The Weather Station, Songhoy Blues, Ela Minus, Jasmine.4.t, David Gray, Wilco, Blue Lake and Delivery.
Some really beautiful tones this week, a bit of garage stomp, some looping riffs and even club textures too!
Lambrini Girls, Franz Ferdinand, Bridget Hayden, Early James, Moonchild Sanelly and Brown Spirits.
Loud and messy, maximal and grandiose, striking, eerie and plenty of other stereo directions.
The National, Saint Etienne, Rahim Redcar, OCS, Jane Weaver, Kim Gordon, Tristwch y Fenywod and Say She She.
Epic and live, intimate and drowsy, propulsive pop and ROTY specials.
Four Tet, Nils Frahm, Duster, Christopher Owens, Hayden Pedigo, JOHN, Joe Hisaishi and Angel Olsen Presents.
A splendid early December turn-out for the new stuff, with lots of live recordings and some sensitive beauties.
Ben Lukas Boysen, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Björk, Black Pumas, Mercury Rev and cLOUDDEAD.
A short dispatch this week, with both new and not-new releases for your considerations.
Kim Deal, Father John Misty, Michael Kiwanuka, Papa M, Jeff Parker And ETA IVtet, Killer Mike and Adrianne Lenker.
Half a dozen splendid reasons to get the stereo warmed up and spinning business…
Trees Speak, Actress, Du Blonde, Andrew Gabbard, MRCY, Homer, Dead Pioneers and Ganavya.
A lot of musical bases covered this week, from the slow and awe-inspiring, to the fast and thrashing. Do come and find something new…
Our Girl, Bananagun, LICE, Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra, A Celebration Of Margo Guryan and A Brief History Of Indie Pop 1985-2023…
Triple Dinked Edition goodness, our main man Mulatu and some essential comps too.
The Cure, Peter Perrett, deary, Jennifer Castle, THUS LOVE, King Pari, Thee Alcoholics, Moin, and Hosono House Revisited.
Old friends, new friends, new sounds and all the usual tones that get us going. It’s a good week.
Amyl And The Sniffers, BADBADNOTGOOD, Laura Marling, Craven Faults, Pixies, Soccer Mommy, One True Pairing, Nap Eyes, Naked Roomates and Wand.
We ain’t slowing down! October ends very much as it started, with stunners in every direction.
The Belair Lip Bombs, Karate, Kelly Finnigan, Porridge Radio, High Vis, Svaneborg Kardyb and W.H. Lung.
Brisk guitar jams, analogue soul, loud bits, quiet bits and loads of electronic hues too! Third Man release Lush Life, the debut LP from Australian four-piece The Belair Lip Bombs....
Goat, Tucker Zimmerman, Field Music, Current Joys, Dawes, Stick in the Wheel and Shovel Dance Collective.
Shamanic Psychedelics, rich country loveliness, pop maximalism, a bit of Country and a bit of Folk.
Discover slightly longer reads with an anthology of our favourite ‘Sunday Classic’ albums.
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Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
You can pick any record from the YLT discography and rejuvenate your Sunday, but this one is really gonna start you on the right foot. Trust.
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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.
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Ian Carr’s Nucleus - Roots
Originally released in 1973, Roots is an amazing album of jazz-funk swagger. Too hot to handle and mostly then unavailable since its release...
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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.