Bee Thousand

Ranked #10 in Spin’s list of the ’20 Best Albums Of ’94’ – “…a thousand hooks, offering perfect distillation of…basement tape aesthetic….sloppily records immaculate melodies capable of breaking your heart…they’re so insistently catchy and so fleetingly brief…”, “…the band’s basic folk-pop melodies come straight from art-rock England circa 1967-1969.Through no fault of GBV itself, the […]

The John Peel Sessions

CD – Remastered and available officially for the first time in over 40 years.  Swell Maps unveils the CD of The John Peel Sessions. This follows the release of the limited edition red vinyl for Record Store Day — remastered and available officially for the first time in over 40 years. Noisy, chaotic, and defiantly […]

Trying Not To Have A Thought

Trying Not to Have a Thought isn’t just Algernon Cadwallader’s first album since 2011’s Parrot Flies, it’s their first with the original lineup since 2008’s Some Kind of Cadwallader.Shortly after that debut, drummer, Nick Tazza, and guitarist, Colin Mahony, departed; Algernon broke up in 2012 and stayed dormant until their feverishly anticipated 2022 reunion.“There’s a […]

Safe

‘Safe’ is precisely what fans would want from their band: their core shoegaze/dream-pop sound elevated with a new self-confidence, a tight, masterly control of hooks, and broader touch points such as Pavement and Sonic Youth. In short: their ethereal elements feel more alluring than ever; the visceral moments are more selective and dynamic but hit […]

Bounds

The secretive Craven Faults returns with a single vinyl release which follows on from second full-length album Standers. Bounds will be released on black vinyl and INDIES ONLY ‘Tarn Sike Blue’ vinyl limited to just 700 copies for the world. Each edition is presented in full bleed monochrome sleeve with its own colour-coded obi strip. […]

19

19 is the debut album by London songstress Adele. In a vocal and style reminiscent of Amy Winehouse, Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald this is an album that easily justifies the comparisons. Smoky, lingering vocals lament tales of lost loveand heartbreak whilst retaining a positive charm. Features the singles Chasing Pavements and Hometown Glory.

Love Chant

After years of writing, wandering, and starting over, Evan Dando returns with Love Chant, the first Lemonheads studio album of original material in nearly two decades. Long in the works and shaped by shifting geographies and a cast of trusted collaborators, it’s a bold, melodic reaffirmation of one of alternative rock’s most distinctive voices.Now based […]

I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

2 LP The second instalment of Matador’s 2022 “Revisionist History” Catalog Series, including albums from Pavement, Interpol and Spoon. “A stone cold classic.” – Rolling Stone “The greatest band in the universe.” – Pitchfork “I Can Hear The Heart helped teach people how to listen to music.” – Stereogum Tracklisting 1. Return to Hot Chicken […]

Slanted & Enchanted

The iconic 1992 album from Pavement— Slanted and Enchanted on limited red and white splatter vinyl for the album’s 30th anniversary. The Pavement full-length debut marks the beginning of Matador Revisionist History 2022, a catalog series that includes releases from Yo La Tengo, Interpol and Spoon this year. Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg join Matt […]