February is all about transmissions of negative space, telepathic seance and spectral improvisation… Man, are we hyped to have Darkside back!
February 2025 Record of the Month.
2013’s Psychic and 2021’s Spiral albums both absolutely blew our lids over here at Drift, so the forthcoming Nothing album has been one of 2025’s most eagerly-anticipated arrivals for us. Darkside are the collaborative forces of Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington, now extended out to a trio with percussionist - and longtime friend and collaborator - Tlacael Esparza joining the core line-up on the third studio LP.
Watch | "S.N.C"
The trio began rehearsing material for Nothing in 2022, renting a storefront in northeast Los Angeles and jamming throughout the summer. They dubbed the space “The Spiral House,” and spent hours improvising, which gives the album such a free flow, both track to track as an album, but also in the way impromptu moments bubble through the tracks.
Sonically rich, propulsive and full of weird and wild turns with timbres from club music, bass culture and more psychedelic routes too. As we said, it’s a joy to have them back!
Watch | Are You Tired? (Keep on Singing)
Available in three, six or twelve month configurations, you can join the Drift Record of the Month Club and start adding to your amazing collection. Each month you will receive one new album on either vinyl or CD, based on your subscription type. The first delivery (whether CD or LP) will also include a complimentary Drift Pin.
Find out more here.
Recent 'Record of the Month' albums at Drift have included; Delivery. White Denim, Kim Deal, W. H. Lung, Kit Sebastian, The Big Club, Orquesta Akokán, O., Mdou Moctar, Gustaf, Adrianne Lenker, William Doyle, Bill Ryder-Jones, Harp, Hotline TNT, Black Pumas, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Georgia, Cory Hanson, Overmono, North Americans, H. Hawkline, Yo La Tengo, The Murder Capital, Goat Girl, Black Country, New Road, Jane Weaver, Dry Cleaning, Squid, White Flowers, Stephen Fretwell, Chubby and the Gang, Low, BADBADNOTGOOD, Damon Albarn, Geese, Silverbacks, Cate Le Bon, Huerco S., Daniel Rossen, Kevin Morby, Vintage Crop, Viagra Boys, The Lounge Society, Jockstrap, Trevor Beales, Aoife Nessa Frances and Sarathy Korwar.