Gilla Band
Eight Fivers (7") [ Rough Trade / 7in - released 5/Aug/2022 ] "Eight Fivers" announces itself in that typical Gilla Band way where the lyrics often feel abstracted from the music. Dara's voice is two opposing forces at once: it's the melodic cry yearning and dancing over the driving beat. In some ways it's the... |
Goshen Electric Co
The Gray Tower b/w Ring The Bell (7") [ Secretly Canadian / 7in - released 2/Nov/2018 ] Goshen Electric Co. happened both all at once and gradually: an electrifying culmination of Strand of Oak's Tim Showalter's nearly two decades-long love affair with Jason Molina's craft, and just one half-day spent in the recording studio with the... |
Green Gartside
Tangled Man/Wishing Well 7" [ Rough Trade / 7in - released 19/Jun/2020 ] The two tracks on this release are both covers of songs originally recorded by Anne Briggs, who, along with Sandy Denny, is one of the great British folk singers. |
Holy Hive
Oh I Miss Her So / If I Could See Her Now [ Big Crown / 7in - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Holy Hive comes out swinging with this monster of a two-sider. The A side, "Oh I Miss Her So", is pulled from their recently released Harping EP: a drop dead gorgeous tune of love and longing featuring the harping of Mary Lattimore The B Side... |
Horsegirl
Billy / History Lesson Part 2 [ Matador / 7in - released 11/Mar/2022 ] Having only formed in 2019, and with merely three singles released so far, Chicago trio Horsegirl have quickly captured the ears and attention of fans and critics world-wide, garnering early critical acclaim from notable institutions such as... |
Jorge Ben
Curumin Chama Cunhãtã Que Eu Vou Contar (Todo Dia Era Dia De Índio) [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 16/Oct/2020 ] Number 80 in Mr Bongo's Brazil.45 series sees a double-sider focusing on the awesome 80's recordings by one of the giants of Brazilian music, Jorge Ben. First up is the addictive, building groove of 'Curumin Chama Cunhãtã Que Eu Vou Contar (Todo... |
Kit Sebastian
Rain / Kozmos (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 18/Sep/2020 ] |
Lady Wray & Pete Rock
Piece Of Me (Feat. Ghostface Killah) b/w Joy & Pain (Pete Rock Remix) (7") [ Big Crown / 7in - released 24/Mar/2023 ] On January 28, 2022, Lady Wray released her Piece Of Me album. A deeply personal record that takes on the good and the bad in life from deception and abuse to the joys of motherhood and triumph. The accolades the album has received in the year it has... |
Lee Fields & The Expressions
Wake Up / You're What's Needed In My Life (7") [ Big Crown / 7in - released 21/Jun/2019 ] Following up on the massive success of Lee Fields recently released full length It Rains Love', Big Crown drop another 45 for the DJs and collectors. The A side 'Wake Up' is Lee's heavy duty, drum driven, anthemic tune for the times. Fields calls... |
The Libertines
What A Waster (7") [ Rough Trade / 7in - released 3/Jun/2022 ] To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the first single from The Libertines, Rough Trade reissue a replica 7" of the original release. |
Lizette & Quevin
Grow Forever b/w Now It's Your Turn To Sing (7") [ Big Crown / 7in - released 27/Mar/2020 ] |
Main Source
Just Hangin' Out / Live At The Barbecue [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 12/Mar/2021 ] Main Source's paean to the simple pleasures of relaxing with friends is built over two tried-and-tested samples. The dreamy, swoony sounds of Vanessa Kendrick's timeless '90% of Me is You' is ever-present during this stone-cold classic, while Sister... |
Main Source
Peace Is Not The Word To Play (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 12/Mar/2021 ] We'll get to the vocal content in a second, but first it's time to acknowledge what a patchwork tapestry of genius 'Peace is not the word to play' is in terms of production. Large Professor being a prodigy on the SP-1200 is well established, but the... |
Marcia Maria
Amigo Branco (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 14/Feb/2020 ] Marcia Maria's slow to mid-tempo disco gem 'Amigo Branco' has become a club favourite in recent times. Released in 1978 on Capitol Records, it's from the hard-to-find and expensive album/7" EP & promo-only 12" single which features the greats Lincoln... |
Miles Davis
Paradise (7") [ Rhino / Warner / 7in - released 9/Aug/2019 ] Miles Davis shocked the music world in 1985 when he left Columbia Records after 30 years to join Warner Bros. Records. In October of that year, he began recording the album Rubberband in Los Angeles at Ameraycan Studios with producers Randy Hall and... |
Nas
The World Is Yours (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 31/Jul/2020 ] Presented for the first time on 7", the vocals of the album version and the instrumental on the flip provide the perfect opportunity to enjoy and compare the work of two masters at the top of their game. Pete Rock's seamless weaving of disparate... |
Neno Exporta Som
Diexa A Tristeza (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 14/Feb/2020 ] Neno Exporta Som's super-rare compacto 'Deixa A Tristeza' from 1971 has been high on the want-lists of Brazilian record collectors and DJs for years. This was intensified, along with a wider cult-following, following Floating Points dropping the gem... |
Sloppy Jane Feat. Phoebe Bridgers
My Misery Will Bury You (7") [ Saddest Factory / 7in - released 4/Nov/2022 ] To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Madison, Dahl has teamed up with former Sloppy Jane bass player, Phoebe Bridgers, for a limited-edition 7" featuring two versions of Madison's focus track, "Wilt." With the original track on Side A and... |
Special Interest
Midnight Legend 7" [ Rough Trade / 7in - released 9/Dec/2022 ] 'Midnight Legend' 7" features both the Mykki Blanco-version of the track and the album version of the track. 'Midnight Legend' is described by Special Interest frontperson Alli Logout as "a love song to all the girls leaving the club at 6 AM, a... |
Suggs And Paul Weller
Ooh Do U Fink U R (7") [ BMG / ADA / 7in - released 17/Jun/2022 ] 'Ooh do U Fink U R' is A gloriously sunny, optimistic, and defiant Motown and '60's R&B influenced stomper drawing on Suggs and Weller's upbringing in Britain's 1970's comprehensive school system in London and Woking respectively. Having known... |