Saint Etienne

The Charlatans' Tim Burgess has announced more interactive album listening parties, featuring The Smiths, The Cure, Madness, Soul II Soul, Thurston Moore, Cornershop, and more...

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of Fontaines D.C.'s second album, the first Psychedelic Furs album in 29 years, plus the solo debut from Ulrika Spacek's Rhys Edwards, and three very smooth '70s compilations (two of which are Saint Etienne related).

Emitt Rhodes, singer songwriter, onetime frontman of '60s baroque pop group The Merry-Go-Round and known as "The One Man Beatles," has died. He was 70. Read tributes from fellow artists.

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums by The Beths, Kelley Stoltz, Dougie Poole, and Kestrels, plus a welcome reissue of Saint Etienne's best album, and the latest project from ex-Pale Saints frontman Ian Masters.

You can also read tributes to Morricone from Portishead's Geoff Barrow, Edgar Wright, Steven Van Zandt, Chance the Rapper, New Order, Duran Duran, Biz Markie, The Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd, Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch, Jean Michel Jarre, and more.

You can also read tributes to Little Richard from Ringo Starr, Chuck D, Yoko Ono, Chance the Rapper, Krist Novoselic, Gene Simmons, The Kinks' Dave Davies, Billy Bragg, Margo Price, Lloyd Cole, Frank Turner, and more.

Tributes have also come in from Jean Michel Jarre, Midge Ure (Ultravox), the Safdie Brothers, Orbital, The Orb, Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet), Lloyd Cole, Geoff Rickly (Thursday), Kid Congo Powers, Junior Boys, JD Samson, and many more.

The Charlatans' Tim Burgess is organizing online interactive listening parties of classic UK Britpop, shoegaze and alternative albums, via Twitter, all hosted by members of the bands.

This week in Indie Basement: the amazing new album by Porridge Radio, plus Jeanines, The Wants, Wax Machine, and a terrific '80s UK synthpop collection compiled by Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs.

This week: reviews of new records from Julian Cope, the late Andrew Weatherall, Daisies, Spinning Coin, Capricorn One (Ed Ackerson, RIP), and Lithuanian minimal wave band Solo Ansamblis.