Albums & Releases

Album of the week: Strange Passion – Explorations in Irish Post Punk, DIY and Electronic Music 1980-83

My second hand knowledge of post-punk from the early ’80s comes almost entirely from Simon…

Download: VerseChorusVerse’s punk covers charity album

VerseChorusVerse has been Tony Wright, former guitarist with And So I Watch You From Afar’s…

Dan Snaith’s Caribou side-project Daphni is releasing an album

Dan Snaith’s Daphni Caribou side-project has had a handful of releases, one a split with…

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Jacques Greene – Ready EP

Jacques Greene’s production cred continues to rise. The 21 year-old Montreal man’s work on the…

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Stream: Le Galaxie – Fade 2 Forever EP

Oh, how far they’ve come and what a joy it is to watch their progress.…

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Listen to Nguzunguzu’s Warm Pulse EP

Nguzunguzu’s aquatic R&B textures, ominous tense melodies and grime-influenced beats have been distinctive in all…

Listen: Sunken Foal – Friday Syndrome Vol.1

For his follow up to the debut album Fallen Arches and last year’s Mother Of…

Popical Island #3 compilation – Listen to Side B & gig stage times

Side A of Popical Island #3 appeared for your streaming pleasure on Monday. 48 hours…

Listen: Electronic Explorations’ 60-track compilation

You’ll likely have come across the Electronic Explorations podcast in your travels on the supernet…

Full album streams: Dirty Projectors, Twin Shadow, Poolside, Dan Le Sac, Ty Segall, Jesca Hoop & more

The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams…

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Popical Island #3 – Listen to Side A (premiere)

Popical Island’s compilation series comes to a close with number three in the trilogy but…

Nialler9’s albums of 2012 so far…

Time to take stock. What is your year in music looking like so far?

The Cast Of Cheers – Family (album of the week)

When The Cast Of Cheers uploaded their debut album Chariot for free up on Bandcamp…

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Album of the week: Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man In The Universe

After Richard Russell and XL helped Gil Scott-Heron’s discography end on a high note before…

Album stream roundup: Hot Chip, Bobby Womack, SpaceGhostPurrp, Funeral Suits & more

The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams…

Listen to Ghost Estates’ debut album

The stylistically diverse songs that Ghost Estates debuted over the last year or so make…

Album of the week: El-P – Cancer For Cure

Eschewing the all-encompassing all-star cast of his second album I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, Cancer…

The Essential: Boards Of Canada

Great piece by Joseph Morpurgo on his favourite moments of Boards Of Canada’s discography. Lots…

Album stream roundup: Sigur Ros, El-P, Alt-J, Cold Specks, Simian Mobile Disco, St. Etienne, Edward Sharpe & more

The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams…

Chromatics – Kill For Love

Italians Do It Better were one of the first record labels to make a significant…