Columbia

The album by David Gilmour, 'Luck and Strange' was recorded over five months in Brighton and London and is Gilmour's first album of new material in nine years. The record was produced by David and Charlie Andrew, best known for his work with ALT-J and Marika Hackman, with lyrics mostly written by Polly Samson, Gilmour's co-writer for the past thirty years. The album features eight new tracks along with a beautiful reworking of The Montgolfier Brothers' 'Between Two Points', which sees Romany Gilmour, who performs backing vocals across the album, and can also be heard on harp.<br/><br/>Musicians contributing to the record include Guy Pratt & Tom Herbert on bass, Adam Betts, Steve Gadd and Steve DiStanislao on drums, Rob Gentry & Roger Eno on keyboards and the string and choral arrangements are by Will Gardner. The title track also features the late Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright, recorded in 2007 during a 'Barn Jam' at David's house. The album's cover image, photographed and designed by renowned artist Anton Corbijn, is inspired by lyrics written by Charlie Gilmour for the album's final song 'Scattered'.

LTD/DIGISLEE- INCL. 14 POSTCARDS & POLAROIDS / STICKER<br/><br/>On a wall of Arcade Fire's New Orleans studio, photos map the territory of its sixth album, WE. On one side, images capture what ails us - a crushing boot, a wounded man, a child staring blankly at a screen. On the other side, joyous family pictures cluster. In the center, there's a photograph of the cover of "We," the 1921 sci-fi novel by Yevgeny Zamyatin, showing a crystalline skyscraper in which the citizens of a dystopia live under constant surveillance.<br/><br/>With an album already written, Arcade Fire started recording in February, 2020, but were interrupted by the start of the pandemic. Win & Régine spent the rest of that year and most of the next writing even more songs. "It was the longest we've ever spent writing, uninterrupted, probably ever" Butler said. Still, the resulting album - produced by Nigel Godrich, Win & Régine - is a concise 40 minutes long. Its first side, "I," is about our troubles; its second side, "WE," is about our love for one another.

Big Brother & Holding Co/Janis Joplin: Cheap th. [Gatefold / Vinyl LP]

Adele: 30 2021 [CD]

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Denna gång fokuserar man på perioden 1979-1981 då Dylan blev kristen och släppte albumen Slow Train Coming (1979), Saved (1980) and Shot of Love (1981) samt på hans konserter under dessa år. Under dessa år då Dylan turnerade med ett supertajt band och gospelkör, var konserterna helt magiska men reaktionerna från publiken kunde dock variera. Mycket beroende på hans låtval som präglades av hans nyskrivna material.<br/><br/> 4-LP + 2-CD-boxen innehåller 30 fantastiska konserttagningar från turnéerna 1979, 1980 och 1981.

AC/DC: Power up 2020 [Digipack / CD]