Pre-sale of the week: Larkin Poe – Bloom, out 24 January

Larkin Poe’s new album, Bloom, sees the dynamic sister duo venturing further along on their evolving musical journey with a collection of songs that resonate with introspection, authenticity, and a profound connection to their roots in American music. The album marks a significant evolution for Larkin Poe, reflecting a synergy that extends beyond mere musical…

New releases for 29 September 2023

This week’s blockbusters open with The Harmony Codex. This seventh solo album by Steven Wilson takes you on a trip: it’s a genre-spanning collection that opens up like a musical puzzle box, presenting a series of endlessly beautiful vistas that roll out and shift in front of you. Arguably the best album Wilson has made…

New releases for 11 November 2022

This week’s smashers open with Blood Harmony, a whole-hearted invitation into a world that Larkin Poe know intimately, a Southern landscape so precisely conjured you can feel the sticky humidity of the warm summer air. In bringing their homeland to such rich and dazzling life, Georgia-bred multi-instrumentalist sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell fortify their storytelling…

New releases for 12 June 2020

We kick off our six picks for this week with Liam Gallagher, who last summer joined the list of all-time greats to record a prestigious MTV Unplugged session. Having missed Oasis’s 1996 session through illness, the show at Hull’s City Hall found Liam fulfilling some unfinished business entirely on his own terms. The electrifying atmosphere…

New releases for 8 July 2016

The recommended releases for 8 July feature a diverse selection running from electronica to hard rock by way of soul and folk, and all the finer for it. Aphex Twin continues his heady rush of releases in the last 18 months with Cheetah, available in all formats – even cassette! Biffy Clyro’s Ellipsis sounds very like…

Larkin Poe live in store, 20 June

On Saturday 20th at 2pm, Larkin Poe appeared in what was surely the hottest in-store event so far at Hundred Records! We had about 40 people completely packing out the shop and Larkin Poe played a raucous 5-song set with their set list written on a Bulmers Cider beer mat – how rock’n’roll is that?…

More fantastic live music in June!

I am delighted to be able to announce two forthcoming in-store performances during June: First up, Larkin Poe will be appearing at 2pm on Saturday 20th June. They are currently supporting Elvis Costello on his UK tour. Wikipedia describes them as an American roots rock duo who feature strong southern harmonies, heavy electric guitar riffs,…