***Received an 8.0 rating from Pitchfork. The word tween implies a certain, very specific kind of awkwardness, and those implications are rarely positive. But think about it like this: Something tween is in the process of becoming something else, and thereÕs a very specific kind of beauty in that becoming. ThereÕs something rewarding in recognizing…
Wynton Kelly Trio Wes Montgomery Smokin At The Half Note on LP This is timeless music that has inspired innumerable jazz guitarists and aficionados. In fact, jazz guitar great Pat Metheny has said, I learned to play listening to Wes Montgomery s Smokin At The Half Note. Metheny additionally said that the solo on If You Could…
Fat Possum Records and X are teaming up. Effective immediately, Fat Possum Records will begin distributing for the world four classic X albums; Los Angeles (1980), Wild Gift (1981), Under The Big Black Sun (1982), and More Fun In The New World (1983). There are plans to release remastered versions of all four albums by…
Smoke & Fiction is due August 2024 via Fat Possum Records, following the band s 2020 comeback record, Alphabetland – their first LP in 35 years. They recorded the album with producer Rob Schnapf, and lead single Big Black X is a blast from X s storied past, pulling rockabilly threads into their unvarnished punk…
Smoke & Fiction is due August 2024 via Fat Possum Records, following the band s 2020 comeback record, Alphabetland – their first LP in 35 years. They recorded the album with producer Rob Schnapf, and lead single Big Black X is a blast from X s storied past, pulling rockabilly threads into their unvarnished punk…
The X-Cops are back! After 25 years on the lam, the original Bad Boys of Law Enforcement have returned, bringing their unique brand of heavy metal with them. And the world has never been more in need of the message they bring; “respect authority, or else!”, and they have the riffs and the fire power…
Feel the wrath of Californian heavyweights Xibalba, showing no mercy and keeping their cultural message intact with their fourth full-length Años En Infierno incoming this May on Southern Lord. For the past 13 years Xibalba have been dedicated to carving a sound which combines unadulterated aggression booming out of the vocals, an ultra-heavy low-end frequency,…
Over the course of the last two decades, Xiu Xiu s prolific and influential output of acclaimed albums and collaborations has been consistently dazzling. They ve released 17 full-length LPs that have been praised in outlets such as The New Yorker, The Wire, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, NME and many others. They have toured the…
Limited 200gm vinyl LP pressing. First time the 2016 Steven Wilson mix of Skylarking will be released on 200 gram vinyl. For many music fans, this is the XTC classic album, the one there is always most demand for. Presented in a gatefold sleeve with lyrics appearing in the inner gatefold. Cut by Jason Mitchell…
After two independent albums, in which the term Darkwave was coined to describe their music, Clan Of Xymox (temporarily) became known as simply Xymox and signed with major label Wing Polygram. The first album after these changes was Twist Of Shadows. Released in 1989 and produced by Peter Walsh (of Simple Minds fame), the album…
Yabby You a k a Vivian Jackson, as singer, songwriter, and producer, has created some of the greatest roots reggae recordings of all time, many of which are rare and among the most sought-after records by serious reggae fans. Dread Prophecy Crucial Cuts is a killer collection of 10 magnificent Vivian Jackson productions featuring himself…
Glory Fades is a song book written using a common collaborative musical language developed by Yair Elazar Glotman and Mats Erlandsson, building intimate musical spaces, primarily focused on acoustic instrumentation with electronic counterparts contributing light and shade. Throughout the eight songs on the record, each piece unfolds according to it s own logic while simultaneously…
Following his debut EP tttwoface from the Belgian label URBAN WAVES in 2022 and 1st full album from P-VINE in 2023, Tokyo based electronic musician Yanaco has released his 2nd full album! He has defined their sound, focusing their wide range of influences into what is no doubt one of the finest ambient albums to…
The EP features Beatrice Dillon’s otherworldly reworking of ‘Ker al Loch’ shared at the end of 2021, along with remixes from Laurel Halo, Iku Sakan, Terence Fixmer and two competition winners. In the lead-up to the release of Kerber, the stems for ‘Ker al Loch’ were made available via Soundcloud where fans were challenged to…
Red Vinyl. In 2016, Foals singer Yannis Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session with the great drummer Tony Allen. The pair quickly established an intuitive telepathy, and the music, germinated from jams and loops, and was complemented by a unique atmosphere of two cultures and creatives colliding. Joined by Tony…