I mean, they always are, but it's a varied old set of bases this week.

Hugely impressive debut LPs announced this week from Horsegirl, Carrtoons and Flock in particular, plus returning friends that we're very excited about. Do browse on...

Horsegirl
Versions of Modern Performance
Matador

This week's white hot-heat is the debut from Chicago trio Horsegirl. If this doesn't get you feeling stacked, then something is quite wrong.

Cool Maritime
Big Earth Energy
Western Vinyl

At last! A soundtrack for interdimensional frogs! Cool Maritime swaps the vintage synths for digital tones and this is shaping up to be a big one for us.



The Utopia Strong
International Treasure
Rocket Recordings

A big psych return. The collaborative collision of Steve Davis, Kavus Torabi and Mike York. Some big space going on.



The Black Keys
Dropout Boogie
Nonesuch

Raw and vibed-up 11th studio album from The Black Keys. 'Reconnecting with their blue collar roots', killer video and the production is sounding awesome.



Flock
Flock
Strut

Flock is a brand new collaboration between five leading musicians from London's open-minded jazz and experimental scenes: Bex Burch (Vula Viel), Sarathy Korwar, Dan "Danalogue" Leavers (Soccer96, The Comet Is Coming), Al MacSween (Maisha) and Tamar Osborn (Collocutor). As you'd expect, this is FIRE.



Denison Witmer
American Foursquare
Asthmatic Kitty

Warm and pensive set via Sufjan Stevens' AK label.



Carrtoons
Homegrown
Wichita Recordings

Announced this week as a Dinked Edition, Ben Carr, aka CARRTOONS, is the hotly-tipped multi-instrumentalist and producer from New York whose music brings the electric bass to the forefront. 



Shit and Shine
Phase Connected
Riot Season

An aural assault of grinding industrial textures. Proper good, this.



Kate Bollinger
Look At It In The Light EP
Ghostly International

A really lush new voice and the production is deliciously rich. Really into this one.



Also announced this week, forthcoming releases from; Florence + The Machine, The Garbage & the Flowers, Alex Izenberg, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Automatic, Charlie Hickey, TATYANA, The Dream Syndicate, Nightports w/ Tom Herbert and a really excellent-sounding compilation called The Sound Of Science on Castles in Space. We also have an excellent set of reissues to include; Pharoah Sanders, Hydroplane, Gerald Wilson, Freddie Hubbard, Ornette Coleman, T.Rex, John Rocca and Pond.

Shop and browse here: driftrecords.com/preorder