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Review: Aldous Harding, known to some as Hannah Sian Topp, might be New Zealand's answer to Cate le Bon, although we really don't like to draw reductive comparisons and consider everyone to be completely individual, even if they do both have a sweet and tender but unkept psychedelic atmosphere about their rock 'n' roll offerings. The kind of tracks that make you feel timeless, Harding is perhaps more gentile and less likely to explode into rugged riffs, but nevertheless the similarities in vocal tones are quite clear.
That's certainly no bad thing, as this single proves. Harding's voice is perfectly tempered, almost hushed, and yet only the strongest and most determined could even try to hear past it. Instrumentally, Old Peel is an infectious piece of work to say the least, the kind of thing you think you've heard before and yet are convinced you've actually heard very little like it.
… Read moreThat's certainly no bad thing, as this single proves. Harding's voice is perfectly tempered, almost hushed, and yet only the strongest and most determined could even try to hear past it. Instrumentally, Old Peel is an infectious piece of work to say the least, the kind of thing you think you've heard before and yet are convinced you've actually heard very little like it.
out of stock $8.29
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Kajyadhi Fu Bushi (limited translucent yellow vinyl 7" + insert)
Cat: EM 11762. Rel: 19 Jan 23
Review: 'Kajyadhi-fu bushi' is actually a Japanese wedding song. It was first written and recorded in 1977 by Jazz man Jun Arasaki and his Nine Sheep collective. They did it in one take - which is the one you hear here - across an array of unusual (at least here in the west) instruments such as five sanshin, four winds, piano, bass, percussion and drums. It's a sombre, slow-motion lullaby that is imbued with subtle joy. Next to the original, a Visible Cloaks remix up the ambient beauty and makes it feel more cosmic and expansive.
… Read moreout of stock $14.27
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Review: A pair of classic Donovan tracks get pressed up to this new 7" from The state51 Conspiracy. They are taken originally from his seminal double album A Gift From a Flower to a Garden and come in a beautifully printed new sleeve with golden details and limited to just 500 copies. Both are mixed in mono and first is the delicate falsetto of 'The Tinker and the Crab' with is Americana overtones and light flute motifs next to the acoustic guitar strumming and 'Wear Your Love Like Heaven' is another lushly layered folk rock sound.
… Read more in stock $21.78
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Review: The 7" from Third Man Records features two previously-unreleased takes of the song 'Blind Willie McTell' with the a-side being totally exclusive to this Record Store Day Special. The b-side will also, in time, be included on Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16 (1980-1985). Session musicians Mark Knopfler, Mick Taylor, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare all play on the tune which was the first one worked on during the Infidels album sessions. Bob Dylan's voice is at its whiny and idiosyncratic best here as his harmonica rings out, rolling drums set a slightly country-sousing groove and electric guitars flesh out the track.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Rock/Indie
out of stock $9.33
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Drunken Trees (reissue) (limited yellow vinyl 12" + MP3 download code)
Cat: WEBBLE 201. Rel: 04 May 21
Review: Swedish sisters First Aid Kit have enjoyed significant global success over the last 13 years, and many younger readers may struggle to remember a time when they were merely considered 'MySpace sensations' (a tag more famously applied to Arctic Monkeys). Drunken Trees dates from that time - 2008 to be precise - and was the duo's first physical release. As this delicious yellow vinyl reissue proves, the mini album remains as charming and warming as ever. Confident, accessible and addictive, the set's eight songs offer gentle blends of folk, country and Americana that are capable of putting a smile on the face of even the most miserable of listeners.
… Read moreout of stock $25.94
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Review: Omena once again calls on the superb sounds of Golden Retriever for this adventurous new EP that very much takes you away from the here and now and deposits you somewhere warmer. 'Part Lake' opens up with the joys of a spring day - acoustic strings rippling out as sun beams down. 'Andro Dunos' slows to a crawl and has a more star-gazing feel while 'Digambara' is a gentle rhythm that casts you out to sea. Two variations of 'Modulations' allows you to get lost in some lush synth tapestries and 'Kizuna Encounter' then ends with another lovely sonic day dream that empties your mind.
… Read moreGespielt von: Marco Gallerani, Chris Coco
in stock $13.49
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The Ramble: Morning & Night (12" limited to 300 copies)
Cat: BING 169RE. Rel: 20 Jul 22
Review: Non-commercial folk sounds aren't exactly having a moment right now. Although over the past decade elements of the genre have featured within music at the heights of mainstream success, in reality the genre itself, in its truest forms, has been left to languish as an outsider form, save for a few breakthrough names.
Quite what the future holds for Cassandra Jenkins is unclear, then, although if there's any justice the talented singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist will get her dues. As this two-tracker proves, her work is incredibly imaginative and wholly transportive, painting vivid colours from a culmination of keys, strums and sound effects, the overall tone here somewhere between jazz, folk, and waking up in a fantasy world surrounded by woodland creatures.
… Read moreQuite what the future holds for Cassandra Jenkins is unclear, then, although if there's any justice the talented singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist will get her dues. As this two-tracker proves, her work is incredibly imaginative and wholly transportive, painting vivid colours from a culmination of keys, strums and sound effects, the overall tone here somewhere between jazz, folk, and waking up in a fantasy world surrounded by woodland creatures.
out of stock $20.75
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Johnny Appleseed (remastered) (Record Store Day Black Friday 2021) (limited pink vinyl 12")
Cat: BF 202207PINK. Rel: 07 Dec 21
Review: To the uninitiated, 'Johnny Appleseed' is just a great rock 'n' roll track masterfully made by Joe Strummer with his post-Clash band, The Mescaleros. But the song is incredibly significant in terms of the main man's timeline. This, after all, is the same tune he sang at Acton Old Town Hall in London on 15th November 2002, with the live recording going on to define The Hellcat Years, an album released to mark what would have been his 60th birthday.
That gig was also one of the last he ever played, passing away shortly after, on 22nd December 2002. More so, Mick Jones joined him on stage at the event, the first time the pair had performed together since the latter left The Clash back in 1983. As for this Record Store Day Black Friday edition, it's the perfect way to remember what made this particular effort so captivating.
… Read moreThat gig was also one of the last he ever played, passing away shortly after, on 22nd December 2002. More so, Mick Jones joined him on stage at the event, the first time the pair had performed together since the latter left The Clash back in 1983. As for this Record Store Day Black Friday edition, it's the perfect way to remember what made this particular effort so captivating.
out of stock $22.32
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Review: Sometimes it's just too difficult to contain our excitement; we're quaking in our boots at news of Khruangbin's next release, with the Texan three-piece this time lending their alt-indie-funk mastery to vocal frontage by Leon Bridges. The humorously titled lead single 'B-side' is emblematic of their stated aim here - to redefine "how people perceive Texas music i that beautiful marriage of country and r'n'b i and really paying homage to that." The sonic result? Bubbling bass and wahhy riffs, over a ghostly and misty relaxers' beat. Its hook digs into our thighs deeper than a Sheriff's steel spurs, and fittingly, it's music video is themed after a 19th Century western town.
… Read moreGespielt von: Charlie bucket/ dancing in space
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Review: Lo Escucho Lo Pinto translates into English as I Hear It I Paint It. It's a clever name for this record, once you know the full back story. The work is a collaborative effort on the part of Lithuania-based musician Sholto Dobie and KYE affiliate Glorias Navales. It was made in Chile last year, or at least recorded there, and takes the form of unannounced live public performances, captured on disc. Audiences were not told nor were expecting two artists to take up instruments and serenade them, but it's hard to imagine anyone complaining.
Perhaps more appropriate phrasing might be I See It I Play It, but it doesn't take much thinking to understand where the pair were coming from with the title. Improvised meditative guitar-focused folk that could almost go unnoticed amid the mess and mayhem of an outdoor metropolitan setting, once you're tuned in it seems to command every ounce of your concentration and proves inescapably compelling. Remarkable and beautiful, not to mention irreplaceable - much like the life we walk past every day.
… Read morePerhaps more appropriate phrasing might be I See It I Play It, but it doesn't take much thinking to understand where the pair were coming from with the title. Improvised meditative guitar-focused folk that could almost go unnoticed amid the mess and mayhem of an outdoor metropolitan setting, once you're tuned in it seems to command every ounce of your concentration and proves inescapably compelling. Remarkable and beautiful, not to mention irreplaceable - much like the life we walk past every day.
out of stock $19.98
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Delta Acoustic Sessions: Live From Electric Lady 26/07/18 (Record Store Day RSD 2019) (limited 10" picture disc)
Cat: 7750 387. Rel: 07 Dec 22
Review: This Record Store Day 2019 exclusive finds Mumford and Sons at work in the famous Electric Lady Studios in New York. It was there that they decided to serve up four carefully reimagined versions of tracks from their acclaimed Delta album. Each one shows a different, incredibly tender side. 'Woman' is first with its gentle piano keys and closely mic-ed vocals soothing the soul, while 'Guiding Light' has more upbeat but still lo-fi guitar riffs and 'Wild Heart' is another showcase of the beautifully raw and emotive vocals of lead singer Marcus Oliver Johnston Mumford. 'If I Say' is a rousing, heart swelling closer.
… Read morein stock $7.26
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Cat: LITA 45057. Rel: 26 Jan 22
Review: Passing the torch several generations down, Angel Olsen covers 'Something On Your Mind', the Karen Dalton folk standard that went on to bewitch solo songwriter greats like Bob Dylan. Back to back with Dalton's original recording, LITA have achieved a marvellous work of contrast on this new addition to their 7" covers series. Remarkably, the two recordings sound as timeless as each other, with the remastering job rendering both so impeccable that they could have easily originated from the same time. With Dalton's drum-backed original dealing in themes of unspoken thoughts and deeply buried, bottled-up emotion, Olsen lends a newly note-quivering, glissandoing, beatless sheen to the song. Of course, the best covers are of songs that mean a lot to the covering artist; "'Something On Your Mind' for me is about letting yourself face something that keeps setting you back,", says Olsen.
… Read moreout of stock $14.27
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In Virus Times (limited 1-sided turquoise vinyl 12" + numbered autographed poster + MP3 download code)
Cat: STUMM 471. Rel: 12 Nov 21
Review: Lee Ranaldo's acoustic instrumental piece In Virus Times was c, as you may have guessed from the title, composed during the pandemic. It now gets served up as a one sided record with an etching on the reverse and artwork by great Brazilian photographer Anna Paula Bogaciovas. The original one track recording is choppy dup into four pieces and comes with an exclusive poster designed, signed and individually numbered by Lee Ranaldo. It is designed to be a take on an electron microscope photo of the Covid-19 molecule.
… Read moreout of stock $20.24
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Review: The title of veteran singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman's latest EP, Yatasamaroun, is an Arabic word that, roughly translated, means 'lovers talking softly together in the moonlight'. It's perhaps fitting, then, that the title track is a gorgeously exotic, steamy and moonlit affair that fuses North African, Andalucian and Middle Eastern instrumentation with spoken word monologues and Arabic singing. It's a fine, intoxicating musical brew that makes an even greater impact in the included 'Extended Mix' form. Elsewhere across the CD single, 'En La Discoteca Reggaeton' is a jangling, bluesy chunk of global musical fusion that's bold and infectious enough to suggest that it could work on open-minded dancefloors, while 'I'm In a Dancing Mood' sees Richman add his David Byrne-esque lead vocals to a Flamenco-inspired workout.
… Read more in stock $10.37
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Review: Somehow what we have here is a lost MPB gem, but from rural Finland. This is a first-ever reissue of it, 33 years after it was first released by the Brazilian pair of Rosanna Guimaraes Tavares and Zelia Nogueira da Fonseca aka Rosanna & Zelia. They left their home in Latin America in 1988 and headed to Europe where they dropped a wealth of albums in Germany into the mid-2000s. Zelia still make music and the pair sang on a house cut by German mainstay Ian Pooley. They wrote this one while on a short trip to Finland for the local label Maumau Music and it got a regional release at the time - and now makes it onto the world stage.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends International
in stock $15.04
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Review: Anoushka Shankar is of course daughter of the acclaimed sitar player Ravi who was brought to global prominence through his association with The Beatles. Anoushka is just as revered in her own right and the sitar player, producer and composer is now back with a new mini-album in the form of her Forever For Now EP. It is the first of three releases which will come between tours and form an ever evolving story. Ti sone features featuring guest appearances by Nils Frahm on piano, glass harmonica, harmonium and slit drum as well as Gal Maestro on bass and Magda Giannikou on accordion.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends International
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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (limited numbered white vinyl 7")
Cat: SANTA 01WHITE. Rel: 23 Nov 21
Review: He might be a wise old rock and roll figurehead now just as well known for being a famous friend of former Present Barrack Obama (if you haven't already, check out the pair's podcast, it is well worth hearing) but the age-defying voice behind enduring anthem 'Born in the USA' still knows how to have a little fun. And it comes in the form of this special bit of white festive wax (a picture disc version is also available on Juno) featuring his take on two Christmas classics. 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' and 'Because The Night' both get gravelly, epic makeovers that will warm your heart on a cold winter's eve.
… Read more in stock $9.86
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Sun's Signature (Record Store Day RSD 2022) (limited 12")
Cat: PTKF 30151. Rel: 04 Aug 22
Review: It seems that Record Store Day 2022 isn't done yet as we get this limited 12" just for the occasion from Sun's Signature. It is an EP of five tracks by vocalist Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins and percussionist Damon Reece who has worked with Spiritualized, Massive Attack and Lupine Howl. The music is an experimental fusion of folk, synth and downtempo and is a fine offering for a debut release. After so long in the works it's a delight to finally have a finished product from this forward looking pair.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Rock/Indie
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Review: Something in the Eastern European house and dance music proclivity has always struck us as enduringly authentic, perhaps due to its interest in folk music fusions; the label Sad Fun have surely played a key part in doling out this impression. Now they offer their latest addition to the fantasy with a label-described "true Estonian lowkey gem" in the form of duo Ajukaja & Edith Karlson, aka. Vana, whose combined efforts frankly, dustily and ironically toy with the pop music cliches native to their homeland. A-and-B-siders 'Vimme Ratsu' and 'Kuu Maa' are said to rework an '80s Estonian coastal folk-pop favourite and perform a "pseudo-reggae" pastiche respectively. Both have that effortless murmured charm on the vocals, recalling a nostalgic time of European make-do, A10-mic-from-the-junk-store, bottle episodic, rickety recorded goodness.
… Read more in stock $15.56
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Cat: FAPO 17691. Rel: 15 Apr 22
Review: Tamara Lindeman was at a real transition point in life when What Am I Going to do With Everything I Know was first unveiled. A six track strong EP, here the moodiness and tangible sense of isolation, loneliness, and hopelessness that had once emanated from her voice dissipates into equally tender and gentile thoughts on an impending marriage and all that may come with it. For some, an equally troubling time in their lives, for others something to truly work towards and - when it finally arrives - celebrate, either way it's a subject ripe for emotional songwriting.
But in actual fact, Lindeman, her fiance and troupe treat the concept of matrimony with something close to apathy, or at least lackadaisical 'might as well'-ness. The culmination of this record, 'Almost Careless', sees her ask the question 'what if', but in a way that's neither excited nor nervous, but simply filled with inquisitiveness and a matter of fact consideration.
… Read moreBut in actual fact, Lindeman, her fiance and troupe treat the concept of matrimony with something close to apathy, or at least lackadaisical 'might as well'-ness. The culmination of this record, 'Almost Careless', sees her ask the question 'what if', but in a way that's neither excited nor nervous, but simply filled with inquisitiveness and a matter of fact consideration.
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Review: Whatever the BBE label puts out it is always quality and enjoyable even if it isn't in your usual stylistic wheelhouse. A case in option is this reissue of a delightful little 10981 soft rock 7" by Will & James Ragar. It has a bit of a collector's piece so an original will cost a few quid ad it is basically the only thing the brotherly pair ever put out. 'Forever' is a jaunty bit of folk with a lovely rolling bassline under the lush vocal harmonies. 'Bayou Paradise' has more soul to it, with a Cajun overtone and slow, pirouetting rhythms that are heartwarming to say the least.
… Read moreout of stock $12.30
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Review: Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist Aroof Aftab presents her third studio album, and a record that has the power to transport listeners pretty much anywhere. While steeped in traditions stereotypically associated with her homeland, ears more attuned will quickly pick up on just how divergent this is. Whether you'd consider it a classical album is down to how you gauge that genre term, we'd say it has grown broad enough over the past century to definitely include this, but ultimately even that seems reductive.
Elements of poetry, ambient trance, jazz, minimalism, and new age, it's a spiritual and musical experience based around themes of discovery, loss, memory, and intimate connections with the Earth. Sonically, that translates as something that's at once sublime and yet also surprising, combining a multitude of influences from aeons of songwriting to create something that could not have existed in any previous era.
… Read moreElements of poetry, ambient trance, jazz, minimalism, and new age, it's a spiritual and musical experience based around themes of discovery, loss, memory, and intimate connections with the Earth. Sonically, that translates as something that's at once sublime and yet also surprising, combining a multitude of influences from aeons of songwriting to create something that could not have existed in any previous era.
Gespielt von: RUSTAM OSPANOFF.
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Review: After Dinner is like one of those molecular gastronomy adventures, where dishes are both playful and highly complex, not necessarily revealing themselves until the very end. Done with talk of food? Let's just say this is a loose art collective led by a composer called Haco, who were concerned with taking musical plurality and splicing disparate elements together to create a kind of friendly Frankenstein's monster of sound.
And friendly it definitely is. Considered a true one-off of Japanese pop-art rock-avant garde, Paradise of Replica is jaunty, it's amusing, it's beguiling and, ultimately, incredibly immersive. There are moments where the clash of pianos plucked straight from a comedy of manners opera and rough electric guitars (to give one example of the juxtapositions) feel rather strange, but it doesn't take too long for you to get sucked right into the centre of this insane sonic universe.
… Read moreAnd friendly it definitely is. Considered a true one-off of Japanese pop-art rock-avant garde, Paradise of Replica is jaunty, it's amusing, it's beguiling and, ultimately, incredibly immersive. There are moments where the clash of pianos plucked straight from a comedy of manners opera and rough electric guitars (to give one example of the juxtapositions) feel rather strange, but it doesn't take too long for you to get sucked right into the centre of this insane sonic universe.
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L'Orchestre National Mauritanien (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: RMLP 011. Rel: 13 Feb 23
Gespielt von: Ex-Friendly (Truth & Lies Music)
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The Rambles & Rags Of Shiloh (gatefold LP + booklet with obi-strip)
Cat: WS 007. Rel: 28 Jul 22
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Review: Amsterdam combo Altin Gun have received plenty of award nominations for their previous albums, which offer a distinctive fusion of Turkish flk, psychedelia, funk and rock. They may receive a few more for 'Ask', their fifth studio set and first for two years. It's a heady, intoxicating affair, with the band confidently striding between surging, dancefloor-friendly workouts (opener 'Badi Sabah Olmadan'), low-slung psych-funk ('Leylim Lay'), spaced-out synth-sporting shufflers ('Dere Geliyor'), heavyweight jams ('Cit Cit Cedene'), spiralling psychedelic rock wig-outs ('Canim Oy'), the odd country-tinged downtempo soundscape ('Guzelligin On Para Etmez') and a dash of dub disco ('Doktor Civanim').
… Read moreout of stock $10.90
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Harbor (limited numbered 180 gram audiophile transparent yellow vinyl LP + poster + insert)
Cat: MOVLP 3108C. Rel: 14 Sep 22
Review: Harbor is the seventh studio album by American folk rock trio America, released in 1977. Produced by longtime Beatles producer George Martin, it was a comparative flop to some of their earlier albums, although it did at least go some of the way to cement itself in the collective rock fanatic psyche. Now this reissue by Music On Vinyl presents the original album exactly as it was, and it's the first ever vinyl repress.
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Review: Gankplank presents 'Western Stars' the new album from American Mars. Hailing from Detroit, yet having not a trace of the Motor City rock element, their ethereal sound is an impassioned and moody brand of indie-Americana. Under the direction of the band's pedal steel player and producer David Feeny (Blanche, Loretta Lynn, The White Stripes), the band's ranging impulses are brought together to create something more than the sum of its songs.
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Review: Ane Brun is a superstar when it comes to cover versions of popular tunes. This new album, Portrayals, is a collection of some of her best work in the field and it also includes a new version of 'Blue Moon' you will not have heard before. She has now been at this for some two decades and so is adept at adding her own style to even the most unthinkably classic tunes. The singer-songwriter is a veteran of some ten studio albums and has won several awards for her work, which is always emotive, expressive and draws you in deep. This album is yet more proof of that.
… Read more in stock $19.20
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Windswept Adan (Japanese Version) (limited gatefold 2xLP + booklet)
Cat: DQJ 9001. Rel: 13 Jun 22
Review: Master accordion, guitar, piano, clarinet and flute player, Japanese songwriter-cum-dream weaver - her work frequently inspired by sleeping visions - delivered two albums in 2021: the acclaimed Asleep Among the Endives and this, which arguably earned even more favourable reviews than the aforementioned. Splitting hairs aside, both records are modern classics, occupying spaces somewhere between contemporary classical, choral, and jazz.
So evocative is the music you can't help but conjure your own waking fantasises about the situations and circumstances each track may have been inspired by, or would be best suited to. Tunes like 'Track 10' represent Aoba's deft ability to create ambient soundscapes that pack real power in their refrains. 'Hagupit' and 'Porcelain' reflect the artist's appreciation of traditional Japanese folk, while 'Perfume D'etoiles' might be the smoothest, sexiest slice of summertime piano jazz we've heard in a long while.
… Read moreSo evocative is the music you can't help but conjure your own waking fantasises about the situations and circumstances each track may have been inspired by, or would be best suited to. Tunes like 'Track 10' represent Aoba's deft ability to create ambient soundscapes that pack real power in their refrains. 'Hagupit' and 'Porcelain' reflect the artist's appreciation of traditional Japanese folk, while 'Perfume D'etoiles' might be the smoothest, sexiest slice of summertime piano jazz we've heard in a long while.
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Review: Japanese psychedelic pop singer-songwriter Ai Aso hails from Tokyo and has an almost impossibly wispy thin folky style to her singing that makes her utterly unique. She has been active since 2000 and has worked both solo as well as with the likes of White Heaven members You Ishihara and Michio Kurihara. Her solo album arrived back in 2014 and now a decade on gets a vinyl press via Ideologic Organ. It is beautifully delicate and whimsical, with lullaby-like guitar melodies and her own vaporous vocals drifting gently with a real sense of innocence in the sparse tracks. Lo-fi and intimate, this is a quiet gem.
… Read more in stock $25.69
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Keep It Hid (limited orange & black marbled vinyl LP + insert (indie exclusive))
Cat: 134535. Rel: 04 Oct 23
Review: The Black Keys singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach released his critically acclaimed debut solo album back in 2009. It has been hard for fans to find it ever since so now it gets an all new vinyl and CD reissue with this being the limited orange and black marbled version. It comes with new artwork but has been pressed from the original master so all the songs sound as they were intended first time round. They make for an intimate listen that draws on elements of greasy rock & roll as well as some tender blue-eyed soul, and even a hint of bluegrass.
… Read more in stock $32.17
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Review: Baba Stiltz is one of the greatest musical chameleons of our time. From the darkened booths of Europe's techno clubs, to the wild, open plains of half-imagined western Frontierlands, he's proven more than capable of turning a hand to an incredible variety of sounds, with a particularly lo-fi take on alternative indie rock, infused with a kind of contemporary country blend, coming to the fore more recently. Paid Testimony is, err, testimony to just how adept he is at conjuring images of small town USA. An album born from numerous trips that took the FilipinoAmerican-Swedish artist from Stockholm to northern California, it presents a series of archetypal characters summoned in some strange dream of what the latter region could and should be. People who plot bank heists, drink milk and vodka after midnight, and look for confrontation at every corner. A surreal, yet strangely poignant and universal gem.
… Read moreout of stock $24.14
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Don't Go Throwing Roses In My Grave (limited gatefold white vinyl LP)
Cat: 278565. Rel: 18 Mar 22
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Review: Cult folk funk opus from two Hawaiian sons of a dolphin whisperer, this self-titled album was written and released 45 years ago but still sounds just as calming, alluring and mystical as ever. The dreamy flutes and staggered tempo of "Wake Me In The Morning", the gutsy ballad and soaring strings of "Joe Arnold", the staccato bluesy pop of "Katy" and the positively Balearic classic "High Tide"... Moments like this will always resonate. The only album the Batteaux brothers ever released, relatively rare and prone to bootlegs, this is the first official re-release in over five years and a great chance to catch up.
… Read moreout of stock $24.65
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The Last Rotation Of Earth (cream vinyl LP + insert)
Cat: BELLA 1429V. Rel: 11 May 23
Review: "A document created in the shadow of incredible darkness. One from which the creator hadn't planned on escaping and still doesn't. Hence the title of the album. It is the result of an illness that I've battled my whole life. It isn't something that the world has done to me. It's the world I live in, and it's no one's fault."
So says Brian Christinzio, AKA BC Camplight, of his sixth album. As ever, it's a musical masterpiece packing dense layers of instrumental experimentation and theses-worthy lyrical poignance. An artist who has never played by the musical rules, fans of strong juxtapositions will again be in there element, with a tracklist that spans grunge-y garage rock, twisted barroom journeyman stuff, theatrical guitar pop, and plenty more. But the sounds themselves are only one half the genius. When it comes to arrangements, things are as playful as they are innovative, keeping listeners guessing as to how structures will pan out.
… Read moreSo says Brian Christinzio, AKA BC Camplight, of his sixth album. As ever, it's a musical masterpiece packing dense layers of instrumental experimentation and theses-worthy lyrical poignance. An artist who has never played by the musical rules, fans of strong juxtapositions will again be in there element, with a tracklist that spans grunge-y garage rock, twisted barroom journeyman stuff, theatrical guitar pop, and plenty more. But the sounds themselves are only one half the genius. When it comes to arrangements, things are as playful as they are innovative, keeping listeners guessing as to how structures will pan out.
Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Rock/Indie
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Review: It's almost unfathomable more people haven't heard of Beau. Without question one to the finest living (recording) musicians on the face of the planet, the guitar master has been putting albums out since (drum roll) 1969, with his most recent, The Methadone of Our Time, arriving in 2021. The Leeds-born folk and folktronica legend's work rate is so high, in fact, that he regularly delivers more than one LP in a year, with 2013 among the bumper calendars in which he managed to bestow no less than six full-length-ers on fans.
Beau takes us right back to where it all began. Well, almost. Recorded in 1969, and hitting shelves just after his debut 1917 Revolution, it has aged fantastically well, much like the artist himself. A spellbinding showcase of his twelve-string guitar playing, it may have been very much of its time, but this is one few could argue fails on the timelessness test.
… Read moreBeau takes us right back to where it all began. Well, almost. Recorded in 1969, and hitting shelves just after his debut 1917 Revolution, it has aged fantastically well, much like the artist himself. A spellbinding showcase of his twelve-string guitar playing, it may have been very much of its time, but this is one few could argue fails on the timelessness test.
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Hadsel (limited gatefold heavyweight "icebreaker" vinyl LP + MP3 download code (indie exclusive))
Cat: POMP 011LPC2. Rel: 09 Nov 23
Review: Hadsel is a first full length record since Beirut dropped their 2019 work Gallipoli. It is the first on Zach Condon's own Pompeii Records label and was recorded on the Norwegian album from which it takes its name. Condon had to cancel a tour in 2019 to focus on getting well after a breakdown and used the process to recover after growing issues around self doubt. The beautiful songs reflect the vulnerability of the artists with gorgeous melodies and layers of subtly rousing chords, supple rhythms and great contrast between light and dark.
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Review: Hadsel, Zach Condon AKA Beirut's first album in four years, is named in honour of the place in which much of it was recorded, a remote Norwegian island that the neo-folk artist stayed in back in 2019. The tranquillity of his surroundings, as well as access to limited instruments (a lo-fi drum machine, a church organ, a basic synthesiser and his trusty acoustic guitar, is reflected in the beauty and slow-burn nature of the music on show, which naturally pushes Condon's distinctive, emotionally charged vocals to the fore and tends towards the atmospheric and musically opaque. The results are genuinely beguiling, with our picks of a very strong bunch including 'The Tern', where Condon's voice sails above sustained organ chords, a tribal-tinged rhythm track, and life-affirming vocal harmonies, and the brass-enhanced warmth of 'So Many Plans'.
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Review: B-sides and rarities spanning Beirut's entire recording career are compiled on this elegant-looking and musically exceptional double outing. Artifacts was initially conceived as a vehicle for pushing out some early work in a formal release, but quickly grew to what you see before you know - 26 songs, 17 of which have never seen been available before now. When you consider what all that means a purchase becomes essential. Zach Cordon began trying to realise his sonic dreams at the tender age of 14, under the Beirut moniker, and has slowly developed from solo project to full blown band. What's here helps tell that tale, and the impact is profound - a spectacular journey from indie to world to folk to electronica and baroque pop by the heads who pioneered that beguiling combination.
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Review: Huw Marc Bennett takes direct inspiration from the music of Wales on his new album 'Days Like Now'. It leans heavily on acoustic for and melody as a result of being written during the pandemic on a stripped down setup of just bass and acoustic guitars. As such it has a quiet vibe, an intimacy, a late night and low-lit feel throughout that makes it all there alluring and personal. The drums that feature are lo-fi and fuzzy round the edges, the bring a happy energy to the tunes without dominating and Welsh language fans will be glad to see all the titles are native, too.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Rock/Indie, Phat Phil Cooper
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Review: Diane Birch returns with that spellbinding voice - a transportive powerhouse packing a timeless quality that resonates through her music. The American recording world doing what it has always done so well, creating huge, heartbreaking, hopeful, and captivating mini operas disguised as pop. Or, if you want to get technical here: soft rock, country, folk, r&b and soul. OK, so there are elements of funk and jazz, too, and the result is a heady brew that's pretty inescapable. Harking back to the balladry heydays, with shades of Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, and Carly Simon, to name but a few - in delivery and performance, if not necessarily tone - no matter where you're listening from it's going to be hard to forget this one.
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Review: Earlier in the year, the Black Crowes invited Amazon cameras into Sunset Sound Studio in Los Angeles - one of the most iconic recording spaces in the World - to watch them perform and record a string of songs that were originally recorded and released 50 years ago, way back in 1972. It made perfect sonic sense - after all, the band's trademark sound leans heavily on classic rock, rhythm & blues and glam-rock from the period. This EP showcases the recordings of that session, with the plentiful highlights including a gritty, life-affirming rhythm and blues rendition of the Temptations' 'Papa Was a Rolling Stone', a stripped-back take on the Rolling Stones 'Rocks Off' and a pleasingly fuzzy, heavyweight translation of Bowie's 'Moonage Daydream'.
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Pilgrimssanger (limited LP + booklet + insert in screen-printed sleeve)
Cat: DISCREETMUSIC 08. Rel: 30 May 22
Review: Pilgrimssanger is, we are told, the first of two new albums from Blod which take deep inspiration from the Swedish Christian parish culture. The songs are all centred about themes of human connection, a life built on faith, and solitude. They muse on exposure and anxiety and also the joy of believing while mostly being influenced by Swedish folk music, psalms and choral music. The album is heavy, but also has rays of light designed to uplift. Beauty emerges from often ugly contexts and Elin Engstromd and Anna Johannesson guest on vocals and percussion.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Experimental
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Review: Enhet For Fri Musik and Oroskallan associate Gustaf Dicksson goes solo under his Blod alias and has done since 2014. He has put out a number of self recorded and released taps in that time and has perfected the art of the lonely melody. Swedish melancholy is admired around the world and he is a master of it, yet somehow he also makes music that is warm and welcoming. Missvaxt is his latest studio album and one that looks at the myth of ancient Swedish beings and the feeling of misery. Inspired by medieval music it has bellowing bass drums, tinkling tambourines and airy flutes that make for a fresh new take on folk.
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Review: Lo Borges arrived in 1972 as the debut solo album for Brazilian songwriter Lo Borges. He was recording Clube da Esquina with the legendary Milton Nascimento and Beto Guedes in the same year and there are plenty of shades of that alaric here. It's a record with lush texture and lots of superbly intricate guitar playing that brings the heat and transports you to a scorched earth world in South America. The vocal arrangements are lush, too, with lots of confounding instrumentals and clever progressions that you will enjoy trying to unpick. Add in melodic brass and jazzy organs and you have a real pearler.
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The Million Things That Never Happened (limited transparent blue & green vinyl LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: 071129 7530209. Rel: 04 Feb 22
Review: RECOMMENDED
Album number 13 from the legendary Billy Bragg is a timeless slice of folk-rock-Americana-country, and an honest admission of where things are. Widely regarded as one of England's foremost political songwriters, thinkers, speakers, and people we should listen to, on The Million Things That Never Happened he adds another reason to be in awe with an open admission things are really, really confusing right now.
Speaking specifically about the so-called culture wars, the seriousness of that situation is recognised, and Bragg's well-known leanings are evident, but he's clear on the fact that, by today's reckoning, he's part of a privileged far removed from issues people are screaming into the abyss about. This alone warrants a purchase, and if there is any justice it should also push others to drop their sheen and veneer, and take an inward look before dragging the gallows out for others.
… Read moreAlbum number 13 from the legendary Billy Bragg is a timeless slice of folk-rock-Americana-country, and an honest admission of where things are. Widely regarded as one of England's foremost political songwriters, thinkers, speakers, and people we should listen to, on The Million Things That Never Happened he adds another reason to be in awe with an open admission things are really, really confusing right now.
Speaking specifically about the so-called culture wars, the seriousness of that situation is recognised, and Bragg's well-known leanings are evident, but he's clear on the fact that, by today's reckoning, he's part of a privileged far removed from issues people are screaming into the abyss about. This alone warrants a purchase, and if there is any justice it should also push others to drop their sheen and veneer, and take an inward look before dragging the gallows out for others.
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Muschelsammlung (hand-stamed LP in hand-stamped sleeve limited to 150 copies)
Cat: VRY 06. Rel: 05 Apr 17
Review: Brannten Schnure is just one of the many project by Christian Schoppik who is also one of the two musicians behind Diamantener Oberhof. Together with Katie Rich he plays haunting dark psychedelic folk music inspired by the likes of Nico, Novy Svet and David Jackman. The duo create dreamy soundscapes with traditional instruments, looped obscure recordings and eerie vocals. With their music they pour a surreal world out over you. Dark lo-fi psychedelic folk and ambient works, lead by Rich's gorgeously haunting voice makes for a darkly charming listening experience from start to finish. Highly recommended.
… Read moreGespielt von: Dj soFa
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Cat: ZORN 80. Rel: 09 Dec 22
Review: Bavarian experimental unit Brannten Schnure present an album centring on some rather contentious concepts: exoticism, postmodernism, romanticism, hauntology. The tesselation of these terms produce a kind of anomie, a sad hopelessness. In today's world, we've lost any semblance of the romantic - and by recognising that as such, we really should do away with the term 'hopeless romantic'. Because the talents of Brannten Schnure are hardly hopeless; this is affecting, deliberately nostalgic ambient music composed of backroomy loops, tactile intakes of breath, and moving vocals by Katie Rich.
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Long Time To Be Gone (limited hand-numbered LP + insert in autographed sleeve (soundfiles not available))
Cat: JR 013. Rel: 25 Aug 22
Jenny Put The Kettle On
Miner's Dream
Bertie Mae's Chilly Winds
Southern Texas
French Waltz
Cumberland Gap
Shortnin' Bread
Will Davenport's Tune
Wild Goose Chase
Coal Creek March
Little Satchel
Wade's Tune
Coke Oven March
Po' Black Sheep
Flowery Girls
Rye Whiskey - Little Birdie
Review: The long awaited third album from Nora Brown was recorded at the historic St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn Heights, and is about as strong an advertisement for joining her growing legions of fans as you could ask for. A marvel of dexterity, the acclaimed New York artist turns her hand to a dizzying array of instruments over the course of the record.
These include three separate banjos, one of which is more than 130 years old (having first belonged to her great-great grandfather), and another five-stringer once owner by her mentor, New Lost City Ramblers member John Cohen, which belongs in the permanent collection at the Library of Congress. Random-is background facts done, again we find Brown seemingly saturated in the culture, heritage, and sounds of her homelands, straddling Americana, alternative rock, bluegrass, folk, soul and pop in a way that seems effortless, if it weren't all also so deeply personal.
… Read moreThese include three separate banjos, one of which is more than 130 years old (having first belonged to her great-great grandfather), and another five-stringer once owner by her mentor, New Lost City Ramblers member John Cohen, which belongs in the permanent collection at the Library of Congress. Random-is background facts done, again we find Brown seemingly saturated in the culture, heritage, and sounds of her homelands, straddling Americana, alternative rock, bluegrass, folk, soul and pop in a way that seems effortless, if it weren't all also so deeply personal.
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