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Charles Bradley
Changes [ Daptone / CD - released 22/Apr/2016 ] Rolling Stone named Changes one of the "Most Anticipated Albums of 2016," stating "The ageless, limitless 'Screaming Eagle of Soul' swoops back with 'Changes,' an album named after Charles Bradley's affected rework of Black Sabbath's 1972 piano... |
Chris Cohen
Chris Cohen [ Captured Tracks / CD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] Ritual Howls create a cinematic blend of twangy industrial-rock that could fuel a post-apocalyptic dancefloor. A collaboration between Paul Bancell (vocals, guitar), Chris Samuels (synth, samples, drum machine), and Ben Saginaw (bass), the Detroit... |
Cocteau Twins
Heaven or Las Vegas [ 4AD / CD - released 31/Dec/1993 ] "Formed in Scotland in 1979 by guitarist Robin Guthrie and bassist Will Heggie, The Cocteau Twins were later joined by Elizabeth Fraser, an exceptional singer whose gorgeous, operatic style vocals emotively lifted the music to beautiful new... |
Alice Coltrane
The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (LP) [ Luaka Bop / 2 LP - 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.... |
The Comet Is Coming
Channel The Spirits [ Leaf / CD - released 27/May/2016 ] Channel The Spirits is a cosmic odyssey. With psychedelic intensity, the band evokes the ghosts of bold experimentalists like Sun Ra, Funkadelic and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Here is the universe in a microcosm; the life-force distilled down to... |
Daniel Brandt
Channels [ Erased Tapes / CD - released 19/Oct/2018 ] Daniel Brandt, co-founder of acclaimed German ensemble Brandt Brauer Frick, is set to release his second solo album for London imprint Erased Tapes on October 12th. Titled Channels, the new record follows the release of the London and Berlin based... |
Danny Brown
uknowhatimsayin¿ (LP) [ Warp Records / LP - released 22/Nov/2019 ] In the nearly ten years since Danny Brown's first album was released, he has permeated both underground and mainstream music culture with an authentic and ever-evolving persona and a sound wholly his own, transcending genres and any parameters the... |
Daphni
Joli Mai [ Jiaolong / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] "At once a relatively pragmatic re-release of already heard material and the satisfying conclusion to its previous flirtations, 'Joli Mai' is a hybrid: part-album, part DJ-toolbox - and totally playable, in any context." - Clash Earlier this... |
David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights
Bobbie's A Girl (LP) [ Merge / LP - released 20/Sep/2019 ] David Kilgour's 11th solo album, Bobbie's a girl is a quieter affair than fans may associate with the pioneer of New Zealand indie rock. "I tended to shy away from too much guitar playing for a point of difference and to mix things up for myself a... |
Angelo De Augustine
Swim Inside The Moon [ Asthmatic Kitty CD / CD - released 25/Aug/2017 ] Swim Inside the Moon is a record by 24-year-old Angelo De Augustine. This second full-length of Angelo's career captures a sound he's been looking for since he started playing music a decade ago. Shortly after the 2015 release of Spirals of... |
Dope Lemon
Smooth Big Cat [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 12/Jul/2019 ] A mystical creature of leisure, the Smooth Big Cat likes to stay up late drinking whiskey with his rascally mates listening to records. He doesn't have stakes in the troubles of the world, and his life is guided by the mood of the breeze & what's... |
The Drink
Capital [ Melodic Records / CD - released 29/Jan/2016 ] Playing things safe has never been The Drink's philosophy. Throughout the trio's evolution, their off-kilter guitar pop melodies and lyrical curiosities have grasped attention - and on their brand new album 'Capital', they're pushing the boundaries... |
Dry Cleaning
Stumpwork (White Gatefold LP) [ 4AD / LP - released 21/Oct/2022 ] Stumpwork, the follow-up to 2021's New Long Leg. The South London-based group's first studio album, recorded in just two weeks with producer John Parish at the iconic Rockfield Studios, became a huge critical and commercial success reaching #4 in the... |
Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood
Jarak Qaribak [ World Circuit / CD - released 9/Jun/2023 ] Celebrated singer, musician and producer Dudu Tassa teams up with award-winning composer and guitarist Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile) for a new album 'Jarak Qaribak' (Arabic for 'Your Friend Is Your Neighbour'), bringing together vocalists... |
Durand Jones & The Indications
Durand Jones & The Indications [ Dead Oceans / CD - released 16/Mar/2018 ] Inspired by a handful of dusty and obscure 45s bearing names like The Ethics, Brothers of Soul and The Icemen, The Indications set out to make a record steeped in heavy drums, blown-out vocals, and deep grooves. Gathered around a Tascam 4-track... |
El Michels Affair
Adult Themes [ Big Crown / CD - released 5/Jun/2020 ] Adult Themes takes the band's "Cinematic Soul" aesthetic literally and sends the listener on a journey through a whirlwind of moods and energies. With their 2005 debut album Sounding Out The City, EMA spearheaded an instrumental funk / soul movement... |
El Michels Affair
Adult Themes (LP) [ Big Crown / LP - released 5/Jun/2020 ] Adult Themes takes the band's "Cinematic Soul" aesthetic literally and sends the listener on a journey through a whirlwind of moods and energies. With their 2005 debut album Sounding Out The City, EMA spearheaded an instrumental funk / soul movement... |
El Michels Affair
Return To The 37th Chamber (LP) [ Big Crown / LP - released 28/Feb/2020 ] The highly anticipated follow up to the 2009's cult classic 'Enter the 37th Chamber'. Featuring: Lee Shields, The Shacks, & Lady Wray. |
Exploded View
Exploded View [ Sacred Bones CD / CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] Exploded View is a new collaborative project helmed by the UK-born, Berlin-based political-journalist-turned-musician Anika. After playing a string of 2014 solo shows in Mexico with a backing lineup composed of local producers Martin Thulin, Hugo... |
Faye Webster
Underdressed At The Symphony (Black Vinyl LP) [ Secretly Canadia / LP - released 1/Mar/2024 ] Late last year Faye Webster released two of the album singles, teasing the forthcoming project. "But Not Kiss" was a tension-filled first peek at the record. "It's damn near ecstatic in ambiguity, but it's not a song about indecision. Webster knows... |
