Hello music lovers of Brighton & Hove & beyond!
Welcome to a hefty week of musical delights. We had a lot of trouble selecting our album of the week as we are ridiculously spoilt for choice but we swore we would stick to our new year’s resolution of only having one each week & we can’t buckle in the 1st month. So, although Beach House worthily won out in the end, there are a heap more we need to rave about. Sam, Matt & James are all totally digging the mesmerising new beats from Mr Keiran Hebden who is back with his 5th Four Tet album………..me, Sam, Liv & Derry are all feeling the fab Francophile vibes of Charlotte Gainsbourg whose new collaboration with Beck feeds off the legacy of her father & defies all expectations……..myself & James are loving Type’s new offering from Richard Skelton & although we pretty much love everything the label put out, we agree that this is one of the best of their releases for ages…………Britt Daniel’s Spoon have always been a consistent outfit but Derry & Sam reckon his 7th album is something pretty damn special & it seems to be winning us all over……..Sam’s on off relationship with Tindersticks is very much on with their new record – it’s a more colourful affair for sure……..I’ve been bouncing around in the basement to the afro pop vibes of Fools Gold for a few weeks now – it’s been good hearing it on the shop stereo this week, filling the shop with sunny sounds – comes with an ace bonus remix disc too……..James is hailing the return of Norwegian oddballers Jaga Jazzist – an absolute corker he’s declared!………we’re being paid a visit by Erland & The Carnival on Tuesday & in preparation we’ve been enjoying their debut of folk-tinged, psyched-out, fuzzed-up brilliance………local lads The Sticks come good in their ramshackle way with their debut of stripped down garage party tunes. Liv’s lovin’ it!……….Durutti Column’s Tony Wilson tribute is undoubtedly their best output since their Factory Records days – a beguiling set of mainly instrumental pieces – perfect early morning vibes…….the big haired dude that is Robert A.A.Lowe (aka Lichens) puts out a fab krauty, psychy, droney vinyl only release this week……….Kompakt’s Pop Ambient 2010 comp is gonna keep my ears well happy for a while………Keb Darge & the modfather Paul Weller have got together to deliver Lost & Found – Real R&B & Soul – what Sam describes as a “barnstormer” of a comp (no, we don’t know what he means either – Googled it, none the wiser??)……fans of Nadja’s Aidan Baker will definitely want to check out his Whisper Room project – another superb Baker fix…….all this & new albums from Magnetic Fields, White Rabbits, Hadouken (we have a limited amount of signed copies & posters), Cold War Kids, Danny & The Champions, Pit Er Pat, Citay, William Basinski, Saxon Shore, Nils Petter Molvaer, Pat Metheny, Chicago Underground Duo, Carolina Chocolate Drops & much more. Check out the complete listing from the link below.

Right then, I’m off to Norfolk to drink lots of beer & go for long contemplative walks (probably more of the drinking & less of the walking though to be honest)………….
Cheers!
Natasha & the Residents (Derry, Matt, Sam, Daniel, James, John, Simon & Liv)