Reviews – The Book Of Lies

COLOSSUS BY IDLES

With a new single, Idles announce a follow-up to the brilliant debut Brutalism.

A second LP from Manchester’s Beach Skulls sees them refine and evolve their sound.

Seattle experimental rock outfit Darto return with a new EP set for release in the autumn.

A new track and new album from Leeds lo-fi-ers Menace Beach.

A new track from Nottingham trio Kagoule portends a new long player due in the autumn.

We’ll admit to not being taken by the name, but it does a very good job of obscuring what lies within.

Shorn of his Blues Explosion, Jon Spencer releases his first proper solo album in November.

We are often indebted to relatively obscure labels to introduce us to delights from far off lands. Enter Thomas Imposter records.

We were big fans of The Immediate’s debut album, Manbuoy, which came out just over a year ago. Now there’s a second.

Mossley isn’t home to much. One of the steepest slopes on a non-league football pitch that we’ve ever seen and that’s about it.

This could scarcely be more thrilling. A follow-up to their 2016 album The Girl In The Glass Case from The Senior Service.