The Girl

In case you were waiting until Halloween to give yourself the chills, you might want to know that June The Girl is set to get there first, knocking on your door with the release of her latest EP, Welcome to my Terreurs, this Friday (20th October).

Everything But The Girl was formed in 1982 by singer-songwriter-musicians Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt. Acclaimed for their tender-tough lyrics, Thorn's unique voice and Watt's arrangements, they released a string of UK gold albums throughout the 1980s experimenting with jazz, guitar pop, orchestral wall-of-sound and drum-machine soul, through to the 90's, ending on 'Temperamental', where the duo chose to quit on a high. Tracey focused on family life away from the spotlight before returning with a run of solo albums and best-selling autobiographical books. Ben moved into DJing and remixing, and launched the respected electronic label, Buzzin' Fly. He returned to his singer-songwriter roots with a trilogy of solo albums from 2014-2020. In November 2022 Everything But The Girl announced they had recorded a new studio album - the first for over two decades, released in 2023.

Everything But The Girl‘s final two albums, 1996’s Walking Wounded and Temperamental from 1999, are to be reissued as two-disc deluxe sets in August. Edsel effectively complete the archival work they started back in 2012, by putting out Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn’s last EBTG albums, originally released on the Virgin label. Both reissues come with bonus discs and across the two deluxe editions you will find demos, remixes (selected by Ben), unreleased live performances and B-sides.

From their beginnings in 2016 Merton College's Girl Choristers have gone from strength to strength. For their second recording they bring together a collection of much-loved hymns, celebrating a tradition that has enriched Christian worship for hundreds of years.

Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes Review by Andy Kellman
Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes is a half-accurate title for this discerning compilation of Everything but the Girl's commissioned mixes. It actually entails 15 years of remixes, spanning from the dawn of the '90s through 2004. (To be fair, the four remixes performed since 1999 were done specifically for this set.) "Adapt or Die" is, however, an ideal way to indicate the duo's approach to remaining relevant to club music for such an extended period of time. These tracks also show that keeping up with trends in dance doesn't always have to be at the expense of timelessness.

From their beginnings in 2016 Merton College's Girl Choristers have gone from strength to strength. For their second recording they bring together a collection of much-loved hymns, celebrating a tradition that has enriched Christian worship for hundreds of years.

"Dizzy Up the Girl" is the Goo Goo Dolls' sixth studio album originally released in 1998. The record produced numerous hit singles, including "Slide", "Black Balloon", "Broadway", "Dizzy", and their most popular single "Iris" which made it to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, Adult Top 40, Alternative Songs, and Pop Songs charts.