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| Five albums to try this week | Five albums to try this week |
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| Jack White – Lazaretto (Third Man/XL) | Jack White – Lazaretto (Third Man/XL) |
| Why you should listen: The former White Stripes frontman thrashes out his usual concoction of meaty guitar riffs, yelping vocals and frenetic solos – though, this time, you can find those on fiddle as well as guitar. Fair enough. | Why you should listen: The former White Stripes frontman thrashes out his usual concoction of meaty guitar riffs, yelping vocals and frenetic solos – though, this time, you can find those on fiddle as well as guitar. Fair enough. |
| It might not be for you if … You were never a huge fan of his distorted blues rock, crippling cynicism or commitment to period detail. | It might not be for you if … You were never a huge fan of his distorted blues rock, crippling cynicism or commitment to period detail. |
| What we said: “On the surface, Lazaretto seems to be the work of someone who's furiously angry at everything from 'children today' ('they take like Caesar and nobody cares,' bemoans Entitlement) to God, who gets it in the neck on Temporary Ground: 'He left us all here hanging with an illusion of a home,'” wrote Alexis Petridis, in the Guardian. Click here for Killian Fox’s four-star review in the Observer. | What we said: “On the surface, Lazaretto seems to be the work of someone who's furiously angry at everything from 'children today' ('they take like Caesar and nobody cares,' bemoans Entitlement) to God, who gets it in the neck on Temporary Ground: 'He left us all here hanging with an illusion of a home,'” wrote Alexis Petridis, in the Guardian. Click here for Killian Fox’s four-star review in the Observer. |
| Score: 4/5 | Score: 4/5 |
| Bixiga 70 – Ocupai (Mais Um Discos) | Bixiga 70 – Ocupai (Mais Um Discos) |
| Why you should listen: If you want to hear something Brazilian that has nothing to do with World Cup drama, and more to do with the marriage of Afrobeat, big brass and funk. | Why you should listen: If you want to hear something Brazilian that has nothing to do with World Cup drama, and more to do with the marriage of Afrobeat, big brass and funk. |
| It might not be for you if … These upbeat, foot-tapping syncopated rhythms just don’t feel like the right soundtrack to the controversial Fifa revelations or sociopolitical studies of São Paulo that you were planning to read this week. | It might not be for you if … These upbeat, foot-tapping syncopated rhythms just don’t feel like the right soundtrack to the controversial Fifa revelations or sociopolitical studies of São Paulo that you were planning to read this week. |
| What we said: “This big band from São Paulo have their roots in Nigerian Afrobeat, with its relentless grooves and giant brass blasts, but on this second album the 10-piece weave in other strands,” wrote Neil Spencer, in the Observer. | What we said: “This big band from São Paulo have their roots in Nigerian Afrobeat, with its relentless grooves and giant brass blasts, but on this second album the 10-piece weave in other strands,” wrote Neil Spencer, in the Observer. |
| Score: 4/5 | Score: 4/5 |
| Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm (Will Travel/Caroline) | Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm (Will Travel/Caroline) |
| Why you should listen: After 35 years of shaking her head at the idea of a solo album, the Pretenders’ frontwoman took to the studio with Björn Yttling (of Peter, Björn and John) to produce this collection of powerpop tracks. Also, tennis star John McEnroe makes a guitar-playing cameo (!). | |
| It might not be for you if … You’re quite happy with the Pretenders’ back catalogue – Stockholm doesn’t break too much new ground from what we’ve heard Hynde write, to date. Listen to our album stream here to help make up your mind. | |
| What we said: “Not all the tracks hit the spot, and some of her edge has been dulled by studio sheen, but the album is bookended by two songs from her top drawer,” wrote Dave Simpson, in the Guardian. Click here for Ally Carnwath’s three-star review in the Observer. | What we said: “Not all the tracks hit the spot, and some of her edge has been dulled by studio sheen, but the album is bookended by two songs from her top drawer,” wrote Dave Simpson, in the Guardian. Click here for Ally Carnwath’s three-star review in the Observer. |
| Score: 3/5 | Score: 3/5 |
| Tom Vek – Luck (Moshi Moshi) | Tom Vek – Luck (Moshi Moshi) |
| Why you should listen: Tom Vek first made a name for himself in 2005 with his self-produced album We Have Sound, and is back with a more polished and expansive sound on Luck. | Why you should listen: Tom Vek first made a name for himself in 2005 with his self-produced album We Have Sound, and is back with a more polished and expansive sound on Luck. |
| It might not be for you if … You haven't got the patience to listen to a former Central St Martin’s student wax lyrical about the emptiness of modern life, as inspired by a Tom Wolfe essay. | It might not be for you if … You haven't got the patience to listen to a former Central St Martin’s student wax lyrical about the emptiness of modern life, as inspired by a Tom Wolfe essay. |
| What we said: “[Vek’s] deranged arrangements are deliciously unpredictable: the Turkish curlicues of Broke dissolve into waves of distortion; Sherman (Animals in the Jungle) is propelled by a grungy bass riff and stadium-rousing drums; while A Mistake starts with a crunchy Keith Richards-style chord before descending into a bass-heavy bedsit lament,” wrote Jon Dennis, in the Guardian. | What we said: “[Vek’s] deranged arrangements are deliciously unpredictable: the Turkish curlicues of Broke dissolve into waves of distortion; Sherman (Animals in the Jungle) is propelled by a grungy bass riff and stadium-rousing drums; while A Mistake starts with a crunchy Keith Richards-style chord before descending into a bass-heavy bedsit lament,” wrote Jon Dennis, in the Guardian. |
| Score: 4/5 | Score: 4/5 |
| First Aid Kit – Stay Gold (Columbia) | First Aid Kit – Stay Gold (Columbia) |
| Why you should listen: If you haven’t yet heard this Swedish sibling duo’s rich and beautifully harmonised homages to Americana-blues, there’s no time like the present. | Why you should listen: If you haven’t yet heard this Swedish sibling duo’s rich and beautifully harmonised homages to Americana-blues, there’s no time like the present. |
| It might not be for you if … You’d bore easily of two young sisters sounding like Nashville exports from days past. | It might not be for you if … You’d bore easily of two young sisters sounding like Nashville exports from days past. |
| What we said: “Three albums in, and their voices still chime like a Swedish Everly Brothers, but the pressures of being a 20-something success story seep from their country ballads – perhaps a product of their recent signing to a major and the intensive touring they did in their teens,” wrote Harriet Gibsone, in the Guardian. | What we said: “Three albums in, and their voices still chime like a Swedish Everly Brothers, but the pressures of being a 20-something success story seep from their country ballads – perhaps a product of their recent signing to a major and the intensive touring they did in their teens,” wrote Harriet Gibsone, in the Guardian. |
| Score: 4/5 | Score: 4/5 |
| Last week, readers below the line cried out for more Teleman (and provided a brief history of rock music for all readers below 45). But which albums are you looking forward to hearing this week? Drop into the comments section and tell all. | Last week, readers below the line cried out for more Teleman (and provided a brief history of rock music for all readers below 45). But which albums are you looking forward to hearing this week? Drop into the comments section and tell all. |
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