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album of the week
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a break-up record that mends as it develops, vallie's tender, yet cathartic, folk songs evoke the drifting, sun-baked expanses of her native california.
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new releases
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While we're still processing the full impact of their immense 2019 debut 'Dogrel', the Dubliners weren't resting on their laurels - they were of...
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after a thirty year hiatus, the butler brothers return with a more nuanced, emotionally charged, and downright jazzier twist on their classic pumping new wave s...
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the experimental multi-instrumentalist has created a marvellous record of intuitive musicianship and arresting songwriting, built from fractured instrumentation...
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the purling hiss frontman steps into the bright sunshine to enchant us with a delightful set of skin-tingling folk-pop melodies on his solo debut.
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sitting down and listening to your human rights recited above richter's achingly beautiful classical arrangements may seem like an odd way to kick your sund...
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Following the success of the Grammy-nominated career box set ‘The Girl From Chickasaw County’, Bobbie Gentry’s 1968 brilliant conceptual maste...
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Shifting from themes of love and romance on “Love Songs: Part Two”, “Home” explores spirituality, identity and belonging in that quintes...
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vinyl reissues
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‘Oh No I Love You’ originally released in 2012 gets a Limited edition repress of 500 copies on SILVER LP, in support of Love Record Stores event&nda...
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The legacy of Misfits is undeniable, having transcended punk into popular culture.
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Jon Brook's fifth album as The Advisory Circle is a beautiful and uplifting selection of electronic pieces, inspired by late 70s and early 80s library music...
new bargain lines!
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back with an added confidence, the band combine politically charged lyrics & enough energy to make anyone’s feet move.
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Ian William craig and missy Donaldson manage to strip back layer after layer here to create an album of minimalist operatic brilliance indebted to talk talk, ju...
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an out-of-nowhere classic from a bedroom in glasgow - scottish prodigy duncan crafted this gorgeous slice of casually psychedelic baroque-pop entirely alone, us...
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Whacked-out electronics, pulsing rhythms and a taut, punky edge, Shopping’s new record is an intelligent evolutionary step.
in stock and out friday
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2020 marks the 30th Anniversary of Bossanova, the third studio album by Pixies.
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The 1993 film Judgment Night was basically suburbia’s paranoid view of inner-city life, where the slightest misstep (such as trying to take a shortcut to ...
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*** we have 4 t shirts to give away to 4 very luckily, randomly chosen people who preorder the albumon any format.
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Sometime in 2006 or 2007, Jason Molina moved from the midwest to London.
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Billy Nomates, the fierce, funny, outspoken force of nature who hails from Melton Mowbray and now flits between Bournemouth and Bristol, has arrived to rattle c...
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“If you’re going to deconstruct the modern psyche,” says Liela Moss, “you might as well dance to it.
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In the winter of 2018, Jenny O.
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*** we have a signed test press to give away to one lucky winner who preorders the album on any format, we'll pop it in with the chosen winner's order! ...
record store day(s) 2020! in no particular order...
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First released in February 1990, the Loaded EP marked the beginning of a new phase of the band's career, orientating them towards the burgeoning acid house scen...
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This is Alejandro Escovedo's critically acclaimed album, The Crossing, with the vocals recorded in Spanish.
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10th Anniversary edition of the classic debut album
by Villagers.
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Ted Cassidy (Lurch of TV - The Addams Family) sings as Lurch, the Motown influenced monster track : “The Lurch”.
DINKED EDITIONS AVAILABLE TO ORDER
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Where albums from Erland Cooper, Hania Rani and Julianna Barwick have left us (& many of you) besotted this year, ready yourself for the impact of Mary Latt...
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‘In Your Dreams’ is Tim’s most straightforward and accessible release to date, and an exciting addition to his body of solo work, which hither...
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Narratively, HC McEntire’s 'Eno Axis' is about finding direction in the natural world, and following love.
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We’ve been big fans of the Captured Tracks signed duo, Molly Hamilton & Robert Earl Thomas for years - They’ve featured in many of our end of ye...
coming soon / preorders
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The time had come, Angel Olsen realized in the fading summer of 2018, to take her new songs out of the house.
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The plaudits for Sarathy Korwar’s powerful More Arriving album keep coming with a nomination for Best Independent Album at this year’s AIM Awards al...
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sea girls
OUTSTORE & SIGNING SESSION!
WEDNESDAY 25TH NOVEMBER
AT CHALK, BRIGHTON
14+
Evening event - Times TBC shortly.
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***Pre-order the album to gain entry to a free, exclusive virtual in-store, set to premiere on release day, August 21st!You'll receive an email invite on Au...
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new Jaded Hearts Club album featuring Matt Bellamy, Graham Coxon, Miles Kane and more.
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Leeds outfit Yard Act release their debut single, a double A side featuring two prime cuts of coruscating protopunk, fierce and fun in equal measures.
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Multi award-winning saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia is back with her much anticipated debut album, SOURCE.
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‘Is Love Enough?’ is the band’s sixth studio album and was recorded at Paul Weller’s Black Barn Studios in Surrey and produced by Stone ...
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Captivating, ethereal and majestic, Mammal Hands (saxophonist Jordan Smart, pianist Nick Smart and drummer and percussionist Jesse Barrett) has carved out a ref...
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When Slowdive disbanded in 1995 music fans widely associated it with the demise of the shoegaze genre.
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Following Brutalism (2017) and Joy as an Act of Resistance (2018), two releases that garnered global critical acclaim, IDLES return with their highly anticipate...
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“My Echo is my 11th solo album, It’s my ‘my songs knew I was getting divorced before I did’ album.
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*** instore!! saturday 24th october sees this is the kit return to resident for another very special intimate show - simply preorder the album on any format for...
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"A split-screen maelstrom of Fela Kuti, Led Zep, Morricone, psych and dub".
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To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Defamation Of Strickland Banks, the limited edition 2LP ox-blood vinyl product is released on National Album Day.
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The In Isolation side of the double album features a collection of tracks recorded by the band over the last few months in isolation, including re-worked takes ...
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After releasing their debut vinyl release , 'Hormonizer' in February 2019, I have been eagerly awaiting to see what these Ukrainian psych-rockers would come up ...
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Modern psych legend Mike Vest has been rather busy since I last worked with him back in 2016 when he appeared, along with his then band, Blown Out, on the 'Magn...
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The much sought after debut album from Manchester's Liam Frost & The Slowdown Family is back by popular demand.
Mercury Prize shortlist!
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ya boy michael steps it up a notch once more with an album of broader scope than any of its predecessors, evoking the bold production of Isaac hayes, marvin gay...
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sprinkling a dash of gospel into these warm and inviting folk songs, this record feels more connected to the wider world than any of its predecessors; a broader...
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our local heroes have struck a near impossible balance between gut-ripping introspection and immaculately structured songwriting, where diy pop/rock dynamics eb...
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A seriously addictive record with a relentless energy that means you will never tire of it as it takes you through its myriad genre explorations.
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Dark Matter’ is a landmark record, a producer album by a young auteur, threading several thrilling musical traditions into a bold new tapestry: the raw en...
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Meredith’s use of shifting Reich-ian loops clashing against jarring electronic sounds that could’ve come from Squarepusher is a combination that sho...
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emotional depth, acute lyrical rhymes and infectious sound production converge as waves upon waves of grime-pop euphoria; stormzy’s upped his game in just...
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four albums in and hazel wilde and co have found their niche perfectly – part beach house, part slowdive, part Cocteau twins, they’ve found a way to...
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‘seeking thrills’ takes inspiration from Chicago House and Detroit Techno and then dynamically wraps it all up in a joyous package that is absolutel...
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following his mercury-nommed album of 2016, the certified, bona fide prince of grime serves up a platter of dazzlers that rhyme.
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The end of 2019 saw Dua perform ‘Don’t Start Now’ at MTV EMAs, ARIAs, AMA’s, since arriving in style in 2015 Dua's debut album has e...
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*** this event has been re-scheduled to Monday august 31st.
