Lee “Scratch” Perry: a genius? A madman? A mystic man? There can be no doubt that he is one of the most consequential figures in the world of music, creator of countless reggae classics, a mentor to Bob Marley, an architect of dub music, and inspiration to musicians around the world ranging from The Clash […]
3CD – Limited Edition Box Set. Superb triple disc set of Clash broadcast recordings.Includes ‘London Calling’, ‘Train In Vain’, ‘Clampdown’, ‘(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais’, ‘Guns Of Brixton’, ‘Complete Control’ and many more! When punk arrived in the UK in the mid-seventies it sent shock waves around the country.Spearheading the musical assault on all we […]
Originally released on KLIK Records, in 1975, ‘Dread Locks Dread’ became one of the new Front Line label’s first key releases when reissued in 1978. One of reggae’s best and most recognizable ‘toasters’, Big Youth broke new ground as a DJ in the early ’70s with a flowing, chant-like cadence that was equal parts melodic […]
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, renowned Iceland-based Australian composer Ben Frost releases a limited edition red vinyl of his studio album, A U R O R A, on Mute. Limited to just 300 copies in the UK, this vinyl edition includes alternative artwork and an exclusive download of his blistering 2014 live performance at […]
Sales notes: While the world became socially distanced in 2020, Hull’s post-shoegaze, dream pop, heavy guitar effects quartet bdrmm made the kind of impact with their debut album any young band would dream about. Bedroom was hailed as “a heady, forward-thinking shoe gaze distillation” by Clash magazine, the Guardian proclaimed “one of the underground hits […]
Haunting vocals backed up by an intimate guitar” – Rolling Stone “With its icy charms unfolding at a devastating pace, this marks the emergence of a bold new talent” – Clash Magazine “Arny Margret creates sublime, wistful songs that draw on themes of love and longing in the best tradition of heartfelt roots music” – […]
Barry Can’t Swim’s rise has been nothing short of meteoric. Following the success of his debut album When Will We Land? Barry has continued to solidify himself as one of the most exciting names in electronic music today. Barry Can’t Swim returns this summer with his hotly anticipated sophomore album Loner on Friday 11th July […]
Founded in Kings Cross, London in 1982, as ‘Pogue Mahone’ – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic póg mo thóin, meaning ‘kiss my arse’, The Pogues reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s, recording several hit albums and singles.They came to the attention of the media and Stiff Records when they opened for […]
2 LP Animal Collective will celebrate the 15-year anniversary of their seminal album Merriweather Post Pavilion with a deluxe vinyl repress due out June 28th via Domino. The album will be pressed to colour vinyl for the first time, available as a 2xLP in Translucent Green and Bluish and comes in a reflective foil jacket. […]
Brògeal thrum at the centre of a robust, Celtic folk revival, crowds across the UK and Ireland connecting to a traditional spirit of positive defiance in an ever-polarised, none-more-negative era. There’s an uprising going on. Their debut album Tuesday Paper Club, out October 17th on Play It Again Sam (Cameron Winter, Nick Cave, The Hives), blends […]
