Interview: Stephen Steinbrink
One early july morning when driving around the country lanes listening to promo albums in the car, I loaded up Stephen Steinbrink’s forthcoming album via melodic. As with all of...
Hookworms Exclusive: Off Screen
We are stoked to bring you this exclusive premiere of "Off Screen", one of the driving new tracks from the utterly awesome forthcoming Hookworms LP. Released on November 10th, "The...
'Way Out Weather' and talking to Steve Gunn
This Monday we will have stock of a new album titled 'Way Out Weather' from Steve Gunn. Without going over the top, you really got to here it. For fans, it's...
Hookworms go Hypnotic ahead of The Hum
We've been tweeting (as we like to do) for the last couple of weeks about the forthcoming new LP from Hookworms. The Hum comes eighteen months after the band’s debut...
The Barely Regal Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
We were expecting a new Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album with us next week, it arrived early and we put it out on the counter right away, a thing for much...
Talking about the Lateness of Dancers
A year or so back, M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger and William Tyler passed through our shop whilst touring together. We spoke at length about record shops, weed, the...
Striding Down Jones Street. The Freewheelin'
This week, Columbia Recods and Sony Columbia have released a 'Vinyl Extra' edition (re-issued on heavyweight 180gm black vinyl, including a card slipcase CD insert) of Bob Dylan's seminal The Freewheelin'...
Remembering The Trials of Van Occupanther
One of the big drives in what we do as a shop is discovering new music and spreading the gospel. Once we’ve evangelised for a while we tend to get...
Stream alt J ∆ with smart technology
How do you feel about streaming the hotly anticipated new alt-J album? Good stuff, you can stream it in full for the first time via the free This Is All Yours...
Label in residence: The Numero Group
As if this month wasn't sweet enough already, Drift have decided to deem it officially "Numero Group Takeover Month" - with some re-stocks of their vast and import catalog, plus...
Our friend Hiss. Stream The Lateness of Dancers
Friend of Drift MC Taylor is at long last releasing a new Hiss Golden Messenger album (titled 'The Lateness of Dancers') on Merge records this month. We've heard it, it...
Hi Scores from Boards of Canada
Last year the Warp label, in their infinite wisdom, reissued the vast majority of the Boards of Canada catalogue. They were all issued under the highest audio standards, with Noel...
Discover slightly longer reads with an anthology of our favourite ‘Sunday Classic’ albums.
NOVEMBER
Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More
Our November Record of the Month is Nobody Loves You More, the first full-length album from cult musician and legit cultural icon, Kim Deal.
FEATURE
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.
SEPTEMBER
Kit Sebastian - New Internationale
The sound of early Autumn 2024 is very much the swirling and evocative combination of Anatolian rock and vintage global grooves…
FEATURE
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.