Aerial M, The American Analog Set, Arthur Russell, Chet Baker Quartet, 1970's Funky Lagos and Oasis at thirty.
From deliciously dark and slow, to Lagos levels of hot hot heat - all via Manchester's contributions to Britpop.
Papa M - Whatever Mortal
Uncomplicated and plaintive, Whatever Mortal is a sublime album of lo-fi balladeering from American songwriter David Pajo under the name Papa M.
Jon Hopkins, Nick Cave, Denzel Curry, Yannis & The Yaw, Ty Segall, Los Bitchos, Wunderhorse and The Bug Club.
We are rounding-out August 2024 with a full, diverse and final week of new releases. Some instant classics involved.
Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd, Mark Lanegan, Fugazi, Patrice Rushen and Charlie Parker.
A really stacked week of reissues to follow that long weekend.
Margo Guryan - Take a Picture
Welcome to Sunday and welcome to the absolutely sublime sounds of Margo Guryan. ‘Take a Picture’ is a breezy pop dreamboat and it all starts with ‘Sunday Mornin’’.
Fontaines D.C., Orlando Weeks, Benny Trokan, Body Meat, The Spirit of the Beehive, Thee Heart Tones and Fake Fruit.
A lot of bases covered, some brilliant production and a load of killer songs. It is a real good week.
The Bug Club - On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System
We have been preaching feverishly at The Bug Club altar for quite some time now, so it’ll come as little surprise to anyone that their Sub Pop debut is very...
Dinosaur Jr., The Scientists, Velocity Girl, Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Jah Thomas and Smashing Pumpkins.
Quite a few riffs on reissue this week, with two jazz essentials and some real nice dub too!
Gene Clark - No Other
Originally released in September 1974, No Other is an absolutely extraordinary album of Country-steeped rock and roll balladeering from The Byrds founding member, Gene Clark. An LP of huge innovation...
Pom Poko, Hakushi Hasegawa, Damian Dalla Torre, Blind Pilot and Ray LaMontagne.
From breakneck pace to languorous lushness, there is much on offer this week.
A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, Pharoah Sanders, Sandy Harless, Zero Boys and Super Djata Band & Zani Diabaté.
Maybe it’s the light, but this week’s collection of essential new-not-new really has put us in a particularly good mood…
Women - Public Strain
Public Strain is the second album from the short-lived, but hugely important Canadian rock band, Women. A dark and alluring album of addictive and weaving neurosis.
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.