Hayden Pedigo I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away
Pedigo has crafted an intentionally maximalist, genre-resistant work of warped instrumental Americana on this release, which he calls “a micro-dose psychedelic album…as if somebody had cut up a tab of LSD and put on a Fahey record.”
Mark Molnar EXO
An adventurous, affecting & hermetic work of modern chamber music on which Molnar records & plays every instrument. EXO conveys real force and feeling in its expert balancing of dissonance and deconstruction with melodic and harmonic flow, underpinned by a sensibility drawn from the materiality of electroacoustic music and the roiling saturated undertow of ambient metal.
Rebecca Foon & Aliayta Foon-Dancoes Reverie
It melds cellist Rebecca’s post-rock and semi-improvised sensibility forged from over two decades playing in DIY/indie bands like Esmerine, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, and Set Fire To Flames with violinist Aliayta’s more recent trajectory from award-winning virtuosic performer to academically shaped explorations of interdisciplinary composition.
North Mississippi Allstars Still Shakin’
They came up with the phrase Modern Mississippi Music to describe their collision of styles and attitudes: an obsession with Mississippi Hill Country and Sacred Steel cross-bred with their stoner/punk/psychedelic jams.
Comet Gain Letters To Ordinary Outsiders
Band that blend French New Wave with English kitchen-sink heart, Riot Grrrl with acid punk, and C86 with Post-Punk and Northern Soul
Christian Lee Hutson Paradise Pop. 10 Deluxe
Recorded over a weekend at Los Angeles’s famed Sound City Studios – where Johnny Cash, Tom Petty and and Fleetwood Mac have also recorded well-loved songs, Christian Lee Hutson reimagined five tracks from his latest album and a previous fan favourite, “Rubberneckers”, for ‘Paradise Pop. 10 Deluxe’
McKinley Dixon Magic, Alive!
Chicago-based rappers whose latest is the story of three kids who lose their best friend and wrestle with the subsequent turmoil.
Frankie and the Witch Fingers Trash Classic
Psych punk band with their newly-refined sonic palette, putting grimy synths front and centre alongside fuzzed-out angular guitars and muscular, precision-strike drumming.
Little Simz Lotus
Latest from the Mercury Prize winner whose title embodies renewal and growth, mirroring her evolving artistry and the album’s thematic voyage through life’s intricate phases.
Pulp More
Their first new album in 24 years shows that Jarvis Cocker has lost none of his eye for detail and compelling narrative.
Pippa Blundell common thread
Taking inspiration from the storytelling lineage of folk music, whilst also bringing in ambient sounds and classical vocal influences, ‘common thread’ is influenced by the likes of Anna B Savage, Laura Marling, This Is The Kit and The Weather Station.
Wylderness Safe Mode EP
Cardiff indie / shoegaze band. The concept of their EP is reimagining the software and tech boom of the 90s. But instead of being centred on the west coast of America, it takes place in the south coast of Wales.
Page Barnard Find Your Way Back
Australian americana. An introspective and emotionally raw collection of songs, recorded in Bernard Fanning’s studio in Byron Bay
Drainolith Macbeth
Epic electronic dissonance, raw no wave, fragmentary free jazz, splintered industrial hip hop & more, exploring street life, addiction, the tension between city living / inner life.
Chloe Foy Complete Fool
It captures a deepened, richer sound, merging rock-tinged folk with classic strings and layered vocals.
Phase Transition In Search of Being
Portuguese group thar combines modern production with symphonic and groove-filled prog metal.
Black Market Karma Mellowmaker
The record embraces analogue imperfections and tape wobble, splicing them with modern techniques to create a “cassette-ified” lo-fi psychedelia blending ‘60s pop, ‘90s neo-psych, and crunchy hip-hop breakbeats.
Jane Paknia Millions of Years of Longing
EP from composer drawing influence from the likes of PC Music and Caroline Polachek, as well as Bach, free jazz, and Alice Coltrane.
Phoebe Rings Aseurai
This album takes their dream pop roots and supercharges them with touches of jazz, disco and Korean city pop.
The Prestige Amer
Parisian experimental hardcore band reemerge with dark, riffs that grip you by the throat, intertwined with moments of melodic softness that create enchanting soundscapes.
Rothco Fools Gold EP
Their sound is an alluring blend of influences that impresses in its effortless blending of elements from abrasive punk, brooding psychedelic, disco and gothic post-punk.
Mother Mother Nostalgia
It’s heartfelt and dark, funnelling themes of alienation, existentialism, self-love and self-hate, gender roles, and spirituality through the vibrant imagery of otherworldly landscapes and mythical creatures.
The Inspector Cluzo Less is More
French organic rock farmers whose album’s concept and lyrics are inspired by the works of Henry David Thoreau and Guy Debord and addresses the band’s genuine concerns about post-growth and post-growth culture.
Jools Violent Delights
Violent Delights equally lends from the worlds of metal, rap, post-hardcore and hip-hop as much as it does the post-punk of its surface layer.
The Knocks & Dragonette Revelation
Two synth pop bands combine for new album
Harry the Nightgown Ugh
Avant / pop outfit with an eleven-song exercise in freaked-out perfectionism.
Three Quarter Skies On Fire EP
EP from Simon Scott of Slowdive includes reworkings by Spacemen 3’s Sonic Boom and Graham Sutton from Bark Psychosis.
Cynthia Erivo I Forgive You
She cowrote each song and showcases the range of her vocals. Holding nothing back and opening up more than ever before, she traces a personal, poetic, and poignant journey through romance, heartbreak, love, forgiveness, rebirth, and new beginnings.
Lifeguard Ripped and Torn
Noisy and immediate, cryptic but heartfelt, they draw inspiration from punk, dub, power-pop and experimental sounds.
Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe Luminal & Lateral
Two albums. Luminal is Dream music. Lateral is Space music.
A-Z A2Z2
A-Z remains committed to heavy music that is sophisticated but hooky and accessible.
Holy Scum All We Have Is Never
A band featuring members of Gnod, Dälek, Action Beat and now Ghold.
Diaz Brothers The World Is Yours
Formed from the ashes of 1980s UK Hardcore stalwarts HDQ when legendary guitarist Dickie Hammond passed too soon, Diaz Brothers are forging a sound of their own which combines melody with the meaty power of thick duelling guitars.
Alien Nosejob Forced Communal Existence
It binds five 7″s and a couple of comp tracks onto a 23 track LP, with the front and back cover art to suit. Fans of rare 60’s and 70’s garage and punk 7″ single compilations rejoice!
Beoga Phases
Fresh off playing Ed Sheeran’s Old Phone Pop Up at weekend two of Coachella, where they performed with Sheeran, Shaboozey and Alex Warren. Irish folk
Rob Wheeler Leave Tomorrow
The album explores themes of hope, escape and self-acceptance. Bringing a refreshing perspective to the country music landscape, he authentically blends his Cheshire roots with American influences.
Suzie Ungerleider Among The Evergreens
Americana. “I love origin stories,” says the Vancouver musician. “I love finding out where people are and how they got there, so I’m constantly thinking about that. ”
Autumn Lies Buried Mob Mentality EP
With a unique blend of metal and rap, they have earned a reputation for grabbing listeners by the ears and taking them on a sonic journey that is as heavy as it is provocative.
Prisoner Kill The King
Thrash metal from Calgary
After Ours Imaginary Friend
New Jersey songwriter. Written between New York and Los Angeles, the album was recorded over ten days with Josef Kuhn in his Nashville studio and mixed by Al Carlson (Jessica Pratt, Weyes Blood, Arthur).
Katatonia Extensions of the Waking State
They continue to redefine the emotional spectrum of their genre, shifting between haunting vulnerability and commanding artistry with sonic landscapes that evoke dystopia, inner demons, purity, and beauty alike.
