Various - Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs Present: Occasional RainOccasional Rain is the sequel to Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs highly successful English Weather collection. This is the sound of young bands experimenting in a period of flux, feeling for a new direction, exploring jazz and folk as many songs are led by mellotron, piano and flute as they are by guitar. Lyrically, there are two themes that crop up regularly: the search for a home that isnt there anymore the certainties of the optimistic 60s, the physical

‰ÛÏA runaway victory for class over hype - 8/10‰۝ - Mixmag

Spanish quartet Hinds - Carlotta Cosials

Alongside Floyd

To celebrate its twentieth anniversary the album has been meticulously remastered at Abbey Road for a deluxe reissue by Underworld's Rick Smith

In 2012 after years apart in solo projects

co-written with poet Radio Radieux

particular those who were involved in the punk movement - musicians

Belief became Richard’s debut for Tim Burgess’ O Genesis Recordings label

'Sunbathing Animal' is a roller coaster you can't get off

to record 1979 NOW

Broadcast have swapped the rich textures and multiple layers of previous records for a much rawer and grittier sound

it’s all about teen angst