Its been almost 20 years since Seasick Steves celebrated appearance on Jools Hollands Hootenanny launched the unknown American singer-songwriter to worldwide fame, and his beat-up three-string Japanese guitar and old wooden stompbox made musical history. The overwhelming response surprised nobody more than Steve himself, and was like a lightning strike; the impact of which is […]
The Smile today announce the details of a new album titled Cutouts, set for release on October 4th via XL Recordings. The trio – Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner – debuted several songs from Cutouts during The Smile’s UK tour in March. Cutouts features 10 new-tracks and is produced by Sam Petts-Davies. It’s […]
Josh Ritters Heaven, or Someplace as Nice is a brand-new set of original songs meant to be heard together Featuring legendary jazz guitarist Bill Frisell(appearing courtesy of Blue Note Records), this nine-song collection was recorded live in the studio over the course of just a few days, with minimal overdubs — it was recorded quickly, […]
When the Distance is Blue is Macie Stewart’s International Anthem debut. The Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser describes the collection as “a love letter to the moments we spend in-between”—a letter realized via an intentional return to piano, her first instrument and the origin of her creative expression. Here Stewart creates a striking and cinematic […]
“UMC celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Band’s classic fourth album, Cahoots, with an assembly of newly remixed, remastered and expanded 50th Anniversary Edition packages, including a multi-format Super Deluxe 2CD/Blu-ray/1LP/7-inch vinyl box set along with a 2CD and 180-gram half-speed-mastered black vinyl. All the Anniversary Edition releases were overseen by principal songwriter Robbie Robertson […]
2 LP Noise in the City is a new live album by the British sample pioneers The Art of Noise. Released 35 years after the band first played in Japan, the album contains a complete concert from Tokyos Nihon Seinenkan recorded in August 1986. Highlights include “Peter Gunn”, “Legs”, “Paranoimia”, and the first-ever release of […]
Hiromasa Yonebayashi directs this Japanese anime from Studio Ghibli. When her asthma takes a turn for the worse, 12-year-old tomboy Anna (voice of Hailee Steinfeld) is sent by her foster mum to stay with relatives in a seaside town in the hope that the clear air will help Annas condition. While there Anna sees an […]
Weary of the rigid codes of the underworld, gambler Tokijiro (Kinnosuke Nakamura, Goyokin) wanders Japan in search of freedom. But escape proves to be impossible when an obligation to a gang boss leaves him with no choice but to kill a man. To atone for his crime, he vows to take care of his victims […]
2LP – Black Vinyl. Featuring reworks from Thundercat, David Sylvian, Devonte Hynes, Electric Youth, Alva Noto, the Cinematic Orchestra and more remodelling tracks from the Japanese composer. In celebration of composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s 70th birthday, Milan Records announces A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto – To The Moon And Back, a collection of songs from Sakamoto’s […]
Still Dreaming is the first Japanese album from TOMORROW X TOGETHER. The 10 tracks are comprised of Japanese versions of 6 of the groups Korean hits, plus 2 new instrumental tracks, a brand new Japanese original song, “Force,” and their Japanese hit “Everlasting Shine:” The album is now available as a limited-edition CD/DVD. The DVD […]
