2023 Records of the Year


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The highly anticipated debut from Luxembourg’s Francis of Delirium.


The Smile return with new LP, ‘Wall Of Eyes’.


Curated Collections, genre picks and other inspirations.


An ambitious and expansive new song cycle from Ty Segall.


Our November Record of the Month is Hotline TNT’s Cartwheel.


Cymande's Second Time Round, an essential reissue.


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2023 Records of the Year
We are delighted to release the 27th edition of our Deluxe Newspaper, a trip back through the Records of the Year in 2023.

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Best New Reissues: Jezz Woodroffe, The Haxan Cloak, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Dave Evans and Abbey Lincoln.
Underwater serenity through to otherworldly suspense, with folk, jazz and other new-not-new tones.

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Records of the Week: Raze Regal & White Denim Inc., O., Smoke DZA and Flying Lotus, Meadow Meadow, Ghost Woman and HONESTY.
Short and sweet late November bangers, with rock 'n' roll soul, fuzzed out sonics and other glorious rattles. Our Record of the Week for the last time in this bountiful...

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Best New Reissues: Myriam Gendron, Acetone, Bill Evans Trio, The Rapture, Oscar Peterson, Tina Brooks and Bob Dylan.
This week’s reissues are absolutely one of our most favourite set from the entire year; it’s pure gold!

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Records of the Week: Mock Media, Tirzah, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, The National, Emeli Sandé, Kurt Vile and Duster.
Fast songs, slow songs and all sorts of other songs that have been making us keep hitting play this week… Mock Media II is the debut LP from new Canadian...
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