Te Whare Tiwekaweka

4th studio album from acclaimed singer-songwriter Marlon Williams, features 14 songs written entirely in Te Reo Maori Album recorded with touring band The Yarra Benders, features Lorde and KOMMI Accompanied by feature-length documentary released in May “Ko te reo Maori, he matapihi ki te ao Maori” goes the Maori whakatauki(proverb) that has guided Aotearoa singer/songwriter […]

Song Of The Earth

2 LP Dirty Projectors, David Longstreth & s t a r g a ze announce their album ‘Song Of The Earth’, with the first single ‘Uninhabitable Earth, Paragraph One’. ‘Song Of The Earth’ is due April 4th 2025 via Transgressive for the world ex-US ( which goes through Nonesuch). Song of the Earth is performed […]

Forever Howlong

Black Country, New Road – Forever Howlong Album of the Week (Staff Review) The last time British collective Black Country, New Road released an album, it coincided with the departure of their vocalist and principal lyricist, Isaac Wood. Having recorded For the First Time (2021) and Ants From Up There (2022)—two critically acclaimed albums with Wood at the helm—the […]

Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol.2)

‘This collection was originally conceived to acknowledge the death of band co-founder Brian Jones (whose epitaph graces the inside cover) in July of 1969. For the US version It also served the need to get “Honky Tonk Women,” then a huge hit single, onto an LP and to fill the ten-month gap since the release […]

Out There

Internationally celebrated pianist Hiromi returns with new album OUT THERE on Friday, 4th April. OUT THERE is a vivid display of electrifying fusion jazz and features Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, which includes musicians previously featured on the 2024 release Sonicwonderland.   Hiromi – piano & keyboards Hadrien Feraud – bass Gene Coye – drums Adam O’Farrill – trumpet, w/ pedals   Hiromi’s band Sonicwonder […]

Who Believes In Angels?

Written and recorded over 20 days, ‘Who Believes In Angels?’ is a collaborative studio album between Elton John and Brandi Carlile. It mixes Elton-led songs and Brandi-led songs, with long term collaborator Bernie Taupin and Brandi both contributing lyrics, and producer and co-writer Andrew Watt acting as the producer, mediator and creative conduit. They are […]

The Even More Freewheelin

“Jeffrey is the best pure songwriter I know of” – David Berm The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis was recorded in just four days in Nashville, by Roger Moutenot (long-time producer of Yo La Tengo, and the previous Jeffrey Lewis album Bad Wiring), and features the Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage touring band of Brent […]

Simigwa

Strut Records is proud to announce a new official reissue of Simigwa by Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, launching a series of releases on Strut celebrating the legendary Ghanaian label Essiebons. Essiebons, founded by Ghanaian music producer Dick Essilfie-Bondzie in 1959, is one of Ghanas most important independent labels featuring prominent artists such as Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, C.K. Mann, […]

Drop Out III

2 LP TRACK LISTING: 1. Drop Out 2. Run-A-Round 3. Wellhang 4. Spaced Man 5. Elka 6. Undressing Time 7. Air Streams 8. Unify Bonus album available with digital download. Manchester’s Gnod and New York’s White Hills stand as titans of Psychedelic & Space Rock. Together they bend the very notions of what rock can […]

The Great Western Road

2025 marks 40 years since Ricky Ross met Dougie Vipond and they started to form Deacon Blue, the songs on The Great Western Road reflect the journey the band has taken and remain honest to the age and experience they all share. Ricky Ross: “It’s just the next part of the adventure and it’s as […]