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RSD 2022 List Announce

Get those highlighters at the ready, this year's official RSD list is here! We're celebrating the 15th anniversary of the...

Get those highlighters at the ready, this year's official RSD list is here! We're celebrating the 15th anniversary of the event with hundreds of limited edition titles in-store on 23rd April. You can peruse this year's offerings at your leisure over on the RSD UK website: www.recordstoreday.co.uk Don't forget to let us know what you'll be hoping to pick up on the day. As per the rules we can't reserve anything, but it'll help us to get our ordering...

February 18, 2022

The Mysterines @ Sound Knowledge - Saturday 12th Mar...

We're thrilled to announce that hotly tipped North West rockers THE MYSTERINES will be playing a short set at Marlborough Town...

We're thrilled to announce that hotly tipped North West rockers THE MYSTERINES will be playing a short set at Marlborough Town Hall from 7.45pm on Saturday 12th March to celebrate the release of their debut album 'Reeling'. Coalescing around Liverpool-born frontwoman Lia Metcalfe, who cites darkly compelling performers like PJ Harvey and Tom Waits among her chief influences, The Mysterines have been making waves despite a pandemic-hit schedule with a sold out tour concluding just before the lockdowns as well as...

February 11, 2022

SK Staff End of Year Lists 2021

Time to reflect on a great year for music (albeit not a great year for pretty much everything else) with...

Time to reflect on a great year for music (albeit not a great year for pretty much everything else) with the traditional rambling lists of what's tickled our respective fancies throughout the last twelve months, in no particular order. Rog Squid - Bright Green Field (Warp) My Morning Jacket - My Morning Jacket (ATO Records) Voka Gentle - WRITHING! (Leafy Outlook) The Limiñanas/Laurent Garnier - De Pelicula (Because Records) Endless Boogie - Admonitions (No Quarter) William The Conqueror - Maverick...

December 17, 2021

Neville Staple - From The Specials & Beyond Live - S...

We're delighted to announce that we'll be playing host to 2-Tone royalty as former Specials Frontman, Dr. Neville Staple, joins...

We're delighted to announce that we'll be playing host to 2-Tone royalty as former Specials Frontman, Dr. Neville Staple, joins us for an exclusive live performance to promote the release of his brand new album 'From The Specials & Beyond'. Neville will be playing live at The Royal Oak on Tuesday 14th December, doors open 7pm. With a career that spans The Specials, Fun Boy Three and Special Beat, The Original Rude Boy has been blending Jamaican music with English...

December 09, 2021

POSTPONED - Vertaal Instore (plus J. Raise, Jr and S...

** UPDATE 16th November 2021 - Unfortunately this event has had to be postponed due to illness. We'll let you...

** UPDATE 16th November 2021 - Unfortunately this event has had to be postponed due to illness. We'll let you know the rescheduled date as soon as we have it (date shown is just a placeholder). ** Nu-jazz outfit Vertaal will be joining us for an exclusive performance in the shop itself on Friday 19th November to promote the release of their double-LP 'Paradigm Shifting'. Ajit Gill & Theo Howarth share a love of groove & improvisation, forming musical ideas traversing...

November 05, 2021

Voka Gentle Instore - Friday 3rd December

We're delighted to welcome back the hugely inventive Voka Gentle to Sound Knowledge. They'll be playing a short set to...

We're delighted to welcome back the hugely inventive Voka Gentle to Sound Knowledge. They'll be playing a short set to promote the release of their second album 'WRITHING!'.The London based experimental trio joined us back in 2019 for a striking performance celebrating the release of their acclaimed debut 'Start Clanging Cymbals' which blended synths, samples and art-pop to thrilling effect.The intervening period has seen them grace festivals and video game soundtracks alike, as well as opening for The Flaming Lips...

October 16, 2021

Wristband Update

Wristbands are now available to collect for our rescheduled events with Tom Odell, Declan McKenna and Birdy. Albums and wristbands...

Wristbands are now available to collect for our rescheduled events with Tom Odell, Declan McKenna and Birdy. Albums and wristbands are available to collect for our rescheduled events with Tom Odell, Declan McKenna and Birdy. For details of the individual events please consult our event page. Declan McKenna - Marlborough Town Hall - Tuesday 19th OctoberTom Odell - Marlborough College Memorial Hall - Saturday 23rd OctoberBirdy - Marlborough Town Hall - Wednesday 8th DecemberAll events 6.30pm doors for a 7pm performance.We'd encourage...

October 16, 2021

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