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Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II (10th Anniversary...

Released 17th November 2023 Unknown Mortal Orchestra came to life in basements and bedrooms, the ...

Released 17th November 2023 Unknown Mortal Orchestra came to life in basements and bedrooms, the musical vision of Portlander-via-New Zealand Ruban Nielson that fused guitar-god riffs, choppy percussion, soul and funk. II, the sophomore album from UMO, emerged in an era rampant hedonism and isolationism and became the blueprint for everything Nielson has become renowned for. It was, and is, the solidification of Unknown Mortal Orchestra as an endlessly intriguing, brave and addictive band. Te...

Unrest - Perfect Teeth (30th Anniversary)

Released 28th March 2025 Bowing out at their creative peak, Perfect Teeth is the wonderful final ...

Released 28th March 2025 Bowing out at their creative peak, Perfect Teeth is the wonderful final album by American 90s indie rock greats Unrest. Having just clocked 30 years, 4AD and the band are revisiting it to present the limited, celebratory double album of Perfect Teeth / Extra Teeth; the album remastered plus a bonus disc of EP tracks, singles and rarities. Borrowing their name from a Henry Cow record, Unrest formed in 1983 at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia (just outside o...

Unthank : Smith - Nowhere and Everywhere

Released 17th February 2023 With Nowhere and Everywhere Unthank and Smith, both from England’s No...

Released 17th February 2023 With Nowhere and Everywhere Unthank and Smith, both from England’s North East, and foremost talents in their respective fields, set out to collect songs and pen originals that claw at the beating heart of the region. Though Rachel Unthank has been immersed in the folk world from childhood, Paul Smith’s route towards folk began in his teens with a love of Martin Carthy, Karen Dalton, Nick Drake and Bert Jansch, especially their fingerstyle guitar-playing. Echoes of ...

Valerie June - The Moon and Stars: Prescription...

Released 12th March. Conjuring a next-generation fusion of folk, soul, gospel, country and transc...

Released 12th March. Conjuring a next-generation fusion of folk, soul, gospel, country and transcendental blues, The Moon and Stars, Prescriptions For Dreamers, Valerie June’s third full-length album for Fantasy Records is a deeply affecting work of genuine beauty and unassuming wonder. Produced by Jack Splash (Kendrick Lamar, Alicia Keys, John Legend) and Valerie June and recorded at Fresh Young Minds in Los Angeles, CA and Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, FL., the new album is her first relea...

Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us

Released 5th April 2024 Only God Was Above Us is the fifth studio album from Vampire Weekend. The...

Released 5th April 2024 Only God Was Above Us is the fifth studio album from Vampire Weekend. The album is inspired by and infused with the essence of the band’s birthplace of New York City, though recorded all over the world, from New York to Los Angeles to London and Tokyo. The album was produced by Ezra Koenig, and longtime collaborator Ariel Rechtshaid. The album title is lifted directly from the album artwork, which is a photo taken from a Subway graveyard in New Jersey in 1988 by photog...

Van Morrison - Accentuate the Positive

Released 3rd November 2023 Van Morrison unveils his 45th studio album, ‘Accentuate the Positive’....

Released 3rd November 2023 Van Morrison unveils his 45th studio album, ‘Accentuate the Positive’. This electrifying homage to rock ‘n’ roll is launched alongside its first single, a new take on the Johnny Kidd classic ‘Shakin’ All Over’.Like this year’s acclaimed ‘Moving On Skiffle’, ‘Accentuate The Positive’ sees Van Morrison returning to one of his childhood passions: this time rock ‘n’ roll. Growing up in Belfast shortly after World War II, he was immensely inspired by the heady sounds of ...

Van Morrison - Latest Record Project Volume I

Released 7th May 2021. Van Morrison’s status as an artist of integrity and distinction is self-ev...

Released 7th May 2021. Van Morrison’s status as an artist of integrity and distinction is self-evident: his reputation precedes him. For the release of his 42nd studio album, , there is real ambition to make a difference by engaging new ears, eyes and minds to the project. A rapid evolution of the marketing mix provides us with energy for fresh perspective to illuminate the classic and timeless quality of the most important element throughout – the music itself: Thank God for the Blues.

Van Morrison - Move On Skiffle

Released 10th March 2023. It should come as no surprise that Van Morrison has made an album inspi...

Released 10th March 2023. It should come as no surprise that Van Morrison has made an album inspired by skiffle. Van Morrison’s love of skiffle dates back to his childhood. He would hang out at the famed Belfast record store Atlantic Records, where he’d hear early 20th century folk, blues and jazz from the likes of Lead Belly and Jelly Roll Morton. So when he heard Lonnie Donegan’s take on ‘Rock Island Line’ he intuitively understood the music he was creating. Before long, Van Morrison was pl...