The following Pop & Rock titles are due for release / re-release in the near future.
Laufey
Bewitched: The Goddess Edition [ AWAL / CD - due 26/Apr/2024 ] Composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey continues her story by writing and recording Bewitched, her second album. Inspired by jazz greats and classical masters while possessing a point of view that could only be conveyed by a... |
Laufey
Bewitched: The Goddess Edition (LP) [ AWAL / 2 LP - due 26/Apr/2024 ] Coloured vinyl version, expanded with three additional tracks, new cover art & board game. Composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey continues her story by writing and recording Bewitched, her second album. Inspired by jazz... |
Chris Stapleton
From A Room: Volume 1 [ Mercury Nashville / CD - due 3/May/2024 ] From A Room takes its name from Nashville's historic RCA Studio A, where it was recorded during the winter of 2016-17. Once again produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb, Volume 1 features eight original songs as well as a rendition of... |
Chris Stapleton
From A Room: Volume 2 [ Mercury Nashville / CD - due 3/May/2024 ] Chris Stapleton's From A Room: Volume 2 takes its name from Nashville's historic RCA Studio A (the capital "A" in "From A Room") where it was recorded over the last year with Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb. Along with Stapleton on vocals and... |
Kamasi Washington
Fearless Movement [ Young / 2 CD - due 3/May/2024 ] On his first solo record in six years, Washington turns his attention to dance - a natural progression of the Los Angeles born artist's ongoing study of music as a means of connection. His 2015 album The Epic, as well as 2018's Heaven and Earth were... |
Kamasi Washington
Fearless Movement (Black Vinyl LP) [ Young / 2 LP - due 3/May/2024 ] On his first solo record in six years, Washington turns his attention to dance - a natural progression of the Los Angeles born artist's ongoing study of music as a means of connection. His 2015 album The Epic, as well as 2018's Heaven and Earth were... |
Kamasi Washington
Fearless Movement (Indies Exclusive Coloured Vinyl LP) [ Young / 2 LP - due 3/May/2024 ] On his first solo record in six years, Washington turns his attention to dance - a natural progression of the Los Angeles born artist's ongoing study of music as a means of connection. His 2015 album The Epic, as well as 2018's Heaven and Earth were... |
Mdou Moctar
Funeral For Justice [ Matador / CD - due 3/May/2024 ] Nigerien rock icon Mdou Moctar returns with Funeral for Justice. It's the sound of a band united in their defiance of colonial powers and channelling that rage through feedbacking guitars and unflinching political lyrics. Though inspired by the... |
Mdou Moctar
Funeral For Justice (Black Vinyl LP) [ Matador / LP - due 3/May/2024 ] Nigerien rock icon Mdou Moctar returns with Funeral for Justice. It's the sound of a band united in their defiance of colonial powers and channelling that rage through feedbacking guitars and unflinching political lyrics. Though inspired by the... |
Mdou Moctar
Funeral For Justice (Indies Only Red Vinyl LP) [ Matador / LP - due 3/May/2024 ] Nigerien rock icon Mdou Moctar returns with Funeral for Justice. It's the sound of a band united in their defiance of colonial powers and channelling that rage through feedbacking guitars and unflinching political lyrics. Though inspired by the... |
Sia
Reasonable Woman [ Atlantic / CD - due 3/May/2024 ] There is no artist in the world like Sia. Try to think about an artist who transformed from an in-demand indie pop vocalist and chanteuse into a global pop superstar more than a decade into their career. Try to imagine that same global pop superstar... |
Sia
Reasonable Woman (Pink Vinyl LP) [ Atlantic / LP - due 3/May/2024 ] There is no artist in the world like Sia. Try to think about an artist who transformed from an in-demand indie pop vocalist and chanteuse into a global pop superstar more than a decade into their career. Try to imagine that same global pop superstar... |
Jimi Hendrix
First Rays Of The New Rising Sun (LP) [ Legacy / 2 LP - due 10/May/2024 ] After years of legal wrangling, First Rays of the New Rising Sun was the initial album released under the direct supervision of the Hendrix family. These remastered classics, previously found on the posthumous albums The Cry of Love, War Heroes and... |
Jordan Rakei
The Loop (Indie Green Vinyl LP) [ Decca / 2 LP - due 10/May/2024 ] Grammy-award nominated Jordan Rakei is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter who, over soon-to-be-five studio albums, has been on a wide-ranging journey that explores the outer reaches of his inner psyche, traversing... |
Jordan Rakei
The Loop (LP) [ Decca / 2 LP - due 10/May/2024 ] Grammy-award nominated Jordan Rakei is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter who, over soon-to-be-five studio albums, has been on a wide-ranging journey that explores the outer reaches of his inner psyche, traversing... |
Jordan Rakei
The Loop [ Decca / CD - due 10/May/2024 ] Grammy-award nominated Jordan Rakei is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter who, over soon-to-be-five studio albums, has been on a wide-ranging journey that explores the outer reaches of his inner psyche, traversing... |
Kings Of Leon
Can We Please Have Fun [ Capitol / Interscope / CD - due 10/May/2024 ] GRAMMY award-winning, multi-platinum rock band Kings of Leon are coming back big with their 9th full-length studio album, Can We Please Have Fun. As its title suggests, it's a document of one of this era's great rock & roll bands cutting loose,... |
Kings Of Leon
Can We Please Have Fun (Indie Vinyl LP) [ Capitol / Interscope / LP - due 10/May/2024 ] GRAMMY award-winning, multi-platinum rock band Kings of Leon are coming back big with their 9th full-length studio album, Can We Please Have Fun. As its title suggests, it's a document of one of this era's great rock & roll bands cutting loose,... |
Kings Of Leon
Can We Please Have Fun (LP) [ Capitol / Interscope / LP - due 10/May/2024 ] GRAMMY award-winning, multi-platinum rock band Kings of Leon are coming back big with their 9th full-length studio album, Can We Please Have Fun. As its title suggests, it's a document of one of this era's great rock & roll bands cutting loose,... |
Billie Eilish
Hit me Hard and Soft [ Darkroom / Interscope / CD - due 17/May/2024 ] Billie Eilish's third studio album, Hit me Hard and Soft is her most daring body of work to date, a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs- ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end-does exactly as the album title suggests; hits you... |
Billie Eilish
Hit me Hard and Soft (Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP) [ Darkroom / Interscope / LP - due 17/May/2024 ] Billie Eilish's third studio album, Hit me Hard and Soft is her most daring body of work to date, a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs- ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end-does exactly as the album title suggests; hits you... |
Billie Eilish
Hit me Hard and Soft (LP) [ Darkroom / Interscope / LP - due 17/May/2024 ] Billie Eilish's third studio album, Hit me Hard and Soft is her most daring body of work to date, a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs- ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end-does exactly as the album title suggests; hits you... |
Shellac
To All Trains (LP) [ Touch & Go / LP - due 17/May/2024 ] This is Shellac's sixth studio LP. |
Twenty One Pilots
Clancy (Black Vinyl LP) [ Fueled By Ramen / LP - due 17/May/2024 ] Clancy marks Twenty One Pilots' first studio album in three years and follows their RIAA Gold certified LP, Scaled And Icy. Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun have established themselves as one of the most successful bands of the 21st century and redefined... |
Twenty One Pilots
Clancy (Limited Grey & Red Vinyl LP) [ Fueled By Ramen / LP - due 17/May/2024 ] Clancy marks Twenty One Pilots' first studio album in three years and follows their RIAA Gold certified LP, Scaled And Icy. Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun have established themselves as one of the most successful bands of the 21st century and redefined... |
Crowded House
Gravity Stairs [ BMG / CD - due 31/May/2024 ] Crowded House's eighth studio album. It's the act of climbing those figurative "gravity stairs," inspired by a heavy stone staircase near where Neil Finn vacations that he likens to his mindset as a creator. "It's a metaphor for getting a little... |
Crowded House
Gravity Stairs (LP) [ BMG / LP - due 31/May/2024 ] Crowded House's eighth studio album. It's the act of climbing those figurative "gravity stairs," inspired by a heavy stone staircase near where Neil Finn vacations that he likens to his mindset as a creator. "It's a metaphor for getting a little... |
Shapeshifter
Real Time (LP) [ Universal / 2 LP - due 7/Jun/2024 ] 2001 saw the release of Shapeshifters debut album Real Time. It included an iconic collaboration with vocalist Ladi6 on the track "Move With Me" as well as Kaps (Fabel) and Tiki (Salmonella Dub) on production. The album was awarded "Best... |
Shapeshifter
Riddim Wise (LP) [ Universal / 2 LP - due 7/Jun/2024 ] Shapeshifter released their second album Riddim Wise in 2004. With an emphasis in funky dance floor grooves, whilst still maintaining strong musical elements "Riddim Wise '' is viewed as the bands step towards a more atmospheric style of drum and... |
Shapeshifter
Rituals (LP) [ Universal Music / 2 LP - due 7/Jun/2024 ] Rituals is Shapeshifter's seventh studio album. This new record has been a long time in the making, as COVID 19 halted the process for release, but New Zealand's response allowed the band to tour the new songs and build the hype despite the... |
Shapeshifter
Shapeshifter Live (LP) [ Universal / 2 LP - due 7/Jun/2024 ] In 2007, Shapeshifter released their first and only live album entitled "Shapeshifter Live". Recorded on 29th September 2006 in the band's hometown of Christchurch, the album captures Shapeshifter's electrifying stage presence. The 6-track album... |
Shapeshifter
Stars (LP) [ Universal / 2 LP - due 7/Jun/2024 ] Shapeshifter's sixth album "Stars" is the follow up to the incredibly well-received album "Delta". Released in 2013, that album reached platinum status, spawned the platinum single 'In Colour', and earned the band the accolade of 'Best Group' and... |
Shapeshifter
The System Is A Vampire (LP) [ Universal / 2 LP - due 7/Jun/2024 ] Shapeshifter's fifth album, 'The System is a Vampire' showcases a band at the peak of their powers, capturing the essence, energy & vitality of one of our most exciting groups across eleven killer tracks, each highlighting the 5-piece's unique blend... |
Shapeshifter
Soulstice (LP) [ Universal Music / 2 LP - due 7/Jun/2024 ] 'Soulstice' is the astounding third album from local dancefloor kings, Shapeshifter. It features the single "Bring Change", as well as appearances from KP, Kye + a scorching track from Ladi 6. |
Earth Tongue
Great Haunting [ In The Red / CD - due 14/Jun/2024 ] Earth Tongue is a heavy psych rock two-piece from Wellington, New Zealand. Guitarist Gussie Larkin is a master of the fuzz-smothered riff, and along with Ezra Simons' off-kilter drumming, they've been sending punters into transcendental states since... |
Earth Tongue
Great Haunting (Green & Black Splatter Vinyl LP) [ In The Red / LP - due 14/Jun/2024 ] Earth Tongue is a heavy psych rock two-piece from Wellington, New Zealand. Guitarist Gussie Larkin is a master of the fuzz-smothered riff, and along with Ezra Simons' off-kilter drumming, they've been sending punters into transcendental states since... |
Aaron Frazer
Into The Blue [ Dead Oceans / CD - due 28/Jun/2024 ] Following Frazer's lauded 2021 debut, Into the Blue is expansive-a daring blend of soul, psychedelia, spaghetti western, disco, gospel and hip-hop, representing the impressive range of Frazer's sonic talents. "It's the clearest portrait of who I am... |
Aaron Frazer
Into The Blue (Frosted Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl LP) [ Dead Oceans / LP - due 28/Jun/2024 ] Following Frazer's lauded 2021 debut, Into the Blue is expansive-a daring blend of soul, psychedelia, spaghetti western, disco, gospel and hip-hop, representing the impressive range of Frazer's sonic talents. "It's the clearest portrait of who I am... |
Aaron Frazer
Into The Blue (LP) [ Dead Oceans / LP - due 28/Jun/2024 ] Following Frazer's lauded 2021 debut, Into the Blue is expansive-a daring blend of soul, psychedelia, spaghetti western, disco, gospel and hip-hop, representing the impressive range of Frazer's sonic talents. "It's the clearest portrait of who I am... |
Dirty Three
Love Changes Everything [ Anchor & Hope / CD - due 28/Jun/2024 ] Emerging once again from the unending waves crashing upon our fragile time-craft (adrift on the eternal ocean, and taking on water), Dirty Three are (a) back, (b) tangled in seaweed, and (c) not wasting another minute - as nothing is guaranteed. For... |