‘Nightfall’ is the sibling album to our main chart compilation, taking in a more clubby after-dark vibe featuring tracks from our electronica, dance singles and jazz charts.


Also check out our main chart compilation, 'Piccadilly Records Compilation 2024'

Or the ultimate Xmas stocking filler; both of our 2024 compilations bundled together at a discounted price of £29.99!

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: ‘Nightfall’ is the sibling album to our main chart compilation, taking in a more clubby after-dark vibe featuring tracks from our electronica, dance singles and jazz charts.

Opening the set is "Twinkling Stars", a track by Nine Circles and taken from our No. 1 collection, ‘Night Train’. Warming us up for the night ahead with its radioactive synth work and eerie vocals, it drifts hypnotically into modern synthstress, Kelly Lee Owens' "Love You Got", which starts to give us all the tingles and expectation of a Big Night Out through its 4/4 kicks and soaring vocals. Kelly’s been a regular on our racks for some time so this was an obvious inclusion. Next, we've got Ishmael Ensemble and Tranquil Elephantizer hitting the jugular via two highly charged and evocative club tracks which leave little chance to catch your breath. “Trisha” exploded earlier in the year when Luke Una played it on his Worldwide show and the Felix Dickenson remix we’ve bagged here buzzes with energy.

On to side B and after all that excitement we've got Psychederek who slows the pace with his inspired and genius, jazz-funk-themed take on the Manchester anthem "Pacific State", taken from his Sprechen-released, “Alt EP” (and originally penned by 808 State of course). The wind-down continues with Balearic bliss from Gábor Pörneczi aka Coyote, and smoochy soul from Private Joy - our Pops, who’s enjoyed a string of successful collaborations before blowing us away with her solo debut on Rhythm Section. Then it’s the turn of Kiasmos and Jasmine Myra to usher us into a more horizontal listening position as we await the comforting onset of slumber. “Sworn” is a delicate, piano-driven piece which pulls at the heartstrings; while “From Embers” tucks us into bed with a heavenly track rich with saxophone and seemingly godly synchronicity between its musicians. Night night x

TRACK LISTING

Side A:
Nine Circles “Twinkling Stars”
Kelly Lee Owens “Love You Got”
Ishmael Ensemble “Fever Dream”
Tranquil Elephantizer “Trisha (Felix's Live Drum Italo Monster Mix)”

Side B:
Psychederek “Pacific State”
Coyote “Both Gone - Live”
Private Joy “Eyes On You”
Kiasmos “Sworn”
Jasmine Myra “From Embers”

Arriving just in time for Xmas, the famous Piccadilly Records Vinyl Compilation returns for 2024. Featuring 13 stunning tracks from artists included in the top 30 of our Albums Of The Year chart.


Also check out our (new for this year) sibling compilation, 'Piccadilly Records Nightfall Compilation 2024'

Or the ultimate Xmas stocking filler; both of our 2024 compilations bundled together at a discounted price of £29.99!

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Culling tracks from artists in our EOY Top 30 chart, the Piccadilly Records Compilation 2024 couldn’t really start with anything but “Favourite”, the sun-dappled closer from Fontaines D.C.’s superb new album’. It’s a warm, impeccably melodic piece that works just as well introducing the collection here as it does rounding out ‘Romance’. Next up, and an appropriate follower to the sunshine sounds of FDC, Horsebeach with my favourite track from his stunning new album, ‘Things To Keep Alive’. “In The Shadow Of Her” sees the ‘Beach in full swing, with huge hooks and soaring distorted washes giving way to shimmering jangle and rolling bass. The killer duo of Nilüfer Yanya’s “My Method Actor” and DIIV’s “Brown Paper Bag” continue the quiet / loud formula too, with the former’s funky dual basslines and syncopated percussive swing perfectly setting up for the slo-mo chug and airy dreamlike vocal wooze of the latter. We’ve not quite finished on the A-side though, with Tony Allen’s percussive and collaborative skills turning Yannis Philippakis’ project into a fascinating fusion of funk, Afrobeat and jazz, before Hamish Hawk brings us back to earth with the minimalistic majesty of “Juliet As Epithet”.

As we flip over, things get a little more intense with the pummeling noise and punky throb of BIG SPECIAL’s “THIS HERE AIN’T WATER”, perfectly tenderising the ears before the funky slap bass and lyrical fire of “Better Way To Live” from KNEECAP’s narrative masterpiece ‘Fine Art’. We’ve got a pretty special little addition from Goat here too, with a vinyl exclusive edit of the fabulous “Goatbrain”! Mount Kimbie up next with synth swells and snapping, saturated drum machines sitting beneath King Krule’s distinctive vocals, resulting in something that perfectly sits between the oeuvre of both artists, leading nicely into “Guess It’s Wrecked” from Moin, both brilliantly avant garde and staggeringly propulsive. That leaves us the iconic duo of Adrienne Lenker’s perfectly titled, tentatively optimistic “Sadness Is A Gift” from her evocative new album, and the throbbing stadium bliss of W.H. Lung’s ‘I Will Set Fire To The House’.

TRACK LISTING

Side A:
Fontaines D.C. “Favourite”
Horsebeach “In The Shadow Of Her”
Nilüfer Yanya “Method Actor”
DIIV “Brown Paper Bag”
Yannis & The Yaw (Feat. Tony Allen) “Walk Through Fire”
Hamish Hawk “Juliet As Epithet”

Side B:
BIG SPECIAL “THIS HERE AIN'T WATER”
KNEECAP (Feat. Grian Chatten) “Better Way To Live”
Goat “Goatbrain - Radio Edit”
Mount Kimbie (Feat. King Krule) "Boxing"
Moin (Feat. Olan Monk) “Guess It’s Wrecked”
Adrianne Lenker “Sadness As A Gift”
W.H. Lung “I Will Set Fire To The House”

The ultimate Xmas stocking filler, both of our 2024 compilations bundled together at a discounted price!

Contains:
Piccadilly Records Compilation 2024:
Featuring 13 stunning tracks from artists included in the top 30 of our Albums Of The Year chart.

Piccadilly Records Nightfall Compilation 2024:
‘Nightfall’ is the sibling album to our main chart compilation, taking in a more clubby after-dark vibe featuring tracks from our electronica, dance singles and jazz charts.

TRACK LISTING

Piccadilly Records Compilation 2024:
Side A:
Fontaines D.C. “Favourite”
Horsebeach “In The Shadow Of Her”
Nilüfer Yanya “Method Actor”
DIIV “Brown Paper Bag”
Yannis & The Yaw (Feat. Tony Allen) “Walk Through Fire”
Hamish Hawk “Juliet As Epithet”
Side B:
BIG SPECIAL “THIS HERE AIN'T WATER”
KNEECAP (Feat. Grian Chatten) “Better Way To Live”
Goat “Goatbrain - Radio Edit”
Mount Kimbie (Feat. King Krule) "Boxing"
Moin (Feat. Olan Monk) “Guess It’s Wrecked”
Adrianne Lenker “Sadness As A Gift”
W.H. Lung “I Will Set Fire To The House”

Piccadilly Records Nightfall Compilation 2024:
Side A:
Nine Circles “Twinkling Stars”
Kelly Lee Owens “Love You Got”
Ishmael Ensemble “Fever Dream”
Tranquil Elephantizer “Trisha (Felix's Live Drum Italo Monster Mix)”
Side B:
Psychederek “Pacific State”
Coyote “Both Gone - Live”
Private Joy “Eyes On You”
Kiasmos “Sworn”
Jasmine Myra “From Embers”

This year sees another superb selection of EOY favourites committed to vinyl for your budget priced listening pleasure. I remember TVAM playing at the launch of our end of year booklet way back in 2018, and thinking they were destined for great things, turns out that “great things” was kicking off our end of year compilation in 2022! (and writing one of the best albums we’ve heard all year too, obviously). From the distorted kosmische groove of “Piz Buin”, we segue into the similarly machinated throb of “Ploys” by Working Men’s Club before things take a more relaxed turn with the off-kilter jangle of shop favourite Cate Le Bon from February’s Pompeii.

I have to admit I hadn’t listened to that much Kokoroko when we were selling all their 12’s last year, but Could We Be More was where it really clicked for me, and I’d consider the brilliant “We Give Thanks” as the finest cut from the whole album. I’m pretty sure there isn’t a track from Luke Unabomber’s top-spot compilation I wouldn’t be happy to see here, but to have King Errisson’s “Space Queen” and Pye Corner Audio’s “The Warmth Of The Sun” closing out the A-Side seems like the perfect shot / chaser.

We’ve got post-rock leaning arty indie from caroline in the intoxicatingly climactic “Dark Blue” before the beautifully melodic “Stevie” from Warpaint’s Radiate Like This moves us into more airy downbeat territories. Next up we’re pulled into even more psychedelic realms by Gwenno’s Superb “An Stevel Nowydh” before the masters of modern psychedelia The Orielles present one of the more jagged but most alluring cuts on their brilliant Tableau. King Hannah’s “All Being Fine” grooves away perfectly before handing over to the unbeatable Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band to bring us home with “Gino And Rico”. What a collection!

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
TVAM : Piz Buin
Working Men’s Club : Ploys
Cate Le Bon : Harbour
Kokoroko : We Give Thanks
King Errisson : Space Queen
Pye Corner Audio : Warmth Of The Sun (Edit)

SIDE B
Caroline : Dark Blue
Warpaint : Stevie
Gwenno : An Stevel Nowydh
The Orielles : Television
King Hannah : All Being Fine
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band : Gino And Rico