Olga Bell; Record shop curator
Over at the Curator section of the site, we were stoked this week to have Olga Bell pick us eight albums from our racks thats she's into. Damn good choices they...
Jess Rotter working up Country Funk II
Continuing our infatuation with all things Country Funk, here is a picture we really liked from Jess Rotter's instagram feed. She is responsible for the killer artwork for both volumes of...
Country Funk II, a new set of loose-talking, lap steel-twanging tracks.
Back in the mid summer of 2012, the most onomatopoeically titled album you could ever get hold of dropped into our life. Country Funk featured rare cuts by Bob Darin, Gray Fox,...
Two new servings of Numero's Eccentric Soul
If you've stopped past recently you'll have seen (and heard) that we've gone deep on Numero. We've been particularly feeling the Eccentric Soul series, each edition turns up countless soul gems.Today...
Record of the Month: White Fence's For the Recently Found Innocent.
We've long been a fan of White Fence's Tim Presley so another fractured collection of garage-psych tunes is a very exciting prospect indeed. The real game changer however is that...
The Making of "Dylan's Gospel"
We hardly had chance to talk about this one when it came out a few months back. Those of you who have stopped past the shop will have heard it...
Stephen Steinbrink's 'Arranged Waves' is tearing the office to bits.
Born in a small town in the middle of nowhere, Stephen Steinbrink has always ever had one thought - escape. For Steinbrink whether travelling around the world singing to anyone who...
Burgerac's 4th of July Barbecue mix
Drift alumni and adviser Saint Patrick brought this to our attention today.Burgerac, the famed burger detective, put together a smokin' hot 4th July mixtape. We dig it and it's been getting...
Get hold of Alvvays - get a bonus cassette tape.
How would you like to meet a new band that are soaked in the likes of Scottish stalwarts Teenage Fanclub, The Vaselines and Belle & Sebastian... whats more, these Torontonians fuse...
An Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music
As part of RVNG Intl.'s archival series, Craig Leon’s seminal synthesizer albums Nommos and Visiting are being re-issued in definitive form as the Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1. A masterpiece of...
"A Change By Any Other Name" on limited vinyl.
Our friends at Piccadilly Records in Manchester got in touch recently to let us know about a young band from their neighbourhood, an inter-record shop tip and we're very glad...
July 2014, we've hit the half way point.
One for your diary, this coming week is July. Wednesday, specifically, is July 2nd and that is the exact half-way point of 2014, so we've had a look backwards at...
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.