Releases

With releases from The Hold Steady, Marika Hackman, Ezra Furman, Whitney and many other luminaries, August is a veritable love-in of long-players.

Plenty to get hot and sweaty about in July's Releases of the Month. Don't forget to wear sunscreen. And other clothing.

Pip Blom, Hatchie, Hayden Thorpe and Wasuremono lead the way in June's Releases of the Month. If it's barbecue music you seek, you're in the wrong place.

Be your own best friend - check out our pick of the May album releases, including Cate Le Bon, Mac DeMarco and Honeyblood.

On the strength of this month's album releases, you might just need to remember to leave the house now and then, possibly even without earphones.

You'd have to have undergone an optimism bypass operation not to get excited about March's releases. Get stuck in.

February's releases include some Bristolian favourites. These would be the ideal Valentine's gift for your ears. IDLES said it: "Love yourself."

Want some releases that will give you a genuine sense of 'release' in January? Why not kick off 2019 with a spot of Maggie Rogers or Sharon Van Etten?

So here it is, Merry Countdowns; everybody’s having fun. It's that time again - for team Bristol in Stereo to contemplate their Albums of the Year.

November's Releases of the Month ought to give you plenty to get you through the darker evenings.