Genuine treasures unearthed
Prostitute’s frustration and rage felt immediate upon their debut album's arrival in 2024, but as imperial slaughter has only worsened in the time since, a new worldwide release sharpens the image even further, says Natalie Marlin
Though it's almost impossible to separate 90s Norwegian black metal from the controversies surrounding its progenitors, says Dan Franklin, a new box set offers an opportunity to reappraise Darkthrone’s superb body of work on its own terms
Newly reissued to mark its 40th birthday, ‘Ring The Alarm’ continues to rattle speaker boxers and make sound men and women tremble. Wrongtom charts the history of its Stalag rhythm, from overlooked origins in the early 1970s to Tenor Saw’s 1985 masterpiece and beyond
Begun in 2007 and finished towards the end of last year by a dedicated group of late frontman Tim Smith's closest comrades, Cardiacs' LSD is a triumph of creativity and friendship over adversity, and a testament to the enduring uniqueness of Smith’s artistic vision, says Sean Kitching
Originally released in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, and centred on the story of real Japanese women who suffered radiation poisoning through their factory work, this newly-reissued collaboration should invite deep reflection when played today, says Jennifer Lucy Allan
As Warp reissue the first two albums from The Sabres Of Paradise, Lee Brackstone reflects on how Andrew Weatherall led bandmates Gary Burns and Jagz Kooner on a determined excursion through the twinkling, psychedelic sonic margins
Seedy English vignettes supercharged by the bombast of New York's superclubs – though they didn't then know it then, the world's first modern remix album found Soft Cell on a seesaw between hedonism and self-destruction, says Patrick Clarke