Rock/Pop/Indie

Xiu Xiu - OH NO

Released 26th March 2021. Xiu Xiu makes beautiful music for hard times. For nearly 20 years, the ...

Released 26th March 2021. Xiu Xiu makes beautiful music for hard times. For nearly 20 years, the band has a track record of crafting experimental music for moments when life’s harsh realities meet its existential mysteries. On the latest album, Jamie Stewart explores a recent revelation and is reminded of the power of the band’s music to surprise and connect. Listening to the songs on OH NO, it is hard to feel truly alone. Instead, it is a reminder that even when we’re alone, we’re alone toge...

Yard Act - Dark Days (2022 Reissue)

Released 1st July 2022. Can it really be just be over a year since Yard Act exploded into the nat...

Released 1st July 2022. Can it really be just be over a year since Yard Act exploded into the national consciousness with their debut EP ‘Dark Days’, released via their own Zen FC imprint? Yard Act have gone on to be one of 2022’s defining artists with the release of their debut album ‘The Overload’, and their rise has been as entertaining as it has been meteoric. And as well as touring the world and smashing sales records, they’ve still found time to continue Zen FC, releasing acclaimed 7”s ...

Yard Act - The Overload

Released 21st January 2022. Formed in 2019, Yard Act began life when friends Ryan Needham (Bass) ...

Released 21st January 2022. Formed in 2019, Yard Act began life when friends Ryan Needham (Bass) and James Smith (Vocals) started creating minimalist rock tracks using a primitive drum machine and borrowed bass guitar. Later drafting in George Townend on drums, and Sammy Robinson on guitars whom they met at their spiritual home The Brudenell Social Club / Leeds The quartet have only played three gigs but have already released two superb singles, pulsing with post-punk indie dance, their creat...

Yard Act - The Trench Coat Museum

Released 25th August 2023 The Trench Coat Museum on limited edition black vinyl, signed by no one...

Released 25th August 2023 The Trench Coat Museum on limited edition black vinyl, signed by no one and definitely not numbered, hand printed, stamped, and comes with no bonus prints, stickers or postcards.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down

Released 30th September 2022. It could only be called alchemy, the transformative magic that happ...

Released 30th September 2022. It could only be called alchemy, the transformative magic that happens during the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ most tuned-in moments in the studio, when their unique chemistry sparks opens a portal, and out comes a song like “Maps” or “Zero” or the latest addition to their canon, “Spitting off the Edge of the World featuring Perfume Genius” — an epic shot-to-theheart of pure YYYs beauty and power. A thunderstorm of a return is what the legendary trio has in store for us on C...

Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World

Released 10th February 2023. Coming February 10 : the most live-sounding Yo La Tengo album in yea...

Released 10th February 2023. Coming February 10 : the most live-sounding Yo La Tengo album in years, This Stupid World. Times have changed for Yo La Tengo as much as they have for everyone else. In the past, the band has often worked with outside producers and mixers. In their latest effort, the first full-length in five years, This Stupid World was created all by themselves. And their time-tested judgment is both sturdy enough to keep things to the band’s high standards, and nimble enough to...

Yoshika Colwell - On The Wing

Expected Release 25th July 2025 We're delighted to announce that Yoshika will be performing live ...

Expected Release 25th July 2025 We're delighted to announce that Yoshika will be performing live in the shop on Monday 28th July from 6.30pm. If you'd like to attend the performance, just pop a note in with your pre-order, or contact us at sales@sound-knowledge.co.uk. ‘On The Wing’ is the debut album from Yoshika Colwell - a captivating and sophisticated collection of eleven songs that traverse the outer regions of folk, it is a record of acceptance and self-discovery, rooted in solitude and ...

You Me At Six - Sinners Never Sleep (10th Anniv...

Released 3rd June 2022. This year marks the 10th anniversary of You Me At Six’s third studio albu...

Released 3rd June 2022. This year marks the 10th anniversary of You Me At Six’s third studio album Sinners Never Sleep. The band will celebrate with 2 shows in May next year, which they will be announcing in September this year. The album charted at #3 in the UK chart, and has sold over 182k units in the UK; it’s never been on vinyl despite its success. For this suite of products, the band will be contributing bonus material, unreleased photos & sleeve notes. Formats to include an expande...