

‘Stray Gods’, the new album from CousteauX, is out tomorrow August 20, and will be available from CousteauX’s official website, and Bandcamp. Offered the opportunity to speak to another Aussie expat in the UK, and to talk about one of her pet subjects, David Bowie, Lisa leapt at the chance.

Album Review: NEEDTOBREETHE Dig Deep With ‘Into The Mystery’

August 2, 2021

NEEDTOBREATHE returns with their eighth studio album, ‘Into The Mystery’, following up on 2020’s ‘Out of Body.’ Covid restrictions have put their tour on hold over the past year, so the band took refuge at an old historic house near Columbia, Tennessee. In the autumn of 2020, they lived, ate, joked, and recorded together for three weeks. The outcome is an electrifying album that captures the band’s South Carolina heritage.

Tunes For The Summertime: D:Ream returns with OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS

July 28, 2021

Our favourite cheeky chaps are back with their first new music in over a decade. That’s right, UK House Music legends D:Ream return with OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS, just in time for the openings scheduled for this summer.

#Inhaler Release Debut Album ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’ – #Win A Signed Copy

July 15, 2021

WE HAVE ONE SIGNED CD OF INHALER’S DEBUT ALBUM, ‘IT WON’T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS’ TO GIVE AWAY.

Legendary Studio Ghibli Composer Joe Hisaishi Announces New Album ‘Songs of Hope: The Essential Joe Hisaishi Vol.2’

July 13, 2021

Joe Hisaishi has announced his new album, ‘Songs of Hope: The Essential Joe Hisaishi Vol. 2’, alongside the release of its first single ‘HANA-BI’….

Wesley Schultz Of The Lumineers Chats With Us About His Latest Release ‘Vignettes’ And Tells Us His Favourite Christmas Record

December 11, 2020

Steve Holley speaks to Wesley Schultz, of The Lumineers, about his solo album, ‘Vignettes’.

‘Carnival Of The Animals’ – The Kanneh-Masons Breathe New Life Into Saint-Saëns’ Zoological Classic With Help From Michael Morpurgo And Olivia Colman

December 1, 2020

I have to admit something – I’d never heard of The Kanneh-Masons before being given the opportunity to review this album, released via Decca. But I *had* heard, and heard OF ‘Carnival Of The Animals’. And I’d heard of Michael Morpurgo, and Olivia Colman.

2017 The Voice UK Finalist Michelle John Releases Latest Album ‘Diva Songbook – Through the Storm’

November 18, 2020

‘Diva Songbook – Through The Storm’, is the new album from Michelle John, who rose to fame in 2017 when she was a finalist on The Voice UK.

Friday 13th Can’t Be Considered Unlucky As Chris Stapleton Releases New Album ‘Starting Over’

November 13, 2020

Chris Stapleton is a five time Grammy winner, ten time CMA award and seven time ACM award winner. So to say that a new album from him is a Country music event is an understatement. In fact, such is the respect that this Kentucky born artist is held in across the board, this is quite simply a music event.

Essentially Pop Gets To Chat With Sacha Puttnam Who Is To Release ‘Spirit Of Cinema’ On November 6th

November 4, 2020

I’m a self confessed lover of soundtrack music. The first vinyl I ever bought was the soundtrack from ‘A Fistful of Dollars’ and ‘For A Few Dollars More’ by Ennio Morricone. That led to ‘Great Western Film Themes Collection’, and ‘ The Good, The Bad & The Ugly’, and I was hooked. These days I have over 150 soundtracks on vinyl and a majority of these are Morricone. So, when I got the chance to chat with Sacha Puttnam: classical musician, soundtrack composer and rock keyboard playing son of legendary movie producer Lord David Puttnam, it’s hard to underestimate my excitement. Add to that the fact that he is just about to release a stunning collection of reimagined soundtrack music from some of his father’s greatest films, which unsurprisingly number among some of the greatest films ever, and you may still underestimate.