Mac DeMarco
Salad Days [ Captured Tracks / CD - released 2/May/2014 ] Salad Days is the second full-length studio album by Canadian musician Mac DeMarco. He recorded the album in his apartment in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, New York, after he returned from touring. "I didn't want to freak anybody out... |
Angus & Julia Stone
Angus & Julia Stone [ EMI Australia / CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] Australian duo Angus & Julia Stone release their self-titled studio album. Produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin, it's a record steeped in feeling and filled with a newfound freedom and confidence that's palpable throughout. "This album is... |
Belle & Sebastian
Storytelling (LP) [ Jeepster / LP - released 18/Mar/2009 ] An extended meditation on one of the year's most talked about films; 34 minutes of instrumental film score and six new vocal tracks from the soundtrack to Todd Solondz's Storytelling as performed by Belle & Sebastian. |
Connan Mockasin
Caramel [ Mexican Summer / CD - released 29/Nov/2013 ] New Zealand via Paris/London pop sprite Connan Mockasin follows up the widely acclaimed oddball-psych of 2010's Forever Dolphin Love. Caramel boasts a unique brand of mutated, lustrous soul that was almost wholly self-recorded over a month in a Tokyo... |
Jungle
Jungle [ XL Recordings / CD - released 11/Jul/2014 ] Jungle are based around a core musical duo of lifelong friends known simply as 'J' and 'T', who expand to a thrilling seven piece live, and make mesmeric, kaleidoscopic modern soul that's unmistakably born in the UK but has true global appeal. The... |
Jungle
Jungle (LP) [ XL Recordings LP / LP - released 11/Jul/2014 ] Jungle are based around a core musical duo of lifelong friends known simply as 'J' and 'T', who expand to a thrilling seven piece live, and make mesmeric, kaleidoscopic modern soul that's unmistakably born in the UK but has true global appeal. The... |
Royal Blood
Royal Blood [ Warner Brothers UK / CD - released 22/Aug/2014 ] Featuring the singles, Little Monster, Out Of The Black and Figure It Out the album is a mixture of anguished vocals, ferocious drumming and bass that provides intricate detail as well as a rumble of rhythm. Royal Blood are the result of a lineage... |
St. Vincent
Actor (LP) [ 4AD / LP - released 11/May/2009 ] The follow-up to St. Vincent's (Annie Clark's) first album "Marry Me" (2007) features eleven new songs, all written and arranged by Clark. The arrangements are more masterful, the songwriting grander, the performances ever more confident and... |
Angel Olsen
Burn Your Fire For No Witness [ Jagjaguwar / CD - released 14/Mar/2014 ] Many of the superlatives describing Angel Olsen refer to how seemingly little it takes for her to leave an audience speechless, even spellbound. But Olsen has never been as timid as those descriptors imply, and the noisy, fiery hints in her earlier... |
Belle and Sebastian
Write About Love [ Rough Trade / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] A varied, captivating and occasionally disturbing trawl through the mind of Stuart Murdoch and his colleagues. The album features duets with Norah Jones and actress Carey Mulligan (An Education). |
Belle & Sebastian
Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance [ Matador / CD - released 16/Jan/2015 ] Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance is the long-awaited follow-up to 2010's Write About Love. Produced and mixed at Maze Studios in Atlanta by Ben H. Allen III, best known for his work with Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective, and Raury, among others, the... |
Royal Blood
Royal Blood (LP) [ Warner Brothers UK / LP - released 22/Aug/2014 ] Featuring the singles, Little Monster, Out Of The Black and Figure It Out the album is a mixture of anguished vocals, ferocious drumming and bass that provides intricate detail as well as a rumble of rhythm. Royal Blood are the result of a lineage... |
Sohn
Tremors (LP) [ 4AD / LP - released 4/Apr/2014 ] Having tantalized with 'The Wheel', 'Bloodflows' and 'Lessons', SOHN releases his debut solo album, the eagerly anticipated, Tremors will receive its worldwide via 4AD. Tremors is the way in which past traumas, as much as past successes, linger... |
St Vincent
Actor [ 4AD / CD - released 4/May/2009 ] The follow-up to St. Vincent's (Annie Clark's) first album "Marry Me" (2007) features eleven new songs, all written and arranged by Clark. The arrangements are more masterful, the songwriting grander, the performances ever more confident and... |
Angus & Julia Stone
Angus & Julia Stone (2LP) [ EMI Australia / 2 LP - released 1/Aug/2014 ] Australian duo Angus & Julia Stone release their self-titled studio album. Produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin, it's a record steeped in feeling and filled with a newfound freedom and confidence that's palpable throughout. |
Ariel Pink
Pom Pom [ 4AD / CD - released 14/Nov/2014 ] Across its 17 tracks and 69 minutes, pom pom is unfiltered Ariel, a pied piper of the absurd, with infectious tales of romance, murder, frog princes and Jell-O. The record sees the Los Angeles native strike it out alone, returning to the solo moniker... |
Ariel Pink
Pom Pom (LP) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 14/Nov/2014 ] Across its 17 tracks and 69 minutes, pom pom is unfiltered Ariel, a pied piper of the absurd, with infectious tales of romance, murder, frog princes and Jell-O. The record sees the Los Angeles native strike it out alone, returning to the solo moniker... |
Banks
Goddess (Deluxe) [ Capitol / CD - released 5/Sep/2014 ] The debut album from Banks includes nine new tracks as well as underground favourites 'Waiting Game', 'Brain', 'This Is What It Feels Like', 'Change' and 'Warm Water'. Produced by frequent collaborator Lil Silva, it's a powerful mission statement... |
Belle and Sebastian
BBC Sessions (Double LP) [ Matador / 2 LP - released 18/Nov/2008 ] Fourteen gorgeous tracks recorded for the BBC between 1996 and 2001. At the time, Belle and Sebastian rarely performed live, so all these songs are noticeably different from the studio versions. This limited, deluxe album contains an entire live show... |
Belle & Sebastian
The Boy With The Arab Strap - LP [ Jeepster / LP - released 18/Mar/2009 ] After 1997's If You're Feeling Sinister made them critics' darlings, Scottish octet Belle And Sebastian ran straight into a series of label woes, and into the inevitable feeding frenzy that surrounds a free agent with their prodigious talents. Their... |
Belle & Sebastian
Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance (2LP) [ Matador / 2 LP - released 16/Jan/2015 ] Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance is the long-awaited follow-up to 2010's Write About Love. Produced and mixed at Maze Studios in Atlanta by Ben H. Allen III, best known for his work with Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective, and Raury, among others, the... |
Dan Deacon
Spiderman Of The Rings [ Mistletone / CD - released 13/Oct/2008 ] |
Flying Lotus
You're Dead! [ Warp Records / CD - released 3/Oct/2014 ] You're Dead!' is a shamanic pilgrimage into the psychedelic unknown of the infinite afterlife. A sonic, visual and metaphysical fusion of technological innovation and technical virtuosity that amounts to a transcendent, mind-expanding plasm that... |
Flying Lotus
You're Dead! (180g Double LP) [ Warp Records / LP - released 3/Oct/2014 ] You're Dead!' is a shamanic pilgrimage into the psychedelic unknown of the infinite afterlife. A sonic, visual and metaphysical fusion of technological innovation and technical virtuosity that amounts to a transcendent, mind-expanding plasm that... |
Future Islands
Singles [ 4AD / CD - released 21/Mar/2014 ] Future Islands release Singles, their debut album for 4AD and their boldest and most immediate work to date. The Baltimore trio consists of enigmatic front man Sam Herring, bassist/guitarist William Cashion and keyboardist/guitarist/programmer... |
Iceage
Plowing Into The Fields Of Love [ Matador / CD - released 3/Oct/2014 ] Plowing into the Field of Love is the third album from Copenhagen's ICEAGE. It is new, bold and forceful. Channeling the rage and emotion of their tempestuous early releases into finely honed musicianship, Plowing Into The Field of Love features... |
Iceage
Plowing Into The Fields Of Love LP [ Matador / 2 LP - released 3/Oct/2014 ] Plowing into the Field of Love is the third album from Copenhagen's ICEAGE. It is new, bold and forceful. Channeling the rage and emotion of their tempestuous early releases into finely honed musicianship, Plowing Into The Field of Love features... |
Jungle
Busy Earnin' (12") [ XL Recordings / 12in - released 18/Apr/2014 ] JUNGLE are based around a core musical duo known simply as "J" and "T", but expand to a seven piece live band, who make moody modern soul. One of the UK Summer hits of 2014 with it's driving horn section backed with the equally infectious 'The Heat'. |
Little Dragon
Nabuma Rubberband [ Because / CD - released 9/May/2014 ] Three years on from the release of Ritual Union, Little Dragon return with their highly anticipated fourth album, the futuristic sounding 'Nabuma Rubberband'. Over the course of three critically-lauded albums, Little Dragon have established... |
Little Dragon
Nabuma Rubberband (LP) [ Because / LP - released 25/Jul/2014 ] Gothenburg's Little Dragon has steadily grown from being the biggest underground secret to international acclaim after three successful albums and touring all over the world. Their energetic live set and unique recording process has made fans out of... |
Perfect Pussy
Say Yes To Love [ Inertia / CD - released 18/Apr/2014 ] Syracuse fiveāpiece Perfect Pussy sound like a hardcore band fronted by Joan of Arc: A swirling maelstrom of fire engulfs a singer who shouts with the ecstatic conviction of someone who would rather die than apologize. Following a searing... |
Princess Chelsea
Lil' Golden Book [ Lil Chief / CD - released 2/May/2011 ] The debut album from NZ composer and bedroom recording artist, Princess Chelsea. "the soundtrack to an old Disney movie meets Kraftwerk fronted by Enya in a 60s production of Les Mis...set in space". |
Ratking
So It Goes [ CD - released 4/Apr/2014 ] From start to finish, So It Goes maintains the gritty, NYC aesthetic the group has become known for. If you liked what you heard on the singles "Canal" and "So Sick Stories" featuring King Krule, then this album is a must listen. Much is often... |
Ratking
So It Goes (LP) [ 2 LP - released 4/Apr/2014 ] From start to finish, So It Goes maintains the gritty, NYC aesthetic the group has become known for. If you liked what you heard on the singles "Canal" and "So Sick Stories" featuring King Krule, then this album is a must listen. |
Rustie
Glass Swords [ Warp / CD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] Rustie's immensely anticipated, two-years-in-the-making full length debut. |
Sohn
Tremors [ 4AD / CD - released 4/Apr/2014 ] Having tantalized with 'The Wheel', 'Bloodflows' and 'Lessons', SOHN releases his debut solo album, the eagerly anticipated, Tremors will receive its worldwide via 4AD. Tremors is the way in which past traumas, as much as past successes, linger... |
St. Vincent
St Vincent [ Caroline / CD - released 28/Feb/2014 ] The fourth album for St Vincent, aka Annie Clark, finds this musician at her most assured, as she meshes distorted, aggressive electric guitars and ethereal vocal and synthesizer arrangements on top of an infectious rhythm section and relentless... |
St. Vincent
Strange Mercy [ 4AD / CD - released 12/Sep/2011 ] Brooklyn-based Annie Clark's popularity has grown considerably in the past few years - from a costumed member of Polyphonic Spree and winged member of Sufjan Stevens' band to an exceptional artist in her own right as St. Vincent. Clark's debut... |
Tiny Ruins
Haunts EP [ BIGPOND CD / CD - released 19/Apr/2013 ] Haunts is an EP comprised of demos and b-sides mostly written prior to Some Were Meant For Sea. so even though it is a step forward in terms of a new release, it is one that casts an eye back to Fullbrook's early writing, perhaps a resetting of the... |