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The National - The National (2021 Reissue)

Released 26th February 2021. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021, The National’s self-titled...

Released 26th February 2021. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021, The National’s self-titled debut album of sozzled Americana is a thing of beauty, laden with heavy hints that this was a special band in the making. Their first release, The National arrived two years after The National formed, a time when they were juggling bandlife with needing to hold down full-time jobs. And while nods to the alt. rock artists that inspired them (Pavement, Silver Jews) can be heard, so too are the begi...

The New Pornographers - Continue as a Guest

Released 31st March 2023 Over the past 20 years, The New Pornographers have proven themselves one...

Released 31st March 2023 Over the past 20 years, The New Pornographers have proven themselves one of the most excellent bands in indie rock. The group’s ninth album and first for Merge establishes them alongside modern luminaries like Yo La Tengo and Superchunk when it comes to their ability to evolve while still retaining what made them so special in the first place. A dazzling and intriguing collection of songs, Continue as a Guest finds bandleader A.C. Newman and his compatriots Neko Case,...

The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (2021 Rei...

Released 10th December 2021. In December 2021, Matador Records will celebrate the 21st anniversar...

Released 10th December 2021. In December 2021, Matador Records will celebrate the 21st anniversary of The New Pornographers’ debut record and breakout, Mass Romantic (2000), with a limited-edition LP reissue.  The album – clocking three singers and twelve effervescent and undeniable power-pop gems – will return to us on red vinyl and will include a bonus 7”, “Letter From An Occupant”, which includes two rare B-sides, “The End of Medicine” and “When I Was a Baby.” 

The Offspring - Let the Bad Times Roll

Released 16th April 2021. The Offspring is a punk rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed...

Released 16th April 2021. The Offspring is a punk rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Dexter Holland, guitarist Noodles, drummer Pete Parada and bassist Todd Morse. Over the course of their 36-year career, they have released nine studio albums. The Offspring is often credited—alongside fellow California punk bands Green Day, Rancid, Bad Religion, NOFX, Pennywise and Jawbreaker—for reviving mainstream interest in punk roc...

The Orb - Orboretum: The Orb Collection

Released 8th November 2024 A career-spanning, 2CD & limited-edition quadruple vinyl octagonal...

Released 8th November 2024 A career-spanning, 2CD & limited-edition quadruple vinyl octagonal set including new and rare mixes, compiled by Dr. Alex Paterson‘Orboretum: The Orb Collection’ goes way back, but also focusses on recent highlights from albums such as ‘Abolition Of The Royal Familia’ (2020) and ‘Prism’ (2023) – which were cited by the media as some of their greatest work – up there with the bonafide gold of yesteryear.The limited edition 4lp set is uniquely packaged in a beauti...

The Orielles - Tableau

Released 7th October 2022. The Orielles have created their first genuinely contemporary record – ...

Released 7th October 2022. The Orielles have created their first genuinely contemporary record – an experimental double album self-produced in collaboration with producer Joel Anthony Patchett (King Krule, Tim Burgess). In doing so, the Orielles have utilised holistic jazz practices, oblique 21st century electronica, experimental 1960s tape loop methods, otherworldly AutoTuned vocal sounds, the downer dub of Burial, Sonic Youth’s focus on improvisation and feedback, and Brian Eno’s legendary ...

The Orielles - The Goyt Method

Released 26th May 2023 The Orielles on The Goyt Method: Our concept for The Goyt Method was birth...

Released 26th May 2023 The Orielles on The Goyt Method: Our concept for The Goyt Method was birthed from our interest in cybernetics, improvisation and experimental electronic music. We wanted to zoom out of ‘Tableau’ (the band’s third album released in 2022) and disconnect all the pieces, rearranging them in new ways to create variations of songs, which encapsulate the whole record. We left this part of the process completely down to chance, adopting an online roulette wheel to choose our st...

The Oscillation - The Start Of The End

Released 7th June 2024 Following a series of meditative explorations in the form of the Singulari...

Released 7th June 2024 Following a series of meditative explorations in the form of the Singularity Zone series of releases, The Oscillation have returned with a new sense of vigour and purpose. Refreshed and re-energized, the result is ‘The Start Of The End’, an album that casts more light and shade than ever before to create a mood of hope and re-birth. Be it the celestial majesty of the title track, the melodic infusions that drive opening track ‘War On The Mind’ or the pulsing grooves und...