Record of the Month: Huerco S. - Plonk
Plonk is the first album in six years from Kansas-based producer Brian Leeds under the name Huerco S. and is our March 2022 Record of the Month.It really is a pensive and strangely beautiful set,...
Preorder Rundown: Week 09
Week nine, our biggest for '22 announcements yet. What, dear reader, are you most excited about? Big Sea Change related announcements from Gwenno and Chilly, plus our boy Morbs' and...
Records of the Week: Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul, Michelle, Duncan Marquiss, Porches and Band Of Horses.
There is a lot of pop to this week’s new set, come and join us.Hello, Friends.Our first Record of the Week for March 2022 is Topical Dancer, the high-gloss banger from Charlotte Adigery &...
Best New Reissues: Fela Kuti with Ginger Baker, Come, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and The Mars Volta.
New week, old Stuff. Hello, Friends. Looking backwards for the last time in February with our Best New Reissues.A very handsome edition of an all-time classic this week with a fiftieth...
Preorder Rundown: Week 08
A lot of sonic bases covered this week; from your ambience through to your squawking amps. Preorders to include a couple of albums that we've been patiently waiting for, plus Emma-Jean Thackray...
Records of the Week: caroline, Keeley Forsyth, Holodrum, King Hannah, SASAMI, Binker & Moses and Melt Yourself Down.
Well, it is an absolutely bonkers week of new music.Hello, Friends.Starting this hugely impressive week of new music with FOUR releases that we've had the joy of bringing to you as Dinked Editions.Our Record...
Best New Reissues: Nina Simone, Midlake, Lee Morgan, Joe Henderson, The Twilight Sad and Los Campesinos!
Jazz vibes, Scottish rock and Texan pastoral swooners. It’s a good set. Hello, Friends. Kicking off the week we have a new partnership from the Montreux Jazz Festival and BMG Records with...
Preorder Rundown: Week 07
Another varied set of styles with some huge forthcoming albums in the mix. A Sea Change tone to this week's preorder rundown, with both Sinead O'Brien and Soccer96 announcing new releases that have...
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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.
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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.
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Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
Released in September 1970, Curtis is the eponymous solo debut from Curtis Mayfield, an album soothing soul and biting social commentary.
