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Be Reasonable (Record Store Day RSD 2025)
Be Reasonable (Record Store Day RSD 2025) (1-sided etched 10") (1 per customer)
Cat: FRETRSD 01. Rel: 01 May 25
Easy Easy Easy (4:27)
Don't Knock Me Down (4:52)
Review: ?Boys Wonder's 'Be Reasonable' is a lovely and limited edition new 10" etched vinyl released exclusively for Record Store Day 2025. Serving as a companion to their long-awaited debut LP Question Everything, this limited-edition single features two previously unreleased tracks exclusive to wax. The band's distinctive blend of glam-rock energy, sharp wit and infectious pop hooks brings both of these to life and are part of the reason they have been endorsed by Vic Reeves as the greatest band that never was and hailed by Jonathan Ross as one of my all-time favourite bands.
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 in stock $20.24
Get This In Ya (reissue)
Get This In Ya (reissue) ("mull" green vinyl 12")
Cat: BB 02LPD. Rel: 08 May 25
Smoko
Nambored
How Many Do You
Bus Money
Casualty
Nazi March
Temperature
Review: It sometimes only takes one great song to gatecrash your way to prominence and Australian modern punk greats The Chats managed that with the opening cut here, 'Smoko', which is an ode to the joys of the fag break: "Leave me alone / I'm on Smoko". This reissue is of their second EP that was released by Sunshine Coast label Bargain Bin records. With the first pressing going for big money, it's a welcome chance to get your hands on this classic. Despite 'Smoko' being the biggest song, it's loaded with bangers and a stroke of genius that they realised that a song about struggling to afford bus money would connect on such a wide level.
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 in stock $25.22
Mit Den Puppen Tanzen (reissue)
Cat: EDGE 027. Rel: 17 Mar 25
Mit Den Puppen Tanzen (5:22)
Schwarze Nacht (5:04)
Niemals Zuruck (5:29)
Harter Film (5:23)
Review: A long-overdue revival of an underground German gem from 1984, Jurgen Grah and Markus Kammann crafted a sound that fused early new beat, synth-pop and electro with a sharp sense of groove. Collage's 'Mit Den Puppen Tanzen' resurfaces as making it a hidden treasure for fans of forward-thinking dance music. The title track is a sleek blend of disco and electro, layering pulsating synths over a club-ready rhythm that still feels ahead of its time. 'Schwarze Nacht' twists post-disco elements into something funkier, reinterpreting familiar grooves with fresh energy. 'Harter Film' leans further into an edgy new wave sound, its electro beat driving a tense yet undeniably danceable atmosphere. Balancing underground cool with accessible hooks, this is a record that effortlessly bridged electronic experimentation and dancefloor appeal. A vital listen for those who appreciate the history of an exciting time between post-disco, house music and the 80s new wave sound.
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Played by: Gumshoe
 in stock $21.06
The Walk (Live)
The Walk (Live) (7" picture disc)
Cat: 115646 6. Rel: 10 Apr 25
The Walk (live) (3:28)
Mint Car (live) (3:29)
Review: A pair of Cure singles, one a classic from the 80s and the other more of a deep cut from the 1996 album Wild Mood Swings, caught here in the live arena on turned into two sides of a rather nifty 7" picture disc. 'The Walk' is one of the Crawley crew's most electronic moments, a Japanese-slanted retort to New Order's huge 'Blue Monday' single a more cynical observer might be moved to admit. It's immediately nevertheless one to transport you back to the lazer-peppered, smoke machine-swathed dancefloors of the era, with its concluding line "I remember everything" seeming particularly apt in hindsight. 'Mint Car', while less well known than many other Cure 45s, was nevertheless one of Robert Smiths' favourites. He, apparently, couldn't fathom out why it only charted in the low 30s when 'Friday I'm In Love' smashed the top ten. Perhaps the outbreak of utter cheeriness - "I really don't think it gets any better than this/vanilla smile and a gorgeous strawberry kiss" - was disconcerting considering the band's pretty much unrivalled reputation as the popes of mope, but its charms are undeniable and definitely due a restrospective reappraisal.
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It's Amazing To Be Young
It's Amazing To Be Young (limited translucent neon yellow vinyl 7")
Cat: XL 1517S. Rel: 18 Apr 25
It's Amazing To Be Young (3:35)
Before You I Just Forget (3:57)
Review: It's all good sticking it on YouTube, but what you really want is a 7". It's so satisfying having the best songs on a disc of their own. Irish band Fontaines D.C. continue their unstoppable rise with the James Ford-produced 'It's Amazing To Be Young' and it's a song that shows them continuing to explore alternative avenues to the post-punk sound that made them famous. This is more R.E.M than IDLES. The b-side, meanwhile, is unreleased and written by guitarist Conor Curley. A future collectible no doubt.
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out of stock $13.86
Eisbaer
Eisbaer (limited blue vinyl 12")
Cat: WRWTFWW 041BLUE. Rel: 30 Apr 25
Eisbar (4:47)
FILM 2 (3:38)
Ich Lieb Sie (3:15)
Review: Few tracks capture the icy allure of early 80s electronic experimentation quite like this underground classic. Originally released in 1981, this Swiss post-punk/coldwave classic has transcended its era, becoming a cult favorite across underground scenes and DJ sets of various genres. Now reissued on limited blue vinyl, its influence remains undeniable. 'Eisbaer' is a track that bridges stark, minimalist electronics with the raw energy of post-punk. The hypnotic bassline and cold, robotic drum programming lay a foundation for jagged guitar stabs and eerie synth flourishes, creating an urgent, mechanical pulse. The disaffected, almost mantra-like vocalsideclaring "Ich mochte ein Eisbar sein" ("I want to be a polar bear")iheighten its existential detachment. Echoes of Throbbing Gristle's industrial edge and Cabaret Voltaire's abstract electronics blend seamlessly with the emerging synth-pop movement, helping to push new wave into more danceable, electronic territory. Side B's 'Film 2' takes a more abrasive approach, a pounding, near-industrial instrumental that pulses with motorik intensity. 'Ich Lieb Sie' is more restrained but equally unsettling, its sparse arrangement and ghostly atmosphere reinforcing Grauzone's unique ability to evoke emotion through minimalism. Timeless and still chillingly modern, this reissue ensures that Eisbar and its B-sides continue to inspire. A crucial document of coldwave's evolution, reaffirming why this track remains a DJ favourite decades later.
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Jane
Jane (7")
Cat: MOR 10. Rel: 14 Apr 25
Michael Hurley - "Jane" (3:55)
The Range Rats - "Go My Way" (2:33)
Review: Under a full moon to commemorate Portland's official holiday on their first Dead Moon Night, Mike Lastra recorded Michael Hurley play 'Jane' live at Portland City Hall in 2017. He performed, rather wittily, this cover of Portland Oregon Dead Moon's 1991 release to the most well attended non protest event in the history of the hall. Hurley, American "outsider folk" singer-songwriter, guitarist, banjo and fiddle player, and part of the Greenwich Village folk music scene of the 1960s and 70s is not only known for his iconoclastic songs, but also his cartoons and paintings, here illustrating the single's cover. The B Side 'Go My Way' features an unreleased Range Rats track from 1986 recorded at home by Fred Cole, Toody Cole and Rolly (their Roland drum machine), covered paradoxically by Portland's own Dead Moon in 2004, giving a comforting circularity to this limited 7" on Mississippi US, a label that prides itself in supporting artists and their families when crafting ethical and respectful releases of previously overlooked music. So, if you're into the Appalatian folk troubadour tradition with an undertone of irony that has a bluesy edge, you'll love this.
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Encore At The Garden (Record Store Day RSD 2025)
Cat: 758774 0. Rel: 24 Apr 25
Badlands (5:44)
Dustland (4:41)
Born To Run (6:00)
Review: A little slice of rock history for RSD 2025, taken from the encore from US indie faves The Killers' encore at New York's Madison Square Garden on October 1, 2022, when a certain Mr Springsteen joined them to Boss proceedings. We get versions of two of Springsteen's calling cards - 'Badlands' from his Darkness on the Edge of Town album, often cited as a proto-punk classic - and the ubiquitous 'Born To Run', with The Killers' raucous 'Dustland', seemingly heading up and up in intensity without ever quite hitting the ceiling, as the meat in the musical sandwich. The clear parallels between both acts are laid bare, as is the spontaneity and excitement of a true one off moment.
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X Ray Eyes
Cat: DFA 2725. Rel: 20 Mar 25
X-Ray Eyes (4:49)
X-Ray Eyes (extended Trash Can dub) (9:50)
Review: The latest awakening from DFA Records hears James Murphy and company lift but a single little finger, precipitating an avalanche of anticipation, as this is their first material in three years. First premiering on NTS to clamorous acclaim, the band's first release since 2022 comes with minimal promo text, and packs bubbling synths with grinding drums, creating a familiar yet refined sound. Echoing the band's early style, it now comes on an exclusive 12" inverted by the 'Extended Trash Can Dub', which brings found, street-larked spring-sound, and vision-questing whispers, to a stomping indie romp, a potentiality promised but not entirely delivered by the original track.
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Played by: Tom Drew
タグ: Indie Disco
 in stock $20.24
No One Noticed
No One Noticed (milky clear vinyl 10")
Cat: ATLK 78601051. Rel: 31 Mar 25
No One Noticed (3:54)
No One Noticed (Underwater) (4:05)
No One Noticed (acoustic) (4:44)
No One Noticed (extended English) (4:44)
No One Noticed (extended Spanish) (4:45)
Review: A Los Angeles indie pop four-piece, who center around Puerto Rico-born and Atlanta, Georgia-raised Maria Zardoya and drummer/producer Josh Conway. They originally released this song as the third single from their 2024 album Submarine and it gained popularity in the months after its release through TikTok. This yacht pop number is now receiving a special release, with five versions of the same song, including a Spanish translation - a trend that St. Vincent started with a Spanish version of her album, but on this occasion it's less Duolingo and more a reflection of the singer's Latin American roots. The originals sounds like English folk icon Katy J Pearson, but on a much more electronic sound palette and there's a tenderness and beauty to it that's undeniable. Give its addictive melody, it's a benefit having so many new ways of hearing it.
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out of stock $28.82
Safe
Safe (10")
Cat: 502173 2423337. Rel: 01 May 25
Entertainer (3:25)
Safe (3:42)
Puzzle (3:36)
Be Kind (3:15)
Review: Are NewDad your favourite contemporary Irish rock band? If the answer is no, w want to understand why. 12 months or so ago they blessed us with the woozy, late-afternoon-in-the-park-cum-6AM-walk-home jangle of Waves, a stunning EP that cemented their status as one of the few truly authentic sounding indie outfits we have right now. So good it's still on the office playlist, Safe follows that up with another spellbinder. This time there's definitely more gnash and snarl, discordance and strained noises that should sound harsh but have been so beautifully used they only make the whole thing sound more joyful to weirdos. Or at least that's opener 'Entertainer'. The title track lets no side down, keeping that whirlwind of cacophony vibe, while 'Puzzle' and 'Be Kind' double down on melodies without lightening the mood. It's perfect.
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Some Might Say (30th Anniversary Edition)
Some Might Say (30th Anniversary Edition) (limited numbered cloudy clear vinyl 7")
Cat: RKID 152C. Rel: 24 Apr 25
Some Might Say (5:22)
Talk Tonight (4:10)
Review: To their credit and our benefit as fans, Oasis are smartly leaning into the spiking demand for the atmospheric and nostalgic formnat that is the 7" single and celebrate the 30th anniversary of 'Some Might Say' in doing so. It's a seminal single - their first UK number one and a track you can envision being a great set opener at their upcoming reunion shows. This version is remastered so it'll leap out of your speakers like never before. A guaranteed scorcher for any knees-up you're planning with your mates.
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High Horse (DFA DJ edit)
High Horse (DFA DJ edit) (12") (1 per customer)
Cat: DFA 2727. Rel: 09 May 25
High Horse (DFA DJ edit) (7:42)
Review: DFA Records prime mysterious new Brighton signees Proper Monday Number with a sure start, flicking the proverbial Rube Goldberg machine into gear with a banging remix of their otherwise unreleased debut track 'High Horse'. Here, of course, it's LCD Soundsystem / DFA's very own James Murphy at the remix controls, together with resident DFA DJ and "decent human" Matt Cash. Toolroom dance moods extend over a lusciously simple seven minutes, bringing home FM stabs and LinnDrum faceslaps aplenty. And the lyrics: "stop what you're doing now... you ain't got no crown! get off your high horse! turn this ship around!" In our day and age, we need more anti-stagnation, ego-teardown anthems like this, so we welcome the sentiment by the masked duo.
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Don't Get Me Started (remixes)
Don't Get Me Started (remixes) (12" in die-cut spot-varnished sleeve)
Cat: XL 1522T. Rel: 27 Mar 25
Don't Get Me Started (James Holden remix) (7:59)
Instant Psalm (Robert Stillman remix) (9:19)
Review: The Smile's latest remix compendium is a striking one, with two eminent producers reimagining tracks from the British rock band/Radiohead offshoot's latest and third album, CUTOUTS. This remix-set takes the core of the band's genre-blend sound, from art rock to experimental electronica, and contorts it into yet another division of volatile allotropes, this time welcoming light show IDM extravaganzist James Holden and East Kent musician Robert Stillman. Both versions are full displays of productive talent, humanisti, but still cognitively vector-mapped out in digi-space ahead of time, mirroring the abstracted, rather listless and amoral lyrics heard in the title track ("And your force means nothing...")
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 in stock $16.91
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Pickled Eggs & Sherbet (remastered)
Pickled Eggs & Sherbet (remastered) (limited red & yellow vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: LMS 5521974. Rel: 24 Apr 25
Walk Like A Panther (4:32)
No Return (3:34)
Beat Goes On (5:36)
Sweet Music (7:14)
Mary (3:14)
1st Man In Space (4:59)
Drive Safely Darlin' (2:51)
Stars On Sunday (3:46)
Big Pecker (3:49)
I Peggio (1:04)
I Walk (5:08)
Happy Birthday Nicola (9:43)
Plastic Diamond (1:28)
Review: Second time around for eccentric Sheffield trio The All Seeing I's sole full-length excursion, 1999's Pickled Eggs & Sherbert, which here lands on vinyl for the first time.The album, a celebration of Steel City creativity featuring cameos from Cocker, Tony Christie, Babybird and the Human League's Phil Oakey, is best remembered for hit singles 'The Beat Goes On', 'Walk Like a Panther' - lyrics reportedly penned by Jarvis Cocker - and 'The First Man in Space', but there are plenty more highlights amongst the unique blends of fractured dancehall rhythms, redlined electronica, oddball easy listening references, experimental d&b rhythms and genuine leftfield pop nous. For proof, check out blissful acapella number 'No Return' (where Lisa Millett plays a starring role), the breathless, bass-heavy house of 'Sweet Music', the weighty madness of 'I Walk' and the exotica-goes-big beat flex of 'Happy Birthday Nicola'.
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 in stock $36.03
Abyss
Abyss (LP)
Cat: SBR 365LP. Rel: 03 Apr 25
Hearsay (4:18)
Abyss (3:48)
Honey (3:19)
Walk Away (4:23)
Into The Fire (3:45)
Oxygen (3:19)
Out Of The Shadows (3:13)
One Way Ticket (3:36)
Last Song (2:43)
Buttercups (3:36)
Review: London-raised, Berlin-based singer Anika got her start in the industry releasing her debut album on Geoff Barrow of Portishead fame's Invada Records. And she's gone from strength-to-strength since, collaborating with Dave Clarke, Tricky and I Like Trains, to name a few. Now onto her third studio album - and second on the esteemed Sacred Bones label - she's crafted a sound that's steeped in reverb and acts like a voyage through alternate states. Despite having plenty of retro psychedelic appeal, she's ill afraid to bring us more into the present by evoking the neo-psychedelia scene. The tracks 'Walk Away' and 'One Way Ticket' remind us of the greatness of bands like Amber Arcades, Temples and Pinkunoizu. And vocally she's up there with Aldous Harding and Cate Le Bon, but a lot darker, brooding and ominous in her delivery.
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 in stock $26.05
Playing With A Different Sex (reissue)
Playing With A Different Sex (reissue) (limited numbered 180 gram audiophile turquoise vinyl LP + insert)
Cat: MOVLP 3778C. Rel: 18 Mar 25
We're So Cool (3:28)
Love Song (2:50)
Set Up (3:20)
Repetition (3:46)
Headache For Michelle (6:55)
Come Again (3:54)
Armagh (3:37)
Unfinished Business (3:29)
Dear John (2:57)
It's Obvious (6:16)
Review: Heavyweight vinyl is always that much more satisfying to hold, so hats off to Au Pairs and their team for issuing their classic first album in this sought-after format. Musically, Au Pairs were at their most overtly post-punk here, with funky rhythms and scratchy Gang Of Four-esque guitar stylings. 'We're So Cool' sounds like the best that moments of Hanover underground group 39 Clocks; 'Repetition' sounds like it could have influenced Goat Girl's first moves as a band signed to Rough Trade; while 'Come Again' is up there with anything by The Slits, and 'Love Song' is reminiscent of Entertainment!-era Gang Of Four. The most striking cut here, however, is 'Headache For Michelle', which sits beautifully in the middle of the album and offers a bit of respite from the generally high-octane rhythms. It's a dreamy cut, seemingly about drugs and government overreach. The following stinging, bitter lines, delivered with so much heart, bring this epic number from a cracking album to a beautiful close: "They are closing down - communications / They're taking control - of our situations."
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out of stock $32.14
Slipper Imp & Shakaerator
Slipper Imp & Shakaerator (limited laguna blue marbled vinyl LP (indie exclusive))
Cat: 870427 4770. Rel: 03 Apr 25
What Is Ashwagandha (4:31)
Long Live The Wilderness (4:46)
Now & Zen (3:16)
Sunday (4:46)
Apollonia (3:39)
Like Cleopatra (3:20)
When The Milk Flows (3:07)
MT Dub (feat Stu Mackenzie) (4:27)
Aquarium Cowgirl (2:58)
Rainbows End (feat Camille Jansen) (3:20)
Re-ju-ven-ate (2:40)
Review: Byron Bay 60s-psych revivalists Babe Rainbow are the first band to be signed to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's newly created p(doom) Records. When they announced this album at the end of 2024, with the release of single 'Like Cleopatra', it was the label's inauguration. The mystery in all of this, though, is how one earth does King Gizzard find the time to run a label when they release album as quickly as Mo Salah scores goals? Anyways, they clearly have a great ear as they've done the right thing in putting out this album of psychedelic acid pop, with its lysergic jams 80s synth-funk workouts. For all its nostalgia, there are parallels to more modern neo-psych bands that are really appealing, too. 'Aquarium Cowgirl' could have been a great release for the now disbanded London-based band Childhood, thanks to the reverb-y transcendental falsetto and floaty layers of dreamy guitar. Ultimately, this is a great, uplifting mood antidote to all the post-punk and shoegaze that's cornering the market at the moment.
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 in stock $28.27
Life Is A Grand (reissue)
Life Is A Grand (reissue) (limited 180 gram vinyl LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: CTRUE 33. Rel: 30 Apr 25
My Face (3:19)
Henry's In Love (3:08)
Swimming With The Fish In The Sea (4:39)
The Inside Out (2:58)
Life Is A Grand (3:42)
Silver Trees (3:31)
This Was Meant To Be (3:48)
Anywhere Else (3:58)
Baby, Sign Here With Me (3:49)
Rampant (4:04)
Review: After over four decades out of print, Henry Badowski's 1981 debut Life Is A Grand finally comes reissued by Caroline True Records. Despite cult status, this is a can't unhear record whose privies are never lost on those who love it. Badowski built a quiet reverence for himself over the years, eluding mainstream rediscovery while gathering admiration from those drawn to its peculiar charm. Though he eventually slipped away from music and began a succession of other jobs - fans often wondered how such a gifted musician could just disappear - Badowski was known to have been a teenage bassist in Chelsea briefly linked to The Damned, later stepping away from punk's sharp edges to craft something far more whimsical and idiosyncratic. Drawing on his affection for Roxy Music, Ian Dury and Jethro Tull, he wrote, arranged and played nearly everything on the album himself, rom the baroque pop of 'Swimming With The Fish In The Sea' to the instrumental strut of 'Rampant'. Rich in synth flourish, sardonic lyricism and melodic invention, and now pulled up by the pinky and thus saved from the gorge of obscurity, Life Is A Grand returns with its sly wit and strange beauty completely intact.
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out of stock $21.62
Send A Prayer My Way
Send A Prayer My Way (translucent cobalt blue vinyl LP)
Cat: OLE 2108LPE. Rel: 17 Apr 25
Dirt (4:37)
The Only Marble I've Got Left (2:46)
Sugar In The Tank (3:42)
Bottom Of A Bottle (3:53)
Downhill Both Ways (3:21)
No Desert Flower (3:16)
Tape Runs Out (3:19)
Off The Wagon (3:35)
Tuesday (3:33)
Showdown (2:52)
Sylvia (2:19)
Goodbye Baby (2:12)
Review: "I'd prefer it to be called just a country album," said TORRES of her collaboration with Baker, nearly a decade in the making, "but I'm proud to have made a 'queer country' album." TORRES had the initial idea to turn to the genre, inviting Baker to collaborate not only because of her shared southern roots but also because she'd also had a similarly religious upbringing that ultimately saw sexual orientation judged and condemned. The result is some deeply autobiographic songwriting on tracks like 'Tuesday', about a traditional family's rage at discovering their daughter was gay, the lilting 'Sylvia' and 'Sugar In The Tank', with pedal steel meeting acoustic guitar strum and very intimate sounding vocals. Bound to cause controversy in certain areas of the US, but it's got the quality and distinctive flavour to stand its ground.
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The BBC Sessions 1980-1983: Live Radio Broadcast
Cat: CL 98180. Rel: 17 Apr 25
Double Dare (4:56)
In The Flat Field (2:45)
St Vitus Dance (2:28)
In Fear Of Fear (2:47)
Party Of The First Part (5:15)
Swing The Heartache (5:12)
The Three Shadows (part 2) (2:56)
Departure (4:57)
Silent Hedges (3:07)
Ziggy Stardust (3:12)
Terror Couple Kill Colonel (3:39)
Night Time (3:12)
She's In Parties (3:37)
Review: The new Bauhaus BBC Sessions release hears British goth pioneers Bauhaus at their most vital, documenting the three-year period that they swept the airwaves like vampire bats with a hearse's worth of recordings made for UK radio. Spanning early post-punk urgencies to the relatively more textured darkness of their later work, these sessions were recorded for shows hosted by John Peel and David Jensen, flapping through alternate takes of 'Double Dare', 'In the Flat Field', and 'Third Uncle'. Together with a recent vinyl reissue of a 1983 performance at the Old Vic in London, which snapped a shot of Bauhaus at the peak of their dramaturgic snarks, both releases provide a compelling, rough-edged, bouffant counterpart to their studio albums, before goth went bird's nest: Bauhaus live and direct, with all the mood, menace and momentum fully intact.
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A Study Of Losses
A Study Of Losses (gatefold transparent blue vinyl 2xLP (side 4 laser etched))
Cat: POMP 012LPC1. Rel: 17 Apr 25
Disappearances & Losses (2:23)
Forest Encyclopedia (3:48)
Oceanus Procellarum (2:21)
Villa Sacchetti (3:22)
Mare Crisium (2:44)
Garbo's Face (3:07)
Mare Imbrium (2:09)
Tuanaki Atoll (3:11)
Mare Serenitatis (2:15)
Guericke's Unicorn (4:22)
Mare Humorum (2:32)
Sappho's Poems (2:29)
Ghost Train (3:32)
Caspian Tiger (3:57)
Mani's 7 Books (3:09)
The Moonwalker (3:46)
Mare Nectaris (3:31)
Mare Tranquillitatis (3:23)
Review: This is the seventh album by chamber pop titans Beirut. The group, who are led by Zach Condon, have created their largest album to-date and it's among their most profoundly beautiful. The music originated in 2023 when a contemporary circus director, based in Sweden, who was creating a show based on an adaptation of a novel by German author Judith Schalansky about loss and impermanence asked Condon to write music. And who better than Beirut to score that theme. Condon's vocals are starkly beautiful with the tenderness of early choir music. The track 'Caspian Tiger' is among the most cinematic of the tracks on here with resplendent Renaissance influences and direct lyrics that are tear jerking and feel genuinely moved by the extinction of the great mammal, but could so easily be about a close friend lost.
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The Albatross (Anniversary Edition) (Record Store Day RSD 2025)
Cat: ANT 800562. Rel: 23 Apr 25
Head Together
A Million Days
Wolves
Albatross
Glass Room
All Is Fair
Control
Rest Of The World
You Caught My Eye
Do What You Will
Time
Wolves (alternate version)
Albatross (alternate version)
A Million Days (alternate version)
Fade Away (bonus track)
Albatross (live At Suhr Guitar Factory))
Review: In honour of Record Store Day 2025, Canadian-American alt-rockers Big Wreck have decided to reissue one of their most popular albums, 2012's The Albatross. Available in limited numbers (only 1,000 of this CD version was pressed), it not only includes the freshly remastered original album in full, but also three alternate versions, rare bonus cut 'Fade Away', and a raucous live recording of title track 'Albatross'. The original album remains a timeless alt-rock classic where raw guitar riffs, bluesy solos and Ian Thurnley's distinctive lead vocals wrap around thickset bass and punchy drums. For proof, check standouts 'Wolves', 'Glass Room' and the rowdy 'The Rest of the World'.
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 in stock $19.40
The Albatross (Anniversary Edition) (Record Store Day RSD 2025)
The Albatross (Anniversary Edition) (Record Store Day RSD 2025) (limited translucent silver & black vinyl 2xLP in die-cut sleeve) (1 per customer)
Cat: ANT 800563. Rel: 08 May 25
Head Together (3:52)
A Million Days (4:23)
Wolves (4:12)
Albatross (4:12)
Glass Room (4:58)
All Is Fair (5:10)
Control (6:27)
Rest Of The World (2:52)
You Caught My Eye (5:29)
Do What You Will (3:36)
Time (4:07)
Wolves (alternative version) (4:09)
Albatross (alternative version) (3:40)
A Million Days (alternative version) (4:17)
Fade Away (bonus track) (3:39)
Albatross (live At Suhr Guitar Factor) (5:06)
Review: Canadian rock outfit Big Wreck celebrates this year's Record Store Day with the first-ever vinyl release of their acclaimed Albatross album. This deluxe anniversary edition includes a bonus track, 'Fade Away', as well as alternate versions by Eric Ratz and Ian Thornley, plus a live recording from Suhr Guitar Factory. The original album came back in 2012 and saw Albatross earn chart-topping success and critical praise for its soaring guitar work and powerful vocals. They make just as much of a mark now, more than a decade on and with the addition of the new cuts, this reissue brings all new depth to the record.
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Pathways
Pathways (limited LP)
Cat: MEP 104V1. Rel: 23 Apr 25
Sleep Tonight
All Of You
The Vanishing Game
Pathways
Whisper
Wish
Faces
Cruel Love
Review: The Birthday Massacre, hailing from Canada, command a bracing gothic blend of 80s electronica and aggressive guitar work. Formed in 2000 as Imagica, the band is led by vocalist Chibi and guitarists Rainbow and Michael Falcore. They debuted in London, Ontario, before moving to Toronto and rebranding, with the 2002 self-released Nothing and Nowhere inducting us into their horror-comedic sonic aesthetic, drawing on macabre cabaret and Grande-Guignol rock. Though little light but fan speculation has been shed on their new album Pathways, this purple detour has sparked rumours of a fresh direction and stylistic tangent for the band, coming helmed up by the pre-released streamer single 'Sleep Tonight', lighting up oneiric stadia worldwide with their mega-metal shreds and huge electronica arrangements.
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out of stock $27.99
Forever Howlong
Forever Howlong (gatefold translucent blue vinyl 2xLP + booklet (indie exclusive))
Cat: ZEN 314E. Rel: 03 Apr 25
Besties (3:36)
The Big Spin (2:29)
Socks (6:08)
Salem Sisters (3:10)
Two Horses (6:24)
Mary (4:08)
Happy Birthday (4:06)
For The Cold Country (6:28)
Nancy Tries To Take The Night (6:34)
Forever Howlong (4:48)
Goodbye (Don't Tell Me) (4:29)
Review: BC, NR are now onto their third album. The Ninja Tune-signees gained attention for not posing as if they're in a band, but looking like an ordinary group of students, or twentysomethings house-sharing. Their bold look, where they're smiling in the press pics, as opposed to donning a moody pout, has thankfully been backed up with some terrific music. Their debut, For The First Time, earned them favourable comparisons to post-rock trailblazers Slint and their second album Ants From Up There is the Gen-z equivalent of Arcade Fire's Funeral, thanks to its grandiose anthemics. Famously, singer and lyricist Isaac Wood left the band on the even of the release of their second album, which sparked outcry and paranoia from their ever-growing army of fans about what that might mean for their future. But the band have kept at it and the remaining six members have chosen to share frontperson duties, thus relieving the added pressure that comes with being a designated frontperson. This third album - and first post Isaac Wood - is proving to be a striking new chapter, with the lead single, 'Besties', an immediately likeable way of introducing it to the world. Georgia Ellery, also of Jockstrap, takes lead vocals here and offers an unforgettable off-kilter indie pop cut reminiscent of Aldous Harding. Zutons-y sax stabs scattered in make for a beautiful touch and leave us feeling that this is the album that's going to send BC, NR onto a stratospheric level, where they're spoken about in the same breath as Radiohead as one of Britain's finest bands.
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Forever Howlong
Forever Howlong (gatefold 2xLP + booklet + MP3 download code)
Cat: ZEN 314. Rel: 03 Apr 25
Besties (3:36)
The Big Spin (2:29)
Socks (6:08)
Salem Sisters (3:10)
Two Horses (6:24)
Mary (4:08)
Happy Birthday (4:06)
For The Cold Country (6:28)
Nancy Tries To Take The Night (6:34)
Forever Howlong (4:48)
Goodbye (Don't Tell Me) (4:29)
Review: James Ford is one of the most important unsung heroes of contemporary pop and rock. As a studio producer, he's helped craft and hone incredible work from Fontaines DC, Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Blur and more. As an artist in his own right, he's perhaps more incredible. So, his impact on the latest and long-awaited new addition to Black Country New Road's catalogue should not be underestimated. Nor should the result of splitting the songwriting and vocal duties between members Tyler Hyde, Georgia Ellery and May Kershaw. "It's definitely very different" said one of the trio about how this compares to preceding long form outings. We'd say it's definitely very different to most music you'll hear this week. It's folk, soft rock, experimental garage something, and none of the above, with tracks that almost seem at odds with themselves, chopping and changing, evolving and progressing, until you hear them as a whole.

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Forever Howlong
Cat: ZENCD 314. Rel: 04 Apr 25
Besties
The Big Spin
Socks
Salem Sisters
Two Horses
Mary
Happy Birthday
For The Cold Country
Nancy Tries To Take The Night
Forever Howlong
Goodbye (Don't Tell Me)
Review: Every once in a while, you get a band emerge from the vibrant London music scene that you notice aren't like all the other bands. You sense they have something a bit special. BC, NR are like that - they offer something so rich musically that it appears immune to any potential threat that could come from changing trends. This third studio album of theirs comes under what looked like difficult circumstances from the outside. Their lead singer and songwriter Isaac Wood left the band shortly before the release of their second album. But they've withstood the pressure incredibly and are on top form here. There's more emphasis than ever on sharing the role of frontperson so the album is like a smorgasbord where you sample different voices and songwriting styles that exist within the group. Lead single 'Besties' is violinist Georgia Ellery's. It thrives off of its dynamism with explosive Phil Spector-esque wall of sound moments set in alongside elegant indie folk. A truly massive chapter awaits.
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1 800 Fantasy
1 800 Fantasy ('cloudy skies' galaxy vinyl LP + insert)
Cat: ERE 1068. Rel: 17 Mar 25
Hello
XXX (feat Wiz Khalifa)
Gemini (feat Jackie Giroux)
Phase
Want You
Delilah
Bleach
Changes
Creep (feat Harry Edohoukwa)
Stank Rose (feat Joey Badass)
R U Still There?
Chasing Fantasies
Last Resort
Review: Blk Odyssy's third studio album 1-800 Fantasy, as any artist long player really should, marks a sonic shift. It takes him away from his dark r&b and G-funk blend to a brighter, more upbeat alternative sound. This concept album tells the coming-of-age story of a teenage boy in the 90s exploring love and lust. The 13 tracks include singles like 'Want You,' 'XXX' (feat. Wiz Khalifa), 'Stank Rose' (feat. Joey Bada$$) and 'Changes' along with the new track 'Phase.' With this album, Blk Odyssy embraces a new era in his career, blending fresh storytelling with innovative production. It proves again he is a boundary-pushing artist.
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Close To The Knife
Close To The Knife (limited transparent turquoise vinyl LP)
Cat: NEWN 042. Rel: 17 Apr 25
Close To The Knife (6:13)
The Fall (3:52)
Harsh Love (3:30)
A Dreamer's Dream (3:11)
Ecstasy In Space (2:38)
Highway Reverie (feat Scarlet Rae) (3:10)
Shadow Of Silence (4:35)
Voyage To The Stars (4:39)
God Machine (3:08)
Blinded Light (3:00)
Copenhagen Mannequin (feat Sonya Kitchell) (5:23)
Review: Over the past three years, Bo Rande and Tobias Wilner of Blue Foundation have shaped Close to the Knife into a mesmerising blend of dream pop, shoegaze and experimental electronics. The album deepens their signature atmospheric style with haunting vocals from Wilner and Nina Larsen plus guest appearances by Scarlet Rae, Helena Gao and Sonya Kitchell. Lush and melancholic in the extreme, the music evokes an introspective mood reminiscent of greats like The Fall. Contributions from Wang Wen's Xie Yugang and drummer Federico Ughi add richness to this deeply emotional and intricately produced journey through sound and feeling.

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The Magic Whip (10th Anniversary) (half speed remastered)
Cat: 502173 2544568. Rel: 29 Apr 25
Lonesome Street
New World Towers
Go Out
Ice Cream Man
Thought I Was A Spaceman
I Broadcast
My Terracotta Heart
There Are Too Many Of Us
Ghost Ship
Pyongyang
Ong Ong
Mirrorball
Review: The original album artwork, designed by Tony Hung, features an ice cream in neon lights against a black background. For this special edition, Hung has reimagined the design, adding gold foil and embossed details. It's a beautiful reworking that goes well with the gold disc and shows a deeper connection to the music. The audio has been spruced up using a technique that is the holy grail of vinyl cutting. And in terms of the music, you might consider the tracks more deep cuts as they don't tend to decorate their live sets. But that ought to change as there's moments of pure genius. To name a couple: 'Lonesome Street' could have made any of Bowie's albums. And 'There Are Too Many of Us' sees Albarn dabble in Roger Waters-esque observations beautifully. Time has been very kind to The Magic Whip as it's aging really well.
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Sable Fable
Sable Fable (gatefold black & salmon pink vinyl 2xLP in spot-varnished sleeve (indie exclusive))
Cat: JAG 450LPC1. Rel: 10 Apr 25
Things Behind Things Behind Things (3:20)
Speyside (3:22)
Awards Season (4:31)
Short Story (1:20)
Everything Is Peaceful Love (3:41)
Walk Home (3:41)
Day One (feat Dijon & Flock Of Dimes) (3:31)
From (3:00)
I'll Be There (2:50)
If Only I Could Wait (feat Danielle Haim) (3:17)
There's A Rhythmn (2:57)
Au Revoir (2:37)
Review: After 2015, Bon Iver began to fuse ambient glitch with folk, a style which now reaches a head on his latest LP. It expands on 2024's taster EP 'SABLE' in the form of an 11-track sonic parable: waxing introspective on difficult themes such as memory and identity, 'THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS' and 'S P E Y S I D E' indulge typographic play and fragmental lyrics, the latter especially paradigm-shifting in lyrical perspective. 'Awards Season', also, deals in the problematics of recognition, peeking behind and thus part-dissolving the veil of success in public life. With signature passion yet quarrelsomeness, Justin Vernon has crafted yet another glistening, glitching folk odyssey for us to enjoy.
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Sable Fable
Cat: JAG 450CD. Rel: 10 Apr 25
Things Behind Things Behind Things (Sable)
Speyside
Awards Season
Short Story (Fable)
Everything Is Peaceful Love
Walk Home
Day One (feat Dijon & Flock Of Dimes)
From
I'll Be There
If Only I Could Wait (feat Danielle Haim)
There's A Rhythmn
Au Revoir
Review: It has been some five-plus years since the last full Bon Iver album but the wait has been well worth it. This one follows the introspective SABLE, a sparse, vulnerable EP born from isolation and inner turmoil. Where that was shadow, this is light-a lush, radiant celebration of love, connection and emotional rebirth. Written at April Base in Wisconsin with collaborators like Jim-E Stack and Danielle Haim, the album leans into clarity and intimacy and gets rid of the signature dense abstraction for more honest and heartfelt pop. The vocals are delivered with openness and purpose as they explore desire, hope and devotion. While still acknowledging lingering shadows, this full-length is a story of growth that isn't about fairytale endings, but about the lessons love teaches.
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Sable Fable
Sable Fable (gatefold 2xLP in spot-varnished sleeve)
Cat: JAG 450LP. Rel: 10 Apr 25
Things Behind Things Behind Things (3:20)
Speyside (3:22)
Awards Season (4:31)
Short Story (LP2: Fable) (1:20)
Everything Is Peaceful Love (3:41)
Walk Home (3:41)
Day One (feat Dijon & Flock Of Dimes) (3:31)
From (3:00)
I'll Be There (2:50)
If Only I Could Wait (feat Danielle Haim) (3:17)
There's A Rhythmn (2:57)
Au Revoir (2:37)
Review: Indie singer-songwriter and folk experimentalist Bon Iver follows up his 2024 EP 'SABLE', expanding upon the EP's concept with a full-length in 11 tracks. Diving into themes of memory, longing and transformation, the record feels like a deciduous psychic regrowth, processed and refined from an initial uncontrolled burl of raw feeling and expression. Layering experimental sounds and organic textures, it hints at Iver's change in direction kept steady ever since 2016's Jagjaguwar debut 22, A Million. The style was continued and redeveloped on 2019's fourth album, i,i, and now returns in its fullest resplendency, with modern symbolic bricolage of effulgent soundscapes and querulous singing. This is the latest in a string of records that cements Justin Vernon stature as an artist and not a mere musician: increasingly, we hear the work of someone clawing back greater and greater shares of aesthetic control.
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The Garden (Record Store Day RSD 2025)
The Garden (Record Store Day RSD 2025) (limited gatefold 2xLP + insert)
Cat: RTA 153. Rel: 19 Apr 25
A Tryst (feat K-Town Sophia) (4:53)
Garden Waltz (feat Carinne & Francesco Como) (4:09)
Oui Got Now (feat Liquid & Stephane Moraille) (3:01)
Drop Off (feat Coco Thompson) (3:32)
You (feat Francesca Como & Malicious) (2:30)
You Too (feat Jahsepta) (3:32)
Grace (Love On The Block) (3:00)
Cowboy Hoot (feat Liquid) (1:51)
Jahrusalem (feat EP Bergen, Dorian & Sidaffa Bakel) (3:26)
World Party (feat Steeve Khe, Liquid & Jahsepta) (5:06)
This Day (feat Ben Wilkins) (3:17)
La Dolce Vita (feat Freddie James) (5:37)
Journey (feat Helena Nash, Jahsepta & Kim Bignham) (5:56)
Stillness (feat Rafaelle MacKay Smith & Alexandre Desilets) (4:23)
Saltwater Cats (feat Kim Neundorf & Malicious) (6:43)
Review: Bran Van 3000's The Garden is their fourth studio album and another subtle evolution of their signature genre-blending sound. Rooted in prog-rock grooves and boogie flair, the album explores romantic and reflective territory without losing the collective's playful spirit. On the album, which arrives as a special for this year's Record Store Day, James Di Salvio is joined by longtime collaborators and fresh talent alike to create a lush collaborative soundscape that's rich in emotion and rhythm. The tracks all exude soulful vocals, brass-laced arrangements and global sonic textures, which help to make The Garden is a mature yet adventurous chapter in BV3's musical journey.
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Butler Blake & Grant
Cat: 355REC 2CD. Rel: 27 Mar 25
Bring An End
One & One Is Two
The 90's
Down By The Sea
The Old Mortality
Girl With The Little Black Number
The Writing's On The Wall
Rosus Posus
Seemed She Always Knew
There's Always Something You Can Change
Review: If any album comes close to the beauty of Crosby, Stills & Nash in 2025 it's this. It's difficult to imagine anyone else nailing melodic, acoustic guitar-oriented music that treads in gospel, blues and pastoral psychedelia better than this supergroup. Could Bernard Butler be on his way to another Mercury Prize nomination with this? They've got a strong case for it. The band itself is something a little different and formed by popular demand. Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) Bernard Butler (Suede) and James Grant (Love and Money) originally got together for one occasion, at Saint Luke's in Glasgow in 2022 for Celtic Connections, but the power of them together was so great they've been talked into putting an album out. They've gone about it in quite a pragmatic way, with each member labelling which songs theirs, as opposed to all trying to write the same song at the same time. Makes sense really.
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Butler Blake & Grant
Butler Blake & Grant (limited clear vinyl LP + autographed insert)
Cat: 355REC 2LP. Rel: 27 Mar 25
Bring An End (4:35)
One & One Is Two (2:58)
The 90's (3:13)
Down By The Sea (2:08)
The Old Mortality (4:11)
Girl With The Little Black Number (4:17)
Writing's On The Wall (3:25)
Rosus Posus (4:58)
Seemed She Always Knew (4:11)
There's Always Something You Can Change (4:51)
Review: There's no denying it: this is a supergroup. When you have Norman Blake (songwriter and lead vocalist of Scottish indie rock royalty Teenage Fanclub) Bernard Butler (Mercury Prize nominated solo artist, serial collaborator and former Suede member) and James Grant (a Glaswegian from highly regarded sophisti-pop band Love and Money) you can't say this is an ordinary line-up. The group first played together at Saint Luke's in Glasgow in 2022 for Celtic Connections and the response to their stunning songwriting was so strong they left a gaping hole when they stopped playing. Thankfully they can now have an eternal presence through the shape of this album, which involved a novel means of collaboration. Instead of splitting the songwriting within a song, each member labels which song is theirs then all three perform. The lead single 'Bring An End' (Norman Blake's) explores renewal and love, with the lyrics particularly evocative when underpinned by pastoral psych instrumentation. There's a Crosby, Stills & Nash level of tenderness to the harmonies and delicate guitar interplay, leaving an unforgettable impression in its wake.
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Live At The Leather Fly
Cat: CDSBR 7070. Rel: 09 May 25
Graveyard (2:35)
Dust Devil (2:42)
Gary Floyd (1:50)
1401 (2:31)
Alcohol (2:45)
Hey (2:24)
Negro Observer (3:16)
Human Cannonball (2:18)
You Don't Know Me (4:08)
Some Dispute Over T-Shirt Sales (3:35)
Bong Song (4:13)
Blindman (2:39)
Nee Nee (1:42)
Too Parter (3:37)
Dancing Fool (6:02)
PSY (6:48)
Booze, Tobacco, Dope, Pussy, Cars (2:06)
Ghandi (4:11)
Edgar (2:51)
Fast Song (1:27)
The Annoying Song (3:18)
Review: Kurt Cobain favourites and Texan punk outliers Butthole Surfers don't know when or where exactly this live recording was made. But who cares!? The most important thing to know is the recording is gnarly and the band sound out of this world with their blend of noise, punk and psychedelic rock a truly idiosyncratic affair. Highlights on here include 'The Annoying Song' with singer Gibby Haynes' belligerent use of a toy megaphone. The guitar solos are top notch here, too. While 'Human Cannonball' is a thrilling number that you imagine created raucous circle pits at the actual show. It's great to see technology put to good use and cleaning up old live punk shows and getting them sounding this powerful.
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out of stock $21.62
Encore Du Pain (reissue)
Encore Du Pain (reissue) (numbered yellow & red splattered vinyl LP limited to 100 copies)
Cat: MICR 006UK. Rel: 18 Mar 25
I Don't Know What To Do With My Life (3:46)
Love You More (1:46)
Autonomy (3:35)
Orgasm Addict (2:15)
Promises (2:03)
When Love Turns Around (2:35)
Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have Fallen In Love With) (2:39)
What Do I Get? (2:41)
Oh Shit! (1:48)
Fast Cars (3:56)
Review: Following a near-decade of inactivity, Buzzcocks made their glorious return in 1989 majorly making up for lost time with new material and numerous tour dates, with their now iconic performance at L'Arapho Club in Paris on April 12th 1995 often regarded as a prime example of the group at their slightly seasoned peak. Immortalised on the live album known simply as French, this captured performance only featured the first 20 songs of that night's initial setlist, with the remaining ten cuts from their three encores later released in 1999 as the originally fan club-only Encore Du Pain, where old school fan favourites such as 'I Don't Know What to Do With My Life,' 'Orgasm Addict' and 'Ever Fallen in Love?' would appear. Though the pair would ultimately be compiled into the French et Encore Du Pain double live collection, this singular LP is all about the encores of that evening, clearing up any doubts about Buzzcocks delivering a lazy, cash-grabbing 10-song set of 3-minute cuts to an avid, paying fanbase. Think of this as more arriving late to a legendary set just in time to catch all of the most highly anticipated golden oldies of the night.
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Preacher's Daughter
Preacher's Daughter (gatefold 2xLP + poster (indie exclusive))
Cat: DOCLP 01A. Rel: 03 Apr 25
Family Tree (intro) (3:37)
American Teenager (4:17)
A House In Nebraska (7:42)
Western Nights (6:00)
Family Tree (7:12)
Hard Times (4:51)
Thoroughfare (9:19)
Gibson Girl (5:42)
Ptolemaea (6:20)
August Underground (3:17)
Televangelism (3:10)
Sun Bleached Flies (7:32)
Strangers (5:26)
Review: Who doesn't like a freebie? Nice move from the Daughter of Cain label here (an imprint of Prescription Songs) they offer a free poster with this limited run of Ethel Cain's debut album. With Cain, real name Hayden Anhedonia, having kicked off 2025 with the release of her second album; her debut, which paved the way for a massive cult following that's her into a mainstream alt-pop figure, is earning renewed attention. Sonically, this is befitting to the Sad Girl Summer movement which became a craze on social media. Think Mitski, Lana Del Rey, Phoebe Bridgers, but with more of an alternative and shoegaze undercurrent. Lyrically, Anhedonia delves into her past, growing up in a staunchly religious family - and her most iconic line of any song on the album has to go to 'American Teenager': "God loves you/but not enough to save you".
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Preacher's Daughter
Preacher's Daughter (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: DOCLP 01. Rel: 03 Apr 25
Family Tree (intro) (3:37)
American Teenager (4:17)
A House In Nebraska (7:42)
Western Nights (6:00)
Family Tree (7:12)
Hard Times (4:51)
Thoroughfare (9:19)
Gibson Girl (5:42)
Ptolemaea (6:20)
August Underground (3:17)
Televangelism (3:10)
Sun Bleached Flies (7:32)
Strangers (5:26)
Review: The cult-classic debut album from Florida-raised singer-songwriter and producer Hayden Silas Anhedonia, who goes by the stage name Ethel Cain. The album draws on her personal experiences, including growing up homeschooled in a Southern Baptist family. She channels that it into tender, balladic indie pop that's connected with millions. Anhedonia is reportedly no longer religious and so her lyrics are more of an exploration of those themes and hold an irreverence. In heartbreaking ethereal tones, reminiscent of Lana Del Rey, she sings: "God loves you / but not enough to save you", on 'American Teenager'. The album took four years for Anhedonia to make and she claims to have made nearly every inch of it herself. This painstaking attention to detail shows in the mixes, which feel like pop but are subtly avant-garde and make you feel in the company of a true artist.
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out of stock $22.16
The Scholars
The Scholars (gatefold 2xLP + booklet)
Cat: OLE 2132LP. Rel: 01 May 25
CCF (I'm Gonna Stay With You) (7:54)
Devereaux (4:29)
Lady Gay Approximately (3:45)
The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man) (5:29)
Equals (4:04)
Gethsemane (10:48)
Reality (10:55)
Planet Desperation (9:34)
True/False Lover (12:52)
Review: Longtime Matador records signee and frontman with Leesburg, Virginia's Car Seat Headrest outfit, Will Toldedo is fortunate to have spent the bulk of his adult life releasing records and is a true artist and craftsman. The lead single 'The Catastrophe' is a massive sounding indie number that nods to the adrenaline of noughties indie and the intensity of prog and punk. 'CCF (I'm Gonna Stay With You)' shows a more experimental side with the bonkers first part giving way to heartland rock that Bruce Springsteen would be proud to call his own. This is - remarkably - the 13th studio album by this band, which make it close to an album a year since their formation. The wind is truly in their sails here and the chances of their prolific output slowing anytime soon are thankfully very slim.
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The Scholars
Cat: OLE 2132CD. Rel: 01 May 25
CCF (I'm Gonna Stay With You)
Devereaux
Lady Gay Approximately
The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man)
Equals
Gethsemane
Reality
Planet Desperation
True/False Lover
Review: Car Seat Headrest's approach to releasing records evokes a bygone era in the late 60s and 70s when it was really common to bash out an album every few months. Despite having only formed in 2010, the Virginia, US indie sorts now have 13 studio albums to their name. The band's singer and songwriter Will Toledo is prolific in releasing solo recordings on top of that, so hats off to them, really. It's not filler either. With the opening number 'CCF (I'm Gonna Stay With You)', they have one of the most anthemic rock tracks of the year so far (it takes a while to warm up but the pay off is huge) it's the sound of a group more confident in their ability than ever. Elsewhere, 'Reality' sees them shift gears into more of a ballad, but with so many twists and turns. That you don't quite know what's coming next is a welcome respite from formulaic rock and pop. Not everyone can pull it off but Toldeo and co. have earned the right to tear up the rulebook because they are operating on another level.
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Tracy Chapman (35th Anniversary Edition)
Cat: 060349 7832613. Rel: 03 Apr 25
Talkin' Bout A Revolution (2:30)
Fast Car (4:52)
Across The Lines (3:10)
Behind The Wall (1:51)
Baby Can I Hold You (3:10)
Mountains O' Things (4:42)
She's Got Her Ticket (3:49)
Why? (2:07)
For My Lover (3:11)
If Not Now... (2:58)
For You (3:10)
Review: Chapman's magnetic voice and stark storytelling create an atmosphere both intimate and politically charged on this, her 1988 self-titled debut, made famous by hit single 'Fast Car', but ultimately a far deeper affair. Songs like 'Talkin' Bout a Revolution' channel the protest spirit of folk legends like Woody Guthrie, delivering an anthem for those marginalised by economic inequality. Her blend of folk, blues and rock feels timeless, with lyrics that still moves listeners today. The haunting 'Behind the Wall', can move one to tears for its raw portrayal of domestic violence and the systemic failure of the police to intervene. Chapman's trembling contralto gives life to the repeated line 'Last night I heard the screaming', transforming it into a powerful condemnation of indifference. In contrast, 'If Not Now...' is a personal perspective, urging listeners to live and love in the present with its delicate acoustic arrangement. Chapman's storytelling is a triumph of nuance, balancing bleakness with hope. Decades later, Tracy Chapman remains a powerhouse in songwriting, deserving renewed attention. It is not just an album of its time but a work of enduring relevance, offering a poignant reminder that music can still be a catalyst for change.
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Tracy Chapman (35th Anniversary Edition)
Tracy Chapman (35th Anniversary Edition) (limited 180 gram opaque red vinyl LP + insert (indie exclusive))
Cat: 008122 7827182. Rel: 16 Apr 25
Talkin' Bout A Revolution (2:30)
Fast Car (4:52)
Across The Lines (3:10)
Behind The Wall (1:51)
Baby Can I Hold You (3:10)
Mountains O' Things (4:42)
She's Got Her Ticket (3:49)
Why? (2:07)
For My Lover (3:11)
If Not Now (2:58)
For You (3:10)
Review: Who can argue with them for wanting to repress this beauty? It's quite simply one of the best pop albums of all time. Tracy Chapman's voice is inimitable and she is, frankly, a genius. The timeless yet nostalgic 'Fast Car' is the unmistakable standout here - be teleported back to late-80s Britain (when it was a ubiquitous presence in public spaces) but know that if an emerging artist wrote that today it would still be a number one. Strictly speaking this is a 37th anniversary reissue - but who's counting? The label, with Chapman herself involved, have gone to meticulous steps to ensure it's an audiophile delight: Heavyweight vinyl and sourced from the analog master. The trusty Bernie Grundman, who is one of the best mastering engineers in the world, was the honoured hire in bringing this work of art back to life.
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 in stock $52.94
White House Demos
White House Demos (orange vinyl LP)
Cat: SCR 389. Rel: 08 May 25
Ecstasy (7:59)
Guilt (5:18)
See That Girl (6:46)
Die Die Die (6:59)
Review: It's no wonder there's a nu-gaze movement bubbling up at the moment and showing no sign of dying down - the quality of the godfathers of the genre is just staggering. And you can count Chapterhouse as a key component of the transcendental and viscerally thrilling first wave of shoegaze. This collection features four songs that the Reading-based band recorded in January 1989 - including one that has never been released before. The track in question, 'See That Girl', is as good as any of the more direct songs that bands in their scene released in the 90s. It's their equivalent of Ride's 'Vapour Trail' and strong enough in and of itself to warrant getting the whole EP.
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Lost In Heaven
Lost In Heaven (gatefold pink puddle vinyl LP (indie exclusive))
Cat: FEAR 04350 . Rel: 27 Mar 25
Favela (3:41)
Die For Me (3:26)
Ricochet (3:15)
You (3:28)
Demon Time (2:45)
Night Calls (3:13)
Disconnected (2:28)
Hours Lost (3:41)
Mess Me Up (feat Xavier Mayne) (3:20)
Amy (3:21)
Doubt It (3:23)
Mamacita (3:19)
Don't Laugh (4:10)
Review: Chase Atlantic's fourth album offers a more mature sound than previous LPs while exploring themes of loneliness, depression and fear. The title reflects the paradox of being in an ideal place yet feeling miserable and the music showcases the band's evolution into a fusion of pop, rock and r&b in their signature genre-defying style. The lead single quickly gained popularity by amassing millions of streams and views and follow-up 'Doubt It' continues the trend with addictive melodies and fresh sounds. Although Chase Atlantic pushes boundaries here, their original fans will still remain happy with the signature energy of this album.
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Chime Oblivion
Chime Oblivion (limited green vinyl LP + insert)
Cat: DG 002X. Rel: 24 Apr 25
Neighborhood Dog (1:43)
Kiss Her Or Be Her (2:21)
The Fiend (1:37)
Heated Horses (2:43)
The Uninvited Guest (0:06)
And Again (3:41)
The Mythomaniac (2:10)
Smoke Ring (2:40)
I'm Not A Mirror (3:39)
Grass (1:58)
Cold Pulse (1:37)
The Catalogue (3:28)
Review: Primarily known for his sprawling LA-based psych/garage/punk/all of the above work as Osees aka Thee Oh Sees aka Oh Sees, John Dwyer links up with experienced percussionist Dave Barbarossa (Fine Young Cannibals, Adam & The Ants) for the retro bratty glam-punk experience of the year - Chime Oblivion. Their self-titled debut is packed full of squelchy synths, jagged minimalist guitar lines and high-pitched eccentric vocals, paying clear homage to classic acts such as The Slits and Bow Wow Wow. Chock full of bite-sized bangers including 'Neighbourhood Dog' and 'Kiss Her Or Be Her', both of which scoff at the notion of a three-minute track, this is retrofitted throwback dance-punk in the stylised era before it even had such a moniker.
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Virgins & Philistines (40th Anniversary Edition] (Record Store Day RSD 2025)
Virgins & Philistines (40th Anniversary Edition] (Record Store Day RSD 2025) (translucent yellow vinyl 2xLP with obi-strip) (1 per customer)
Cat: CHRC 1480. Rel: 01 May 25
Thinking Of You (3:19)
Faint Hearts (3:51)
Castles In The Air (3:33)
Take (4:07)
Cruel Circus (3:51)
Hammond Song (4:25)
Virgins & Philistines (3:50)
Yours Sincerely (3:40)
Armchair Theatre (4:58)
Sorry (3:15)
Review: Marking its 40th anniversary with a special new remaster, The Colour Field's seminal Virgins and Philistines by returns and shows a whole new generation why the band's sophisticated blend of new wave, pop, and introspective songwriting made such a mark, Originally released in 1985 and fronted by former Specials and Fun Boy Three vocalist Terry Hall, the album features standout tracks like the UK Top 20 hit 'Thinking of You', which alongside the rest of the originals have been taken from the original tape. However this edition also includes a bonus disc with early singles and B-sides appearing on vinyl for the first time making it a must-cop for '80s alternative pop fans.
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Friar Tuck
Cat: HHLP 40. Rel: 10 Apr 25
Too Freud To Rock'n'Roll Too Jung To Die
You Gotta Keep Your Halfwits About You
Four Jehovahs In A Volvo Estate
The Dogshow Must Go On
1066 & All That
In Spungent Mansions
Me & The Jews
A Shipwrecked Song
Sol Invicto
R In The Hood
Done Myself A Mischief
Will Sergeant's Blues
Review: Author and musician Julian Cope, formerly of Teardrop Explodes, is a leftfield national treasure. His books contain some of the funniest and most imaginative stories ever printed and as a musician he is the essence of rock n' roll. This latest album - the follow-up to 2023's excellent Robin Hood - is Cope at his most melodic. It contains nods to the likes of spook rocker Joe Meek, Velvet Underground and Krautrock, with a smorgasbord of guitar tones, mellotron and loose Moe Tucker-esque drumming. Cope's lyrics, with plenty of humour and off-kilter references, are a joy to dive into as they're cloaked in some of the best music he's ever composed.
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