Albums of the Week

POP

The Blades

Modernised (Raytown Records)

Are the memories stronger than the music? That’s a conundrum people of a certain age have to grapple with when one of their favourite music acts ‘back in the day’ (whether that specific timeframe is ten, 20 or 30 years ago) release new music. In the case of the Blades, time has really passed them by – this is their first album of new material in over ...