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kristin hersh Crooked
fire records lp / Cd hersh’s “poetic, provocative and puzzling songcraft” (the washington post) makes ‘Crooked’ a stunning record. now in its tenth year, it’s now widely available for the first time on vinyl and Cd.
david woodcock normal life
blow up lp / Cd southend’s riotous troubadour returns with more songs to love and cherish “keeping the same compositional company as ray davies, ian dury, and difford and tilbrook” – 8/10 vive le rock
ghostface killah ghostface killahs
music generation Corp lp / Cd gfk returns with his first true solo album in years, ghostface killahs. Contributors include wu-tang’s method man, inspectah deck, Cappadonna, & masta killa. wu-tang forever.
jemma freeman and the Cosmic something oh really, what’s that then?
trapped animal records lp / Cd an introspective journey through psychedelic glam-rock nightmares, woozy flows of selfdiscovery and beguiling lyrics delivered with subtlety and intensity from this london trio.
william duvall one alone
dvl recordings lp / Cd william duvall’s debut solo album, one alone, is an all-acoustic meditation on heartbreak and hard-won wisdom. nick drake meets jeff buckley by a late-night campfire.
nahawa doumbia la grande Cantatrice malienne, vol. 1
awesome tapes from africa lp / Cd malian singer nahawa doumbia’s la grande Cantatrice malienne vol 3 kicked off awesome tapes from africa the label in 2011. now they prepare the release of her debut recording, vol. 1 of the series.
floating spectrum a point between
temporary residence ltd lp / Cd taiwan-born, berlin-based composer and audio technologist mei-fang liau crafts environmental electronic abstractions with uncanny emotional and structural depth.
felix lee inna daze
planet mu lp / Cd felix lee has created a world for his debut album, a kind of post-human environment where the sun never really rises and everything is lit with a burnt out glow.
Cold in berlin rituals of surrender
new heavy sounds lp / Cd with soaring female vocals that invoke both patti smith and siouxsie sioux, you have nine slabs of dense fuzz laden, goth infused doom, post punk attitude and vibe.
amy studt happiest girl in the universe
Crocodile records lp / Cd the long awaited new album from amy studt; a haunting cinematic odyssey recalling the drama of scott walker and the intimacy of mazzy star.
red river dialect abundance welcoming ghosts
paradise of bachelors lp / Cd recorded before songwriter david morris moved to a buddhist monastery, abundance welcoming ghosts captures the british folk-rock band tangling with the thickets. featuring joan shelley.
neal francis Changes
karma Chief / Colemine records lp / Cd francis has captured an inspired collection of songs steeped in new orleans rhythms, Chicago blues, and early 70s rock n’ roll. for fans of dr. john, allen toussaint, the faces & leon russell.
david kilgour and the heavy eights bobbie’s a girl
merge records lp / Cd “kilgour has made a virtue of teetering on a cliff edge, and it’s a hangout he seems more comfortable than ever to call home.” —Q
fly pan am C’est Ça
Constellation lp / Cd the pseudo-legendary avant-rock band from Constellation’s early years returns with a terrific new album of phantasmically noise-drenched & deconstructed shoegaze, electronics and kosmische punk.
lightning dust spectre
western vinyl lp / Cd black mountain cofounders amber webber and josh wells return as lightning dust, with an album that echoes the spirits of grace slick, beth gibbons, and juddee sill.
the sure fire soul ensemble build bridges
Colemine records lp / Cd the sure fire soul ensemble is a staple of the west Cost soul/jazz/funk scene and with their 3rd lp they solidify their position. stellar musicianship combined with unlimited drive & lag proof swing-ability.