Dead Air offers ample evidence of a band in its prime. Marconi Union still sound vital and original, enthused by the possibilities that music has to offer. “We’ve never wanted to repeat ourselves,” states co-founder Richard Talbot. “We’ve made ten albums and have been going for 17 years, but it still feels fresh. That’s been…
Note: the LP is available on indies-only silver vinyl. Note: the LP is available on indies-only coloured vinyl, one disc red and the other light blue. We’re offering Hyperspace and The Slow Rush at special pre-sale prices, which won’t be available after release. Click on an item for more details and to order your…
Seán McGowan’s new EP, Curate Calm, Create Chaos, isn’t getting a general retail release, and will only be available in highly selected stores, of which we are one! And we are pleased as punch to announce that on Saturday 2 November at 2pm, Seán will be launching this EP at Hundred Records! This is really…
Cigarettes After Sex return with their highly anticipated second album, Cry. Recorded during night-time sessions in a mansion on the Spanish island of Mallorca, the album is a lush, cinematic meditation on the many complex facets of love – meeting, wanting, needing, losing … sometimes all at once. The album was self-produced, engineered by Greg…
In 1997, Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and a handful of friends retreated to the Joshua Tree desert to isolate themselves from the distractions and comforts of their everyday lives. What began as a casual writing and recording session amongst friends has since become a project of legend. Spanning twelve volumes over the…
Fifty-five years after their first recordings, The Who are back with their first new album in thirteen years. The eleven-track Who was mostly recorded in London and Los Angeles during spring and summer 2019. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are joined on the album by long-time Who drummer Zak Starkey and bassist Pino Palladino, along…
Nick Cave responded to a fan question on his Red Hand Files about when a new album will arrive with the following: It is called Ghosteen. It is a double album. Part 1 comprises eight songs: The Spinning Song Bright Horses Waiting For You Night Raid Sun Forest Galleon Ship Ghosteen Speaks Leviathan Part 2…
The 1975 have announced the follow-up to their Brit-Award winner A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships. The band’s fourth album, Notes On A Conditional Form, is already set to be the most anticipated album of 2020. It features the lead single ‘People’ and the Greta Thunberg call-to-arms album opener, ‘The 1975’. The band are working…
On the 23rd of August 1999, David Bowie played an intimate set for invited guests at The Manhattan Centre’s Grand Ballroom in New York for the VH1 Storytellers series. Ten years later, in 2009, a recording of the evening was released on CD, DVD and download. Now, 20 years on, the performance will finally be…
Giants Of All Sizes is the eighth studio album by English alternative-rock titans Elbow, and features guests including Jesca Hoop, The Plumedores and South London newcomer Chilli Chilton. Lead singer and lyricist Guy Garvey describes the album as: “an angry, old blue lament which finds its salvation in family, friends, the band and new life.”…