rock

Idles – TANGK (Partisan)

Fifth album TANGK will not only satisfy the Idles diehard, but should continue to break down mainstream boundaries for the band

Concrete Islands Books of the Year 2023

These are our favourite books of 2023, works that challenged and delighted us with tales of life, love and very often rock n roll

Concrete Islands Albums of the Year 2023

These are the albums of 2023 that have meant the most to us, alongside our compilations & archives of the year

Testing the Edges: The Dream Syndicate album-by-album with Steve Wynn

Steve Wynn takes us on tour through the highways and byways of The Dream Syndicate’s scenic and kaleidoscopic catalogue

Concrete Islands Albums of the Year 2022

These are the fifty albums of 2022 that have meant the most to us, alongside our compilations & archives of the year

Bruce Springsteen – Only the Strong Survive (Columbia)

Bruce Springsteen’s soul covers album retains the shape of the originals while also providing insight into his own storied body of work

Don’t Look Now: Sons and Daughters

Stewart Gardiner talks to Sons and Daughters in this archive feature from 2005, alongside some thoughts on the band’s legacy today

Concrete Islands Albums of the Year 2021

These are the seventy-five albums of 2021 that have meant the most to us, alongside our compilations & archives of the year

A Psychedelic Crusade: Bobby Gillespie’s Tenement Kid

Bobby Gillespie’s autobiography is a devotional, often hedonistic tale of rock and roll, punk and acid house salvation, writes Chris Bateman