Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend
Record of the Week is Marika Hackman's Any Human Friend. Brilliantly human, it's a very open record with lots of directness and it is full of sexuality. The tone is...
Nérija - Blume
Record of the Week is Blume, the debut LP from Nérija, the septet of Nubya Garcia (tenor saxophone), Sheila Maurice-Grey (trumpet), Cassie Kinoshi (alto saxophone), Rosie Turton (trombone), Shirley Tetteh (guitar), Lizy...
B Boys - Dudu
Record of the Week is the riotous and explosive Dudu from New Yorkers B Boys. We were lucky enough to run a Dinked Edition of this one, so we've been listening to it...
Thom Yorke - ANIMA
Record of the Week is ANIMA, Thom Yorke's solo return and a suitably ambitious new project incorporating sections made to soundtrack a film with Paul Thomas Anderson. ANIMA is tense and dense, it floats...
Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
Record of the Week for us is the self-titled debut album from Purple Mountains. 'Purple Mountains' is the new nom-de-rock of David Berman from the Silver Jews, and much of this utterly...
Trash Kit - Horizon
Record of the Week is the hugely exciting third LP from Trash Kit. Horizon, via Upset The Rhythm, is totally indebted to a world of it's influences, but the thrilling bit here is...
Daughter of Swords - Dawnbreaker
Record of the Week is the gorgeous debut solo LP from Daughter of Swords.Alexandra Sauser-Monnig is one third of the magnificent Mountain Man, but here on Dawnbreaker it is all...
black midi - Schlagenheim
Record of the Week is Schlagenheim, the absolutely scalding debut LP from the mercurial Black Midi. The album was recorded with Speedy Wunderground producer Dan Carey, who the band praises...
MAY
Record of the Month: Mdou Moctar - Funeral For Justice
Politically pertinent, socially frenzied and sonically wild, Mdou Moctar’s Funeral For Justice is absolutely vital.
FEATURE
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Green
One of the most beautiful albums that we’ve ever heard; Green doesn’t just create a mood, it is an entire world of serenity and imagination.
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Drift Recommends
Staff curated and updated weekly, this is all the new things and all the old things that have been getting loads of plays at Drift.
FEATURE
Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
Released in September 1970, Curtis is the eponymous solo debut from Curtis Mayfield, an album soothing soul and biting social commentary.
