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Review: Stereolab first formed back in 1990 in London. Record collector Tim Gane hooked up with French chanteuse Laetitia Sadier and they stayed together until 2009, then took a hiatus until retiring to the live arena in 2019. There have only been reissues since, but now the group returns with their first new album in 15 years. It features 13 fresh studio tracks from the avant-pop pioneers who revitalise their sounds with signature motorik grooves and adventurous new textures. Announced via a 7" single and cryptic word search sent to uber fans, it features guest appearances from Cooper Crain, Rob Frye and others, all adding rich layers. Lead single 'Aerial Troubles' signifies the playful experimentation and sly sophistication you would expect from this band, this effort feeling warmly familiar yet thrillingly new.

Review: After countless reissues, Stereolab delight fans with their first new album in nearly 15 years, following 2010's Not Music. The French/British band - led by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadie - are well known for their tendency to lean towards left field, adventurous sonic experiments, but have a wide spectrum and from time to time are not shy in indulging their love of pop with melodies that stick. Laetitia Sadie can sing the phone book - to the level of a Gruff Rhys - and on the single 'Aerial Troubles' evokes her Welsh peer. With the band's influence seemingly inextinguishable, chances are the aftermath of this album release will see Stereolab's stock rise massively as they sound like they've hit their stride and not let the long gap between new albums faze them.

Review: Imagine you're in for a long car journey and can only take one Suede album, which one do you take? Well, this is the one, really. Reissued as an expanded 3CD set, it features all their best b-sides from the hallowed first three albums (Suede (1993), Dog Man Star (1994) and Coming Up (1996), plus a further 19 B-sides and extra tracks from 1999 to 2023. It's the extra, latter day era numbers that are getting a standalone release on vinyl for Record Store Day as Sci-Fi Lullabies Vol.2, but with this CD set you get everything lumped in together as a bumper package. The tracklist is ridiculous: 'The Sadness in You, the Sadness in Me' from 2022 is a power ballad that could stir the most stoic of hearts. 'Another No One' is a slow, achingly beautiful and melancholy number and 'Europe Is Our Playground' - clearly written pre-Brexit - celebrates a golden Schengen era: "From Spain to Camber Sands/Europe is our playground."

Review: Legendary UK indie outfit Suede dropped their Sci-Fi Lullabies album back in in 1997. It was soon established as one of the greatest B-sides compilations ever made and became a fan favourite. The record captured the band's creative peak while drawing from the Dog Man Star and Coming Up eras with tracks like 'My Insatiable One,' 'The Living Dead' and 'Killing of a Flash Boy' packed with Suede's romantic melancholy and jagged glamour. All those feature again on this beautifully recreated reissue. The original reached number nine on the UK Albums Chart and received critical acclaim for its depth and ambition and this 2025 version features refreshed artwork by longtime collaborator Paul Khera.