The Tubs - Cotton CrownThe Tubs' second album, Cotton Crown, sees the Celtic Jangle boyband venture into darker, more personal territory while continuing to hone their highly addictive brand of songcraft. Its a true level up album which sees the band expand their sonic palette to take in a kaleidoscopic range of influences: everything from soulful pub rock (Chain Reaction) to Husker Du aggression (One More Day) to melancholy sophisto pop (Narcissist) gets a look in. As

Download includes seven tracks from the intimate and exclusive - and hungover - Kim’s Underground Show in New York including a brooding ‘Part Time Punks’

The new self-titled record‰Ûä‰ÛÓ‰Ûäthe next record after Emotional Mugger

Gerard was clear that he wanted to establish a group name for the record

Order of Romance then is a complete work that demands close attention

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including sessions with some of Arthur’s regular collaborators Peter Zummo

The calmness one has walking down a moonlit street after midnight

plaintive essence of humanity with their efforts

over a number sessions on a portable 4-track cassette-tape machine

or instruments to get his point across

former lead vocalist with punk legends X-Ray Spex

Montgomery‰۪s uncanny baritone pierces the torrential clangor