Captain Wilberforce: Another World. Another Life. Another Time.

It took indie band Captain Wilberforce a couple of years to come up with a follow-up for their When The Dust Just Won't Settle album. Honing their craft and slowly cooking up the material for what would become Another World. Another Life. Another Time. has paid off in spades. It is a collection of top shelf quintessentially English songs, with elements of 60s baroque pop spiced up with XTC-inspired melancholy and mid-period Elvis Costello.

Getting to grips with getting older and reflecting on their losses and highlights in life so far are the main themes, served up in superb melodies acting as comfy blankets. Another World. Another Life. Another Time. is an album for rainy days. It won't chase away the demons, but it will be a bit harder for them to get the upper hand.

Words about music (825): Voltaire

Music is the pathway to the heart.

Voltaire

Sewage Farm: Apathy in the UK

English garage rock power trio Sewage Farm make sure that they are on the right side of history with their new single Apathy in the UK. They raise their voices and instruments in righteous anger, getting the job done in a little under two minutes.

Apathy in the UK is released thru Desert Mine Music. A new full-length will say the light of day later this year.

» sewagefarm.com

Phish: Summer tour dates

Phish have announced the dates for their Summer tour, 21 shows in all, with a return to Dick's Sporting Goods Park in September:

Fans can request tickets now at https://tickets.phish.com, ending this Monday at Noon ET. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 27 at 10AM ET. More info at phish.com/tours.

A limited number of travel packages (including hotel and tickets) for Columbia, Boston, New York and Commerce City go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, February 19 at Noon ET at phishsummer.100xhospitality.com.

Johnny Dowd: Amsterdam added to European tour

Johnny Dowd has added a show in Amsterdam on March 16 to his European tour. He will bring copies of his new album Live at the Downstairs, recorded on January 23, 2025 in his hometown Ithaca, NY, plus an expanded reissue on vinyl of his debut album Wrong Side of Memphis, which comes with a bonus LP with "the original Johnny Dowd band doing psychedelic versions of the Wrong Side tunes."