Music Review: Andy Rourke’s posthumous album, Blitz Vega’s ‘Northern Gentleman,’ is a soft swan song

Music Review: Andy Rourke’s posthumous album, Blitz Vega’s ‘Northern Gentleman,’ is a soft swan song

Blitz Vega, the band helmed by The Smiths’ bassist Andy Rourke and Kav Sandhu of Happy Mondays, formed in 2016 and ended when Rourke died from pancreatic cancer in 2023. He was 59. The band’s lone album, “Northern Gentleman,” has finally been released — 10 tracks largely written and recorded before Rourke’s death, the swan … Read more