As this is the only week of the month with a significant number of releases, the latest episode of our releases guide encompasses the entirety of December.
1 December
Singer.Mattress.Cat Subtropical Personality
Written over the last two years on NYC’s Lower East Side on an old acoustic guitar and recorded in Melbourne, the forthcoming lo-fi project cements the artist’s memories–the good and the bad–hidden in a subtext of humorous melancholy.
Beans on Toast Kill Them With Kindness
The new record bounces between songs about the shitshow of planet earth and the fall of the establishment, to family life, planting trees, and the absurdities of modern living.
Hexjakt Blessing of the Damned
A brooding, ritualistic journey through despair and revelation, built on colossal riffs, suffocating atmosphere, and lyrics steeped in the tension between damnation and redemption.
3 December
Janaway International Luv EP
Blending pulsing jungle rhythms with the rich textures of Brazilian vocals, together, with his UK-centric underground lens.
4 December
pelowska end / start EP
Edinburgh trip-hop artist utilises retro synths and brooding soundscapes to reflect and explore themes of abuse, mental health and empowerment.
5 December
Tom Smith There Is Nothing In The Dark Which Isn’t There In The Light
Solo debut from the Editors’ frontman motivated by a desire to reconnect with the raw, acoustic beginnings of his songwriting.
Ólöf Arnalds Spira
The music evokes Joanna Newsom, Nico’s early solo albums and Vashti Bunyan but the deceptively simple arrangements and tightly braided melodies are, ultimately and unmistakably, very much her own.
Happy Mondays The Factory Singles
Compilation of all their singles for the Manchester label.
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Live God
18 tracks taken from their tour across the UK, Europe and North America in 2024 and ‘25.
Tutafarel Monte Casanova
A multimedia exploration of escape, survival, and unapologetic identity.
Joanna Hello Flower
A fusion of hard-edged indie rock with bass funk rhythms and crunching guitar riffs spiralling into infinity from a Manchester band whose 1989 is only now being released.
Daniel Knox Mercado 48
The album was recorded over two nights in the shop, just Daniel and the piano. You can hear cars driving by, people passing in the street, the creaking and breathing ambiance of unknown source that comes from an old shop at night.
Nick & June New Year’s Face
Their sound is an eclectic fusion of indie folk, evoking Bon Iver, Velvet Underground and Big Thief, blended with the dream-pop textures of Beach House and Lana Del Rey and the alternative rock of The National, St. Vincent and Mazzy Star.
Infinite Coles SweetFace Killah
A collection of 12 tracks that showcase Infinite’s innate vocal gifts, fearless approach to lyricism and songwriting, teaming up with producer Zach Witness to deliver a feast of sonic experimentations.
Melody’s Echo Chamber Unclouded
Unclouded sees Melody’s Echo Chamber embarking on a life-affirming new chapter. The title of the album was lifted from a quote from the Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, about achieving equilibrium: “You must see with eyes unclouded by hate. See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good. Pledge yourself to neither side”.
Tombstones Under Dark Skies
Powerhouse band known for their expansive psychedelic soundscapes.
Dälek & Charles Hayward HAYWARDxDÄLEK
A new collaborative album from acclaimed This Heat drummer and creative force Charles Hayward and rapper/producer Will Brooks (aka MC dälek).
Lola Consuelos Sorry It’s All About Me EP
The EP showcases her wry sense of humour, emotional honesty and unfiltered storytelling, blending glossy pop melodies with a cool, understated edge.
mildred Red EP
A band from Oakland, CA of four equal parts: four singers, four songwriters.
Lemondaze subtext EP
An immersive blend of post-rock, shoegaze, and grungy emotional weight.
Hello Cosmos Come Out Tonight
Manchester group fuse post-punk, rave, spoken word, and psychedelia into an ecstatic, urgent sound.
Jacky Cougar & The Vampyres From Africa Jacky Cougar & The Vampyres From Africa
11 tracks of electro punk, melding his massive love for the delta blues, post punk, Krautrock and hip hop
Silent Child Voices in the Dark EP
Genre fluidity, blending rock, alternative, and electronic elements into an immersive, dynamic soundscape.
Eamon Ivri & JQ Lattice of Memory
The album spools outwards in different directions from its origins as field recordings, audio ripped online, acoustic instrumentation and improvisation. The result aims to extrapolate the source material into music that is both tactile and gestural, creating a form of digital folklore.
Homegrown Homegrown
Gothenburg heavy rock band replaces vocals with pure chemistry, fuzzed-out riffs, hypnotic grooves, and expansive psychedelic jams that balance power and transcendence in equal measure.
Peals Seltzer
Digital release of 2015 cassette when the duo was composing music for site-specific art installations, experimenting with interactive ambient music generators.
Anna of the North Girl in a Bottle
The album will be presented in two parts, with the second instalment, Girl in a Bottle: Please Recycle, arriving in 2026. The project reflects on the plastic nature of the modern world – the fleeting character of relationships, the constant churn of people and experiences
Scotia Rose Good Times EP
Sonically, it’s heavy pop through a rock n’ roll lens with big hooks and roaring guitar solos. Lyrically fresh and clever, it explores a range of themes from existential dread to finding love at the club.
Silk Daisies Silk Daisies
First release from a dream pop/post-punk project out of Atlanta, GA.
Persefone Live in Andorra
Recorded at a one-off orchestral show in the National Auditorium of their home country Andorra in May 2024, the six-piece band take their already sophisticated sound to even grander heights.
3Head You Are More Beautiful
A concoction of electric violin, heavy bass and toasting.
Greystone Canyon Something Borrowed… Something New
As the title suggests, it’s a hybrid record – a mix of new original songs and hand-picked classics from the bands that shaped their sound, including Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, UFO, and Neil Young.
Deniece Pearson Free Queen See
Lead singer of Five Star whose 15-track self-written & produced album blends pop, reggae and R&B with spiritual insight, soulful harmonies.
6 December
Pebe Sebert Pebe Sebert
The long-awaited collection showcases Sebert’s original recordings from the 1980s, unearthed and newly remastered for modern listening. Best known for crafting chart-topping hits for other artists – including her daughter, global pop superstar Kesha – Sebert steps into the spotlight.
8 December
Bryan Adams & Friends A Great Big Holiday Jam
A Christmas album that brings together an all-star cast of friends from Canada (for a TV Special) including Alessia Cara, Alan Doyle, Barenaked Ladies and The Sheepdogs.
12 December
Greywind Severed Heart City
Irish emo duo with an extended allegory for the stages of trauma, and one’s inner struggle to find resolution.
Half Dizzy Yard Sale
A raw and reflective punk rock scrapbook; an album built from the pieces of a life lived loud, lost, and learned the hard way.
Begging Dog Demo 1
An outlet for his work outside of the band Choir Boy, Begging Dog finds Jeff Kleinman embracing the mundane with a raw, homespun sound that nods to garage punk and plain language lyricism
Kramer … and the crimson moon whispers goodbye
A four-part drone-poem for The Living and The Dead, rooted in deep listening and subconscious exploration
The Gold Needles Mood Elevator
Band fusing powerpop with psych and prog.
Massimo Silverio Surtum
His sound blends folklore with electro-minimalism. He sings in Carnic, the ancient language spoken in the Alps in the northeastern region of Italy, where he was born.
David Galas The Nihilist
Lyrics drenched in apocalyptic pessimism and sounds that take over the legacy of bands like The Mission, Mephisto Waltz, and Joy Division.
Fat White Family Konk If You’re Lonely: Fat White Family Live at Konk Studios
Featuring 13 career spanning tracks recorded live in one day at London’s Konk Studios.
LostAlone Memories Under A Microscope
Disc 1 – the ‘greatest hits’ – an easy-to-digest introduction to the most overtly commercial and pop-tastic morsels from the LostAlone catalogue. Disc 2 – new, unreleased, and rare works
Patrick Smith Words Underlined
The album showcases both a hungry jazz eclecticism and superb improvisational instincts. Alternating between fully composed Smith originals and improvised pieces, the material spans everything from buoyant post-bop and their gruff, mangy take on Miles-lineage fusion to evocative balladry and questing ambience.
Snowbird moon
Tenth anniversary reissue of their debut album which ranges from gently pulsating, pop-centric trails to lingering, luminous ballads.
SOWA Gdansk Macabre
A dark fusion of Heavy Post-Prog, 90s Alt & Stoner Power.
Daniel Leigh Homeland
Solo debut from the Editors’ frontman motivated by a desire to reconnect with the raw, acoustic beginnings of his songwriting.
16 December
hi, low hi, low for mayor
Seven track debut album from indie rock duo touches on self-reflection, current and former friendships, significant others, altruism, and death.
18 December
Theo Bleak Bargaining
Mixtape filled with heartfelt confessions, musings on grief, and desire for connection written throughout a transformative year in the raw songwriter’s life.
19 December
Scheiten Wine for a Tormented Soul
Having formed in 1996 by Pierre Törnkvist, Scheitan began with black metal roots but evolved to define their current gothic rock sound and continue to build on their sound.
25 December
St Unholyness Through High Holy Haze
The band describe their sound as chromed stoner doom with groove and style, built around the serrated bite of an HM-2 guitar tone more often heard in Swedish death metal.
