This week’s 6 lovelies start with Wolf Parade’s fifth album, Thin Mind, which has sci-fi, post-apocalyptic and dystopian narratives interwoven throughout. These themes emerged while working at Risqué Disque, which Dan Boeckner jokingly describes as a Dutchman’s failed utopia, a problematic structure with a post-apocalyptic vibe: the studio is housed in a stone barn hand-built…
Leaving a lasting impression on fans across the globe with their instinctive sonic tendencies, The Cadillac Three prove they are Nashville’s most versatile band. The trio of singer-guitarist Jaren Johnston, drummer Neil Mason and lap-steel player Kelby Ray have been performing together for over a decade and adding to their loyal following. On their fourth…
This week’s super six start with the as-much-maligned-as-worshiped Courteeners, who are undoubtedly one of the very last of the old-fashioned Big British Guitar Bands. Having completely scrapped an album’s-worth of songs, Liam Fray and his faithful lieutenants created their sixth studio album and have given it the bold but ambiguous title More. Again. Forever. British…
And It’s Still Alright is the first solo album in almost seven years from Americana-soul star Nathaniel Rateliff. It’s quieter and more reflective than the exuberant soul with which his band The Night Sweats made their name, but still has the same urgency and indelible appeal. The album explores themes of love, loss and perseverance:…
Our massive end of year sale will run between Christmas and New Year with the exception of Sunday 29th December, when we’ll be closed. Everything in the shop will be reduced by between 20% and 75%, so if you receive a record token for Christmas come along and get even more bang for your buck!…
The twenty albums we enjoyed listening to the most this year are below. They are not ranked beyond that – you can decide what order you think they should be in. To order any of these great albums, visit our best of 2019 page or reply to this email. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds…
Our opening hours over Christmas and New Year are: Until Monday 23nd December: as normal Tuesday 24th December: 10am–4pm Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th December: Closed Friday 27th December: 10am–4pm Saturday 28th December: 9am–4pm Sunday 29th December: Closed Monday 30th & Tuesday 31st December: 10am–4pm Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd January: Closed Friday 3rd January:…
We kick off what seems to be a week for great live albums with A Beautiful Thing: Live At Le Bataclan, the brand-new live album from IDLES, which was recorded in Paris on 3 December 2018. The album celebrates the band’s success over the last two years, featuring songs from Brutalism and Joy As An…
Drive-By Truckers’ 12th studio album, The Unraveling – their first in more than three years – was recorded at the legendary Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis. Co-founding singer/songwriter/guitarists Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood both spent much of the past three years doing battle with deep pools of writer’s block. “How do you put these…
Our six lovingly hand-picked releases for the next two weeks start with Pink Floyd collection The Later Years: 1987–2019 (out 29 Nov), which is effectively a highlights package from the 16-disc monster being released on 13 December. This release covers the material created by David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright from 1987 to the…