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YO-YO MA / STUART DUNCAN / EDGAR MEYER / CHRIS THILE
Not Our First Goat Rodeo Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Stuart Duncan (violin), Edgar Meyer (double bass), Chris Thile (mandolin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] The music featured in this stunning album is so complex to pull off that the group likens it to a goat rodeo - an aviation term for a situation in which 100 things need to go right to avoid disaster |
Aaron Frazer
Introducing... (LP) [ Dead Oceans / LP - released 8/Jan/2021 ] Soft-spoken with the look of a slightly disaffected 1950s matinee idol, Aaron Frazer (of Durand Jones & The Indications) possesses a unique voice that's both contemporary and timeless. The Brooklyn-based, Baltimore-raised songwriter first came... |
Adrianne Lenker
songs and instrumentals (LP) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 23/Oct/2020 ] songs and instrumentals are two distinct collections from Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker, both written and recorded in April after Big Thief's March tour was abruptly cut short due to coronavirus. After returning to the states from Europe, Lenker... |
Agnes Obel
Myopia (Gatefold LP) [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - released 20/Mar/2020 ] For almost a decade, Agnes Obel has been one of the most independent and original artists in contemporary music. Now she has returned with the highly anticipated new album Myopia - her first through iconic German label Deutsche Grammophon. |
Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla
Terrouzi [ Sahel Sounds / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla plays instrumental electronic keyboard in a style known in Mauritania as WZN, or in Arabic simply "music." Born into a musical family tradition (his father is a renowned tidnit player from Traza), today Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla is one... |
Aldous Harding
Designer (LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 26/Apr/2019 ] Aldous Harding's third album Designer is finally released as a fully formed body of work. The songs in this collection were all written on the road by Harding last year during a 200-date tour. Reuniting with John Parish, producer of Party, Harding... |
Alex Cameron
Jumping the Shark LP [ Secretly Canadian / LP - released 19/Aug/2016 ] Sydney's strange,artistic Alex Cameron's 'Jumping The Shark' on Secretly Canadian weaves intelligent, poignant lyricism with primitive 80s synths and seemingly minimalist arrangements recalling David Bowie and Ariel Pink, all under a Lynch- like... |
Alice Coltrane
The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda [ Luaka Bop / CD - released 5/May/2017 ] Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda's devotion to spirituality was the central purpose of the final four decades of her life, an often-overlooked awakening that largely took shape during her four year marriage to John Coltrane and after his 1967 death.... |
American Aquarium
Lamentations [ New West Records / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] On American Aquarium's new album Lamentations, BJ Barham shines light on dark American corners with heartbreaking conversations, long looks in the mirror, and empathetic questions, all through songwriting that is clear without sacrificing its poetry,... |
Angel Olsen
All Mirrors [ Jagjaguwar / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Olsen's bold and unexpected All Mirrors comes over three years after the release of My Woman, a top 10 critically praised album of 2016. On her vulnerable new album, All Mirrors, Olsen takes an introspective deep dive towards internal destinations... |
Angel Olsen
All Mirrors (Double Gatefold LP) [ Jagjaguwar / 2 LP - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Olsen's bold and unexpected All Mirrors comes over three years after the release of My Woman, a top 10 critically praised album of 2016. On her vulnerable new album, All Mirrors, Olsen takes an introspective deep dive towards internal destinations... |
Angel Olsen
Big Time [ Jagjaguwar / CD - released 3/Jun/2022 ] Fresh grief, like fresh love, has a way of sharpening our vision and bringing on painful clarifications. No matter how temporary we know these states to be, the vulnerability and transformation they demand can overpower the strongest among us. Then... |
Angel Olsen
Big Time (Limited Edition Double Gatefold LP) [ Jagjaguwar / 2 LP - released 3/Jun/2022 ] Opaque Pink vinyl. Fresh grief, like fresh love, has a way of sharpening our vision and bringing on painful clarifications. No matter how temporary we know these states to be, the vulnerability and transformation they demand can overpower the... |
Aphex Twin
Windowlicker (12") [ Warp / 12in - released 9/May/2019 ] The apex of Aphex Twin's '90s output, Windowlicker is the summation of James' experimental bent being twisted into the form of a pop song, resulting in one of the oddest avant-garde singles to ever ascend the pop charts. Collaborating once more... |
Beth Orton
Weather Alive (Limited Edition Clear Vinyl LP) [ Partisan / LP - released 23/Sep/2022 ] "Through the writing of these songs and the making of this music, I found my way back to the world around me - a way to reach nature and the people I love and care about. This record is a sensory exploration that allowed for a connection to a... |
Beth Orton
Weather Alive (LP) [ Partisan / LP - released 23/Sep/2022 ] "Through the writing of these songs and the making of this music, I found my way back to the world around me - a way to reach nature and the people I love and care about. This record is a sensory exploration that allowed for a connection to a... |
The Beths
Expert In A Dying Field [ Ivy League Records / CD - released 16/Sep/2022 ] On The Beths' third studio album, Expert In A Dying Field, Elizabeth Stokes' songwriting places her somewhere between being a novelist and a documentarian. The songs are autobiographical, but they're also character sketches of relationships and, more... |
The Beths
Future Me Hates Me ( LP) [ Carpark / LP - released 7/Aug/2020 ] **Repress due to hit NZ early - mid 2023.** The Beths occupy a warm, energetic sonic space between joyful hooks, sun-soaked harmonies, and acerbic lyrics. Their debut album Future Me Hates Me, forthcoming on Carpark Records, delivers an... |
The Beths
Jump Rope Gazers [ Carpark / CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] The Beths new album Jump Rope Gazers, out via Carpark Records, is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut album Future Me Hates Me - "one of the most impressive indie-rock debuts of the year" (Pitchfork). The Beths won Best Group and Best... |
The Beths
Jump Rope Gazers (Limited Edition Orange Vinyl LP) [ Carpark / LP - released 10/Jul/2020 ] The Beths new album Jump Rope Gazers, out via Carpark Records, is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut album Future Me Hates Me - "one of the most impressive indie-rock debuts of the year" (Pitchfork). The Beths won Best Group and Best... |
