How Record Store Day is going to work at Drift.
On Saturday 12th June and Saturday 17th July, we will be celebrating Record Store Day with hundreds of exclusives, there are some crackers. Normally we'd be planning instores and all sorts...
Records of the Week: black midi, Masayoshi Fujita, Bachelor, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Mustafa, FACS, CHAI and Portico Quartet.
Closing out May ‘21 with a truly formidable week of musical delights.Hello, Friends. Drift Record of the Week and already hogging the stereo; black midi return with Cavalcade, a wildly inventive and idiosyncratic new album....
Sea Change Presents: Gruff Rhys
Sea Change are delighted to present Gruff Rhys and his band live in Totnes at St Mary's.Gruff headlined Sunday at Sea Change back in 2019 and it is a thrill...
Records of the Week: Gruff Rhys, Lambchop, Sons Of Raphael, Colleen, Mdou Moctar, Mica Levi and Billie Marten.
A week of amazing voices, fuzzed out production and some wonderful new bleeps.Hello, Friends. Our Record of the Week is Seeking New Gods, the seventh solo record from King of Wales, Gruff Rhys....
Records of the Week: Erika Doh, Sarah Neufeld, Sons of Kemet, St. Vincent, The Black Keys, Paul Weller, Phoebe Bridgers and Grave Flowers Bongo Band.
New records that we’re really loving, some big hitters back in the racks too! Hello, Friends.Our Record of the Week is Black To The Future, the furious return of Sons of Kemet with their follow...
Drift Sunday Digest: 9th May 2021
Cultural addendums to add to your Sunday mixer. Hello, Friends.If you are a fan of Bobbie Gentry, this one is a little bit like magic. So rarely does any new archive audio/video appear,...
Not-new Records of the Week: Deewee Foundations, Amy Winehouse, Connan Mockasin, Angel Olsen and BMX Bandits.
Welcome to Friday. We’re focusing on the week’s top reissues and compilations. Hello, Friends. Foundations is a compilation charting the first 50 releases from Deewee, the label (and studio) run and curated by...
Records of the Week: Squid, Iceage, Fears, Natalie Bergman, DJ Black Low, Gnod, Buffet Lunch, Sophia Kennedy and Will Stratton.
Full of exclusives, here are your first set of new releases for May. Hello, Friends.What more can we say about Squid? The band's eagerly anticipated debut album Bright Green Field is finally out tomorrow...
Drift Monday Digest: 3rd May 2021
Interesting Sunday reads and distractions, but on a Monday. Hello, Friends. For three-quarters of their lifetime, Hex Enduction Records & Books of Lake City, Seattle have been making the best they can of...
Not-New Records of the Week: Metronomy, PJ Harvey, Life Without Buildings, Can, The Oh Sees and Kosuke Mine.
Complimenting yesterday’s newsies with some essential not-new-newness.Hello, Friends. Friday is all about a lush tenth anniversary edition of an album very close to our hearts. Metronomy's wonderful The English Riviera was released on 8th April 2011 and it...
Always Open! And now, quite literally so... Sort of.
It's true, we are going to open up the front door again and welcome you back to the mothership. As of this Saturday (1st May), Drift will begin operating new hours...
Records of the Week: Leon Vynehall, Ya Tseen, Manchester Orchestra, Beachy Head, Teenage Fanclub and The Coral!
Part One: The new. A week with a lot going on, which - as ever - is sounding great! Hello, Friends. Welcome to part one of the week's Drift dispatches, focused today on...
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.