STAFF PICKS kimber – bloc party lindsay – crooked fingers reissues dario – night beats jeff – basement THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Basement – Promise Everything CD/LP+MP3/Cassette (Run For Cover) “Ipswich band Basement went on indefinite hiatus in 2013, just after releasing their second recordColourmeinkindness. Accruing a dedicated posthumous following, the band came back […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – bonnie prince billy lindsay – shearwater, ty segall dario – tortoise, bonnie prince billy jeff – tortoise THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Badly Drawn Boy – The Hour Of The Bewilderbeast [Reissue/2000] 2xCD/2xLP/3xLP (XL) When The Hour Of Bewilderbeast was originally released in 2000, it was met with critical acclaim and won […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – el vy lindsay – all them witches dario – sonny smith jeff – all them witches THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES EL VY – Return To The Moon LP (4AD) Finally available on LP. El Vy (pronounced like a plural of Elvis; rhymes with ‘hell pie’) is the musical collaboration between Matt Berninger, vocalist […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – jawbreaker reissue lindsay – david bowie dario – bjork jeff – jew reissues THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES David Bowie – Blackstar CD/LP (Columbia) Blackstar is David Bowie’s 28th studio album, and is released on his 69th birthday. It is his first since 2013’s The Next Day.“The arty, unsettling Blackstar is […]
STAFF PICKS check out our favorite releases from 2015! THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Avett Brothers – Live, Vol. Four CD+DVD (Republic) Continuing the tradition of official concert releases, Live, Vol. Four captures last year’s sold out New Year’s Eve concert in Raleigh, NC at PNC Arena. This set contains two new songs; “Satan […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – marc lanegan lindsay – spoon dario – spoon, jennylee jeff – badly drawn boy THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Badly Drawn Boy – The Hour Of The Bewilderbeast [Reissue/2000] 2xCD (XL) When The Hour Of Bewilderbeast was originally released in 2000, it was met with critical acclaim and won the […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – alan vega / alex chilton / ben vaughn lindsay – laddio bolocko, holy sons dario – sam amidon jeff – inventions THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Sam Amidon – But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted [Reissue/2006] CD/LP+MP3 (Omnivore) Before Sam Amidon’s acclaimed albums for Nonesuch Records and Bedroom Community, he’d released a few on his […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – sigur ros reissue lindsay – mogwai dario – bjork jeff – sigur ros reissue THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Bibio – Fi [Reissue/2005] CD/LP+MP3 (Warp) Bibio’s debut album Fi (originally released on the Mush imprint) scored instant credibility in 2005 with a ringing endorsement from Boards Of Canada’s Marcus Eoin, which summed up the […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – tinariwen lindsay – neko case, beat happening dario – shye ben tzur, jonny greenwood and the rajasthan express jeff – six organs of admittance THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Adele – 25 CD/LP (XL/Columbia) “‘Hello’ doesn’t just introduce 25; in many ways, it sums up the album. On 25, the rage and […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – soul jazz records presents: caxsone’s music lindsay – traams dario – a sunny day in glasgow jeff – oneohtrix point never, panda bear THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Mini Album Thingy Wingy CD/LP (A. Records) Seven brand new and exclusive Brian Jonestown Massacre tracks recorded […]