Black Grape

This week’s playlist includes Adrianne Lenker, Carpool, Kim Gordon, IDLES, glass beach, Sleater-Kinney, Yard Act, A Certain Ratio, Pernice Brothers, Chelsea Wolfe, JAMC and more.

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums by Black Grape, Swervedriver offshoot Bolts of Melody, The Asteroid No.4, PACKS, and Hot Garbage.

Forty-two things to look forward to this year, including Yard Act, Grandaddy, IDLES, J Mascis, JAMC, Liam Gallagher & John Squire, The Libertines, Ride, King Hannah, Buffalo Tom, and more.

Black Grape, the long-running UK band led by Shuan Ryder (Happy Mondays) and rapper Kermit, have announced their fourth album, ‘Orange Head,’ which will be out November 3

The group, which also includes drummer Zak Starkey, have made an album and are playing Glastonbury.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums from Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays), Tropical Fuck Storm, and Jim Bob (Carter USM), plus HUSHPUPPY, the return of Cud, and Suburban Lawns’ debut is reissued on vinyl.

“In my delusional ADHD brain it’s my Sgt. Pepper full of different flavoured songs.“

1995 was the peak year for Britpop with the “Blur Vs Oasis” feud, and nearly every major player in the scene releasing an album. We ranked the 20 best.

Shaun Ryder and Kermit return with their first new album in two decades, produced by Youth.

Happy Mondays / Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder announced earlier this year that he had “something in the pipeline.” Turns out he’s got a few things in there…