Albums Of The Year 2024

Albums Of The Year 2024

2024 has been yet another year of fabulous new music and reimaginings of music of bygone eras brought afresh for a new audience. Here is a curated list of records the Rockshot Magazine have been playing over and over throughout the year, a feast for the senses even if...

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Albums Of The Year 2023

Albums Of The Year 2023

2023 has been an incredible year for new music, both from artists putting our their debut LPs and new, innovative and gorgeously textured records from established acts. The Rockshot Magazine team ourselves are a music-loving troupe with diverse and eclectic tastes,...

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Sophie B. Hawkins Lays It Down In London

Sophie B. Hawkins Lays It Down In London

The Forge is an intimate venue, newly refitted in steel and glass. Only three hundred people can get through the doors, just off the well-trodden Camden High Street, and tickets sold out long before tonight. It’s Sophie B. Hawkins’ first London show in fifteen years...

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Albums Of The Year 2022

Albums Of The Year 2022

While not in any particular order and by no means an exhaustive list of our favourite records of 2022, here are a handful of those that stuck out in what has been a massive year of music. From earworm-filled LPs and thought-provoking records to the banger-laden...

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Light It In Red/Throw Us A Line

Light It In Red/Throw Us A Line

The live event trade body the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA) hosted a number of events up and down the country calling on the Government to help the event industry through the COVID-19 crisis under the banner THROW US A LINE! Seven hundred and...

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John Butler (Kane Hibberd)

John Butler Reignites As A Solo Powerhouse With New Album PRISM & UK Tour Dates

Australian roots-rock icon John Butler is set to make a bold international return with his brand-new solo album PRISM, arriving on 5th September via Because Music. The record marks a pivotal moment in Butler’s career—his first full-length release since moving away from the John Butler Trio banner. Alongside the announcement, Butler has dropped the album’s soaring lead single, So Sorry, and confirmed a string of UK tour dates this autumn.

Rise Against (Mynxii White)

Rise Against Announce Fiery New Album ‘Ricochet’ With Lead Single ‘I Want It All’

Four years after their last full-length release, punk veterans Rise Against return with a vengeance. Their upcoming...
Poptones (Rune Gro-Nielsen)

Poptones Announce Second Album ‘Pure’ & Share Expansive New Single ‘Skin Of Sea’

Danish experimental rock trio Poptones have announced the arrival of their sophomore album Pure, due out September 26, 2025, via Happy Metal Records. The news lands alongside the release of the album’s first single, “Skin of Sea”—a sweeping and atmospheric track that marks a bold evolution in the band’s sound.

Lizzie Esau for Rockshot Magazine (Kalpesh Patel)

“Always Dreaming Of Something, And Not On This Planet” — Lizzie Esau Has Sky-High Ambitions

It’s a grey day in Newcastle, but Lizzie Esau is all colour. Not just in her sound — an intoxicating blend of indie...
The Royston Club (Sam Crowston)

The Royston Club Announce New Album ‘Songs For The Spine’ And Biggest Tour Yet Ciematic

After the Top 20 success of their debut album, The Royston Club are pushing into bold new territory with the announcement of their second full-length record, Songs For The Spine, due out 8th August. Alongside the album reveal comes the emotionally charged new single Glued To The Bed, premiered by Huw Stephens on BBC 6 Music, and news of their biggest UK headline tour to date—culminating in a major London show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town.

Lissie (Madison Speer)

Rockshot Favourite Lissie Returns With Tender New EP Promises, Sharing Heartfelt Cover Of ‘I’ll Stand By You’

A long-time favourite here at Rockshot Magazine, American singer-songwriter Lissie makes a welcome return with her...
Skerryvore (Press)

Skerryvore Unveil Uplifting New Single ‘The Sea That Sings’ Ahead of Biggest Show Yet At Floors Castle

Scottish folk-rock trailblazers Skerryvore are celebrating 20 years of music, memories, and massive live moments with...
Will Linley (Press)

Will Linley Channels Heartache Into Euphoria On New Single ‘Cinematic’

South African-born artist Will Linley is keeping his foot on the gas. The 23-year-old singer-songwriter has returned with his brand-new single Cinematic via Island Records—a sweeping, emotional anthem that perfectly captures the push-pull between heartbreak and hope. Known for his self-coined “sad-pop” style, Linley once again proves his ability to transform personal pain into songs that make you want to dance through the tears.

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