Carnivorous Plant Society
The People Below (Graphic Novel) [ Carnivorous Plant Society / Book - released 2/Aug/2019 ] The People Below The People Below is a story of an unlikely and very wrinkly hero named Shid. The novel explores class inequality in a city trapped in a floating bubble, suspended from an alien's mouth. It features a small, wretched man and his... |
David Byrne
American Utopia On Broadway (Original Cast Recording) [ ADA / Warner / 2 CD - released 22/Nov/2019 ] David Byrne's sold out international tour in support of his first-ever chart-topping album was the most critically lauded tour of 2018, with fans and critics comparing it to his legendary Stop Making Sense tour with the Talking Heads. In... |
Lana Del Rey
NFR aka Norman Fucking Rockwell [ Polydor / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] NFR was mainly produced and co-written with Jack Antonoff and includes 'Venice Bitch,' 'Mariners Apartment Complex,' 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but I have it,' and a cover of Sublime's 'Doin' Time'. |
Lana Del Rey
Norman Fucking Rockwell (Double Gatefold LP) [ Polydor / 2 LP - released 28/Feb/2020 ] NFR was mainly produced and co-written with Jack Antonoff and includes 'Venice Bitch,' 'Mariners Apartment Complex,' 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but I have it,' and the current release, a cover of Sublime's 'Doin' Time'. |
Aldous Harding
Designer [ Flying Nun / CD - released 26/Apr/2019 ] Aldous Harding's third album Designer is finally released as a fully formed body of work. The songs in this collection were all written on the road by Harding last year during a 200-date tour. Reuniting with John Parish, producer of Party, Harding... |
Angel Olsen
All Mirrors [ Jagjaguwar / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Olsen's bold and unexpected All Mirrors comes over three years after the release of My Woman, a top 10 critically praised album of 2016. On her vulnerable new album, All Mirrors, Olsen takes an introspective deep dive towards internal destinations... |
Angel Olsen
All Mirrors (Double Gatefold LP) [ Jagjaguwar / 2 LP - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Olsen's bold and unexpected All Mirrors comes over three years after the release of My Woman, a top 10 critically praised album of 2016. On her vulnerable new album, All Mirrors, Olsen takes an introspective deep dive towards internal destinations... |
Beach House
7 (LP) [ Sub Pop / LP - released 11/May/2018 ] 7 is the 7th full-length record from Baltimore duo Beach House. Featuring the Valentine's Day single 'Lemon Glow', as well as 'Black Car', 'Drunk In LA', 'Dark Spring' and 'Dive', all of the songs on 7 began in Beach House's home studio in... |
Big Thief
Two Hands [ 4AD / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] Big Thief had only just finished work on their 3rd album, U.F.O.F. - "the celestial twin" - days before in a cabin studio in the woods of Washington State. Now it was time to birth U.F.O.F.'s sister album - "the earth twin" - Two Hands. |
Big Thief
Two Hands (LP) [ 4AD / LP - released 11/Oct/2019 ] Big Thief had only just finished work on their 3rd album, U.F.O.F. - "the celestial twin" - days before in a cabin studio in the woods of Washington State. Now it was time to birth U.F.O.F.'s sister album - "the earth twin" - Two Hands. 30 miles... |
Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan
Epistrophy [ ECM / CD - released 12/Apr/2019 ] Like their acclaimed ECM release Small Town of 2017 - which The Guardian called "wistful and mesmerizing… tonally ingenious and haunting" - Epistrophy by guitarist Bill Frisell and bassist Thomas Morgan was recorded at New York City's Village... |
black midi
schlagenheim (LP) [ Rough Trade / LP - released 21/Jun/2019 ] Since forming just over a year ago, black midi have quickly cemented their reputation as one of the hottest new underground bands, following a string of sold-out UK live dates and surprise shows punctuated by constantly shifting sets and blistering... |
Brad Mehldau
Finding Gabriel [ Nonesuch / CD - released 17/May/2019 ] Finding Gabriel comprises nine thematically related songs by Mehldau and features performances by him on piano, synthesizers, percussion, and Fender Rhodes, as well as vocals. Guest musicians include Ambrose Akinmusire, Sara Caswell, Kurt Elling,... |
Cate Le Bon
Reward (LP) [ Mexican Summer / LP - released 24/May/2019 ] It was on a mountainside in Cumbria that the first whispers of Cate Le Bon's fifth studio album poked their buds above the earth. "There's a strange romanticism to going a little bit crazy and playing the piano to yourself and singing into the... |
Charli XCX
Charli [ East West / Warner / CD - released 13/Sep/2019 ] Pop futurist Charli XCX returns with her third studio album. Charli is a collection of 15 songs and features the hit singles "1999" (Ft. Troye Sivan) and "Blame It On Your Love" (Ft. Lizzo). |
David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights
Bobbie's A Girl [ Merge / CD - released 20/Sep/2019 ] David Kilgour's 11th solo album, Bobbie's a girl is a quieter affair than fans may associate with the pioneer of New Zealand indie rock. "I tended to shy away from too much guitar playing for a point of difference and to mix things up for myself a... |
David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights
Bobbie's A Girl (LP) [ Merge / LP - released 20/Sep/2019 ] David Kilgour's 11th solo album, Bobbie's a girl is a quieter affair than fans may associate with the pioneer of New Zealand indie rock. "I tended to shy away from too much guitar playing for a point of difference and to mix things up for myself a... |
FKA twigs
Magdalene [ Young Turks / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] Magdalene is the follow up to FKA twigs' critically acclaimed Brit Award and Mercury Prize nominated debut LP1 The album was produced by FKA twigs and, as with LP1, the recording process has been directed by her at every stage. It was recorded... |
FKA twigs
Magdalene (LP) [ Young Turks / LP - released 8/Nov/2019 ] Magdalene is the follow up to FKA twigs' critically acclaimed Brit Award and Mercury Prize nominated debut LP1 The album was produced by FKA twigs and, as with LP1, the recording process has been directed by her at every stage. It was recorded... |
The Flaming Lips
King's Mouth: Music And Songs (LP) [ Rhino / Warner / LP - released 26/Jul/2019 ] King's Mouth sees the iconoclastic outfit once again tread uncharted territory. These 12 new originals are threaded together by cinematic narration courtesy of The Clash's Mick Jones. Additionally, the music parallels front man Wayne Coyne's... |
Floating Points
Crush [ Ninja Tune / CD - released 18/Oct/2019 ] Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points has announced his new album Crush will be released on 18 October on Ninja Tune. Along with the announcement he has shared new track 'Last Bloom' along with accompanying video by Hamill Industries and announced details... |
Floating Points
Crush (LP) [ Ninja Tune / LP - released 18/Oct/2019 ] Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points has announced his new album Crush will be released on 18 October on Ninja Tune. Along with the announcement he has shared new track 'Last Bloom' along with accompanying video by Hamill Industries and announced details... |
Freddie Gibbs / Madlib
Bandana (LP) [ Keep Cool / Rca Records / LP - released 30/Aug/2019 ] Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's long-awaited Bandana is now available! The follow-up from classic collaboration Pinata, Bandana spans 15 tracks and includes guest appearances by Anderson .Paak, Yassin Bey, and Black Thought as well as Pusha-T and... |
Jayda G
Significant Changes [ Ninja Tunes / CD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] After building excitement for the past few years with a seemingly endless run of great EPs, Berlin-based Canadian producer Jayda G now comes through with her debut album, Significant Changes on Ninja Tune. Significant Changes is anchored with the... |
Joshua Redman & Brooklyn Rider
Sun On Sand [ Nonesuch / Warner / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Sun On Sand comprises eight compositions from a suite by composer Patrick Zimmerli. Each piece in the suite, which premiered at London's Wigmore Hall in 2014, represents a different expression of light. Bassist Scott Colley and drummer Satoshi... |
Mermaidens
Look Me In The Eye (LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 6/Sep/2019 ] Look Me In The Eye sees Mermaidens scale new territory, fearlessly pushing sonic boundaries and producing a body of work as severe and progressive as it is vibrant and exhilarating. At the heart of the record lies the thematic exploration of female... |
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Ghosteen (LP) [ Kobalt / 2 LP - released 8/Nov/2019 ] Ghosteen is the follow-up to the acclaimed 2016 album 'Skeleton Tree'. The double album features 8 songs on 'Part 1', and 'Part 2' consists of two long songs, linked by a spoken word piece. |
Sharon Van Etten
Remind Me Tomorrow [ Jagjaguwar / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] Sharon Van Etten's Remind Me Tomorrow comes four years after Are We There, and reckons with the life that gets lived when you put off the small and inevitable maintenance in favor of something more present. Throughout Remind Me Tomorrow, Sharon Van... |
Sharon Van Etten
Remind Me Tomorrow (LP) [ Jagjaguwar / LP - released 18/Jan/2019 ] Sharon Van Etten's Remind Me Tomorrow comes four years after Are We There, and reckons with the life that gets lived when you put off the small and inevitable maintenance in favor of something more present. Throughout Remind Me Tomorrow, Sharon Van... |
Solange
When I Get Home (LP) [ Columbia / LP - released 16/Aug/2019 ] This release represents the next phase in Solange's evolution as an artist, and is the follow up to her critically acclaimed 2016 album A Seat at the Table. When I Get Home was written, performed, and executive produced by Solange, and includes... |
Thom Yorke
ANIMA [ XL Recordings / CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] Thom Yorke's third solo album ANIMA, described by him in an interview as "dystopian", was written and produced in collaboration with Nigel Godrich and will be accompanied by a short film of the same name: a "one-reeler" directed by Yorke and Paul... |
Tom Ludvigson & Trevor Reekie
Roto [ Trip To The Moon / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] The Roto sessions took place on Sundays, a creative routine Ludvigson & Reekie (Trip To The Moon) have been observing for over 20 years. Roto is their 7th album together. The album is a collection of live Electro-Acoustic-Ambient improvisations -... |
Various Artists
Body Beat: Soca-Dub And Electronic Calypso (1979-98) (LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 25/Oct/2019 ] 17 obscure Soca B-side versions, dubs, instrumentals and edits as well as vocal tracks influenced by disco, boogie, house-music, soul and the more conscious lyrics of roots reggae. Owing as much to New York, Toronto and London as to the Caribbean... |
Various Artists
Mr Bongo Record Club Vol 3 (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Volume Three in the Mr Bongo Record club series. Another showcase of recent vinyl finds and favourites from our DJ sets and radio shows. This is an extra special one however, as it lands in 2019, the year that we celebrate 30 years since it all began... |
Weyes Blood
Titanic Rising [ Sub Pop / CD - released 5/Apr/2019 ] "Titanic Rising is a revelation. These opulent, sculptural songs have sacrificed none of Mering's idiosyncrasy, or ability to unnerve." - Mojo |
Hama
Houmeissa [ Sahel Sounds / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] Nigerian composer Hama presents a groundbreaking album of traditional electronic desert folk songs, hovering somewhere between early 90s techno and synthwave. Nomadic herding ballads, ancient caravan songs, and ceremonial wedding chants are all... |
Hama
Houmeissa (LP) [ Sahel Sounds / LP - released 18/Jan/2019 ] Nigerian composer Hama presents a groundbreaking album of traditional electronic desert folk songs, hovering somewhere between early 90s techno and synthwave. Nomadic herding ballads, ancient caravan songs, and ceremonial wedding chants are all... |
Bibio
Ribbons [ Warp / CD - released 12/Apr/2019 ] "This album has been made very much in admiration of nature yet through a tinted window of manmade escapism. Spending more time in the british countryside, walking, photographing, listening and recording has certainly affected how I've been thinking... |
Danny Brown
uknowhatimsayin¿ (LP) [ Warp / LP - released 22/Nov/2019 ] In the nearly ten years since Danny Brown's first album was released, he has permeated both underground and mainstream music culture with an authentic and ever-evolving persona and a sound wholly his own, transcending genres and any parameters the... |
Ekiti Sound
Abeg No Vex (Double LP) [ Crammed Disc / Ekiti Sound LP / 2 LP - released 5/Apr/2019 ] Recorded in Lagos, Ekit Sound's debut album 'Abeg No Vex' fuses underground electronic music, fat hip hop drums, rolling African percussion, the vocal variety of Nigerian folklore and pop, and mixes it all in a calabash of big room party bounce to... |