RETRO POP Magazine November 2023 RICK ASTLEY OMD Howard Jones

Returning to the cover of RETROPOP, Rick Astley is back with his ninth album ‘Are We There Yet?’!

Speaking exclusively about the project, Rick looks back on the five years since sharing his last album, opens up about those iconic Glastonbury sets this summer and reassures us that, 30 years after he first ‘retired’ from music, he’s going nowhere anytime soon. 

There’s plenty more happening this month, including the release of OMD’s new album, ‘Bauhaus Staircase’, with Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys telling all about the album and how it could be their last outing.

We also go behind the scenes of the new album from ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog and Paramount+’s Milli Vanilli documentary; dive deep into the new album from James Blunt with the man himself; and hear from Scouting For Girls about their latest record on the back of their busiest summer yet. 

Plus, we catch up with Howard Jones about his new 40th anniversary album and live shows, Level 42’s Mark King looks back on the band’s rise to the top – and there’s loads more inside!