The Lumineers’ breakout debut album captured hearts of fans and critics worldwide in 2012, leading to two Grammy-award nominations and a #2 Billboard chart peak. It features the hit singles “Ho Hey” “Stubborn Love” and “Submarines.”

Celebrate the 10th anniversary with a remastered and expanded 2xLP edition pressed on 180g heavyweight vinyl, featuring 6 tracks previously unreleased on vinyl, new liner notes, and all-new packaging exclusive behind the scenes photos.

TRACK LISTING

1. Flowers In Your Hair
2. Classy Girls
3. Submarines
4. Dead Sea
5. Ho Hey
6. Slow It Down
7. Stubborn Love
8. Big Parade
9. Charlie Boy
10. Flapper Girl
11. Morning Song
12. Ain't Nobody's Problem
13. This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)
14. Elouise
15. Darlene
16. Slow It Down (live)
17. Scotland

This new album you hold in your hands, 'Sleep Circle', is this newly recorded, abridged version of 'Sleep' informed by those concert experiences and focusing on the movements within the composition that are more in the foreground. This way 'Sleep Circle' becomes a hallucinatory 90-minute trip into the hypnagogic state. For Max, the approach offered new insights into his epic composition: “Some of these compositions, such as 'Dream 11', 'Moth-like Stars' or 'Non-Eternal', are so rich in their poetic core that I wanted the music to be experienced in a more traditional way. I first wrote a structure for a concert performance. The new version we’ve recorded now is based on these performances, which also means that it has a slightly different architecture. It's like 'Sleep' distilled.” 

TRACK LISTING

1. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt.1
2. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt.1
3. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt.3
4. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt.4
5. Path 3 / Whose Name Is Written On Water Pt.1
6. Path 3 / Whose Name Is Written On Water Pt.2
7. Patterns / Solo Pt.1
8. Patterns / Solo Pt.2
9. Patterns / Solo Pt.3
10. Return Pt.1
11. Return Pt.2
12. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt. 5
13. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt. 6
14. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt. 7
15. Non-Eternal Pt.1
16. Non-Eternal Pt.2
17. Non-Eternal Pt.3
18. Chorale
19. Dream 0 Pt.1
20. Dream 0 Pt.2
21. Dream 0 Pt.3
22. Dream 0 Pt.4
23. Dream 0 Pt.5
24. Dream 0 Pt.6

Trumpeter Eddie Henderson came to prominence as a member of Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi in the early-70s after which he recorded a pair of seminal jazz-funk fusion classics for Blue Note — 'Sunburst' (1975), and 'Heritage' (1976) — the latter featuring a forward-looking crew with Julian Priester, Patrice Rushen, Paul Jackson, Mike Clark, Billy Hart, Mtume, and others. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

TRACK LISTING

1. Inside You
2. Acuphuncture
3. Time And Space
4. Nostalgia
5. Kudu
6. Dr. Mganga
7. Dark Shadow

Donald Byrd’s 1974 R&B-Funk fusion masterpiece 'Stepping Into Tomorrow' was the third album the trumpet legend made in collaboration with visionary producer Larry Mizell. Featuring the standout title track and 'Think Twice', the album became a touchstone for future hip-hop generations and featured Gary Bartz, Fonce Mizell, Chuck Rainey, Harvey Mason, and others. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

TRACK LISTING

1. Stepping Into Tomorrow
2. Design A Nation
3. We're Together
4. Think Twice
5. Makin' It
6. Rock And Roll Again
7. You Are The World
8. I Love The Girl

Ólafur Arnalds & Eoin French, known professionally as Talos, come together on 'A Dawning', a deeply immersive collaborative album released via OPIA Community and Mercury KX. Created before the untimely passing of Talos in 2024, the record blends their distinct musical voices—into something truly transportive. Adding a deeply personal touch, all artwork for the album and its singles were crafted by Talos himself, offering fans an additional insight into his beautiful creative vision. This release not only celebrates the musical partnership between Arnalds and Talos but also honours the enduring legacy of Talos, ensuring his artistic spirit continues to inspire and resonate.

TRACK LISTING

1. Shared Time
2. Signs
3. Bedrock Feat. Sandrayati
4. West Cork, 12 Feb
5. Borrowed Time Feat. Alexi Murdoch
6. A Dawning
7. For Steph
8. We Didn’t Know We Were Ready Feat. Niamh Regan And Ye Vagabonds 

Brian Eno is a legendary musician, producer, visual artist and activist who first came to international prominence in the early ‘70s as a founding member of the British band Roxy Music, followed by a series of solo albums, collaborations, and production work with artists such as David Bowie, Talking Heads, Devo, U2, Coldplay, his brother Roger Eno, and most recently, fred again.

Beatie Wolfe is a Los-Angeles-based, British-American conceptual artist & activist. Named by WIRED as one of the “22 people changing the world,” Wolfe is pioneering new artistic formats that bridge the physical and digital.United by their mutual commitment to art & the environment, the pair team up for Luminal and Lateral. Recorded in London and centered around the concept of “art, and feelings,” both albums feature original music and cover an array of genres/styles: Luminal being a vocal alternative album, and Lateral comprising of a continuous ambient work.

Brian Eno is a legendary musician, producer, visual artist and activist who first came to international prominence in the early ‘70s as a founding member of the British band Roxy Music, followed by a series of solo albums, collaborations, and production work with artists such as David Bowie, Talking Heads, Devo, U2, Coldplay, his brother Roger Eno, and most recently, fred again.

Beatie Wolfe is a Los-Angeles-based, British-American conceptual artist & activist. Named by WIRED as one of the “22 people changing the world,” Wolfe is pioneering new artistic formats that bridge the physical and digital. United by their mutual commitment to art & the environment, the pair team up for Luminal and Lateral. Recorded in London and centered around the concept of “art, and feelings,” both albums feature original music and cover an array of genres/styles: Luminal being a vocal alternative album, and Lateral comprising of a continuous ambient work.

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Horace Silver had been delivering hard bop classics for over a decade when he moved into more groovy territory in the late-’60s on albums including 'Serenade to a Soul Sister' featuring two different quintets performing a set of Silver originals from the high-octane ‘Psychedelic Sally’ to the groove waltz title track to the tender ballad ‘Next Time I Fall In Love’. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

TRACK LISTING

1. Psychedelic Sally
2. Serenade To A Soul Sister
3. Rain Dance
4. Jungle Juice
5. Kindred Spirits
6. Next Time I Fall In Love

When saxophonist Lou Donaldson hooked up with the funky drummer Idris Muhammad on Alligator Bogaloo it began a run of great groove-oriented albums including Say It Loud with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, organist Charles Earland, and guitarist Jimmy Ponder for a deeply soulful set opening with a cover of James Brown’s ‘Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)’. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

TRACK LISTING

1. Say It Loud I'm Black And Proud
2. Summertime
3. Caravan
4. Snake Bone
5. Brother Soul

Guitarist, sonic explorer & Wilco bandmember Nels Cline presents 'Consentrik Quartet', the eponymous debut recording by his newest band which features Ingrid Laubrock on saxophones, Chris Lightcap on bass & Tom Rainey on drums. By turns swinging, grooving, bracing, mesmeric & quietly stunning, Cline’s 4th Blue Note album spotlights the ensemble’s profound chemistry as well as Cline’s versatility as both a player & a writer with 12 evocative soundscapes.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Returning Angel
2. The 23
3. Surplus
4. Slipping Into Something
5. Allende
6. House Of Steam
7. Inner Wall
8. Satomi
9. The Bag
10. Down Close
11. Question Marks (The Spot)
12. Time Of No Sirens

Thin Lizzy's 'Acoustic Session', a groundbreaking new frontline album that brings together the legendary voice of Philip Lynott, the masterful guitar work of founding member Eric Bell, and the powerful original drum takes of Brian Downey. This unique project offers fans a rare opportunity to experience Thin Lizzy's classic hits like never before, with Lynott's previously unheard vocal takes perfectly complemented by Bell's fresh acoustic arrangements and Downey's dynamic drumming. Drawing on material from the band's iconic Decca era, the album revisits tracks from Thin Lizzy's first three albums, presenting them in an intimate, stripped-down format that is sure to captivate both longtime fans and a new generation of listeners. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Mama Nature Said
2. A Song For While I'm Away
3. Eire
4. Slow Blues - E.B.
5. Dublin
6. Whiskey In The Jar
7. Here I Go Again
8. Shades Of A Blue Orphanage
9. Remembering Pt. 2
Bonus Track
10. Slow Blues - G.M (Gary Moore) - 

Max Richter presents his 9th studio album 'In A Landscape'. A record about “reconciling polarities"; bringing together the electronic & the acoustic, the human and the natural world, the big questions of life and the quiet pleasures of living. "A memoir of the present moment”. In his own words, Max describes the music on the record as being about “connecting or reconciling polarities. the tracks themselves are, as ever, my attempts to figure out how to make sense of our lives in the here and now of our daily life as I experience it.” One of the most influential and acclaimed composers of all time, Max's fusion of classical technique and electronic technology, heard across genre-defining solo projects, countless scores for film, dance, art and fashion, has won him legions of fans world-over, & blazed a trail for a generation of artists.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: As one of my favourite modern classical composers, a new album from Max Richter is always going to be high up my wants list, and 'In A Landscape' has all of the hallmarks of that classic blossoming Richter euphoria. Tenderly stroked strings turn into a walls of crashing symphony and echoic piano hits. Beautiful.

TRACK LISTING

LP
SIDE A
They Will Shade Us With Our Wings
Life Study I
A Colour Field (Holocene)
Life Study II

SIDE B
And Some Will Fall
Life Study III
The Poetry Of Earth (Geophony)
Life Study IV
Only Silent Words
Life Study V

SIDE C
Late And Soon
Life Study VI
Andante
Life Study VII
A Time Mirror (Biophony)
Life Study VIII

SIDE D
Love Song (after JE)
Life Study IX
Movement, Before All Flowers

CD
They Will Shade Us With Our Wings
Life Study I
A Colour Field (Holocene)
Life Study II
And Some Will Fall
Life Study III
The Poetry Of Earth (Geophony)
Life Study IV
Only Silent Words
Life Study V
Late And Soon
Life Study VI
Andante
Life Study VII
A Time Mirror (Biophony)
Life Study VIII
Love Song (after JE)
Life Study IX
Movement, Before All Flowers

Originally released in 2016, Island Songs is the innovative brainchild of BAFTA award winning composer Ólafur Arnalds, this is the first time the album has been released on colour vinyl in beautiful green. Bringing the listener a unique and evolving audio-visual portrait of his home country of Iceland, Ólafur travelled to 7 towns across Iceland where he collaborated with 7 local artists, and at each location he created, recorded and performed a new composition with the artist.

BAFTA winning Icelandic composer, musician and producer Ólafur Arnalds’ fourth solo studio album, re:member, was originally released by Mercury KX on the 24th August 2018. Released on special marble vinyl for the first time. The album uses the Stratus Pianos as well as string quatet, synths, electronics, live drums and a string orchestra recorded at London’s Air Studios. Plummeting the listener into a subversive world full of unexpected moods and emotions, Ólafur explored foreign musical soundscapes in every facet of re:member.

Aigul Akhmetshina is the fiery young mezzo taking the opera world by storm. In her debut album Aigul, the illustrious young opera singer Aigul Akhmetshina finds her voice in the role of Carmen and traces a path through her own remarkable journey. Her story is one of determination and perseverance against the odds, starting in a rural village in the mountains of Bashkortostan. She left home aged 14 to pursue her singing career. Despite facing rejection from a conservatory in Moscow, where she was told she lacked the right voice and appearance, at the age of 27 Aigul has already etched her name in history. She has become the youngest artist ever to take on the title role of Bizet’s Carmen at both the Royal Opera House and the Metropolitan Opera, both of whom have created new productions around her. Performing the role all over the world, Aigul feels an affinity with the character.

GRAMMY-award nominated Jordan Rakei is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter who, over soon-to-be-five studio albums, has been on a wide-ranging journey that explores the outer reaches of his inner psyche, traversing themes of emotional evolution, personal growth and family with unwavering sincerity. Always positioning himself in and amongst the bigger questions in life, he has navigated his musical journey with passion and precision, unveiling something new about himself through his songwriting at every turn. The Loop is by far Rakei’s most cohesive and evolutionary work to date following an impressive career of previous releases, each of which have demonstrated his natural curiosity and capabilities in exploring new sounds.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Another stunningly assured, confidently presented outing from soulful jazz-tronica hero Jordan Rakei. The Loop sees his once minimal sound blooming into a grand, orchestrated statement that's as bold as it is heartfelt. There are as many brittle, tender progressions as there are cinematic swells and rich Bonobo-like grooves.

TRACK LISTING

1. Flowers
2. Freedom
3. Friend Or Foe
4. Royal
5. Trust
6. State Of Mind
7. Hopes And Dreams
8. Learning
9. Cages
10. Forgive
11. Everything Everything
12. Miracle
13. A Little Life

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CAM SUGAR is proud to release for the first time ever on vinyl the complete soundtrack of Carlo Lizzani's masterpiece, 'Storie di vita e malavita' (1975).The stories evoked by the title are based on the real investigation carried out in Milan a few months before the filming by journalist Maria Rusconi, whose aim was to investigate and denounce underage prostitution. Morricone comments on the crude news stories staged by Lizzani with a theme that immediately assaults the listener, through its stubborn and edgy progression. The title track immediately echoes the tones of 'Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto' (1970, Elio Petri), combining the grotesque with a hallucinatory and impactful timbral and orchestral violence. There are also flashes of bossa, dark marches and jazz-funk colourations typical of the 1970s crime genre. All tracks, with the exception of the track already included in the 'Morricone Segreto' compilation (ëVita e malavitaí), are unreleased in any format.

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Brian Poole & The Tremeloes beautiful upbeat rock 'n' roll cover of Twist And Shout has since become one of their best know hits. Pressed for the first time on 7î vinyl since itís release in 1963, this beautiful clear vinyl is key for any music lovers collection.

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Audio currently only available on YouTube in live video series - this would be an exclusive audio release

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Sir Tom Jones UK No.1 single Itís Not Unusual, first released in 1965, is an international megahit. Written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, the song also made waves in the US reaching No. 10 in the charts paving the way for Sir Tomís global success. Released for the first time on 7î vinyl since 1965, this limited edition amber record is key to any fans collection

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Blue Note Re:imagined was first released in 2020 featuring fresh takes on music from the illustrious Blue Note Records vaults recorded by a heavyweight line-up of the UK jazz, soul, and R&B sceneís most hotly-tipped rising stars. This incredible compilation includes artists such as Jorja Smith, Jordan Rakai, Ezra Collective, Poppy Ajudha and more. This new version of Blue Note Re:imagined, pressed exclusively for Record Store Day on Smokey Clear & Blue vinyl with new blue cover, includes an exclusive bonus track - Jorja Smith ñ Rose Rouge (Joy Orbison Remix). On itís original release Blue Note Re:imagined topped jazz charts around the globe and infuses the spirit of the new UK jazz generation into the legendary labelís iconic catalog, balancing the genreís tradition with its future and reflecting the melting pot of talent and diversity within the current scene.

TRACK LISTING

Side A: 1. Jorja Smith ñ Rose Rouge2. Ezra Collective ñ Footprints3. Poppy Ajudha - Watermelon Man (Under The Sun)4. JordanRakei ñ Wind Parade Side B:1. Skinny Pelembe - Illusion (Silly Apparition)2. Alfa Mist ñ Galaxy3. Ishmael Ensemble ñ Search For PeaceSide C:1. Nubya Garcia ñ A Shade Of Jade2. Steam Down, Afronaut Zu ñ Etcetera3. Blue Lab Beats ñ Montara 4. Yazmin Lacey - I'll Never Stop Loving You Side D:1. Fieh ñ Armageddon2. Mr Jukes - Maiden Voyage3. Shabaka Hutchings - Prints Tie4. Melt Yourself Down - Caribbean Fire Dance (Lewisham Drop)5. Emma-Jean Thackray - Speak No Evil (Night Dreamer) New Bonus Track: 6. Jorja Smith ñ Rose Rouge (Joy Orbison Remix)

Grammy winning duo Blue Lab Beats one of the fastest-rising production duos in the world right now, announce the release, on April 19th, of their eagerly anticipated fourth studio album, “BLUE ECLIPSE”. “Blue Eclipse” heralds an exciting new era for Blue Lab Beats and the 12 songs reveal the depth and breadth of producer NK-OK, and multi-instrumentalist Mr DM’s musical ambition. Featured guests include Mercury Prize nominated Kojey Radical alongside Daley, on “Take Time”, IDK & Jay Prince on “Say Wow”, Amber & Farah on “Wait A While”, and Poppy Daniels on the title track. “We called this album Blue Eclipse as a nod to Blue Skies, our first EP. We wanted to embrace some themes and sounds that we’ve used throughout our career and make an album that truly represents us. Using sky titles acts as a reminder of people in our lives who inspired us and left a very important mark on us. We wanted to welcome old friends as well new ones onto this project and we are so happy with everyone’s amazing contributions.” Blue Lab Beats.

TRACK LISTING

1.Never Doubt
2.Say Wow (ft. IDK, Jay Prince)
3.Rice & Peas (ft Kyra, Bnny Hunna, Aidan)
4.Cherry Blossom (Ft Ben Jones & Parthenope)
5.Sky Paradise (interlude)
6.Wait A While Ft Farah Audhali, Amber Navran
7.Sunset In LA
8.Nights In Tokyo (feat. Kaidi)
9.Take Time (ft Kojey Radical & Daley)
10.Guava (ft Kaidi Akaninbi, Poppy Daniels, Richi, Camilla Georgia)
11.Blue Eclipse (FT Poppy Daniels)
12.Brother Ft. Natalie Lindi

Niamh Bury is at the very forefront of Irish folk music’s revival. Bury deftly pairs her luminescent, instantly recognizable voice with a nuanced signwriting sensibility that draws inspiration from folk, indie, and jazz and draws upon inspirations from artists such as Anna Mieke, Billie Marten and Big Thief. Signing with illustrious Irish folk label Claddagh Records in the early part of 2023, Bury spent much of the year establishing herself as one of the nation’s most exciting emerging artists. With the release of Yellow Roses on Friday, 29th March, fans can expect to hear 10 considered and lovingly-crafted songs that conjure maps of conversations with oneself, loved ones, imaginary characters and those who have passed on to other worlds. Each is an attempt to arrive at some kind of empathy, understanding and acceptance. The music is both lush and spacious, giving the listener room to swim, dip or fly between verses.

Of her impending debut album release, Niamh Bury says: “I’m so excited to be releasing this collection of songs I’ve had with me for some time. I’m very proud of it and the wonderful people who worked on it with me. I learned so much making it, and feel very lucky to be letting it out into the world.

TRACK LISTING

Discovery
Beehive
Who Am I To Tell Him
Bite The Bridle
Pianos In The Snow
Simmering Pots
Ballad Of Margaret Road
Yellow Roses
Lovely Adam
Budapest

On 1 0 0 1, Dustin O‘Halloran (Marie Antoinette, Lion, Transparent) contemplates ideas of technology & humanity entering the age of artificial intelligence - one of the most fundamental transformations in the history of mankind. What will distinguish humanity and technology in the future? How will this affect concepts like ‘love’ and the ‘soul’? Will language survive as the primary tool for our species’ communication? What role will consciousness have in a world whose rapid evolution continues to accelerate? 1 0 0 1 is based on a ballet, first premiered in 2019 (collaborating with dancer Fukiko Takase), that was developed further into the album during the pandemic.

TRACK LISTING

Side A

1. Spiritus Naturae Aeternus
2. Cymatic Love Spiral

Side B

3. Harmonic Dream Sequence
4. Transfigural Syntax Eclipse 

Recorded in 1985, after a break from recording and time spent living in Barbados and Liberia, Nina’s Back features a rejuvenated Nina Simone reaching out to a wider musical audience. Featuring a number of memorable original Simone compositions, the band includes horns and backup singers for a recording that’s unique in Nina’s catalog.

TRACK LISTING

Side A

It's Cold Out Here
Porgy
I Sing Just To Know That I'm Alive
For A While

Side B

Fodder On Her Wings
Touching And Caring
Saratoga
You Must Have Another Lover

Today's club culture all started with Northern Soul and its roots in the Mod all-nighter scene of London clubs. All the ingredients were there: DJs privy to the latest imports and advance promos, dancers fuelled by illegal uppers, venues which had scarcely opened when the pubs were all but deserted. The records, drugs and clubs have all changed, true, but the lifestyle is identical. Featuring classics from the Northern Soul Scene including Tom Jones, Ronnie Jones, Brotherhood of Man, Sonny Childe, Billie Davis, Tony Newman, Bats and more. Presented for the first time on orange colour vinyl and CD, this is essential for any funk and soul lovers.

TRACK LISTING

Side A:
1. Frankie & Johnny - I'll Hold You
2. David Essex - So-Called Loving
3. The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache
4. Fearns Brass Foundry - Don't Change It
5. Clyde McPhatter - Baby You've Got It
6. Micky Moonshine - Name It You Got It
Side B:
1. Ronnie Jones - My Love
2. Fantastics - Ask The Lonely
3. Tom Jones - Stop Breaking My Heart
4. Billie Davis - Billy Sunshine
5. Amen Corner - Our Love (Is In The Pocket)
6. Danny Williams - Whose Little Girl Are You
Side C:
1. Eyes Of Blue - Heart Trouble
2. Bobby Hanna - Everybody Needs Love
3. Dave Berry - Picture Me Gone
4. John E. Paul - I Wanna Know
5. Elkie Brooks - The Way You Do The Things You Do
6. Jon Gunn - I Just Made Up My Mind
7. Adrienne Poster - Something Beautiful
Side D:
1. Brotherhood Of Man - Reach Out Your Hand
2. Sonny Childe - Giving Up On Love
3. Truly Smith - My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down)
4. Stevie Kimble - All The Time In The World
5. Tony Newman - Let The Good Times Roll
6. The Bats - Listen To My Heart

Lauded London 6-piece Melt Yourself Down are back armed with a new approach for their fourth studio album Pray For Me I Don’t Fit In. Created for misfits, by misfits, Pray For Me I Don’t Fit In sees Melt Yourself Down embrace a celebratory punk agenda. Having realised they are never going to fit the mould, the group deliberately draw on their myriad influences, speaking all languages musically and lyrically. Led by the potent sounds of Sax pioneer Pete Wareham, the punchy sax hooks pay homage to the traditional horn sections of late 60’s early 70’s era of Jazz, Soul and Rock n Roll, while showcasing African pentatonic scales and dance-inducing rhythms with raw 70’s rock and punk. This album sees vocalist Kushal Gaya celebrate his diversity - tonally, texturally, and emotionally while embracing lyrical depth. Recorded and produced by band favourite Ben Hillier (Blur, Depeche Mode & Nadine Shah), delivering his distinct musical depth, resonance, and dark drive so essential to Melt Yourself Down’s sound. This album is the band’s most cohesive work to date.

TRACK LISTING

Pray For Me I Don’t Fit In
Boots Of Leather
For Real
Nightsiren
All We Have
Fun Fun Fun
Balance
Sunset Flip
Ghost On The Run
I Got Time

Produced by longtime collaborator Simone Felice and produced, mixed, and engineered by David Baron over two sessions in winter and spring 2021 at Baron’s Sun Mountain Studios in bucolic Boiceville, NY, Brightside the album marks The Lumineers’ first new music in more than two years as well as the band’s most joyous and spontaneous piece of work thus far. The nine-song collection sees The Lumineers’ co-founders/co-songwriters Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites performing virtually all of the eclectic, effervescent instrumentation, with Baron on a wide variety of keyboards and backing vocals and more by Simone Felice, touring members Byron Isaacs and Lauren Jacobson, famed backing singer Cindy Mizelle (Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band), The Felice Brothers’ James Felice, and acclaimed singer-songwriter Diana DeMuth.

TRACK LISTING

1. Brightside
2. Am Radio
3. Where We Are
4. Birthday
5. Big Shot
6. Never Really Mine
7. Rollercoaster
8. Remington
9. Reprise

If one were asked to pick an album that represented the best of British jazz in the 1960s, Le Déjeuner Sur l’Herbe by the New Jazz Orchestra would be a serious contender. Recorded in September 1968, it draws together many of the key streams that had developed in British jazz in the preceding years, and also presages much of what was to come. Notwithstanding the line-up, which includes some of the very best British jazz musicians directed by an inventive and ingenious leader in Neil Ardley, the session features pieces written by the most distinctive jazz composers active in Britain at that time alongside idiosyncratic interpretations of works by John Coltrane and Miles Davis. And it’s all captured beautifully by engineer Howard Barrow and producer Tony Reeves and it features a stella cast of some of the greatest musicians, not just from that era or genre but beyond; Jack Bruce, who would become one of the founding members of Cream, Barbara Thompson, Ian Carr, Michael Gibbs, Dave Gelly, Dick Heckstall-Smith and Jon Hiseman, who went on to form one of the greatest jazz/progressive/rock bands – Colosseum. 

Building on the musical material of the first record, VOICES 2 extends the musical language into a purely instrumental and abstract direction. Where the first part of the project is very focused on the text of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, the 2nd part opens up a musical space to let these words and ideas sink in.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Richter is never one to stay on the same theme for too long. He's worked on soundtracks and solo albums, but his 'Voices' project from last year was an interesting and important new direction. The second instalment of the same sees the spoken word swapped out in order to focus on the gorgeous musical phrasing and leaning more into his neo-classical roots. I've never been anything but imporessed with any of Richter's work, and this is no exception. Lovely stuff.

TRACK LISTING

1. Psychogeography
2. Mirrors
3. Follower
4. Solitaries
5. Movement Study
6. Prelude 2
7. Colour Wheel
8. Origins (Solo)
9. Little Requiems (Cello Version)
10. Mercy Duet

Over a decade after its inception, ground-breaking composer Max Richter announces the release of VOICES – a major new recording project inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In a time of dramatic global change, VOICES offers a musical message of hope. Max Richter invited people around the world to be part of the piece, crowd-sourcing readings of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be interwoven into the work, which features an ‘upside-down’ orchestra. He received hundreds of submissions in over 70 languages. These readings form the aural landscape that the music flows through: they are the VOICES of the title.

Max Richter explains, “I like the idea of a piece of music as a place to think, and it is clear we all have some thinking to do at the moment. We live in a hugely challenging time and, looking around at the world we have made, it’s easy to feel hopeless or angry. But, just as the problems we face are of our own making, so their solutions are within our reach, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is something that offers us a way forward. Although it isn’t a perfect document, the declaration does represent an inspiring vision for the possibility of better and kinder world.”

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: A new Max Richter! There are few things that can quiet my cat but Richter is one of them, and now we have a brand new album from the master of modern classical. This time we get the addition of softly spoken voices, beautifully harmonising with the layers of brittle strings and piano we've come to expect.

TRACK LISTING

CD1
1. All Human Beings
2. Origins
3. Journey Piece
4. Chorale
5. Hypocognition
6. Prelude 6
7. Murmuration
8. Cartography
9. Little Requiems
10. Mercy

CD2
1. All Human Beings (Voiceless Mix)
2. Origins (Voiceless Mix)
3. Journey Piece (Voiceless Mix)
4. Chorale (Voiceless Mix)
5. Hypocognition (Voiceless Mix)
6. Prelude 6 (Voiceless Mix)
7. Murmuration (Voiceless Mix)
8. Cartography (Voiceless Mix)
9. Little Requiems (Voiceless Mix)
10. Mercy (Voiceless Mix)

Vinyl Track List:
SIDE A
1. All Human Beings
2. Origins
3. Journey Piece
SIDE B
1. Chorale
2. Hypocognition
3. Prelude 6
SIDE C
1. Murmuration
2. Cartography
SIDE D
1. Little Requiems
2. Mercy

Madrugada is the Spanish word for those strange, seductive hours before sunrise. A familiar stretch of time for the seasoned raver – and for MJ Cole, an artist who’s spent much of his career exploring those magical moments. Yet despite so many nights in the clubs, some of his most powerful memories of the madrugada hours have nothing to do with dancefloor euphoria.

“I've experienced a lot of early mornings, but having been up from the night before,” he says, remembering one special morning on the Severn Bridge, driving home from a solo gig and watching the sun come up. “For me, the early morning is a significant period.” With MJ Cole presents Madrugada, he sets out to capture that special feeling with an album unlike anything he’s done before.

TRACK LISTING

1. A Visit To Lolita
2. Far Closer
3. Cathedral
4. Knocking
5. Sonoran
6. 90 Miles
7. Solo Waltzer
8. Strings For Jodie
9. Reimagination
10. Psalm 892
11. Dizzy New Heights
12. Resolution

Elvis Costello and The Imposters – Steve Nieve (keyboards), Davey Faragher (bass), Pete Thomas (drums) – have made a sensational new album that ranks alongside the best work this singularly great artist has ever produced.

Recorded in Hollywood, New York City and Vancouver, British Columbia, ‘Look Now’ is beautiful in its simplicity, reflective in its lyrical vision, surrounded by melodies and orchestrations that are nothing short of heavenly. It’s the first album Costello has made with The Imposters since the 2008 release of ‘Momofuku’ and his first new album since the acclaimed 2013 Roots collaboration, ‘Wise Up Ghost’.

Anyone anywhere in the world who has seen Elvis Costello and The Imposters live can testify to their unmitigated swagger. Costello’s suspicion that it was time to return to the studio was confirmed while on the ‘Imperial Bedroom & Other Chambers’ tour of the USA, last summer and he realized the power and sheer musicality of The Imposters had never really been fully captured on one record.

'Windy City’ is Alison Krauss’s first solo studio album since 1999. It is a beautifully created collection of classic songs, from the most awarded female in Grammy history, produced by Nashville veteran Buddy Cannon. ‘Windy City’ spans across different eras and genres with some familiar tracks – including “Gentle On My Mind,” a signature song of Glen Campbell’s, and “You Don’t Know Me” which was a hit for Eddy Arnold and Ray Charles. In 2000, Alison’s feature in the ‘O Brother Where Art Thou?’ soundtrack paved the way for contemporary popular folk music. In 2007, her multi-platinum album ‘Raising Sand’ with Robert Plant became a global smash, selling over 3 million albums.

Elvis Costello and The Roots have announced a collaborative album entitled Wise Up Ghost which is exclusively released.

The existence of the record was first revealed by ?uestlove as an aside during an interview with Billboard Magazine in January and a small number of test pressings were distributed as white labels on Record Store Day on the 20th of April. Most of the sessions took place in secret at Feliz Habitat Studios in the dead of night, while others were in plain sight at Costello’s Hookery Crookery Studios.

Elvis described the record as “the shortest distance between here and there” and containing “both rhythm and what is read”. Ahmir says, “It's a moody, brooding affair, cathartic rhythms and dissonant lullabies. I went stark and dark on the music, Elvis went HAM on some ole Ezra Pound shit.”

TRACK LISTING

1.Walk Us Uptown
2.Sugar Won’t Work
3.Refuse To Be Saved
4.Tripwire
5.Stick Out Your Tongue
6.Come The Meantimes
7.(She Might Be A) Grenade
8.Cinco Minutos Con Vos
9.Viceroy’s Row
10.Wise Up Ghost
11.If I Could Believe

For Now I Am Winter is Ólafur Arnalds’ third full-length studio album. His earlier albums, soundtracks and EPs, have been released through the Berlin based cult label Erased Tapes.

Building and expanding on his previous more minimalist work, Arnalds’ new album is his first to involve a full orchestra (coarranged by Nico Muhly) and a vocalist (Agent Fresco lead singer Arnór Dan) on selected tracks, making it his most broadly appealing work to date.

With his previous recordings, extensive touring activities and prominent synch placements of his music he has managed to build up a dedicated fan base in Europe, North America and China.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sudden Throw - Ólafur Arnalds
2. Brim - Ólafur Arnalds
3. For Now I Am Winter - Ólafur Arnalds, Arnor Dan
4. A Stutter - Ólafur Arnalds, Arnor Dan
5. Words Of Amber - Ólafur Arnalds
6. Reclaim - Ólafur Arnalds, Arnor Dan
7. Hands, Be Still - Ólafur Arnalds
8. Only The Winds - Ólafur Arnalds
9. Old Skin - Ólafur Arnalds, Arnor Dan
10. We (Too) Shall Rest - Ólafur Arnalds
11. This Place Was A Shelter - Ólafur Arnalds
12. Carry Me Anew - Ólafur Arnalds

Following up an instrumental concept album ("The Snow Goose") Camel returned to a more song based release with their 1976 album "Moonmadness". Producer Rhett Davies gave them a punchier sound and the album was their biggest seller in America thus far. Now remastered with five extra tracks and new sleevenotes.