News
SHUFFLEMANIA! Due Out October 21 via Tiny Ghost
Jul 21, 2022
By Joey Arnone
British singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock has announced the release of a new album, SHUFFLEMANIA!, which will be out on October 21 via Tiny Ghost. Hitchcock has also shared a video for the album’s lead single, “The Shuffle Man.” More
Robyn Hitchcock Due Out April 21 via Yep Roc
Feb 02, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Longtime British singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock has announced a new album and shared its first single. It’s a self-titled affair and the first single is entitled “I Want to Tell You About What I Want.” Robyn Hitchcock is his 21st studio album, but his first self-titled one. More
Interviews
Hitchcock on Democratic Socialism, Kanye West and Trump, Family Vacations, and the Title of His Autobiography
Jan 21, 2019
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar‘s 16th Annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the last year, plus some fun personal questions. More
Hitchcock on Trump, Artificial Intelligence, Scary Movies, Brexit, and Stranger Things
Feb 21, 2017
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar‘s 14th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2016. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2016 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Robyn Hitchcock. More
Jun 23, 2009
By Frank Valish
In his more than 30 years of writing and recording—with The Soft Boys, The Egyptians, solo, and now The Venus 3—Robyn Hitchcock has firmly established himself within the pantheon of great English songwriters, dating back to the eccentric master himself, Syd Barrett. Hitchcock’s latest album, Goodnight Oslo, is his second with his Venus 3 band of Peter Buck (R.E.M.) on guitar, Scott McCaughey (Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows) on bass, and Bill Rieflin (Ministry) on drums, and the album clearly demonstrates the rapport the musicians have established since 2006’s Olé Tarantula. More
Reviews
Apr 08, 2016
By Aug Stone
This evening Mr. Hitchcock played not a single one of my (many) favorite songs of his. It did not matter in the slightest. The gig was excellent. Possibly even because of this, in that the way the set developed and unfolded kept one in a constant state of wonder and appreciation. More
Aug 22, 2014
By Michael Wojtas
“Yet another elegiac record. It’s reminiscent of I Often Dream of Trains,” Robyn Hitchcock has said of The Man Upstairs, his 20th proper full-length as a solo artist.