Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
As a solo artist, and in his work with The War On Drugs, Kurt Vile skilfully evokes the sonic hallmarks of classic American rock. Smoke Ring For My Halo is Kurt Vile's second…
Collarbones - Iconography
Living in separate cities, Travis Cook and Marcus Whale began Collarbones via the internet in 2007, and soon were creating fascinating tracks together influenced by their shared love of fractured hip hop, warped…
Adalita - Adalita
The debut solo album from Adalita, one of the founding members of Magic Dirt, is a record of incredible depth and beauty, capturing Adalita's exceptional skill as a songwriter and performer. The layered…
Toro Y Moi - Underneath The Pine
Where Toro Y Moi's debut album 'Causers Of This' exhibited an interest in abstracted disco, electronic, and digital hip hop sounds and textures, second LP 'Underneath The Pine' feels like a more expansive…
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Let England Shake is a complex and captivating album from one of England's most consistently challenging and compelling songwriters. In contrast to the minimal piano melodies and introspection of 2007's White Chalk, PJ…
James Blake - James Blake
Attracting praise as one of the most exciting, and innovative, musical talents in recent times, James Blake is a masterful producer who over the course of several EPs succeeded in redefining the parameters…
Gil Scott-Heron And Jamie xx - We're New Here
The prodigously talented producer of The xx, Jamie xx, revisits 2010's I'm New Here by legendary musician Gil-Scott-Heron, offering thirteen entirely new and inventive reworkings of the original material. Jamie xx has been…
Cut Copy - Zonoscope
The third album from Melbourne's Cut Copy find the group continuing their explorations of dance, electronic, and experimental pop styles. Zonoscope is arguably Cut Copy's most focused and yet diverse album to date…
Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming
The debut album from Brooklyn's Charles Bradley arrives after years of honing his craft in live performances around America. A dedicated student and practitioner of soul music, Charles found a kindred spirit in…
Little Dragon - Machine Dreams
Swedish band Little Dragon deliver their second album of meticulously crafted electronic pop music, appropriately entitled Machine Dreams. Filled with ethereal ambience, layered instrumentation and subtle, memorable melodies, the album deftly combines gritty…
Crocodiles - Sleep Forever
The second full-length release from San Diego's Crocodiles extends upon the post-punk/noise pop of their earlier Summer Of Hate to create an immersive album of textured rock music. With the involvement of James…
Lotek - International Rudeboy
The solo debut album from London-born, Melbourne-based, MC and producer Lotek is a dub and ska influenced hip hop odyssey. Following from production and engineering work for artists such as Roots Manuva and…
Frank Yamma - Countryman
Frank Yamma's 'Countryman' is an album of heartfelt songwriting and exceptional storytelling. A traditional Pitjantjatjara man from Australia's central desert, Frank expresses a wealth of experience and insight through beautifully arranged and performed…
Twin Shadow - Forget
Indebted to the emotive yet upbeat synth-pop explorations of numerous early eighties artists, Twin Shadow's album 'Forget' prompts a nostalgia for lost and neglected cassette albums and VHS recordings of the era. Twin…
Sonny & The Sunsets - Tomorrow Is Alright
The latest album from San Francisan songwriter, musician, and artist Sonny Smith is an expertly crafted collection of timeless pop. Echoes of certain vintage styles like doo-wop and glam garage permeate, but never…
Mystery Twin - Mystery Twin
The debut, self-titled LP from Cailan Burns' Mystery Twin project is a masterful exploration of electro-acoustic pop, sampledelic psychedelia, and immersive textural ambience. The fragmentary, atmospheric compositions recall Cailan's previous work as one…
Warpaint - The Fool
Following from 2009's Exquisite Corpse EP, the debut album from Los Angele's four-piece Warpaint is an equally captivating recording, filled with gentle vocal harmonies, hazy psychedelic guitar lines, and warm lo-fi production. Warpaint…
Gareth Liddiard - Strange Tourist
The debut solo offering from Gareth Liddiard, acclaimed songwriter and singer from The Drones, is a starkly beautiful album, comprising Gareth's acoustic guitar melodies and evocative narrative lyrics, and little else. A superlative…
Sufjan Stevens - The Age Of Adz
Sufjan Steven's first full-length album in five years is a bold, diverse, and experimental collection of songs that reflect Sufjan's immense range of influences as a songwriter and composer. Folk, electronic, orchestral and…
Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep
Losing Sleep is the seventh studio album for legendary Scottish musician Edwyn Collins, and his first since recovering from two strokes in 2005. Testament to Edwyn's extraordinary passion and dedication to his craft…