A culmination of Nine Inch Nails’ work with Boys Noize.

TRACK LISTING

1. Intro (Nine Inch Noize Version)
2. Vessel (Nine Inch Noize Version)
3. She's Gone Away (Nine Inch Noize Version)
4. Heresy (Nine Inch Noize Version)
5. Parasite (Nine Inch Noize Version)
6. Copy Of A (Nine Inch Noize Version)
7. Me I'm Not (Nine Inch Noize Version)
8. Closer (Nine Inch Noize Version)
9. The Warning (Nine Inch Noize Version)
10. Memorabilia (Nine Inch Noize Version)
11. Came Back Haunted (Nine Inch Noize Version)
12. As Alive As You Need Me To Be (Nine Inch Noize Version)

Olivia Rodrigo’s 'Stupid Song' is available as a special 7" vinyl pressing in translucent pink. Featuring the fan-favourite track, the pressing is a standout addition to any Olivia Rodrigo vinyl collection.

TRACK LISTING

1. Stupid Song
2. Stupid Song (Piano Version)

Carly Rae Jepsen returns with a new double album 'Day and Night'. Across 24 songs, the record dreams up a world lavish enough to hold the full expanse of her identity. The lead single 'On Wires' surges with urgency, capturing the dizzying pull of desire. “It’s about wanting someone so badly you can barely get through the motions of a night out,” she says. “It’s a real ‘come hither’ song, but the chorus is just me repeating ‘I want you,’ because that’s all I can think about.”

TRACK LISTING

TBC

'The Fall-Off' is J Cole's 7th studio album. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, his 7th chart topping release. Featuring appearances from Burna Boy, Erykah Badu, Future, Morray, Petey Pablo, PJ, and Tems

TRACK LISTING

1. 29 Intro
2. Two Six
3. SAFETY
4.. Run A Train
5. Poor Thang
6. Legacy
7. Bunce Road Blues
8. WHO TF IZ U
9. Drum n Bass
10. The Let Out
11. Bombs in the Ville / Hit the Glass
12. Lonely at the Top (Bonus)
13. 39 Intro
14. The Fall-Off is Inevitable
15. The Villest
16. Old Dog
17. Life Sentence
18. Only You
19. Man Up Above
20. I Love Her Again
21. What If
22. Quick Stop
23. and the whole world is the Ville
24. Ocean Way (Bonus)

Anderson .Paak returns with 'K-POPS! (Music from and Inspired by K-POPS! Motion Picture)', a bold cross-cultural soundtrack accompanying his Netflix directorial debut. Featuring an all-star lineup including G-DRAGON, aespa, JID, DEAN, NMIXX, and members of SEVENTEEN, ATEEZ, and i-dle, the 17-track project blends K-pop, R&B, hip-hop, and soul into a vibrant celebration of music and storytelling. More than a soundtrack, 'K-POPS!' captures the spirit of collaboration, connection, and global creativity at the heart of the film.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Part soundtrack, part inspirational sketchpad part collaborative project, K-Pops sees Paak and a healthy line-up of collaborators work through a chameleonic set of funk, hip-hop and electronica in fine fashion. Every bit of this sounds like a progression from Paak's previous work in both songwriting and sonic scope. More than a soundtrack in every sense.

TRACK LISTING

1. Flashing Lights - Crush & Anderson .Paak
2. Caution - NMIXX & Anderson .Paak
3. Aftertaste (Inspired by the Original Motion Picture K-POPS!) - DEAN & Anderson .Paak
4. PITC (Party In The Corner) - HONGJOONG of ATEEZ, Jay Park & Anderson .Paak
5. Fire With Fire - LNGSHOT
6. Can’t Get Enough - Alissia & Anderson .Paak
7. Bet On U - CHUNG HA & Anderson .Paak
8. International - SOYEON of i-dle & Anderson .Paak
9. What About Us - JID & Anderson .Paak
10. Wanna Buy A Plant + Cost Me - JO1 & Anderson .Paak
11. Keychain (Inspired by the Original Motion Picture K-POPS!) - aespa & Anderson .Paak
12. One More Dance - JOSHUA of SEVENTEEN & Corbyn Besson
13. Wildcard - Kevin Woo
14. Just One Bite - Kevin Woo
15. Too Bad (K-POPS! Version) - G-DRAGON & Anderson .Paak
16. Love Is Everywhere - Soul Rasheed
17. The Last - Anderson .Paak

10 years after the original, The Devil Wears Prada 2 picks up in a new era of fashion, ambition, and shifting power—where old rivalries resurface and the runway is fiercer than ever. The soundtrack matches every moment with Lady Gaga, Doechii, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, SZA, RAYE, Laufey, Olivia Dean, and more, delivering the perfect mix of glamour, edge, and reinvention.

TRACK LISTING

1. Shape of a Woman – LADY GAGA
2. RUNWAY – LADY GAGA & DOECHII
3. Glamorous Life – LADY GAGA
4. Material Lover – SIENNA SPIRO
5. End Of An Era – DUA LIPA
6. Walk of Fame (Edit) – MILEY CYRUS & BRITTANY HOWARD
7. Mr. Eclectic - LAUFEY
8. Nice To Each Other – OLIVIA DEAN
9. Saturn – SZA
10. Worth It. – RAYE
11. DAYDREAMING – LEDISI
12. Evergreen Avenue – IZZY ESCOBAR
13. No One Noticed – THE MARIAS

Gracie Abrams’ highly anticipated third studio album, .Daughter from Hell'.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: An effortlessly melodic mix of low key folky indie music and super sleek synthpop that screams 'Long Pond' so much i'd be very surprised if it wasn't a Dessner production (It is a Dessner production - ed). Abrams' voice is singularly affecting in this instance, with a cracking intensity and longing melodicism we've not heard before, leading to her most affecting outing yet. Lovely.

TRACK LISTING

1. Hit the Wall
2. Death Wish
3. The Knife
4. Daughter from Hell
5. Look at My Life
6. Good Reason
7. Men Like You
8. Sober
9. Broke My Heart
10. Mews
11. Minibar
12. Imaginary Friend
13. Afflictions
14. Humming
15. What If It’s Right?
16. Cold Goodbyes

Olivia Rodrigo’s highly anticipated third studio album, ‘You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love’, follows her critically acclaimed LPs 'GUTS' and 'SOUR'.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Huge pop choruses and swooning instrumental breaks swirl around Olivia Rodrigo's beautifully evocative vocals, this time round things are a little more subdued with the subject matter covering lost and unrequited love. The end result though shows an artist increasingly assured of her own abilities, and branching out thematically to great effect.

TRACK LISTING

1. Drop Dead
2. Stupid Song
3. Honeybee
4. Maggots For Brains
5. U + me = <3
6. My Way
7. Purple
8.The Cure
9. Begged
10. What’s Wrong With Me
11. Less
12. Expectations
13. Cigarette Smoke

'TRON Ares: Divergence' reimagines the original 'TRON: Ares' soundtrack with 20 songs – a mix of previously unreleased 'TRON: Ares' score material from Nine Inch Nails alongside remixes from ARCA, Mark Pritchard, Boys Noize, Lanark Artefax, Chilly Gonzales, Danny L Harle, Jack Dangers, Pixel Grip, Working Men’s Club, The Dare and Schwefelgelband

TRACK LISTING

1. Converge
2. I Know You Can Feel It (Mark Pritchard Remix)
3. Godmode
4. A Question Of Trust (Boys Noize Remix)
5. Operand
6. Zero State
7. Empathetic Response (Lanark Artefax Remix)
8. 100% Expendable (Chilly Gonzales Remix)
9. Who Wants To Live Forever? (Danny L Harle Remix)
10. Infiltrator (Jack Dangers Remix)
11. A Framework
12. Ghost In The Machine (Boys Noize Remix)
13. What Have You Done? (Boys Noize Remix)
14. As Alive As You Need Me To Be (Pixel Grip Remix)
15. The First Betrayal
16. I Know You Can Feel It (Working Men's Club Remix)
17. Shadow Over Me (The Dare Remix)
18. Terminal
19. Forked Reality (Schwefelgelb Remix)
20. As Alive As You Need Me To Be (Arca Remix)

'Middle of Nowhere' is the sixth studio album from eight-time Grammy Award winner Kacey Musgraves, and is made for two-stepping. The collection draws from a love of Texas dancehall classics, humorous takes on the human condition, and the space where traditional Country borders many sounds including Norteño and even Zydeco. Fresh yet familiar, and classically Kacey: honest, fearless, immersive, and always ready to wink at life’s twists and turns.

TRACK LISTING

1. Middle Of Nowhere
2. Dry Spell
3. Back On The Wagon
4. I Believe In Ghosts
5. Abilene
6. Coyote Feat. Gregory Alan Isakov
7. Loneliest Girl
8. Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy Feat. Billy Strings
9. Horses And Divorces Feat. Miranda Lambert
10. Uncertain, Texas Feat. Willie Nelson
11. Rhinestoned
12. Mexico Honey
13. Hell On Me

Recorded during her sold-out world tour, ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR (LIVE)’ is available exclusively as a one-time pressing on 100% recycled vinyl, uniquely coloured with a lenticular insert.

TRACK LISTING

1. INTRO - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
2.CHIHIRO - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
3. LUNCH - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
4. NDA / THEREFORE I AM - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
5. WILDFLOWER - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
6. WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
7. THE DINER - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
8. ILOMILO - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
9. BAD GUY - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
10. THE GREATEST - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
11. YOUR POWER - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
12. SKINNY - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
13. TV - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
14. BITTERSUITE - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
15. BURY A FRIEND - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
16. OXYTOCIN - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
17. GUESS - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
18. EVERYTHING I WANTED - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
19. BLUE - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
20. LOVELY - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
21. IDONTWANNABEYOUANYMORE - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
22. OCEAN EYES - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
23. L'AMOUR DE MA VIE / OVER NOW (EXTENDED) - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
24. WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
25. HAPPIER THAN EVER - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
26. BIRDS OF A FEATHER - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION
27. BLUE OUTRO - THE TOUR (LIVE) VERSION

Nine Inch Nails returns with their new single 'As Alive As You Need Me To Be' taken from the motion picture TRON: Ares. Pressed on black vinyl. Features the B-Side 'Empathetic Response'.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: A particularly thumping cut from the upcoming film Tron : Ares soundtracked by the untouchable Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. It's very Quakey in theme, lots of driving rhythms and clean lines, but honestly it's classic Trent all the way through. Always essential.

TRACK LISTING

1. As Alive As You Need Me To Be
2. Empathetic Response

On Alligator Bites Never Heal, Doechii is equal parts her Tampa roots and Los Angeles, where she’s currently based, she is then and now and also tomorrow, she is countless genres and movements and eras and ideas laid out before us in less than an hour of song. She is the woman on the cover, looking like a stone-faced queen, wearing Vivienne Westwood with beads in her braids and an albino alligator in her lap as if to say, “Did you expect something less?”

The mixtape comes on the heels of Doechii's Eurodance-inspired hit "Alter Ego," dubbed by R&B superstar SZA as "the craziest song I've heard all year." "Alter Ego” received the remix treatment, with JT delivering a verse, further extending Doechii's winning streak. To date, the song has earned over 15 million streams on Spotify alone. Earlier this summer, Doechii released "MPH," where she thrives over a frenetic dance beat. She also partnered with Sprite's Limelight music film to release her melodic single "ROCKET," a song Hypebeast labeled "perfect for the summer."

Widely regarded as “one of the best songwriters of her generation” (Rolling Stone), Lucy Dacus returns with Forever Is A Feeling. Following a career defining run with boygenius that earned her three GRAMMY® Awards, her fourth solo studio album explores falling in and out of love, the tumult of desire, and larger than life romance. Across 13 tracks that range from lush arrangements to simple declarations, Dacus makes a serious inquiry into what it looks like to dedicate one’s life to true love, and a valiant attempt to capture the elusive, fleeting feeling of forever.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: A fittingly grand, majestic outing from Dacus of Springsteenian melodicism and slowly growing atmospheres, wonderfully orchestrated and finely balanced to result in an album that's definitely her most cinematically intense to date. A stunningly voiced, perfectly curated selection from one of the greatest songwriters of our generation.

TRACK LISTING

Calliope Prelude
Big Deal
Ankles
Limerence
Modigliani
Talk
For Keeps
Forever Is A Feeling
Come Out
Best Guess
Bullseye (with Hozier)
Most Wanted Man
Lost Time

Gracie Abrams returns with her sophomore album, "The Secret of Us" released via Interscope Records. This is Gracie's most expansive body of work both sonically and narratively. Coming off the heels of her hugely successful debut "Good Riddance" Gracie shows us how much she has accomplished in one short year. Gracie's growth as a songwriter and vocalist is showcased in her most extroverted album yet, as she continues to work with longtime collaborator Aaron Dessner. A portion of these songs were also written with Gracie's best friend, Audrey Hobert. This album was written with the urgency with which you run home to detail every moment of a night to your friend, with her live experiences over the past year having deeply shaped the identity of this album.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Felt Good About You
2. Risk
3. Blowing Smoke
4. I Love You, I'm Sorry
5. Us. (feat. Taylor Swift)
6. Let It Happen
7. Tough Love

Side B
8. I Knew It, I Know You
9. Gave You I Gave You I
10. Normal Thing
11. Good Luck Charlie
12. Free Now
13. Close To You

Billie Eilish’s third studio album, "Hit Me Hard And Soft", released via Darkroom/Interscope Records is her most daring body of work to date, a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs— ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end—does exactly as the album title suggests; hits you hard and soft both lyrically and sonically, while bending genres and defying trends along the way. With the help of her brother and sole collaborator, Finneas, the pair wrote, recorded, and produced the album together in their hometown of Los Angeles. This album comes on the heels of her two massively successful albums “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" and "Happier Than Ever" and works to further develop the world of Billie Eilish. 

boygenius (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus) presents the rest, a new four-track EP. Building upon the themes of friendship and queer joy established in their debut full-length the record, the rest continues to showcase the band’s songwriting prowess and intimate cohesion as a unit.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: With Boygenius there is no 'The Rest', it's all gold. and their latest EP proves that they're one of the most important bands around today. Bold pop songs, impeccable harmonies and the flawless Boygenius songwriting. Perfect.

'One, two, three and to the fo', Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr Dre is at the Do' - AH 'The Chronic' was the cornerstone of Death Row's initial success when it was released in 1992. The impact of major hits such as 'Nuthin But A G Thang' was astounding. Suddenly hip-hop was on US national radio gaining wide spread acceptance in the smoother life style of the suburbs world wide for its very special message, style and rhythm generated in the tough surroundings of the LA ghettos.

It was Dr. Dre's first solo album after he had departed from NWA and its label Ruthless Records over a financial dispute. On 'The Chronic', he included both subtle and direct insults at Ruthless and its owner, former NWA member Eazy-E. Although a solo album, it features many appearances by Snoop Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for his own solo career.

'This Is What It Feels Like' is the 2022 12-track project from ethereal singer/songwriter, Gracie Abrams. Since making her debut with 'Mean It' in October 2019, Gracie Abrams emerged as one of the most compelling songwriters of her generation, earning the admiration of such likeminded artists as Lorde, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo. A consummate songwriter who names Joni Mitchell as her most formative influence, she penned her first song at the age of eight, then went on to amass a devoted following on the strength of her emotionally intimate lyrics and DIY sensibilities. She is praised for her 'painfully honest tales of heartbreak draped in delicate melodies that carry much more intrigue than the usual run-of-the-mill singer-songwriter'.

TRACK LISTING

A-side
Feels Like
Rockland
For Real This Time
Camden
The Bottom
Wishful Thinking

B-side
Older
Better
Hard To Sleep
Augusta
Painkillers
Alright

Inspired by the frenzied energy of Kendrick's "DAMN" tour, J. Cole set about cooking up a new LP, "KOD" ,while he was out on the road himself. Musically inspired by Soundcloud rap, the beats (mostly produced by Cole himself) combine the bass weight and skipping hats of trap with his favoured jazz samples. Lyrically, the album deals with America's enthusiasm to medicate, Cole's own battles with addiction as a means of escape and the ultimate goal of living free from fear and anxiety. As ever, Cole manages to explore complex themes without losing his voice, the smooth beats and technical flow keeping things accessible despite the subject matter. Alongside K. Dot and Childish Gambino, Cole is one of the most important voices in rap today, and his latest LP is another classic.  

TRACK LISTING

A1. Intro
A2. KOD
A3. Photograph
A4. The Cut Off (feat Kill Edward)
A5. ATM
A6. Motiv8
A7. Kevin's Heart
B1. BRACKETS
B2. Once An Addict (interlude)
B3. FRIENDS (feat Kill Edward)
B4. Window Pain (outro)
B5. 1985 (intro To The Fall Off)

First thing's first, Kdot's the greatest rapper alive. Through the hype-heavy new school G-shit of "Good Kid M.A.A.d City", the politically charged 'Martin Luther King Jr meets Miles Davis at a cypher' stylings of "To Pimp A Butterfly" and the free-wheeling, string of consciousness expression of "Untitled Unmastered", the West Coast rapper has embarked on a creative period comparative to Stevie Wonder in the 70s. Not concerned with setting the bar at Olympic record heights, Kendrick follows the 'voice of a generation' vibe of "To Pimp A Butterfly" with a move straight out of the Bob Dylan playbook. Much like the folk great going electric and swapping the protest songs for personal reflections, Kendrick finds the middle ground between the hard hitting car bumpers of "GKMC" and societal rage of "TPAB" with a fourteen track examination of his place within contemporary America. Over a series of whip beating, bass heavy beats, Kendrick muses on religion, the media, whack rappers and relationships, inviting mega stars Rihanna and U2 along for the ride. Beyond the massive singles "Humble" (better than Drake's whole album) and "DNA" (FEAT. bowel emptying bass!) we get a faultless LP of diverse moods and themes, culminating in the sublime "Duckworth". Taking us back to the early 90s, Kdot explores a chance meeting between his father and TDE's Top Dawg, which could have resulted in Ducky's death, Top Dawg's prison sentence and no Kendrick. Chillingly deep yo.

TRACK LISTING

1. Blood
2. DNA
3. Yah
4. Element
5. Feel
6. Loyalty Ft. Rihanna
7. Pride
8. Humble
9. Lust
10. Love
11. Xxx Ft. U2
12. Fear
13. God
14. Duckworth

Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise eight-track album, 'Untitled Unmastered', comprising outtakes from the Grammy-winning 'To Pimp A Butterfly'. Filled with jazz solos and politically-charged lyrics, it appears to be a companion piece to 'Butterfly', rather than a standalone record. All of the tracks are untitled, save for the date they were recorded.

TRACK LISTING

01. Untitled 01 | 08.19.2014.
02. Untitled 02 | 06.23.2014.
03. Untitled 03 | 05.28.2013.
04. Untitled 04 | 08.14.2014.
05. Untitled 05 | 09.21.2014.
06. Untitled 06 | 06.30.2014.
07. Untitled 07 | 2014 - 2016
08. Untitled 08 | 09.06.2014.

Rush-released due to Internet leakage, Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly arrives in double quick time. 

With Lamar's previous album, 'Good Kid M.A.A.d City', lauded as one of this fledgling Century's best, the level of expectation on its follow up was sky-high. How do you proceed after such a triple A-rated straight-up hip hop smash? Get afflicted by the (P)funk, that's how. Channelling the psychedelic stew of Parliament / Funkadelic, 'To Pimp A Butterfly' positions Lamar along the higher branches of rap's genre-busting evolution (see also The Roots’ 'Phrenology', Common’s 'Electric Circus', Q-Tip’s 'Kamaal the Abstract', André 3000’s 'The Love Below'). The expansive scope of Lamar's vision also runs to a live studio band featuring Robert Glasper, Flying Lotus' fretless bass maestro Thundercat and producer /sax player Terrace Martin, who add free jazz backing, pulling the music in another direction.

Lyrically the album walks in the footsteps of the socio-political commentary of Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye, but in the post-Ferguson era of continued police brutality towards African-Americans, Lamar's anger burns bright. Less 'What's Going On', more ' The Predator'. He offers a thoughtful and thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be a black man in America today, often introspective, but never naval-gazing.

Inspired and inspiring, 'To Pimp A Butterfly' is an adventurous and challenging album, and one that can be added to the essential hip hop list.

TRACK LISTING

1. Wesley's Theory Feat. George Clinton And Thundercat
2. For Free? (Interlude)
3. King Kunta
4. Institutionalized Feat. Bilal, Anna Wise, And Snoop Dogg
5. These Walls Feat. Bilal, Anna Wise, And Thundercat
6. U
7. Alright
8. For Sale? (Interlude)
9. Momma
10. Hood Politics
11. How Much A Dollar Cost Feat. James Fauntleroy And Ronald Isley
12. Complexion Feat. Rapsody
13. The Blacker The Berry Feat. Assassin
14. You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said)
15. I
16. Mortal Man

"Guero" is already being heralded as one of Beck's finest albums and it sees a return to collaboration with producers The Dust Brothers (who last worked with him on "Odelay"). Gone are the melancholic acoustic vibes of "Sea Change", well mostly anyway - there is still some melancholy (and a few guitar twangs!) in amongst the "Odelay" style funky loose grooves, hip hop loops and samples. But don't think that this is by any means a step backwards, the reference points and influences on "Guero" are much wider and more refined than "Odelay" and the whole feel of the album is more cohesive. We love it!

This sort of band must be ten a penny in the US at present, that's not to say Unwritten Law are bad - they're not, but compare them to another young band like 12 Stones (whose debut album is out this week) and they are just another bunch of also-rans.