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album of the week
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*** we have a test press to give away to one lucky winner - simply preorder the album on any format and you'll be entered in to the competition.
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new releases
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sprinkling a dash of gospel into these warm and inviting folk songs, this record feels more connected to the wider world than any of its predecessors; a broader...
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*** we'll be arranging for one lucky pre-ordering human to recieve a very limited signed print by the beths so get your copy on any format before midnight o...
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if we don't hear someone belting out one of these songs at the top of their lungs on a karaoke night in the not too distant future, we shall be sorely surpr...
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a whole load of mind-melting, rib-rattling funk must have crash landed form outer space and onter this disc because this sounds like nothing of this earth.
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perfect road songs for driving through pretty countryside; wainwright's 9th album of original material is a diverse and vibrant collection of pop-folk balla...
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Emotionally poignant, full of one liners and oh so ready to be belted out through club speakers,their 7th full-length is a precise and very human body of work f...
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Backed by brand new B side “The Voyage”, “Long Stem Carnations” was inspired by the Mars One programme, a global project which aims to e...
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charming indie-folk-cum-dream-pop wafts across this balmy album from the mind of lancashire's ben hall.
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having been turned on to the music of lost bluesman alvin snow, aka dyin’ dog, the group presents their interpretations of all ten of snow’s known r...
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the Tame Impala and Pond multi-instrumentalist took a break from headlining festivals to reel off this little gem; his fifth solo album is adorned with squelchy...
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a surprisingly exuberant and peaceful record from two masters of epic emotional intensity; this is a deep and layered experiment that will elevate the foulest o...
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the tracks on this album will make a fine addition to the australian trio's arena-rocking setlist; anthemic choruses and a generous dollop of brilliance.
vinyl reissues
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The last year of recordings of the classic line up of T Rex (Marc Bolan, Steve Currie, Mickey Finn, Bill Legend) and with Tony Visconti producing.
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Tangerine Dream, the seven-time Grammy nominated European band, is a singular phenomenon.
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in stock and out Fri 17/07!!
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*** buy now as we have a signed test press & print to give away to one lucky winner - good luck!* entries by midnight July 23rd***
JARV IS,,, are please...
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a band that could very loosely be described as post-punk/new wave, this multitudinous collective have done the impossible! They've unanimously charmed each ...
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Dylan's first album of original material in 8 years is yet another late-career masterpiece; a wizened epic of dense lyrical labyrinths, sporadically moisten...
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We fell hard for The Blinders’ dark blues-waltzes, stomping punk rock and garage swamp on their 2018 debut, ‘Columbia’ and they continue here,...
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ultimate success indeed! Their increasingly melodic post-punk continues to mature on a fifth lp painted with feverish rhythms and walls of mournful guitar that ...
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London-based band black midi follow their debut album, Schlagenheim “the most intense and invigorating debut of 2019” (MOJO), with a new 12” f...
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Joy Division recorded only two albums before singer Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980.
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Joy Division recorded only two albums before singer Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980.
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Joy Division recorded only two albums before singer Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980.
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Joy Division recorded only two albums before singer Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980.
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South London’s Lianne La Havas re-entered our musical consciousness at the end of February with her emotionally stirring soul-gem ‘Bittersweet&rsquo...
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After releasing her previous album in 2017, Samantha Crain thought she would never make music again.
record store day(s) 2020! in no particular order...
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Cerebral Caustic is the seventeenth studio album by British post-punk legends the Fall.
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Full colour picture sleeve - officially licensed and remastered 12 inch reissue.
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One of the most expensive records in the world.
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Exclusive 10” vinyl for RSD.
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For RSD 2020 Roll Out Groove is reissuing Slave To The Grind (Uncensored Version) on solid red 180gm vinyl for the first time in 29 years and expanding it to a ...
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Out of print since 2000, this will be the 20th Anniversary of the soundtrack.
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Exclusive 180gm Double Album for RSD.
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30TH Anniversary edition of Lou Reed’s album recorded with John Cale (Both formerly co-founders of The Velvet Underground) the concept album is a tribute to t...
mid year picks!
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*** read about everyone's individual picks here ***.
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hadreas' operatic songwriting style grows stronger with each passing release; these deeply stirring songs have been built into eclectic avant garde pop epic...
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Cet album est magnifique! The alluringly vibrant psych-pop-yéyé-noire of this Parisian outfit has worked its way into our collective psyches &...
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our local heroes have struck a near impossible balance between gut-ripping introspection and immaculately structured songwriting, where diy pop/rock dynamics eb...
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Infectious golden hour electronics that surge through juddering layers of leaden gloom to reach uplifting and euphoric heights.
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Polyrhythmic and pleasure-focused, 'Deleter' sees the inimitable quartet seamlessly fusing the gauzy drive of krautrock and deep house’s dreamy in...
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Arriving via a triangulation of Athens, Crete and London, yet existing at a psychic intersection between the ruins of crumbling infrastructure and an intimidati...
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She’s coming out of her cage and she’s doing just fine – apple’ first album since ‘the idler wheel’ is triumphant, unapologe...
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Expansive yet concise, this album nods to the band’s traditional touchstones – the feral scree of Sonic Youth, Rush’s symphonic anthems, the t...
new bargain lines!
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a devastatingly intimate portrait of love, loss, happiness, tragedy, addiction and the power of the human soul to transcend its darker levels that speaks to doh...
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Our go-to record whether in the shop, playing out, or with friends round – these works are, without hyperbole, the creations of pure, inventive, otherworl...
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a superbly sprawling, maximal, soul-infused record from the gifted rapper taking a clear influence from D'angelo & the roots along with guest spots from...
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the 20th anniversary of nevermind sees a re-release worthy of such a pivotal classic.
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The Brooklyn quartet’s multi-layered alt-folk-rock crept up on us but slow burners are the best – they ease their way into your life and become life...
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Vinl reissue of 'The Boy With The Arab Strap'.
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carner’s follow-up manages to hold nothing back, oozing with poignant and heartfelt observation, yet has this irresistibly chilled soulful swagger that&rs...
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the Manchester four piece deal in a dark and brooding indie electro that fans of Interpol, The Killers and editors will love.
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ya boy michael steps it up a notch once more with an album of broader scope than any of its predecessors, evoking the bold production of Isaac hayes, marvin gay...
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glorious 50th anniversary of their classic 1966 album - an expanded collection that presents the remastered album in both stereo & mono forms alongside stud...
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we didn't think it was possible to fall for this super-talented aussie any harder than we did when we first heard her back in 2013 but flippin' heck - s...
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the turn of the 90’s brought some incredible bands and albums, but none defined the era better than the psychedelic rave of bobby gillespie’s primal...
DINKED EDITIONS AVAILABLE TO ORDER
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Where albums from Erland Cooper, Hania Rani and Julianna Barwick have left us (& many of you) besotted this year, ready yourself for the impact of Mary Lattimore.
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‘In Your Dreams’ is Tim’s most straightforward and accessible release to date, and an exciting addition to his body of solo work, which hither...
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Indiana’s Hoops released their critically-acclaimed debut album Routines in 2017, and, soon after, announced an indefinite hiatus.
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Narratively, HC McEntire’s 'Eno Axis' is about finding direction in the natural world, and following love.
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We’ve been big fans of the Captured Tracks signed duo, Molly Hamilton & Robert Earl Thomas for years - They’ve featured in many of our end of ye...
coming soon / preorders
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OUTSTORE & SIGNING SESSION!
WEDNESDAY 25TH NOVEMBER
AT CHALK, BRIGHTON
14+
Evening event - Times TBC shortly.
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The Go! Team return with new single “Cookie Scene’” - a warped Daisy Age jam to melt pavements.
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It’s time for Sufjan to rise again & take us, his mere earthly apostles, on another divine journey.
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*** instore!! saturday 24th october sees this is the kit return to resident for another very special intimate show - simply preorder the album on any format for...
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Following Brutalism (2017) and Joy as an Act of Resistance (2018), two releases that garnered global critical acclaim, IDLES return with their highly anticipate...
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'The Waterfall II' was massively inspired by the band’s idyllic surroundings in Stinson Beach, CA — and a sense of charmed isolation that fr...
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Some bands, like families, don’t have ‘thunderclap’ events that unexpectedly define a moment or cause a domino cascade that shapes their lives...
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*** we have a test press to give away to one lucky winner, simply preorder the album on any forat to be entered in to the draw - good luck! ***
The alb...
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This is Thurston Moore’s seventh solo album, and features musicians Deb Googe (My Bloody Valentine) on bass and backing vocals, Jon Leidecker aka ‘W...
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Covers have long been an integral part of Whitney's ethos.
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Celebrating 20 years since it’s original release, Parlophone are issuing a limited edition, coloured (translucent yellow), heavyweight vinyl pressing of their...
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the west yorkshire quintet's long awaited debut lp is an immediately gratifying shot of nocturnal dream-pop and shoegaze that evokes low shutter-speed journ...
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When Slowdive disbanded in 1995 music fans widely associated it with the demise of the shoegaze genre.
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2020 marks 15 years of Hassle Records.
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2020 marks 15 years of Hassle Records.
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2020 marks 15 years of Hassle Records.
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2020 marks 15 years of Hassle Records.
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2020 marks 15 years of Hassle Records.
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“I feel that we’re on the brink of something; It is going to be strict and wild and pretty” – Prince, 1986.
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Back with their first new album in 12 years, a confident and revitalised ACR jumped back into the studio following their most successful tour in over 20 years.
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The first stand-alone vinyl single to be released by The Durutti Column this century will be released on Vini Reilly’s Birthday early August 2020.
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No Horizon, the new EP from Wye Oak, is the latest offering and sound of a project plumbing the depths of an "evolve or die" ethos.
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Haunting and other-worldy new record from Ed Harcourt, his ninth studio album
Second release on Point Of Departure following 2018’s release, Beyond The End
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In 1979 as a 15 year old Eddie Piller was perfectly placed to be at the epicentre of the Mod revival.
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Captivating, ethereal and majestic, Mammal Hands (saxophonist Jordan Smart, pianist Nick Smart and drummer and percussionist Jesse Barrett) has carved out a ref...
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Gondwana Records are delighted to announce parts 3 and 4 of the '7" Series', our first ever 7" vinyl collection series.
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This eleven song, 40 minute powerhouse is their more ferocious and focused effort to date, and sports a lineup of all-star guests including Pharrell Williams, M...
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*** We have a deluxe signed test press to give away to one lucky winner - good luck!* ***
Barely a year after the release of their hugely acclaimed debut al...
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The months without rain and airless days and nights might not have been something out of the ordinary in the Algarve or the south of France, but it was without ...
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All Them Witches have built a career out of playing music that can not be pigeonholed into one specific genre.
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Widening the spectrum of their sonic, this record varies from acoustic ballads to disco themed festival anthems.
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Imagine a shoreline alone, carved from the continent, without land or water to border it, a rind of possibility, a moon-colored border between land and sea, kno...
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Part of Fire’s ongoing series of re-imagined soundtracks, Following on from Fenella, Jane Weaver’s score for Marcell Jankovics’ ‘Feherlo...
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Lockdown allowed Tender to escape from his busy lifestyle and touring schedule, finally giving him the time to properly explore and experiment with the vast col...
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Then Play On is the third studio album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 19 September 1969.
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In the five years since Will Butler released his debut album, Policy, he’s toured the world both solo and as a member of Arcade Fire, released the Friday Nigh...
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Bear's Den are beloved by their fans for the way their songs have woven themselves into the fabric of some of the most bittersweet chapters of their lives.
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Emmy The Great has announced news of her new solo album April / 月音 released 9th October via Bella Union .
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Dry is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician PJ Harvey, originally released on Too Pure Records on 30 March 1992.
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Reissue on vinyl of the first PJ Harvey studio album in the Island Records catalogue, and her second studio album.
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Vinyl reissue of 1993 collection of demos written and recorded at Polly Harvey’s home in 1991-1992.
love record stores - available now!
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Egyptian Blue’s debut EP ‘Collateral Damage’ made the Brighton-based newcomers a compelling proposition.
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Recorded in 1973 in their hometown of Detroit, the Stooges continue their tradition of raw and wild energy in studio as well on stage.
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VIVA HINDS! As originally released on January 8th, 2016, the Spanish band’s highly anticipated debut album Leave Me Alone, is an exciting introduction to ...
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We've put out Blanck Mass's last three albums on Sacred Bones, so it makes sense for us to revisit the record that started it all and put it back into p...
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Dark Matter’ is a landmark record, a producer album by a young auteur, threading several thrilling musical traditions into a bold new tapestry: the raw en...
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BBC session tracks from Sleeper recorded between 1994-1995, Recorded on John Peel, the Evening Session and Mark Radcliffe BBC Shows, on limited Coloured Vinyl f...
