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Welcome to This Week on Wax, where underground art-rock meets club-ready rebirths, and heavy rock legends rub shoulders with the most exciting new voices in pop.
This week’s batch of new arrivals is an absolute trip. We have got the Queen of Pop reviving her best era, a fresh new soul voice that will absolutely pull at your heartstrings, rock legends proving they can still out-riff the rest, and a brilliant dose of beautifully chaotic London art-rock.
Grab a coffee, settle in, and let’s dive into the records you need to be spinning this weekend.
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Madonna - Confessions II
Let’s be honest, we have all been waiting for this one. More than two decades after she basically saved the club with her 2005 masterpiece, Madonna is finally taking us back to the dancefloor. Confessions II is exactly what you want it to be: a seamless, non-stop, sweat-inducing mix of electronic ecstasy explicitly designed to be played from start to finish.
Reunited with electronic wizard Stuart Price, the tracks are drenched in old-school Detroit techno and Chicago house beats. It is dark, upbeat, and brilliantly theatrical. The physical vinyl edition is a masterclass in sampling, sneaking in some genius nods to Lil Louis and Lou Reed, alongside a massive, unexpected guest spot from Sabrina Carpenter on the hit single 'Bring Your Love'. If your living room needs transforming into a late-night club, drop the needle on this and follow the vibe.
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Sienna Spiro - Visitor
If you are looking for an album that will make you stop what you are doing and just listen, this is the one. 20-year-old Londoner Sienna Spiro has been blowing up online for a minute now, but her debut album Visitor proves she is the real deal. This isn't just standard pop; it is raw, sweeping soul-pop that feels incredibly mature.
The whole record grew out of her personal fears about things ending and things changing, and you can really feel that weight in her vocals. Backed by stunning, cinematic orchestral arrangements recorded at Abbey Road, tracks like 'Die on This Hill' and 'The Visitor' are absolute showstoppers. Her voice has this incredible, rich gravity to it that just begs for the warmth of analogue wax. Get the tissues ready for this one.
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Deep Purple - SPLAT!
Yes, you read that right. Deep Purple is back with their twenty-fourth studio album, and they are officially showing no signs of slowing down. For SPLAT!, the rock icons teamed up yet again with producer Bob Ezrin, and they didn't come to play. The band even recorded the whole thing live together to capture that raw, unpredictable, lightning-in-a-bottle energy.
The result? They are calling it their heaviest album in decades, and honestly, we agree. It channels all the swagger, intricate jamming, and pure fun of their legendary 1970s golden era. Simon McBride’s guitar hooks are absolutely lethal, and Ian Gillan is still spinning wild, conceptual lyrics about the human race. It is loud, proud, classic rock that demands to be cranked up to eleven on a heavyweight double LP.
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Mary in the Junkyard - Role Model Hermit
If your music taste leans a little more left-of-centre, this is your prize pick for the week. After building a massive cult following and tearing up the stage at South London's legendary Windmill venue, mary in the junkyard have finally delivered their debut album, Role Model Hermit, and it is a total triumph.
Their sound is wonderfully weird, minimalist, and deeply poetic. Clari Freeman-Taylor’s vocals feel like reading someone's secret diary, floating over fractured strings, clicky beats, and sudden bursts of guitar noise. One minute you are listening to sparse, delicate arrangements, and the next you are hit with a chaotic, grunge-infused frenzy. It is a brilliant, artistic piece of alternative rock that rewards you more and more with every single listen.
SHOP NOW
From late-night basslines to raw emotional ballads and heavy-hitting classic rock, this week’s lineup has a little bit of everything. Pop down to your local store or head online to bag your copies, and let us know: which one is going on your turntable first?
Grab a coffee, settle in, and let’s dive into the records you need to be spinning this weekend.
Madonna - Confessions II
Let’s be honest, we have all been waiting for this one. More than two decades after she basically saved the club with her 2005 masterpiece, Madonna is finally taking us back to the dancefloor. Confessions II is exactly what you want it to be: a seamless, non-stop, sweat-inducing mix of electronic ecstasy explicitly designed to be played from start to finish.
Reunited with electronic wizard Stuart Price, the tracks are drenched in old-school Detroit techno and Chicago house beats. It is dark, upbeat, and brilliantly theatrical. The physical vinyl edition is a masterclass in sampling, sneaking in some genius nods to Lil Louis and Lou Reed, alongside a massive, unexpected guest spot from Sabrina Carpenter on the hit single 'Bring Your Love'. If your living room needs transforming into a late-night club, drop the needle on this and follow the vibe.
SHOP NOW
Sienna Spiro - Visitor
If you are looking for an album that will make you stop what you are doing and just listen, this is the one. 20-year-old Londoner Sienna Spiro has been blowing up online for a minute now, but her debut album Visitor proves she is the real deal. This isn't just standard pop; it is raw, sweeping soul-pop that feels incredibly mature.
The whole record grew out of her personal fears about things ending and things changing, and you can really feel that weight in her vocals. Backed by stunning, cinematic orchestral arrangements recorded at Abbey Road, tracks like 'Die on This Hill' and 'The Visitor' are absolute showstoppers. Her voice has this incredible, rich gravity to it that just begs for the warmth of analogue wax. Get the tissues ready for this one.
SHOP NOW
Deep Purple - SPLAT!
Yes, you read that right. Deep Purple is back with their twenty-fourth studio album, and they are officially showing no signs of slowing down. For SPLAT!, the rock icons teamed up yet again with producer Bob Ezrin, and they didn't come to play. The band even recorded the whole thing live together to capture that raw, unpredictable, lightning-in-a-bottle energy.
The result? They are calling it their heaviest album in decades, and honestly, we agree. It channels all the swagger, intricate jamming, and pure fun of their legendary 1970s golden era. Simon McBride’s guitar hooks are absolutely lethal, and Ian Gillan is still spinning wild, conceptual lyrics about the human race. It is loud, proud, classic rock that demands to be cranked up to eleven on a heavyweight double LP.
SHOP NOW
Mary in the Junkyard - Role Model Hermit
If your music taste leans a little more left-of-centre, this is your prize pick for the week. After building a massive cult following and tearing up the stage at South London's legendary Windmill venue, mary in the junkyard have finally delivered their debut album, Role Model Hermit, and it is a total triumph.
Their sound is wonderfully weird, minimalist, and deeply poetic. Clari Freeman-Taylor’s vocals feel like reading someone's secret diary, floating over fractured strings, clicky beats, and sudden bursts of guitar noise. One minute you are listening to sparse, delicate arrangements, and the next you are hit with a chaotic, grunge-infused frenzy. It is a brilliant, artistic piece of alternative rock that rewards you more and more with every single listen.
SHOP NOW
From late-night basslines to raw emotional ballads and heavy-hitting classic rock, this week’s lineup has a little bit of everything. Pop down to your local store or head online to bag your copies, and let us know: which one is going on your turntable first?
