New releases for 15 March 2019

Our selection of treats from the week’s releases start with a collaboration between stars from two different two genres of music – Karen O, lead singer of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and super-producer Danger Mouse, who has worked with pretty much every musician ever – who have teamed up to make Lux Prima, on which they…

New releases for 8 March 2019

There are some great new releases coming up this week. We start off with Foals, a band that has had a remarkable trajectory, from playing chaotic house parties in their home city of Oxford to becoming major festival headliners across Europe. And while the majority of their contemporaries have fallen by the wayside, Foals continue…

Exclusive releases for Record Store Day 2019

Unbelievably Record Store Day 2019 is just six weeks away, on Saturday 13 April. And the list of incredible exclusive releases has just been announced! It’s an monster list once again, with more than 500 items exclusively available, a wealth for music lovers of all descriptions. Click here for a full list of RSD exclusive…

Pre-sale of the week: Aldous Harding – Designer, out 26 April

After the sleeper success of the internationally lauded Party, Aldous Harding came off a 100-date tour last summer and went straight into the studio with a collection of songs written on the road. Reuniting with Party’s producer John Parish, Harding spent 15 days recording and 10 days mixing at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth and Bristol’s J&J…

New releases for 1 March 2019

Our first recommendation of the week is actually out the week before! Lines is a trilogy of song cycles from The Unthanks, each with a very different subject but each using poetry to focus on a different female perspective: actor Maxine Peake has written lines about fishermen’s rights campaigner Lillian Bilocca; the lines for World…

New releases for 22 February 2019

We kick off this week’s recommended releases with Drenge, who have released something worth your ear-time. Strange Creatures is incredibly layered and intricate, spanning genres and instruments. It feels a lot more aggressive than their past releases, but the intriguing, chaotic atmosphere makes for an excellent listen. It feels a little more akin to art…