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Laura Marling
Semper Femina (LP) [ More Alarming / LP - released 10/Mar/2017 ] There is a line from Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid that nearly a decade ago Laura Marling decided to have tattooed on her leg: "Varium et mutabile semper femina" it runs, translating roughly as "A woman is an ever fickle and changeable thing."... |
Laura Marling
Song For Our Daughter (LP) [ Partisan / LP - released 7/Aug/2020 ] Laura Marling's exquisite seventh album 'Song For Our Daughter' arrives almost without preamble or warning in the midst of uncharted global chaos, and yet instantly and tenderly offers a sense of purpose, clarity and calm. As a balm for the soul,... |
Lee Hazlewood
Trouble Is A Lonesome Town [ Light In The Attic / CD - released 5/Apr/2013 ] Lee Hazlewood is the famed producer best known for his work with Duane Eddy and Nancy Sinatra (Some Velvet Morning, Summer Wine). Re-mastered from the original tapes, this is the first time Trouble Is a Lonesome Town has been available in its... |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / Les Francs-juges Overture, Op. 3 Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] "Roth seems to have an emotional hotline to Berlioz, alive to every twist and turn of the composer's fevered passions." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Orchestral |
Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas (Limited Edition LP) [ Warner UK / LP - released 17/Jul/2020 ] Mint coloured vinyl. Lianne's third album and her first in five years is an album of startling beauty and insight. Working on writing and exploring her own identity, La Havas spent a lot of time moving back and forth between the UK and the States.... |
The Liminanas
Malamore [ Because / CD - released 27/May/2016 ] The Limiñanas, a duo from the home town of Perpignan composed of Marie (drums) & Lionel (guitars, voice), is doubtlessly one of the beautiful musical stories of the moment. "Malamore" is the 4th album of The Limiñanas, rooted in garage-punk but with... |
Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie
Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie (LP) [ East West Music LP / LP - released 9/Jun/2017 ] Longtime members of Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie have joined together to record their first-ever album as a duo. The collaboration began three years ago, when McVie rejoined Fleetwood Mac for the group's "On With The Show"... |
Lord Huron
Strange Trails [ Liberation / CD - released 18/Mar/2016 ] Strange Trails is the follow-up to Lord Huron's debut Lonesome Dreams, which gained widespread critical acclaim and acknowledgment in the year end 'best ofs' in 2012. The record was written and produced by frontman Ben Schneider and recorded at... |
Lord Huron
Vide Noir [ Inertia / CD - released 27/Apr/2018 ] Unburdened by contractual obligations and working at their studio and informal clubhouse Whispering Pines in Los Angeles, Lord Huron found the freedom and comfort to pursue their vision without compromise. The result is Vide Noir: a sonically bold,... |
Lord Huron
Vide Noir (LP) [ Inertia / 2 LP - released 27/Apr/2018 ] Unburdened by contractual obligations and working at their studio and informal clubhouse Whispering Pines in Los Angeles, Lord Huron found the freedom and comfort to pursue their vision without compromise. The result is Vide Noir: a sonically bold,... |
Lorenzo Senni
Scacco Matto [ Warp / CD - released 24/Apr/2020 ] 'Scacco Matto' is a continuation of Senni's distinctive "pointillistic" style - where gated, taut sounds are arranged relentlessly as drumless rhythms and melody, which this time come in more song based structures. On this bold sonic... |
Lorenzo Senni
Scacco Matto (LP) [ Warp / LP - released 24/Apr/2020 ] 'Scacco Matto' is a continuation of Senni's distinctive "pointillistic" style - where gated, taut sounds are arranged relentlessly as drumless rhythms and melody, which this time come in more song based structures. On this bold sonic... |
Low
Double Negative [ Sub Pop / CD - released 14/Sep/2018 ] In 2018, Low will turn twenty-five. But Low will not commemorate its first quarter-century with mawkish nostalgia or safe runs through songbook favourites. Instead, in faithfully defiant fashion, Low will release its most brazen, abrasive (and,... |
The Lumineers
Cleopatra [ Decca / CD - released 8/Apr/2016 ] The Lumineers took the world by storm with the release of their first album in 2012, which propelled them from appearing in small venues as relative unknowns, to playing sold-out nights at Brixton Academy and headlining the 10,400 capacity Alexandra... |
Mansur Brown
Shiroi [ Black Focus Records / CD - released 28/Sep/2018 ] It's not often Jimi Hendrix and Trap music are mentioned in the same sentence. Or Brixton and George Benson. In this case Mansur Brown embodies all of these. An integral part of the groundbreaking Yussef Kamaal album, he now releases his debut album... |
Marie Davidson
Working Class Woman [ Ninja Tune / CD - released 12/Oct/2018 ] Marie Davidson arrives on Ninja Tune with her vital new album Working Class Woman, a vividly important document that expresses both her state of mind and acts as a comment on the night after night, nightclub culture of which her music has... |
Marissa Nadler
For My Crimes [ Bella Union / CD - released 5/Oct/2018 ] The eighth album from Marissa Nadler, For My Crimes, is the sound of turmoil giving way to truth. The songs stare down the dark realization that love may not be enough to keep two people together through distance and differing needs. By asking these... |
Mark Pritchard
The Four Worlds [ Warp / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] Mark Pritchard unveils a brand new eight-track collection, The Four Worlds. Further exploring the sonic worlds first encountered on 2016's opus "Under The Sun" and once again, an extended collaboration with acclaimed visual artist Jonathan... |
Mark Pritchard
The Four Worlds (LP) [ Warp / LP - released 23/Mar/2018 ] Mark Pritchard unveils a brand new eight-track collection, The Four Worlds. Further exploring the sonic worlds first encountered on 2016's opus "Under The Sun" and once again, an extended collaboration with acclaimed visual artist Jonathan... |
Marlon Williams
Make Way For Love [ Caroline / Universal Music / CD - released 16/Feb/2018 ] Known for his effortlessly distinctive voice, Make Way For Love, Marlon Williams' second album, marks his exponential growth as a songwriter. Throughout 11 original songs, he explores new musical terrain and reveals himself in an unprecedented way in... |
