There's a particular sort of mental gymnastic routine that music critics must bust out when we're considering new works from old idols: Is it really that good? Or do I just want it to be that good? We, as a profession, have heaped so much praise on so many late-period Bob Dylan albums, and some…

It has been so long since the last Spiritualized. Jason Pierce's beloved dreamy/spacey Brit-rock project has lain dormant ever since the release of 2012's lovely Sweet Heart Sweet Light, with Pierce seemingly only leaving the house to play 20th-anniversary shows. The man certainly has a legacy worth celebrating, but Spiritualized have never rele...

It's been more than six years since Spiritualized came out with Sweet Heart Sweet Light, their last album. Next month, that silence ends. Jason Pierce is returning with And Nothing Hurt, a new LP that he recorded entirely by himself, in his London home. Pierce has already shared two songs that will appear on the…

Last year, the voluminously bearded folk dude Sam Beam, who records as Iron & Wine, released Beast Epic, his first album in six years. As you might imagine, he wrote a lot of songs in those six years, and all of those songs didn't make it onto Beast Epic. And next month, Beam will release…

Code Orange launch three-track digital EP The Hurt Will Go On which includes The Hunt featuring a guest appearance from Slipknot’s Corey Taylor