And so it begins… John Peel’s record collection goes online. Check out the first uploads here.
Paul Weller - That Dangerous Age
Here’s the first taste of Paul Weller’s new studio album, Sonik Kicks. The Kinks/Blur shoo-wopping of That Dangerous Age is due for release on March 11 - one week before the LP.
Discussing the song on his site, Weller said: “There was an inference that I was going through a mid-life crises. Which I found really amusing: the clichéd notion of it. And that was the impetus for (the song) even though it isn’t really about that. It’s a bit tongue in cheek, too. I guess it’s also about how society views people of a certain age. For me, does it really matter what age you are? It’s what up there in your soul that matters.”
Sonik Kicks follows 2010’s Wake Up The Nation and will be reviewed in the next issue of MOJO.
The Shins - September
Here’s another track from The Shins’ forthcoming album, Port of Morrow.
September (premiered via Record Store Day) is also the B-side of first single, Simple Song - due for release next week.
Port of Morrow is out on March 20 and the band are set to begin their European/US tour three days later.
For more, head here.
MOJO Rising: Jodie Marie
Origin: Narberth, Pembrokeshire, UK
MOJO says: “Jodie began singing locally, developing her languid soulful style by sitting in with her father’s band. She inked a deal, aged 16, with manager Toby L at Transgressive and subsequently signed to Verve, honing her songwriting skills with Ed Harcourt and Bernard Butler. Her debut LP Mountain Echo is a languorous affair that places her in Carole King territory.”
Current Release: Single, I Got You, is out now. Debut album, Mountain Echo, is due for release on March 5.
Want more? Read MOJO’s interview with Jodie in the current issue of the magazine – out now.
For more, head over to jodiemarie.co.uk
LISTEN: Mark Lanegan Band’s Blues Funeral
Mark Lanegan Band’s astonishing new album, Blues Funeral, is now available to stream above.
This follow-up to 2004’s Bubblegum was awarded the full five stars in the February issue of the magazine. “No other singer of his generation plumbs the depths so credibly, or does mournful with such grace,” wrote MOJO scribe, Keith Cameron.
Blues Funeral is due for release on Monday (February 6).
For more, head over here.
Jack White’s Debut Solo Album Due In April
Blunderbuss, the first solo offering from Jack White, is set for release on April 23. A new track, Love Interruption, will be streaming online shortly.
Check it out here.
Damien Jurado - Museum Of Flight
A new track from the Seattle songsmith’s beautiful forthcoming album, Maraqopa, has appeared online. Check it out above.
Maraqopa is due for release on February 20 via Secretly Canadian.
Errors - Have Some Faith In Magic (Album Stream)
The new album from Glasgow’s electro post-rockers, Errors, can now be streamed online.
Having recorded a version of New Order’s The Village for our Power, Corruption & Lies Covered covermount CD, the band are now preparing for the release of Have Some Faith In Magic on Monday (January 30) through Rock Action Records.
Have Some Faith In Magic will be reviewed in the next issue of MOJO - on sale in the UK on January 31.
(via Drowned In Sound)
Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Brugada
A track from Sweet Billy Pilgrim’s forthcoming new album is available to hear above.
Crown And Treaty (we’ve heard it. It’s great) is set for release on April 16 and follows 2009’s Twice Born Men.
Here’s songwriter Tim Elsenburg on the trio’s new record: “I’ve always wanted to make a record and throw practical considerations to the wind; to let my imagination run riot, and make music with all the stuff I can hear in my head, without having to worry about how we’re going to play it live, or how it might be received after a previous record. And this time, I wanted to make it in bold strokes… less smudging… primary colours. Basically, I wanted to make a record that sounded like a million dollars for next to nothing.”
You can download Brugada for free via sweetbillypilgrim.com
