Releases from May–June 2025
Great albums from around the world
Click to order your copy to make sure you don’t miss out! You can pay for your order when you collect it. Please note that we cannot post items to you.
Find releases from 2024.
Also check out some of the great reissues of classic albums.
The hottest pre-sale releases
Pre-sale of the week is Talkin to the Trees by Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts, out on 13 June.
Jump to: 16 May | 9 May | 2 May
Releases for 16 May 2025
We kick off 16 May’s hot picks with Corb Lund’s 1994 album Modern Pain, which captures the raw and do-it-yourself nature of his early acoustic and folk records and is finally getting its first vinyl release after more than thirty years. Ezra Furman’s fearless creativity and emotional honesty have made her one of the most compelling voices in modern music, and Goodbye Small Head explores the experience of completely losing control, and is the sound of a band reaching the peak of their powers. Since their formation in 2010, Berlin’s Kadavar have moved from retro psych-stoner rock to a more contemporary sound, and their latest album, I Just Want to Be a Sound, reflects that progress. Crooked Teeth holds a special place in the heart of the fans who crowdfunded it, and it marks a transition between Papa Roach’s nu-metal roots and the new era of modern rock. Volume 4 & 5 is a double-LP package from Bardo Pond, combining more free-form improvisational jams on vinyl for the first time, traversing space rock, acid rock, post-rock, shoegaze, noise, krautrock and psychedelia.
Our release of the week is Metalhorse, a concept album revolving around a dilapidated funfair, representing risk and pleasure, danger and exhilaration. This is the first Billy Nomates album to be made in a studio with a full band, and it explores blues, folk and piano-driven arrangements that take her stark punk sound in a more pastoral direction.
- Billy Nomates Metalhorse CD £12.99 / LP £27.99
- Metalhorse is a concept album revolving around the image of a dilapidated funfair, representing the tumultuousness of life: risk and pleasure, danger and exhilaration. This is the first Billy Nomates album to be made in a studio with a full band, and the 11 new songs here explore blues, folk and piano-driven arrangements that take her stark punk sound in a more pastoral direction.
- Note: The LP is initially available on ‘blue galaxy silver’ vinyl.
- Corb Lund Modern Pain LP £32.99
- Corb Lund’s 1994 album Modern Pain is finally getting its first vinyl release after more than thirty years. The album by one of Canada’s most beloved and revered songwriters captures the raw and do-it-yourself nature of his early acoustic and folk records, showcasing songs that range from upbeat, punchy numbers to sentimental tracks. The songs were recorded in a basement on the cheap and have an innocent, indie charm that couldn’t be recreated in the studio.
- Ezra Furman Goodbye Small Head CD £12.99 / LP £27.99
- Ezra Furman’s fearless creativity and emotional honesty have made her one of the most compelling voices in modern music. Blending punk energy, heartfelt lyricism and genre-defying innovation, Furman’s work is both deeply personal and universally resonant. Her new album, Goodbye Small Head, contains twelve variations on the experience of completely losing control, whether through weakness, illness, mysticism, BDSM, drugs, heartbreak or just living in a sick society with one’s eyes open, and represent a band reaching the peak of their powers.
- Note: The LP is initially available on berry-coloured vinyl.
- Kadavar I Just Want to Be a Sound CD £13.99 / LP £24.99
- Kadavar have undergone a significant transformation since their formation in 2010. From credible representatives of retroesque, psychedelic stoner rock, which always thrived on the contemporary coolness of Berlin, they soon went out into the big wide world, where they not only presented their musical idea, but also found new inspiration, and their sound has become more contemporary over the years.
- Note: The LP is initially available on white vinyl.
- Papa Roach Crooked Teeth 2-CD £13.99 / LP £31.99
- Crooked Teeth holds a special place in the heart of Papa Roach fans, who were given the opportunity to support the creation of the album in an astonishing crowdfunding bid that offered unique prizes, such as the opportunity of buying the band’s studio (and all of the equipment in it). Their ninth studio album was a flag in the soil of this immortality, marking an exploration between their nu-metal roots and the new era of modern rock.
- Note: The LP is initially available on red vinyl.
- Bardo Pond Volume 4 & 5 2-LP £31.99
- Volume 4 & 5 is a double-LP package from Bardo Pond, combining two more volumes of free-form improvisational jams on vinyl for the first time. These tracks capture the raw essence of the band, whose fearless exploration blurs the lines between structure, chaos, melody and noise, traversing space rock, acid rock, post-rock, shoegaze, noise, krautrock and psychedelia.
Releases for 9 May 2025
The first of 9 May’s scorchers is Wild and Clear and Blue, the second album from I’m With Her – multi-Grammy-Award-winners Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan – who build an ineffable magic from fine-spun narratives and breathtaking harmonies. Dreamsicle takes place in the aftermath of Maren Morris loosening her grip on her personal and professional life; it’s less about the hard lessons and more about enjoying the bumpy ride and finding people who genuinely want to be on it with you because they love you. Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!, the first album from Counting Crows since 2014, embodies the contrast between intimate storytelling and larger-than-life themes, plus the rich melodies that have made Counting Crows one of the most beloved bands of the last three decades. The Kooks, whose sound defined indie in the 2000s and whose debut album went 4 x platinum in the UK, return with a brand-new album: Never/Know, which puts on show some of lead singer Luke Pritchard’s most simple yet expressive lyrics to-date. And mysterious British alternative metal band Sleep Token return with their fourth offering, Even in Arcadia, further intertwining the boundaries of sound and emotion, dissolving into something otherworldly.
Our release of the week is Arcade Fire’s new album, Pink Elephant. When experienced in its entirety, the album invites the listener on a sonic odyssey – a quest for life – that exists within the perception of the individual: a meditation on both darkness and light, the beauty within. The layers of this condensed epic unfold to reveal new dimensions with each successive listen.
- Arcade Fire Pink Elephant CD £13.99 / LP £31.99 / Colour LP £45.99
- When experienced in its entirety, Arcade Fire’s new album, Pink Elephant, invites the listener on a sonic odyssey – a quest for life – that exists within the perception of the individual: a meditation on both darkness and light, the beauty within. The layers of this condensed epic unfold to reveal new dimensions with each successive listen.
- Note: The LP is initially available on meltdown yolk vinyl, exclusive to independent shops.
- I’m With Her Wild and Clear and Blue CD £14.99 / LP £34.99
- Wild and Clear and Blue is the second full-length album from I’m With Her, featuring multi-Grammy-Award-winners Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan. I’m With Her builds an ineffable magic from their fine-spun narratives and breathtaking harmonies. The result is a collection both emotionally raw and intricate, with layers of meaning and insight within even the most starkly adorned track.
- Note: The LP is initially available on blue vinyl.
- Maren Morris Dreamsicle CD £13.99 / LP £28.99
- Dreamsicle takes place in the aftermath of Maren Morris loosening her grip on her personal and professional life. “Sweeping through the pits of grief, but never staying too long, and finding the joy in knowing that at my core, I’m still who I am – and that’s pretty f-ing great. Dreamsicle became less about the hard lessons and more about enjoying the bumpy ride and finding people who genuinely want to be on it with you because they love you. It’s about appreciating and respecting the beauty and nuances of life while it’s happening, not after it’s too late.”
- Note: The LP is initially available on translucent orange vinyl.
- Counting Crows Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! CD £14.99 / LP £26.99 / Colour LP £29.99
- Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! is the first full-length album from Counting Crows since Butter Miracle: Suite One, which received critical acclaim in 2021. Embodying the contrast between intimate storytelling and larger-than-life themes, the album promises to deliver the signature storytelling and rich melodies that have made Counting Crows one of the most beloved bands of the last three decades.
- The Kooks Never/Know CD £11.99 / LP £27.99
- The Kooks, whose sound defined indie in the 2000s and whose debut album reached quadruple platinum status in the UK, return with a brand-new album. Never/Know puts on show some of lead singer Luke Pritchard’s most simple yet expressive lyrics to-date. The songs are filled with witty one-liners and endearing nicknames for his children and loved ones, which resonate on the surface yet carry a deeper, more personal significance.
- Sleep Token Even in Arcadia CD £13.99 / 2-LP £31.99 / Colour 2-LP £38.99
- The mysterious British alternative metal band Sleep Token return with their fourth offering, Even in Arcadia. This new chapter follows Take Me Back to Eden and continues the unfolding journey, where Sleep Token further intertwines the boundaries of sound and emotion, dissolving into something otherworldly.
- Note: The LP is initially available on metallic gold vinyl.
Releases for 2 May 2025
First up among 2 May’s picks is Ten Crowns, the new solo album from Erasure’s Andy Bell: ten brand-new tracks of dazzling, joyous pop inspired by the dancefloor and gospel, including an incredible collaboration with Andy’s idol, Debbie Harry. Briston Maroney’s guitar-heavy, explosive and engrossing new album, Jimmy, finds the artist stepping into the minds of the two worlds he straddles between, and ultimately letting them meld to life’s true masterpiece: simply being yourself. The Way We Were Vol. 1 features the earliest recordings of tracks that would later appear on Status Quo albums or on Francis Rossi’s his solo projects, offering a chance to experience how these songs were born: raw, sincere, and performed straight from the heart. Flying with Angels, the first studio album of new songs in eleven years from Suzanne Vega, finds her returning to observations on city life, ordinary people and real-world subjects. Esther Rose leans toward confrontational arrangements full of distortion and full-band spontaneity on Want, her stunning fifth album, while never sacrificing a gift for melody that makes each song instantly memorable.
Our release of the week can only be Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII, which is now available on vinyl and audio CD for the first time, with enhanced audio newly mixed by Steven Wilson. The accompanying Blu-ray has the groundbreaking 1972 film directed by Adrian Maben digitally remastered from the original 35mm footage, with additional rare behind-the-scenes footage of the band beginning work on The Dark Side of the Moon at Abbey Road Studios.
- Pink Floyd Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII 2-CD £18.99 / 2-LP £39.99 / Blu-ray £27.99
- Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII, the groundbreaking 1972 film directed by Adrian Maben, has been digitally remastered from the original 35mm footage, with enhanced audio newly mixed by Steven Wilson. Set in the hauntingly beautiful ruins of the ancient Roman Amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy, this unique film captures Pink Floyd performing an intimate concert with additional rare behind-the-scenes footage of the band beginning work on The Dark Side of the Moon at Abbey Road Studios. The performance is also now available on vinyl and audio CD for the first time.
- Andy Bell Ten Crowns CD £11.99 / Deluxe 2-CD £18.99 / LP £29.99
- Ten Crowns is the new solo album from Erasure’s Andy Bell. The album features ten brand-new tracks of dazzling, joyous pop inspired by the dancefloor and gospel, which includes an incredible collaboration with Andy’s idol, Debbie Harry. Ten Crowns was written with and produced by Grammy-winning US producer, remixer and DJ Dave Audé.
- Note: The LP is initially available on white vinyl.
- Briston Maroney Jimmy CD £13.99 / LP £34.99
- Briston Maroney’s guitar-heavy, explosive and engrossing new album, Jimmy, finds the artist stepping into the minds of the two worlds he straddles, and ultimately letting them meld to life’s true masterpiece: simply being yourself.
- Note: The LP is initially available on hot pink vinyl, exclusive to independent shops.
- Francis Rossi The Way We Were Vol. 1 CD £13.99 / 2-LP £35.99
- The Way We Were Vol. 1 features the earliest recordings of tracks that would later appear on Status Quo albums or on Francis Rossi’s solo projects: raw, sincere and performed straight from the heart, without the influence of studio refinement or commercial considerations. This is how the songs you love originally sounded.
- Suzanne Vega Flying with Angels CD £13.99 / LP £29.99
- Flying with Angels is the first studio album of new songs in eleven years from Suzanne Vega. Bearing the stamp of a masterful storyteller who “observes the world with a clinically poetic eye” (New York Times), Vega’s new songs find her returning to observations on city life, ordinary people and real-world subjects.
- Note: The LP is initially available on grey smoke vinyl.
- Esther Rose Want CD £13.99 / LP £27.99 / Yellow LP £28.99
- Esther Rose blends her pop instincts with country storytelling on Want, her stunning fifth album. This is the hardest-hitting record of her career, travelling as far as she’s been from the stripped-down classic country of her celebrated early work, instead leaning toward confrontational arrangements full of distortion and full-band spontaneity while never sacrificing a gift for melody that makes each song instantly memorable.
- Note: The LP is initially available on yellow vinyl with an autographed cover.
Other releases for 2025
Find releases from 2024.
Follow us:
© Hundred Records. Registered in England. Number 9153994. Registered address: 11 Chalice Court, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire SO30 4TA.