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Vera Ellen
It's Your Birthday (Orange LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 8/Oct/2021 ] Flying Nun Records' latest signing, Vera Ellen, is a Wellington/Los Angeles based multi-instrumentalist and wildly prolific songwriter, who some may recognise from LA band Girl Friday (Hardly Art), or grungy NZ 4-piece Maple Syrup. This 2021... |
Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey
Uneasy [ ECM / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Vijay Iyer presents a powerful new trio, in which he is joined by two key figures in creative music, Tyshawn Sorey and Linda May Han Oh. "We have an energy together that is very distinct. It has a different kind of propulsion, a different impulse and... |
The War On Drugs
I Don't Live Here Anymore (Double Gatefold LP) [ Atlantic / Warner / 2 LP - released 5/Nov/2021 ] The War On Drugs present I Don't Live Here Anymore, their first studio album in four years. Over the last 15 years, The War on Drugs have steadily emerged as one of this century's great rock and roll synthesists, removing the gaps between the... |
Reb Fountain
Iris (LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 1/Oct/2021 ] The perfect extension of her 2020 self-titled record, IRIS elevates Reb Fountain's music to new heights. Reb effortlessly combines pop elements with her trademark noir folk-punk sound; weaving authentic and anthemic tunes that create an instant and... |
Chai
Wink (LP) [ Sub Pop / LP - released 21/May/2021 ] CHAI is made up of identical twins MANA (lead vocals and keys) and KANA (guitar), drummer YUNA, and bassist-lyricist YUUKI. Following the release of 2019's PUNK, CHAI's adventures took them around the world, playing their high-energy and buoyant... |
Flock Of Dimes
Head Of Roses (LP) [ Sub Pop / LP - released 30/Apr/2021 ] On her second full-length record, Head of Roses, Jenn Wasner follows a winding thread of intuition into the unknown and into healing, led by gut feelings and the near-spiritual experience of visceral songwriting. |
Mustafa
When Smoke Rises (Limited Edition LP) [ Regent Park Songs / LP - released 28/May/2021 ] Limited edition green vinyl. Muslim poet and songwriter Mustafa presents his debut project, 'When Smoke Rises', via his own Regent Park Songs label. Mustafa's lead singles - 'Stay Alive' and 'Air Forces' - have been met with adoration from fellow... |
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Carnage (LP) [ AWAL / LP - released 18/Jun/2021 ] Carnage is a new album by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, recorded over a period of weeks during lockdown. Although the pair have composed & recorded many soundtracks together, and Ellis is a long-term member of The Bad Seeds, this is the first time they... |
Parquet Courts
Sympathy For Life [ Rough Trade / CD - released 22/Oct/2021 ] Parquet Courts' thought-provoking rock is dancing to a new tune. Sympathy For Life finds the Brooklyn band at both their most instinctive and electronic, spinning their bewitching, psychedelic storytelling into fresh territory, yet maintaining their... |
serpentwithfeet
Deacon (LP) [ Secretly Canadian / LP - released 26/Mar/2021 ] serpentwithfeet is not only imagining but exploring a world wherein Black love is paramount. His new album, DEACON, is "a study rather than a story," delving into Black, gay love and the tenderness present in the best companionships, romantic or... |
The War On Drugs
I Don't Live Here Anymore [ Atlantic / Warner / CD - released 29/Oct/2021 ] The War On Drugs present I Don't Live Here Anymore, their first studio album in four years. Over the last 15 years, The War on Drugs have steadily emerged as one of this century's great rock and roll synthesists, removing the gaps between the... |
Will Stratton
The Changing Wilderness (LP) [ Bella Union / LP - released 11/Jun/2021 ] Will Stratton's rich catalogue is proof that the Hudson Valley folk musician thrives on exploration and reflection. Chart his trajectory over his previous six albums and you'll find a songwriter not content to stay comfortable or do the same thing... |
Altin Gün
Yol (LP) [ Glitterbeat / LP - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Altın Gün return with a masterful album that widens their critically acclaimed exploration of Anatolian rock and Turkish psychedelic stylings to include dreamy 80's synth-pop and dancefloor excursions. Yol (Road) brings together all vectors of the... |
Arlo Parks
Collapsed In Sunbeams [ Transgressive / CD - released 29/Jan/2021 ] Highly anticipated debut from 2020 breakthrough artist, musician and poet Arlo Parks. Speaking about her LP, Arlo says "My album is a series of vignettes and intimate portraits surrounding my adolescence and the people that shaped it. It is rooted... |
Arlo Parks
Collapsed In Sunbeams (LP) [ Transgressive / LP - released 29/Jan/2021 ] Highly anticipated debut from 2020 breakthrough artist, musician and poet Arlo Parks. Speaking about her LP, Arlo says "My album is a series of vignettes and intimate portraits surrounding my adolescence and the people that shaped it. It is rooted... |
Billie Eilish
Happier Than Ever [ Universal / CD - released 30/Jul/2021 ] Continuing the tradition on from her multi-GRAMMY Award, record-breaking debut album WHEN WE ALL GO TO SLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, Happier Than Ever features no outside songwriters or producers, and was written by 19-year-old Billie Eilish and her... |
Billie Eilish
Happier Than Ever (Double Gatefold LP) [ Universal / 2 LP - released 30/Jul/2021 ] Continuing the tradition on from her multi-GRAMMY Award, record-breaking debut album WHEN WE ALL GO TO SLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, Happier Than Ever features no outside songwriters or producers, and was written by 19-year-old Billie Eilish and her... |
Cassandra Jenkins
An Overview On Phenomenal Nature (LP) [ Ba Da Bing! / LP - released 19/Feb/2021 ] "Nothing ever really disappears," Cassandra Jenkins says. "It just changes shape." Over the past few years, she has seen relationships altered, travelled three continents, wandered through museums and parks, and recorded free-associative guided tours... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Wairunga (Double Gatefold LP) [ The Drop / 2 LP - released 19/Nov/2021 ] Wairunga finds the Freddy juggernaut digging deep to debut five songs and revisit two classics captured in an outdoor performance sans audience, with wild weather elements playing an important creative role. Wairunga, deep in Ngāti Kahungunu... |
Faye Webster
I Know I'm Funny haha [ Secretly Canadian / CD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] The latest full length from Faye Webster, including "Better Distractions" (which landed on Barack Obama's 2020 end of year playlist) I Know I'm Funny haha is Webster's most realized manifestation yet of this emotional and musical alchemy.... |
