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This is the place to find every single new release we sell. It’s where you’ll find the latest indie rock on vinyl, the latest hip-hip on CD, the latest noise on tape, and every imaginable combination of the above. Maybe you’ll even find something unexpected.
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Zefur Wolves
Truth Is In The Stars
Consisting of Cian Ciaran (Super Furry Animals) and Estelle Ios (Baby Queens), indie meets soul on Zefur Wolves’ sophomore album Truth Is In The Stars. Although it’s also available on CD, that eye-catching artwork will definitely look much more impressive rendered in glorious 12 inches by 12 inches.
- Vinyl LP (STR043LP)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- CD (STR043CD)
- Artist(s):
- Zefur Wolves
- Label(s):
- Strangetown
Various
Losing Touch With My Mind – Psychedelia In Britain 1986-1990
Cherry Red’s excellent series of box-sets curating various sub-genres and micro-scenes turns to British psychedelia in the late 1980s. While it includes big hitters from the era like The Stone Roses, Spacemen 3 and Primal Scream, the real joy of this 3-CD set is the exhumation of hidden gems from long-lost bands.
- CD box set (CRCDBOX71)
- Artist(s):
- Various
- Label(s):
- Cherry Red
- Genre(s):
- Psyche / Space / Kraut / Progressive
- More:
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- Press release
Various
Harde Smart : Flemish & Dutch Grooves From The 70's
Ever wondered what the Dutch language music of the 70s sounded like but didn't want to put the work in to find out? Do I have a compilation for you. Harde Smart features 21 tracks from the Holland and Flanders regions, which range from funk to soul to more jazz inflected cuts. These songs will be familiar to those who grew up with them, but can be enjoyed by anyone with a passing interest in that musical decade.
- Vinyl Double LP (SDBANLP13)
- CD (SDBANCD13)
- Artist(s):
- Various
- Label(s):
- SDBAN
- Genre(s):
- Funk / Jazz / Blues / Soul / Gospel
- More:
- View item page »
- Press release
Son Volt
Union
Country outfit Son Volt are releasing their tenth studio album Union on the 29th of March. Bandleader Jay Farrar has said 'a lot of these songs are songs of turmoil'. They discuss economic woes on 'The 99', freedom on 'Lady Liberty', and anarchy 'While Rome Burns'. For fans of Grant Lee Buffalo. On Transmit Sound.
- Vinyl LP (TS2020LPIND)
- Limited edition
- Indies-only
- Vinyl LP (TS2020LP)
Psyk
A Moment Before
You know what they do down in Tresor. They do techno. Psyk does just that here on his second full-length album, brought into the world by the label arm of Berlin’s Tresor. Psyk is working at a high level here on A Moment Before, with tight control over stripped-back material. Nine tracks over four sides of vinyl.
- Vinyl Double LP (TRESOR308)
Ohtis
Curve of Earth
There's a hint of Throbbing Gristle's innocuous album cover to their dark 20 Jazz Funk Greats about the cover to Curve of Earth by Ohtis. Where Gristle's cheesy LP cover hid a whirl of crunching Industrial rock, the cutesy cover to Curve of Earth is brought into question with a look at the tracklisting; 'Pervert Blood', 'Rehab' and 'Junkie Heaven' among them. The music however, is a delightful blend of woozy and indeed cutesy folk in the vain of Mac Demarco, even if the lyrics might be a bit dark in places.
- Vinyl LP (FTH332LP)
- CD (FTH332CD)
Mary Lattimore & Mac McCaughan
New Rain Duets
Utter beauty is captured on ‘New Rain Duets’, the collaboration between Mary Lattimore and Mac McCaughan. Liquid harp melds seamlessly with an amorphous world of electronics, odd ticks and splatters of dissonance enriching and extending rather than detracting from the aforementioned beauty. It’s a vital collaborative effort.
- Vinyl LP (LPTLR127LE)
- Vinyl LP (LPTLR127)
- Artist(s):
- Mary Lattimore
- Mac McCaughan
- Label(s):
- Three Lobed Recordings
- Genre(s):
- Psyche / Space / Kraut / Progressive
Garcia Peoples
Natural Facts
It probably wouldn’t surprise you to learn, with a name like Garcia Peoples, that the New Jersey band are influenced by The Grateful Dead. The band are built on intertwining guitars and lengthy jams. They mix this classic rock fixation with the lop-sided approach of bands such as Pavement, which make them a rather interesting prospect. Natural Facts is their second album. On Beyond Beyond Is Beyond.
- Vinyl LP (LPBBIB052)
- Artist(s):
- Garcia Peoples
- Label(s):
- Beyond Beyond Is Beyond
Brutus
Nest
Et album two, Brutus? Yes, the Belgian trio are back, serving up eleven new songs with Hassle Records. Nest isn’t quite as exciting an album title as that of the debut, Burst, but I wouldn’t worry about it lacking any of the energy and strength of the debut. Nest finds the group more settled and confident than ever.
- Vinyl LP (HOFF300LPB)
- Vinyl LP (HOFF300LPA)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- Indies-only
- Last copy
- CD (HOFF300CDA)
- Artist(s):
- Brutus
- Label(s):
- Hassle
- Genre(s):
- Indie Rock / Alternative Rock
- More:
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- Press release
Various
Grabar y Coagular - A History of Audio Pieces by Peruvian Artists (1972-2018)
We’ve really got it all here: today we have a collection of pieces of sound art by Peruvian artists, representing a time-span of more than 45 years. Grabar y Coagular is a disc of wonders, with sound works that use text, voice, language, and, in one case, the use of a turntable needle on a CD. Explorative compilation on Buh Records.
- Vinyl LP (BUHR107)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- Artist(s):
- North Sea Radio Orchestra
- Label(s):
- The Household Mark
- Genre(s):
- Neo-classical / Classical / Orchestral
Dark
Dark Cross the Ages: Dark Round the Edges + Dark Round the Edges Live
A rare classic for vintage psych-heads! Dark’s 1972 album Dark Round The Edges was originally private pressed, but its quality is so high that it has obtained quite a reputation over the years from those who know. This very welcome vinyl reissue couples the original record with a 2011 live performance! Wow.
- Vinyl Double LP (VOID60)
- In stock and ready to ship
Corners
The Floor
The final release from Los Angeles stalwarts Corners. The Floor is an EP of nervy and anxious post punk anchored by cold guitars and atmospheric synths. The band have now moved onto solo pursuits, but their work together is well worth remembering. The Floor is also the first release on Light in the Attic's Jack Sills' new label, Day End.
- Vinyl 12" (DER001)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Limited edition
- Last copy
A Mote Of Dust
II
Stargazer Records (We Were Strangers, Caspian Sea Monster) drop the second LP from A Mote Of Dust, a solo project of Craig Beaton. Beaton previously played in post-grunge groups Ganger and Aereogramme, but the stuff hew makes as A Mote Of Dust sees him indulging his quiet side. II is a collection of spare ballads and chamber-pop arrangements that recalls Mark Kozelek and Fink.
- CD (CD07955)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
Andrew Hung
Realisationship Instrumentals
I’m guessing that the cover this album is what Aladdin Sane-era David Bowie would look like if he was really tired and just couldn't be bothered. Anyway, this is the instrumental version of Andrew Hung’s Relationship album called….wait for it….Relationship Instrumentals. As Fuck Buttons are the kind of thing that go down well in these parts, I’m sure this will too. On Lex.
- Vinyl LP (LEX128LP)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- Artist(s):
- Andrew Hung
- Fuck Buttons
- Label(s):
- Lex
Akira Ishikawa
Back To Rhythm
Japanese funk drummer Akira Ishikawa dropped his most famous effort back in 1975. It wouldn’t be on our website if it didn’t have that special flair that makes certain records so attractive to collectors: high energy, a unique approach, and near-total obscurity. Back to Rhythm was pretty much impossible to find until this Mr Bongo reissue.
- Vinyl LP (MRBLP191)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- CD (MRBCD191)
Various
Additive Noise Function: Formative UK, European and North American Electronica 1978-1984
Cherry Red are back at it again. Addictive Noise Function is a compilation of Western electronic music recorded between 1978 and 1984. This 32 track snapshot shows off everything from house and techno, ambient and musique concrète. Features tracks by Holger Czukay, D.A.F. and The Residents. File under: 101 things to make and with a synth.
- Vinyl Triple LP (BREDT748)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Artist(s):
- Various
- Label(s):
- Cherry Red
- Genre(s):
- Electronic / Electro / IDM / EBM
- More:
- View item page »
- Press release
Lucy
Dyscamupia
Anyone who reads press releases these days would think the world has simply gone triptych-mad. Here’s today’s triptych courtesy of Stroboscopic Artefacts’ Luca Mortellaro - that’s Lucy to you, buddy. It’s a triptych about Albert Camus’ ever-resonant novel The Stranger, focusing on the periods before, during and after a certain pivotal moment in the story. Jason Snell lends a crackle-voiced narration of Meursault as the triptych's thick rhythms and sound design chug along.
- Vinyl 12" (SA034)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
UNKLE
The Road: Part II
UNKLE releases are always, if nothing else, interesting. After seven years of silence, label boss James Lavelle finally returned with last year’s massive comeback effort Part I. It was diverse, but he promises even more variation on 2019’s The Road: Part II. We’re expecting a somber soundtrack to a post-apocalyptic road trip, but who really knows what the man from UNKLE will bring?
- Vinyl Triple LP (SFTDLP002)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- Vinyl Triple LP (SFTDLP002X)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Indies-only
- CD (SFTDCD002X)
- In stock and ready to ship
- CD (SFTDCD002)
- Artist(s):
- UNKLE
- Label(s):
- Songs For The Def
Locust
Red
Shout out to Locust's press team for describing his signature sound as "indescribable". Someone didn't fancy work that day. Anyway Red is Mark Van Hoen also of Seefeel and Scala doing a four track EP of hard, fast and distorted techno befitting the titles. 'Fuck These Days' or 'Sick Bitch' anyone?
- Vinyl 12" (MRT-014)
- In stock and ready to ship
Joy Williams
Front Porch
Joy Williams was once one half of the Grammy-winning American country duo, The Civil Wars. She has been releasing music as a solo artist since 2001, however. Front Porch is her new single. It is taken from her as yet untitled forthcoming new album and backed with 'This Side Of Heaven', a song exclusive to this release. 7" single on Sensibility Recordings.
- Vinyl 7" (62113SV)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Limited edition
- Artist(s):
- Joy Williams
- The Civil Wars
- Label(s):
- Sensibility
- Genre(s):
- Folk / Country / Singer-songwriter
Akiko Yano
Japanese Girl
Reissue of Akiko Yano's debut album Japanese Girl from WEWANTSOUNDS. First released in 1976, Japanese Girl mixes together elements of Japanese folk music with 70s rock and funk to create something hypnotic. Yano's vocals dance around the instrumentation with a sense of joy and yearning, providing an emotional anchor for the album.
- Vinyl LP (WWSLP17)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Artist(s):
- Akiko Yano
- Label(s):
- WEWANTSOUNDS
Ex Confusion
I Remember When
Ex Confusion is Atsuhito Omori’s project devoted to hazy melancholy ambience, and sixth album I Remember When maintains the sound, style and quality of the project’s output to date. It’s a very particular sonic formular, but boy does it deliver. Includes a track in collaboration with Benoit Pioulard. On n5MD.
- Vinyl LP (MD273LP)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- Last copy
- CD (MD273)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
C Duncan
Health
Blinking heck he doesn't mess about. This is C. Duncan's third album since 2015. I described his previous record The Midnight Sun as 'a bit rushed' but this one uses outside producers, musicians and studios for the first time so you'd presume the sound has ben expanded somewhat. His first LP Architect was a stone cold classic so here's hoping this is more of the same (but bigger/better of course).
- Vinyl LP (FATLP151LTD)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Indies-only
- Vinyl LP (FATLP151)
- CD (FATCD151)
Antoni Maiovvi
Housewife (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Berlin based producer Antoni Maiovvi, who also goes under the names Pleasure Model and Ketsueki Sakuru, has worked on soundtracks before (Abdullah, Yellow). But for Can Evrenol’s horror Housewife, Maiovvi takes a massive step away from his Italio-synth-disco inspired production and provides an eerie and hellish orchestrated backing. But of course, he’s done a disco mix of the title track for good measure.
- Vinyl Double LP (BWR027LP)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- Artist(s):
- Antoni Maiovvi
- Label(s):
- Burning Witches Records
- Genre(s):
- Electronic / Electro / IDM / EBM
- Soundtracks
Phew / Oren Ambarchi / Jim O'Rourke
Patience Soup
Live recording of a performance featuring three heavy-weights of avant-garde and experimental music. Jim O'Rourke and Oren Ambarchi who have far too many previous collaborations to name, including Fennesz, Ulver, Faust play alongside Japanese avant-garde vocalist Phew. These masters of improv take a dynamic journey through the abstract and carry it with flawless tone and palette.
- Vinyl LP (BlackTruffle046)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Artist(s):
- Jim O'Rourke
- Oren Ambarchi
- Phew
- Label(s):
- Black Truffle
Measured
My Heart Waits / Sleep
New York duo, Measured, AKA Brian Wenckebach and Evagelia Maravelias, previously of Elika, become the latest release as part of the Sonic Cathedral singles club. My Heat Waits b/w Sleep sees the pair making goth-tinged music that mixes the sounds of Mazzy Star and Madonna circa 1998. 7” limited to 300 copies.
- Vinyl 7" (SCR103)
- In stock and ready to ship
Alex Bober
Invisible Forest
Can an invisible forest photosynthesise? Does a bear get any privacy in an invisible forest? How do woodpeckers manage in invisible forests? Alex Bober’s new album doesn’t even try to answer such questions - disappointing, frankly. On the other hand, it does present an array of soothing, sentimental ambient tunes. Out on Ukraine’s Hidden Vibes.
- CD (HV050)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Limited edition
- Artist(s):
- Alex Bober
- Label(s):
- Hidden Vibes
- Genre(s):
- Ambient / Downtempo / Dreampop
- More:
- View item page »
- Press release
dbh
Mood
dbh made quite a stir both within and outside of the confines of these walls with his third album Mass so we're very happy that we have another chance to hear his second album again which has been re-pressed onto vinyl and CD. The musician (also known as Dan? Dave?) is adept at finger picked solo guitar pieces that owe as much to Vini Reilly as they do Michael Chapman.
- Vinyl LP (THR001)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Limited edition
- CD (THR001)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Limited edition
A. Swayze & The Ghosts
Suddenly
Scrappy and belligerent garage-punk group from Australia, treading that sloppy-tight balance with a real sense of vigour and gnarled energy. Yelped vocals, scathing guitar lines, this isn’t reinventing the wheel, but it knows what it is and does it well. A. Swayze & The Ghosts are a promising young band and this 12” single titled ‘Suddenly’ comes out via Rough Trade.
- Vinyl 12" (RT0060T)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Artist(s):
- A. Swayze & The Ghosts
- Label(s):
- Rough Trade
Switched On SNES
Secret Of Mana
A super cool one here.
Yes, a very cool album cover. Yes, the composer does have the cool name Hiroki Kikuta. Yes, this is the soundtrack to 1993's Super Nintendo game, Secret of Mana and retro games are now cool. However, have you heard the music?! It's cool! Composed with analog synthesizers and drum machines, Switched on SNES is exactly the kind of jaunty and warm electronic music you want from a retro video game whilst going through a range of emotions and experimentation. It really stands out and is ultimately, pretty cool.
- Vinyl LP
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- Artist(s):
- Switched On SNES
- Label(s):
- Subtropic Records
- Genre(s):
- Electronic / Electro / IDM / EBM
- Soundtracks
K Á R Y Y N
THE QUANTA SERIES
K Á R Y Y N (yes I’ve checked, and apparently I do have to write it out like that) presents her debut album to the world. The Quanta Series has been in the works for seven years, in which time our hero has been travelling the world and absorbing inspiration from her Syrian-Armenian-American familial history. The results are remarkably intense and vivid, with very direct electronics amidst an avant-operatic scope. On Mute.
- Vinyl Double LP (STUMM437)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- CD (CDSTUMM437)
- Artist(s):
- K Á R Y Y N
- Label(s):
- Mute
- Genre(s):
- Electronic / Electro / IDM / EBM
- More:
- View item page »
- Press release
Ty Segall & The Freedom Band
Deforming Lobes
It’s rare that there’s a time without a new Ty Segall studio album either newly released or on the horizon. Just to make sure you don’t forget he exists there’s Deforming Lobes, a live album recorded live to tape in LA by Steve Albini. He’s backed by The Freedom Band who’ve been his musical unit of choice since 2016. LP, CD and Cassette on Drag City.
- Vinyl LP (DC716)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Tape (DC716CS)
- CD (DC716CD)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- Artist(s):
- Ty Segall
- Ty Segall Band
- Fuzz
- GOGGS
- Label(s):
- Drag City
Eric Copeland
Trogg Modal Vol. 2
It’s yr ex-Black Dice boy Eric Copeland, presenting further wonky weird-dance jams for our collective pleasure. Trogg Modal Vol. 2 is the slightly less frantic of the two Trogg volumes, but it's still a joy for Copeland fans: lots of colourful sounds and rhythms squirming around each other with much joy. On DFA.
- Vinyl LP (DFA2615LP)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- CD (DFA2615CD)
Joni Void
Mise En Abyme
Joni Void uses the realms of sound to address deep rooted anxieties, an aim for transcendence in sonic assembly and exploration. ‘Mise En Abyme’ uses field recordings - most notably that of friends voices - and sculpts the unique sound from their outwards. There’s this tremendous sense on the record of human connection, despite the lack of lyrical content or objective meaning.
- Vinyl LP (CST140LP)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- CD (CST140CD)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
Various
Pay It All Back Volume 7
Adrian Sherwood opens up the On-U Sound catalogue for a tasty sampling of what we can expect to hear from the label in coming months and years. Pay It All Back Volume 7 features enticing as-yet-unreleased tracks from Roots Manuva, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Horace Andy, Nisennenmondai, African Head Charge, Mark Stewart, Congo Natty etc. all with the key Sherwood production touch. Plus exclusive pirate-radio-style transitions between tracks!
- Vinyl Double LP (ONULP143)
- Artist(s):
- Various
- Label(s):
- On-U Sound
- Genre(s):
- Reggae / Dub / Dancehall
- More:
- View item page »
- Press release
Mdou Moctar
Ilana (The Creator)
Mdou Moctar has been a staple of the Sahel Sounds roster for several years now, but his fervid brand of Tuareg guitar music never tires us no matter how many times we hear it. Ilana (The Creator) is also Moctar’s first studio LP recorded with a live band, a factor that gives these charismatic desert blues numbers additional bite. Yet again Sahel Sounds have knocked it out the park.
- Vinyl LP (SS051LP)
- CD (SS051CD)
- Artist(s):
- Mdou Moctar
- Label(s):
- Sahel Sounds
Fenella
A Gift From Midnight
Debut release from Fenella, released jointly by Last Night From Glasgow and Little Tiger. On A Gift From Midnight vocalist Mairi Whittle and guitarist and pianist Jack Boyce craft delicate and tender songs which show off Whittle's mighty and versatile voice. For fans of Martha Wainwright and Julia Holter.
- Vinyl LP (LNFG22)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- Artist(s):
- Fenella
- Label(s):
- Last Night From Glasgow
- Genre(s):
- Folk / Country / Singer-songwriter
- More:
- View item page »
- Press release
The Underground Youth
Montage Images Of Lust And Fear
Another one from Fuzz Club Records and I'm please to confirm that yes, it's fuzzy! The Underground Youth are back with their ninth album Montage Images Of Lust And Fear a noisy, rocky, chuggy machine of an album that will tear through anything you put in front of it. There's is a style honed to perfection from extensive touring and a respectable work ethic.
- Vinyl LP (FC109V12)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- Indies-only
- CD (FC109CD)
Minami Deutsch & Damo Suzuki
Live At Roadburn
At the 2018 edition of the mighty Roadburn festival in quaint little Tilburg, Minami Deutsch did a live collaboration with krautrock maestro and ex-Can man Damo Suzuki. Once they got going, they didn't stop. The sense of propulsion at the core of the show absolutely finds its way onto the recording and deep into your soul. On Fuzz Club.
- Vinyl 10" (FC105V10)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- Indies-only
- Artist(s):
- Minami Deutsch
- Damo Suzuki
- Label(s):
- Fuzz Club
- Genre(s):
- Psyche / Space / Kraut / Progressive
Beth Gibbons & The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs)
Been wondering what Gibbons has been up to? Well nothing we can tell you from the last four years but in 2014 she performed Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs) alongside the Polish National Radio Symphony conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki one of Poland's leading composers. Now several years later you can get the whole performance on audio and with the special LP version and the CD you get a visual DVD.
- Vinyl LP (WIGLP395X)
- Vinyl LP (WIGLP395)
- CD (WIGCD395X)
- CD (WIGCD395)
- Label(s):
- Domino
- Genre(s):
- Neo-classical / Classical / Orchestral
Juliana Hatfield
Weird
After an album full of Olivia Newton-John covers, Bostonian songstress Juliana Hatfield has reverted to good ol’ original songs. Weird is her new album and it finds her trying to explain how uncomfortable, disconnected and, well, weird she feels in this mixed up, muddled up, shook up world. Former band mates Freda Love Smith (Blake Babies) and Todd Phillips (Juliana Hatfield Three) play drums on most tracks, Juliana Hatfield plays all the other instruments herself. LP and CD on American Laundromat.
- Vinyl LP (ALR-0046)
- In stock and ready to ship
- CD (ALR-0046CD)
FACS
Lifelike
‘Lifelike’, the second album from Chicago-based trio FACS - a group formed in the wake of band Disappears - has its heart in the ongoing legacy of post-punk, comprised of bass riffage and effect tamperings, it’s a music which strips away and then plays around with what's left, minimal but purposeful and open with an attention placed as highly on tone as on might.
- Vinyl LP (TIM146LP)
- Vinyl LP (TIM146LPC1)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- Last copy
- Artist(s):
- FACS
- Label(s):
- Trouble In Mind
Wu-Tang
Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 1
2005’s Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture was one of those records that came out in the wake of Danger Mouse’s Jay-Z/Beatles blend The Grey Album. The brainchild of Dreddy Krueger, the ‘indie’ of this LP’s title refers more to mid-2000’s underground rap scene than, say, Echo & The Bunnymen. We’re talking MF DOOM, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien and Aesop Rock. Mind you, Jim Jarmusch does feature on this thing as well. Wu-Tang members like RZA and GZA keep the group’s end of the bargain.
- Vinyl Double LP (BBG1069DLP)
- Coloured vinyl
Snakerattlers
All Heads Will Roll
Brilliant back to basics rock and roll from Yorkshire group Snakerattlers, exiling anything approaching excess flab and instead focusing on an exhilarating fusion of rockabilly, garage, and punk. Its electrifying in its bare boned reductionism; snotty, sweaty, and devious, this is shameless retro worship but it would be hard to deny the sense of mayhem and joy.
- Vinyl LP (DWC1114LP)
- CD (DWC1114CD)
- Artist(s):
- Snakerattlers
- Label(s):
- Dirty Water
MED featuring Guilty Simpson
Child Of The Jungle
Exciting collaboration and reunion between two hip-hop heavyweights. Guilty Simpson (who's worked with J Dilla) and MED (who's worked with Madlib) come together for Child Of The Jungle on BangYaHead. Excellent flows, smart lyrics and top beats from the likes of Black Milk, MNDSGN, and Apollo Brown. Also features Georgia Anne Muldrow.
- Vinyl LP (BYH010LP)
- CD (BYH010CD)
Whoa Melodic
Whoa Melodic
Whoa Melodic is the new solo project from the prolific Michael Wood (Singing Adams, The Hayman Kupa Band and more). Born for a love of Paul McCartney, indie pop and friendship, the self-titled album is a catchy delight. For fans of Teenage Fanclub, Squeeze and Elliot Smith. On Where Its At Is Where You Are.
- Vinyl LP (WIALP068)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Last copy
- Artist(s):
- Whoa Melodic
- Label(s):
- Where Its At Is Where You Are
Laughing Eye
Laughing Eye
Laughing Eye is Hanna Östergren, notoriously a player in both Hills and Träd Gräs och Stenar. This self-titled release is a true stunner, ‘nordic raga’ is the ascribed genre, and it's a perfect fit, not focusing on having a specific sense of direction but open and trance-like - while the sounds themselves feel deeply rooted in Europe.
- Vinyl LP (HNRLP016)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
Karl Hector & The Malcouns
Non Ex Orbis
Third album, and first in ten years from kraut-jazz-rock band Karl Hector & The Malcouns. The band are from Munich, historically fertile ground for krautrock producing the likes of Amon Düül and Popol Vuh. On Non Ex Orbis The Malcouns do their city proud, improvising around their experimental brand of music.
- Vinyl LP (NA5184LP)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- CD (NA5184CD)
- Artist(s):
- Karl Hector
- The Malcouns
- Label(s):
- Now-Again
Uranium Club
The Cosmo Cleaners
Uranium Club - The Minneapolis Uranium Club, to call them by their full name - drop their third LP via Static Shock (Sheer Mag, Beta Blockers). With a name like that you’d be disappointed if this lot didn’t come through with a set of Devo-ish art-punk. Fortunately The Cosmo Cleaners sees Uranium Club deliver on their promise.
- Vinyl LP (SSR063)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
Marja Ahti
Vegetal Negatives
Having released Entering A Cloud on Longform Editions in 2018, Marja Ahti has moved on to Hallow Ground to release her full length Vegetal Negatives. Ahti contrasts field recordings and with synthesisers to draw out and exploit their physical and more spiritual similarities. Abstract and ambitious.
- Vinyl LP (HG1901)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
Lamin Fofana
Brancusi Sculpting Beyonce
How do approach the dire state of contemporary global affairs in art without doing so in a way that’s literal and reductive? It’s a quandary Lamin Fofana grapples with on 'Brancusi Sculpting Beyonce', using a form shattering kind of electronic experimentation to do so. The results are never less than fascinating, and suggests Lamin Fofana is an artist never satisfied with easy answers.
- Vinyl LP (H034)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
Liela Moss
A Little Bit Of Rain
Such is her desire to have things neatly categorised, Leila Moss follows up her impressive debut, My Name Is Safe In Your Mouth, with an EP of songs about rain. A Little Bit Of Rain features her versions of tracks by Eurythmics, The Cure, Scott Walker and Ann Peebles. The title nods in the direction of ‘60s folk icon Karen Dalton, who has been a huge influence on Moss.
- Vinyl 12" (BELLA906V)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Artist(s):
- Liela Moss
- Label(s):
- Bella Union
Sophia
Fixed Water
Robin Proper-Sheppard finished off his previous band the God Machine when their bass player died. The loss that Proper-Sheppard felt carried on to his next project Sophia. A much more song based entity, Sophia still had the taut mechanisms of the God Machine but here bleak and emotional songwriting held sway.
- Vinyl LP (FLOWLP032)
- In stock and ready to ship
Sophia
The Infinite Circle
A very depressing record....but depressing is good especially when the depressing sounds are made by Robin Proper-Sheppard as Sophia. Here, the former the God Machine singer made his slow burning epic. Each track slowly unfurls as the misery of existence is laid bare. Gorgeous post rock twinklings to confessional emotional rock songs. This has everything.
- Vinyl LP (FLOWLP033)
- In stock and ready to ship
Jason Williamson
Grammar Wanker: Sleaford Mods 2007–2014
Jason Williamson’s remarkable lyrics for Sleaford Mods, printed on the page rather than spat into your ears. Grammar Wanker collects together all the pieces from recent albums and singles, as well as highlights of early material dating back to 2007. Have fun counting all the mentions of the word ‘piss’!
- Book (9780956618481)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- Artist(s):
- Jason Williamson
- Sleaford Mods
- Label(s):
- Bracketpress
- Genre(s):
- Punk / Hardcore / Post-Punk
Girl One And The Grease Guns
Transmissions From The Glass Factory
Just like the Velvet Underground, Girl One and the Grease Guns are quitting while they are ahead. Actually the Velvet Underground didn't quit while they were ahead but they should have done. Here, the mystery Leeds fuzz-pop people go out with a bang with another assortment of amped up electro-pop and catchy C86 derived melodies. Enjoy them while you can.
- CD (NPN 7)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Artist(s):
- Girl One And The Grease Guns
- Label(s):
- Next Phase : Normal Records
The Claim
Boomy Tella
The Claim were part of the mid '80s Medway Scene (see also The Prisoners, Billy Childish and The Dentists) and this is a re-issue of their second album which originally emerged in 1988. Theirs was a mod-influenced pop that had serious repercussions on the sound of the young Blur. Here it is remastered and re-presented with liner notes by guitarist David Arnold.
- Vinyl LP (TURN64LP)
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- CD (TURN64CD)
Tom Zé
Estudando O Samba
Good pub quiz fact (if you're in a particular muso pub, that is) - Tom Zé was the first artist to sign to David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label. Zé’s career spans many decades, epochs and styles, but most of his fans can agree that 1976’s Estudando o Samba is one of the Brazilian’s finest hours. A kaleidoscopic mix of soul, samba, folk, funk and more, there’s good reason that this LP was included on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 best Brazilian records. Now Estudando o Samba has been reissued by the excellent Mr. Bongo.
- Vinyl LP (MRBLP190)
Zeitkratzer with Terre Thaemlitz
Deproduction Live
Terre Thaemlitz and Zeitkratzer, two noted and highly-respected names in experimental music. This release finds the Zeit guys meeting Thaemlitz on Terre’s terms, adapting and performing pieces from Deproduction with acoustic chamber instruments. Recorded live in Berlin last year, spreading over two CDs.
- CD (ZKR024)
- Artist(s):
- Zeitkratzer
- Terre Thaemlitz
- Label(s):
- Zeitkratzer
Todd Snider
Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3
It needn’t really be mentioned what style of music is going to be on a record called 'Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3', a record whose cover features a giant image of a log cabin. Suffice to say it’s pretty rustic stuff, with the folk singer Todd Snider writing every piece of music, and playing each instrument on this twelve-track album which comes out via Aimless Records.
- Vinyl LP (AR63813)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- CD (AR64018)
The Caretaker
Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stages 4-6
Leyland Kirby a.k.a., The Caretaker draws to a close the long, difficult and peculiar project of analogising musically the onset of dementia. Derived as ever from those moth-eaten old ballroom samples, these last stages depict an unstoppable surrender to the advance of a barely differentiated sonic murk.
- CD box set (HAFTW0406)
- Limited edition
- Artist(s):
- The Caretaker
- The Stranger
- Leyland Kirby
- V/Vm
- Label(s):
- History Always Favours the Winners
- Genre(s):
- Electronic / Electro / IDM / EBM
- More:
- View item page »
- Press release
Karen O & Danger Mouse
Lux Prima
Look who has got together to collab? It's just Karen O lead singer from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and 'super' producer Danger Mouse who has worked with pretty much every musician ever. Together they've made a record which, reading between the lines, pushes each others sound out towards the furthest limits with the duo have inspiring each other to take risks.
- Vinyl LP (4050538446319)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Indies-only
- Vinyl LP (4050538446296)
- CD (4050538446272)
- Artist(s):
- Danger Mouse
- Karen O
- Label(s):
- BMG
Wallows
Nothing Happens
Nothing ever bloody happens does it? Well, I think Californian indie rockers Wallows are being a little disingenuous here. They’ve called their debut album Nothing Happens, but things like being lucky enough to release their own music - and on Atlantic Records no less - most definitely counts as something happening. It was produced by John Congleton and features a guest appearance from singer/songwriter Clairo.
- Vinyl LP (0075678653988)
- CD (0075678654015)
New Order
Temptation
There have been other songs called 'Temptation' but the New Order one is surely the best. Released as a standalone single in 1982 it was the first music the band produced themselves. On this re-issue we get the full 12" version along with the full version of B side 'Hurt'. Both track have been remastered and 'Temptation' still sounds as thrilling and visceral as it did in 1982.
- Vinyl 12" (0190295665920)
- In stock and ready to ship
Marsicans
Your Eyes / Tallest Stories
A handsome lil' picture disk from Leeds' own Marscians (I'm not sure how to pronounce it either). On this double A side the band show off their vitality in striking technicolour style. The guitar tone on 'Your Eyes' is so bright that it's keeping Storm Gareth at bay and makes the band seem destined for a late afternoon slot on the UK festival circuit.
- Vinyl 7" (CPWM14)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Limited edition
- Last copy
Swan's Chamber
Swan's Chamber
The eponymous Swan's Chamber is the work of one multi-instrumentalist called Taylor Ross. I'm no expert in classical music, but to my ears Ross has created an album of cheery and pleasant chamber music using the guitar, piano and recorded. Whether or not this is for you, I think we can all agree it's wonderful music like this still gets made.
- Vinyl LP (LR146LP)
- Limited edition
- Indies-only
- Artist(s):
- Swan's Chamber
- Label(s):
- Leaving Records
- Genre(s):
- Neo-classical / Classical / Orchestral
Modern Nature
Nature EP
Modern Nature brings us members of Beak>, Mazes, Woods and Sunwatchers, working together to do make something new, and outside of those groups’ prime territory. The Nature EP is the exciting sound of a group of musicians figuring something out together, allowing us to hear things like the atmospheric spiritual drone-folk of the 12-minute track ‘Supernature’, for example. On Bella Union.
- Vinyl 12" (BELLA899V)
Theo Parrish / Marcellus Pittman
Essential Selections Vol. 1
Repress of this tough house collaboration. Detroit selector and house don Theo Parrish goes head to head with Motor City pal Marcellus Pittman. Their distinctive brands of soulful, melodic house are combined into three thoughtful and understated grooves. This Sound Signature release contains the warmest synth stabs you’ve ever heard!
- Vinyl 12" (SS007)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- Artist(s):
- Theo Parrish
- Marcellus Pittman
- Label(s):
- Sound Signature
- Genre(s):
- House / Dance / Acid / Old-Skool / Disco
- More:
- View item page »
- Press release
Zero Years Kid
Ongerijmde Rijmen
Very downtempo and psychedelic R&B from Zero Years Kid. Their debut album, Ongerijmde Rijmen has the Belgian and Irish duo having fun with their voices, as they do all manner of weird chopping, screwing and channel swapping. The lyrics express the pair becoming disillusioned with the world, a topic they tackle with levity and charm.
- Tape (ETXLP002)
- In stock and ready to ship
Theo Parrish / Marcellus Pittman
Essential Selections Vol. 2
Essential Selections Vol. 2 was originally issued way back in 2002, a time when Detroit heads Theo Parrish & Marcellus Pittman (spelled ‘Marsellus’ on some early pressings) were just starting to make a name for themselves. Obviously now both of them are massive, and as such this Sound Signature reissue acts as both a victory lap and a time capsule. The pair’s syrupy, percussion-heavy deep house style remains a languid joy.
- Vinyl 12" (SSES2)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- Artist(s):
- Theo Parrish
- Marcellus Pittman
- Label(s):
- Sound Signature
- Genre(s):
- House / Dance / Acid / Old-Skool / Disco
Karl Fousek
In The Forest
In the Forest is David Hartt’s 2017 video portrait of an abandoned housing project in Puerto Rico. The film was soundtracked by none other than minimal Montreal modular synthesist Karl Fousek, here pressed on Malte Cornelius Jantzen’s Second Editions imprint. Fousek accompanies shots of concrete reclaimed by moss and other vegetation with bleeps, bloops and drones. Intriguing!
- Vinyl LP (SE005LP)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
Daniel Schmidt
In My Arms, Many Flowers
There is very little in the way of recordings available of Daniel Schmidt’s works, but his gamelan compositions are sublime pieces which if you’re not careful will send you to sleep. Resonating percussive metals played with a Phillip Glass like repetition, but with a clear progression. In My Arms, Many Flowers boasts two studio tracks and two live tracks from 1978-1982. Seriously, don;t gamelan and drive.
- CD (R17 CD)
- In stock and ready to ship
James Place
Still Waves To A Whisper
Rather dreamy and entrancing floor-fillers of dubby pads, lean bass, spoken-word samples, haunt-o-synths and spindly rhythms from New York’s James Place. Still Waves to a Whisper be his fourth release on the ever-colourful Umor Rex, coming in a nice sort-of-peach hue. Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri.
- Vinyl LP (UR112LP)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Artist(s):
- James Place
- Label(s):
- Umor Rex
Andi Toma
Damn Luei Lit
Half of Mouse on Mars, Andi Toma, is doing the obvious thing when you need a break from your main project. Damn Luei Lit is a deep dive into an alien ethnography rendered in sound. Toma's work is mostly percussive, using strange tumbling rhythms to create a sense of the unknown and unfamiliar. Vitally the palette of the album is distinctly organic and alive sounding. On Infinite Greyscale.
- Vinyl 10" (IGR13V)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Artist(s):
- Andi Toma
- Label(s):
- Infinite Greyscale
Deaf Center
Low Distance
Eight years after Owl Splinters the Norwegian two-piece made up of Miasmah records head Erik K. Skodvin (Svarte Greiner) and Otto A. Totland (Nest) return for their third full length album. Comparatively stripped back they once again show their skills at weaving mysterious and captivating electronics and ambient soundscapes which can both enthral and unnerve.
- CD (sp 028-cd limited)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Limited edition
- Label(s):
- Sonic Pieces
Objekt
Objekt #4
The first release from TJ Hertz’s Objekt project since his debut full length Flatland in 2014, and the fourth installment in his self-titled white label series after #3 was released in 2013 on his own label. Dedicated to an apparently fictitious club in Berlin he channels its energy and the effect it had on him as an artist, trying to capture and recreate the energy it exuded.
- Vinyl 12" (Objekt #4)
- In stock and ready to ship
Jenny Lewis
On The Line
Where has Jenny Lewis been for the last five years since her 2014 album 'The Voyager'? Anyway, the good news is that the former Riley Kilo singer has this new album where she is backed by a cast of quite legendary musicians including Ringo Starr, Beck and Don Was. There's always one or two good things in a Jenny Lewis LP so it may well be worth the wait.
- Vinyl LP (0093624901181)
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- Indies-only
- Vinyl LP (0093624901464)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- CD (093624901457)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
Abul Mogard
And We Are Passing Through Silently
Abul Mogard does great stuff with his synthesiser(s), and And We Are Passing Through Silently presents a particular corner of his practice: his elaborate reworkings (to call them ‘remixes’ doesn’t feel quite right) of other people’s tracks. Aisha Devi and Becoming Animal are two of those who get the Mogard treatment, and the results are lush. Out on Houndstooth.
- Vinyl Double LP (HTH108)
- CD (HTH108CD)
- Artist(s):
- Abul Mogard
- Label(s):
- Houndstooth
Sebastian Selke x Daniel Selke
Q3A
On Q3A the brothers Sebastian and Daniel Selke ruminate on the political circumstance of their 1980s east German upbringing. They each take a side of the 7", Daniel using his childhood cello and synths, while Sebastian's is his first foray into solo work. The music itself is a drone that yearns for home, that is wistful, and is unromantic.
- Vinyl 7" (OSCNO20)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Artist(s):
- Sebastian Selke
- Daniel Selke
- Label(s):
- oscarson
- Genre(s):
- Neo-classical / Classical / Orchestral
- More:
- View item page »
- Press release
Various
Pantsula! - The Rise of Electronic Dance Music in South Africa, 1988-90
Pantsula! is the name of South Africa’s 80’s dance underground culture, which grew out from the bubblegum and US-style disco, taking those starting points into even more electronic territory. This Rush Hour compilation covers the crucial years 1988 to 1990, with artists like Jazino, Kakappa and Jivaro featured. CD and double LP editions.
- Vinyl Double LP (RHMC 003)
MATstudio (Jonny Nash & SK U KNO)
MATstudio 1
If you’ve enjoyed Jonny Nash’s recent third ‘proper’ album, you might also benefit from a listen to MATstudio 1, an in-studio Dutch collaboration with SK U KNO. This album launches a new series from the Melody As Truth label in which artists work together in the studio for a time and then distill the results onto a vinyl LP.
- Vinyl LP (MATSS-1)
- Artist(s):
- Matstudio
- Jonny Nash
- SK U KNO
- Label(s):
- Melody As Truth
- More:
- View item page »
- Press release
DJ Nobu
On-Netoh EP
DJ Nobu takes a break from releasing on his own Bitta imprint to drop something through Rush Hour offshoot No ‘Label’ (Inga Copeland, Jamal Moss). This unfamiliar territory is not the only unusual thing about the On-Netoh EP. Take opening track ‘Zzzz’, an ecstatic drone that Nobu originally composed as ‘healing music’ for an ill friend of his. The other two tunes here are brooding, psychedelic minimal techno cuts of the kind one associates more closely with the Nobu name.
- Vinyl 12" (RHD-035NOBU)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- Artist(s):
- DJ Nobu
- Label(s):
- No 'Label'
Curt Cress
Dschung Tek
The ever reliable Music From Memory present a reissue of Dschung Tek by Curt Cress. Originally released in 1992, this six minute long electro workout that shows off the variety of Cress's abilities on the drums. It also shows off his interest in animal sounds. The reissue comes with three tracks not present on the original 12".
- Vinyl 12" (MFM 038)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
Space Farm
Egyptology 0.5
Here we have Space Farm circa the mid-1990’s, when they were really feeling the Egyptian vibes. The tracks on Egyptology 0.5 were actually never originally released, which is wild when you hear the quality of the material. Rad slow-speed jams with thick synths, chunky percussion, and Arabic tones. Released now by Left Ear Records.
- Vinyl 12" (LER1018)
Silvano D'Auria
La Mano Lunga Del Padrino
Here's yet another fantastic example of just how creative and prolific Italian film music was during the 1960s and '70s. La mano lunga del padrino by Silvano d'Auria has all the raucous and riotous noise you'd expect of a '70s gunslinger. Add in the unmistakable vocals of Edda dell'Orso and you have a classic of the genre.
- Vinyl LP (FLIES35)
- Limited edition
- Artist(s):
- Silvano D'Auria
- Label(s):
- Four Flies
- Genre(s):
- Soundtracks
- More:
- View item page »
- Press release
Delroy Edwards
Wagon Wheels
Delroy Edwards’ dad is Hellboy himself Ron Perlman, but don’t think that the young producer is here on nepotism alone. Over the past few years an impressive run of releases on both L.A. Club Resource and L.I.E.S. have proven that Edwards can handle himself on the synths. New EP Wagon Wheels is full of the kind of lo-fi, zany and slightly louche house that we’ve come to expect from Edwards.
- Vinyl 12" (LIES129)
- In stock and ready to ship
Cold / James Bernard
Strobe Light Network / Lapis Lazuli
Split 12" on STROOM from Cold and James Bernard. Cold's half is called 'Strobe Light Network', on which the Icelander manages to balance beauty and melancholy through the medium of dub techno. On 'Lapis Lazuli' Bernard created enormous spaces of ambient sound with the occasionally glimmer as vivid as the track's namesake colour.
- Vinyl 12"
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
Piero Piccioni
3 Notti D'Amore (Original Soundtrack)
Not only do Italians know how to create lush film scores on the themes of love, lust and murder, they know how to live the art too! During the 1950s, Piero Piccioni was a prime suspect in the murder of a young girl, Wilma Montesi. It was the first court case to lift the lid and take a peek at the corruption, wealth and sex at the top of Italian society and the public lapped up the tabloid headlines and paparazzi pictures. Piccioni was cleared of all charges and the case remains unsolved.
You can hear it all here in Piccioni's 1964 soundtrack, 3 Notti d'Amore. Moving from sensuous sax and relaxed rhythms to tense strings and jumpy horns. It goes through the emotions like only an Italian could.
- Vinyl LP (FLIESSJ01)
- Limited edition
- Artist(s):
- Piero Piccioni
- Label(s):
- Four Flies
The Caretaker
Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 6
Leyland Kirby closes his 20-year project as The Caretaker with this, the sixth and last work in the 'Everywhere At The End Of Time' series. Comprised of four meditative and evocatively-titled tracks - 'Confusion so thick you forget forgetting', 'A brutal bliss beyond this empty defeat', 'Long decline is over', and 'Place in the World fades away' - the sense of an overwhelming, inescapable conclusion makes for a fitting end to a near-mythical undertaking.
- Vinyl Double LP (HAFTW030)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Limited edition
- Artist(s):
- The Caretaker
- V/Vm
- The Stranger
- Leyland Kirby
- Label(s):
- History Always Favours the Winners
- Genre(s):
- Electronic / Electro / IDM / EBM
- More:
- View item page »
- Review
- Press release
L.A. Witch
Octubre
L.A. Witch follow up on their striking debut album with a sharp little EP, with five tracks jammed through within fifteen minutes. The material here on Octubre is taken from the band’s early days, but re-envisioned with a darker, more unusual flavour. The results are great, dripping with hazy L.A. atmosphere. On Suicide Squeeze.
- Vinyl LP (SSQ166LPC1)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- Last copy
- CD (SSQ166CD)
- Artist(s):
- L.A. Witch
- Label(s):
- Suicide Squeeze
We Show Up On Radar
Zanzibar Whip Coral
We Show Up On Radar is a playful project, by a fella named Andy Wright. Folk-pop is his vibe, and on tracks like ‘Giant Dinosaur vs Sea Monster’ and ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Part 1)’ he whips up a storm of bright lyrics and lively performativity. Zanzibar Whip Corals is released by Fika.
- Vinyl LP (FIKA071LP)
- Coloured vinyl
- Artist(s):
- We Show Up On Radar
- Label(s):
- Fika
Ibibio Sound Machine
Doko Mien
Ibibo Sound Machine return with their third album and second for Merge Records. Doko Mie is a joyful blend of post-punk and West African electronic music, that reflects Eno Williams' own upbringing having been born in the UK but raised in Nigeria. Arpeggiated synths meet exuberant horns, always being marshalled by Williams' commanding vocals.
- Vinyl LP (MRG665LP)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- Vinyl LP (MRG665LPC1)
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- Indies-only
- CD (MRG665CD)
- Artist(s):
- Ibibio Sound Machine
- Label(s):
- Merge
John Lennon / Yoko Ono
Wedding Album
Wedding Album by John Lennon & Yoko Ono was released in 1969 and was universally panned upon its release. You do have to remember that The Beatles were still a going concern at the time and were famed for writing some of the greatest pop music known to man. This, as well as being the couple’s third album of experimental music was also the third shock that critics suffered from the Lennon canon and was probably too much for them to take. It’s probably a good time to re-evaluate such experimentation 50 years down the line, we’re more used to this kind of thing now. Limited edition white vinyl LP and CD on Secretly Canadian.
- CD (SC291CD)
- Artist(s):
- John Lennon
- Yoko Ono
- Label(s):
- Secretly Canadian
Dwight Trible
Mothership
Dwight Trible is widely regarded as one of the greatest living jazz vocalists, central to the sound of L.A. jazz. He is adored by modern jazz masters such as Kamasi Washington. Incidentally, Washing plays on his new album, Mothership which mixes jazz, gospel, soul and psychedelic rock. Double LP and CD on Gearbox.
- CD (GB1552CD)
Tullycraft
The Railway Prince Hotel
Probably the best way to gauge your interest in Tullycraft is your reaction to hearing they've released a song called 'Fuck Me, I'm Twee'. That song does not feature on their seventh album, The Railway Prince Hotel, but its sentiment most assuredly does. Sugary twee indie pop delivery as effectively as you could possible want.
- Vinyl LP (HHBTM196)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Last copy
- CD (HHBTM196CD)
- Artist(s):
- Tullycraft
- Label(s):
- Happy Happy Birthday To Me
These New Puritans
Inside The Rose
The twin brothers Barnett are back: it’s These New Puritans, joined by Graham Sutton (Bark Psychosis) David Tibet (Current 93) and a sizeable list of other chums. In the bobbing, neoclassical wave wake of 2014’s Field of Reeds, the band seem to have found their way into a more energetic, seething post-punk for this one.
- Vinyl LP (4050538451887)
- In stock and ready to ship
- CD (4050538451894)
Lambchop
This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)
Veteran alt-country mister Lambchop releasing with perhaps his thirtieth. For This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) Kurt Wagner teamed up with fellow alternative country scenester Matthew McCaughan, known for playing drums for sad beard Bon Iver. The new album continues with the thoughtful mix of electronics and quiet country sounds started on 2016’s FLOTUS.
- Vinyl LP (SLANG50197LP)
- Vinyl LP (SLANG50197X)
- Limited edition
- Indies-only
- CD (SLANG50197)
- Artist(s):
- Lambchop
- Label(s):
- City Slang
Sleeper
The Modern Age
No-one thought this would happen, including the band. Sleeper have a new album out. It’s their first in twenty-one years, since the heady days of Britpop, and it’s called The Modern Age. The band used to be made up of three guys and a girl, now they’re made up of a novelist, two music lecturers and the ex-Prodigy bassist. All the old traits are in place - observational lyrics, catchy hooks and producer Stephen Street, but they’ve also been shrewd enough to make an album for The Modern Age (see what I did there?).
- Vinyl LP (SLEEP19LP)
- Vinyl LP (SLEEP19LPC2)
- In stock and ready to ship
- Coloured vinyl
- Limited edition
- Indies-only
- Last copy
- CD (SLEEP19CD)
- Artist(s):
- Sleeper
- Label(s):
- Gorsky Records
Snapped Ankles
Stunning Luxury
Following on from their rather good Come Play the Trees album, London avant groove-sters Snapped Ankles are back with an album that appears to be a concept album about the property industry. A record to soundtrack the constant threat of developers perhaps but these are fun guys with many moments of memorable scuzz under their belts and Stunning Luxury should see them develop further.
- Vinyl LP (BAY113V)
- In stock and ready to ship
- CD (BAY113CD)
- Artist(s):
- Snapped Ankles
- Label(s):
- The Leaf Label