VIDEO: PINS – ‘LUVU4LYF’

The first track from PINS debut EP LUVU4LYF, released on glittery 10″ vinyl in collaboration with Bella Union. Order here Video credits: Director – Sing J Lee Director of Photography – Davey Gilder Editors – Sing J Lee & Dan W Jacobs
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the birth of Bella Union Records, and to celebrate they have teamed up with Rough Trade Shops to compile 145 minutes and 52 seconds minutes of music, old and new, that reflects fondly on the beginnings of the label and looks towards the prospects of the future. As […]

NEWS: BELLA UNION – 15TH ANNIVERSARY COMPILATION WITH ROUGH TRADE

ALBUM: WILD NOTHING – NOCTURNE

To me, Jack Tatum’s music has always seemed contradictory. On his 2010 album, Gemini, Tatum used the stylistic devices of pop music as a stencil to aid his vision. Verses sunk into choruses perfectly, bridges obligingly followed and earworms were unearthed in their masses. As if Tatum’s song writing was akin to slotting together pieces […]
On Monday 23rd July Brooklynite Rimar will release his new EP ‘Closer’ on Bella Union. Rimar came to our attention last year with the rather sublime EP Higher Ground, seven songs which showcased his talents to mould 70’s funk with the smoothness of modern R&B. These are themes he continues on Closer, taking the brash rhythm […]

NEWS: RIMAR – STREAM A TRACK FROM THE FORTHCOMING EP

NEWS: THE WALKMEN – TWO NEW VIDEOS + UK LIVE DATES

The Walkmen have a new visual accompaniments to share with you for ‘The Love You Love’ taken from their new album Heaven. This beautifully shot black & white video was directed by Sean Pecknold and sees Hamilton and his son looking rather creepy in a house with floating cats and fireworks, the whole thing has […]
Bella Union records are thrilled to announce the signing of Wild Nothing who returns this summer with second album ‘Nocturne’, the follow-up release to his acclaimed debut ‘Gemini’. Ask Jack Tatum what ‘Wild Nothing’ means and he’ll answer: ‘a contradiction’. In 2010, 21 year old Tatum released one of the finest cult pop records of […]

NEWS: WILD NOTHING – VIDEO FOR NEW SONG ‘SHADOW’ + 2ND ALBUM DETAILS

NEWS: FLAMING LIPS – NEW ALBUM & NEW LABEL

Bella Union are truly thrilled to announce the signing of one of our all-time favourite bands The Flaming Lips. The Flaming Lips’ first release for the label will be a project that’s shaping up to be one of the most talked-about releases of the year: THE FLAMING LIPS AND HEADY FWENDS. In between one-off shows […]
Beach House are pleased to announce the ‘Frightened Eyes‘ 2012 tour, in support of Bloom, the Baltimore-based band’s critically-acclaimed new album. The tour will begin September 13th in Richmond, VA at The National and close on November 19th at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. Upcoming UK live info below… Friday 31 August – DORSET – End Of The Road festival […]

NEWS: BEACH HOUSE – ‘LAZULI’ VIDEO + UK LIVE DATES

NEWS: LAWRENCE ARABIA – WATCH THE VIDEO TO ALBUM TRACK ‘TRAVELLING SHOES’

New Zealand songwriter / producer Lawrence Arabia returns this July with The Sparrow, the follow up to the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Chant Darling. One of the album’s many highlights is Travelling Shoes which has just been made available for free download. Venturing away from the harmony-laden, classic pop production of that release, The Sparrow is […]
Approaching the release of her eagerly anticipated album ‘The House That Jack Built’ (due out June 26th via Bella Union) Jesca Hoop releases the video for her first single from the album “Born To”. The video features two versions of Jesca and illustrates the “what if?” “Born To” asks a question we’ve all asked ourselves […]

NEWS: JESCA HOOP – ‘BORN TO’ VIDEO + NEW ALBUM DETAILS