Records of the Month

Plains - I Walked With You A Ways

Expected Release 14th October 2022. SK says: "A match made in alt-country heaven. Waxahatchee's '...

Expected Release 14th October 2022. SK says: "A match made in alt-country heaven. Waxahatchee's 'Saint Cloud' had already signalled Katie Crutchfield embracing her Southern roots, while Jess Williamson has steadily carved out an acclaimed career in cosmic Amerciana culminating in the excellent 'Sorceress'. Together, they pay tribute to the surprisingly progressive pre-2000s country scene, trading lead vocals and harmonies on a set of gorgeous, wistful originals with a supporting cast that inc...

Cass McCombs - Heartmind

Released 19th August 2022 SK says: "Despite its inspiration being the loss of several close frien...

Released 19th August 2022 SK says: "Despite its inspiration being the loss of several close friends and collaborators, 'Heartmind' is one of McCombs's most breezy and playful outings to date. "Karaoke" comically riffs on love song titles, while "New Earth" is a kind of post-apocalyptic bossa that could've come from the pen of the Conchords. That's not to say that 'Heartmind' doesn't have its knottier moments- the pleasingly loose and rambling "Unproud Warrior" sounds like something Lonnie Hol...

Death Cab For Cutie - Asphalt Meadows

Released 16th September 2022. 8x GRAMMY® Award-nominated rock band Death Cab for Cutie officially...

Released 16th September 2022. 8x GRAMMY® Award-nominated rock band Death Cab for Cutie officially announced their upcoming album “Asphalt Meadows”, produced by GRAMMY® Award-winner John Congleton (St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, Wallows) & arriving everywhere on Friday, September 16th. Also unveiled today is a wide-ranging US headline tour to celebrate the arrival of Asphalt Meadows. The run kicks off September 22 at The Sylvee in Madison, WI and culminates with a two-night hometown finale...

Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B

Released 9th September 2022. London-based duo Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye) release ...

Released 9th September 2022. London-based duo Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye) release their hotly anticipated debut full-length record, ‘I Love You Jennifer B’, via Rough Trade Records.  Jockstrap previously hinted at ‘I Love You Jennifer B’’s impending release with their previous singles ‘50/50’ and ‘Concrete Over Water’. Both of which were playlisted by BBC Radio 6 Music and received universal acclaim at national and international press. The cosmic accompanying video for ‘Concret...

The Mountain Goats - Bleed Out

Released 19th August 2022. SK says: "Such is the strength of Darnielle's authorial voice (it's ha...

Released 19th August 2022. SK says: "Such is the strength of Darnielle's authorial voice (it's hard to imagine any other songwriter coming up with a track like 'Hostages' here) that the Mountain Goats can draw on different themes, environments and producers to create distinct works without losing their essence. Here, Bully's Alicia Bognanno produces and sits in on guitar with the band, now a road-hardened quartet, bringing crackling alt-rock energy to a set inspired by action movies and reven...

Dawes - Misadventures of Doomscroller

Released 22nd July 2022. SK says: "If the opening track of Dawes latest album 'Misadventures of ...

Released 22nd July 2022. SK says: "If the opening track of Dawes latest album 'Misadventures of Doomscroller' begins in typical fashion- Taylor Goldsmith's aphoristic, keenly observational songwriting; a tasteful guitar solo- it takes an intriguing turn midway through when a drum breakdown is followed by a fusion-y instrumental passage, which itself gives way to an anthemic coda featuring the fraternal harmonies which have persistently elevated their music over the last decade-plus. This thr...

Laura Veirs - Found Light

Expected Release 8th July 2022. Found Light may be Laura Veirs’ 12th studio LP, but it also, in m...

Expected Release 8th July 2022. Found Light may be Laura Veirs’ 12th studio LP, but it also, in many ways, feels like her debut. If 2020’s My Echo—written and mixed just prior to her 2019 split from her longtime husband, her longtime producer, and the father of her two sons—was her divorce album, Found Light is about what comes after. Found Light is a liberating collection of inquisitive and surprisingly assured snapshots of healing and personal growth, and her very first release with co-prod...

Kelley Stoltz - The Stylist

Released 10th June 2022. 'The Stylist', Kelley Stoltz's 17th album finds him following up the Thi...

Released 10th June 2022. 'The Stylist', Kelley Stoltz's 17th album finds him following up the Third Man Recordsreissue of his 2001'Antique Glow' with a collection of 10 new songs. The album wasrecorded early in 2021, and has been languishing in the vinyl pressing log jam ever since - but luckily Stoltz writes timeless songs, the kind that might've appeared on the fringes of the late 60's or mid 80's. Acoustic guitars, synthesizers, drum machines and strong melodies abound. As with his other c...