Playback Party - Lou Reed - Words & Music, May 1965
On Thursday 20th October, you're invited to join us at Drift for a playback party to celebrate the release of Lou Reed's Words & Music, May 1965. Produced in partnership with Laurie...
Best New Reissues: Wilco, Dialect, Melody's Echo Chamber and Blue Note Re:imagined.
Ten and Twenty year anniversary editions that still feel very much like they were released a few months back… Outrageous! Hello, Friends.Greetings from Devon, where as we type, we are...
Preorder Rundown: Week 38
Some really wicked stuff incoming to your collection via the Drift shelves. Come on in, friends! Gaz CoombesTurn The Car Around Hot FruitTurn The Car Around is the dazzling return...
Records of the Week: Björk, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lambchop, Pixies, Shygirl, OFF! and High Vis.
It’s all about epic returns this week with gargantuan new albums from some of our favourites. Hello, Friends.Fossora is the tenth studio album from creative polymath and cultural Icon, Björk....
Best New Reissues: Alhaji Waziri Oshomah, The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari, Joni Mitchell and Garage Psychédélique.
Exquisite not-new tones to float into the new week with. Everything from your rattling psych, to your spiritual highs.Hello, Friends.The third installment of Luaka Bop’s World Spirituality Classics series is...
Makaya McCraven - In These Times
Some seven years in the making, In These Times is the hugely impressive new album from prolific drummer, composer and producer Makaya McCraven. Regular shoppers will recall that we went pretty wild for McCraven's Where...
Preorder Rundown: Week 37
Welcome to the Drift Preorder Rundown™, the darn coolest thing on the... ...Right?...TVAMHigh Art LiteInvada TVAM are back with an almighty bang! High Art Life sees them continue on their path...
Records of the Week: Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin, Makaya McCraven, Tim Burgess, DITZ, The Comet Is Coming, Beth Orton and FKA twigs.
Well, this one is going to go down as the biggest ever week for new releases. No doubt. Hello, Friends.Our Record of the Week is a stellar collaboration that sees...
Best New Reissues: Drexciya, Joe Strummer, Supergrass, Ian Carr, Nucleus, John Coltrane and Charlie Brown!
Squelching house, driving fusion, a floating pig and plenty of Linus & Lucy ice skating. An absolutely essential piece of tech/house history this week with Berlin's uncompromising Tresor records starting...
Preorder Rundown: Week 36
Another HUGE week at the data-desk; but that's okay because... Rozi PlainPrizeMemphis IndustriesKicking things off with a Dinked speciale as Rozi returns in true spirit with Prize; ten mesmerising, free-flowing tracks...
Records of the Week: The Mars Volta, Whitney, The Black Angels, Anoushka Shankar, Suede, The Beths, Marina Allen, Crack Cloud and Jesca Hoop.
September keeps giving with another formidablé set of new releases… After a decade away, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala return with the highly-anticipated, eponymous new The Mars Volta album. Whilst...
Best New Reissues: Charles Stepney, Reverend Horton Heat, Heads, Arushi Jain and Caribou.
From the spiritually soothing to the Cocaine addled, a fine set to dive into from this week’s best new reissues. Step on Step is an absolutely fantastic set of rare...
Discover slightly longer reads with an anthology of our favourite ‘Sunday Classic’ albums.
NOVEMBER
Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More
Our November Record of the Month is Nobody Loves You More, the first full-length album from cult musician and legit cultural icon, Kim Deal.
FEATURE
The La’s - The La’s
One of the best eponymous albums ever. One of the finest debut albums ever. One of the most genuinely timeless albums ever.
SEPTEMBER
Kit Sebastian - New Internationale
The sound of early Autumn 2024 is very much the swirling and evocative combination of Anatolian rock and vintage global grooves…
FEATURE
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
The iconic second LP from A Tribe Called Quest. An absolute classic of murky beats, hazy samples and bubbling lyrical flows.