‘Weird Scenes from The Hangout’, Alvvays, Talking Heads, John Cale, Fairport Convention, Buffalo Tom, Cass McCombs and Aphrodite's Child.
If you’re interested in something new-not-new for the stereo, we have so much to tell you about.
‘Even the Forest Hums’, Lou Reed, Ayo Ke Disco, Weezer, Royal Trux, Chet Baker, Bobby Hutcherson and Terry Riley.
Rock and roll rawness, psychedelic disco, transcendental floats, post punk… and we haven’t even mentioned Ukraine yet!
Slint, Songs: Ohia, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Mudhoney, Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, Squarepusher, Kiasmos and Daisy Rickman.
Dark and enthralling treasures, the biggest harmonies, contemporary bangers and other sublime sounds.
Big Star, Interpol, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Donald Byrd, Roots Manuva, ‘Eat Your Own Ears’ and The Velvet Underground.
We see clearer than most, sat here contented with this cheese on toast…
Hot Chip, William Basinski, Tucker Zimmerman, Fela Kuti, Harry Beckett, Deadly Headley and Cosmic American Music.
Lots of exciting routes in new, not-new releases for your stereo. Ends up getting cosmic!
Aphex Twin, Talk Talk, Donald Byrd, Jimi Hendrix, Gandalf, mclusky and a Haunted Presence.
Ambient landscapes, early disco bloopin’, pop maximalism and the heady sounds of Electric Lady.
Dorothy Ashby, Galaxie 500, Boris, Sun Ra, Hector Lavoe, Blockhead, the Miami Sound and Broadcast.
A few classics that we know inside out, and some more recent discoveries that we are sure diggin’ getting to know.
The Lijadu Sisters, Perfume Genius, Karen O & Danger Mouse, Jutta Hipp, Oneness of Juju and Experience Unlimited.
Some recent reappraisals alongside seventies spiritual highs.
Nancy Sinatra, Vince Guaraldi, ‘Twisted Dream Machine’, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon.
That time when Nancy came to London, excellent adventures in Jazz and peak pop Zappa.
Amadou & Mariam, Cass McCombs, D.R. Hooker, Nina Simone, Jackie Mclean and Villagers.
Mali’s finest couple, a flash of the evangelicals, Nina Simone on fire and lots of other things we like greatly too.
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.
Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd, Mark Lanegan, Fugazi, Patrice Rushen and Charlie Parker.
A really stacked week of reissues to follow that long weekend.
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.