We’ll be releasing Sons of Noel and Adrian’s phenomenal new album Knots on May 21st (with Willkommen Records releasing the digital, and One Inch Badge the vinyl). A new stop motion video taster is going out each week up to release, you can see/hear the latest and the previous 3 in the playlist below. The album is available for pre-order now on CD from our shop or iTunes.
- Chris
Two new videos for Rachael Dadd’s new single Claw and Tooth / Window. Available to buy now as a badge handmade by Rachael, with download codes over at our shop.
- Chris
Next Monday (15th) we’ll be releasing Rachael Dadd’s amazing new album Bite The Mountain, along with her new AA single Balloon / Sticking In Pins. Excited. The single comes in a very special format – a handmade badge, containing an original piece of album artwork (a huge patchwork mountain range handmade by Rachael herself), downloads for the two songs, a stop motion video, and an invite to be part of Rachael’s arts project. Rachael is asking anyone with a badge to submit a photo of it in a place of significance to them. The photos will then be part of an exhibition at the end of the year. Check out the brand new stop motion video for her forthcoming single Balloon below, and below that – Rachael making the Bite The Mountain artwork and single badges.
Bite The Mountain, and the Balloon / Sticking In Pins single are both available to buy from our shop here.
- Chris
We’re excitedly getting set to release an absolute masterpiece of a new album from folk multi-instrumentalist Rachael Dadd. Her new album Bite The Mountain was recorded during Rachael’s recent travels in Japan, and sees her turn her hands to clarinet, piano, ukulele, banjo, thumb piano, organ, guitar, and percussion. You can pre-order the album now by clicking here. To celebrate, Rachael will be touring the UK with This Is The Kit, Rozi Plain, Ichi, Tristram, and Wig Smith… as well as appearances at Green Man, Wilderness, Truck, and WattsFest. We’ve also teamed up with The Local to put on two very special album launches on 15th & 16th July. Ticket links for the album launches, and the complete list of dates are…
There’ll be plenty more news to come, but in the meantime why not feast your eyes/ears on this brand new live session – Tower Tower, from Bite The Moutain. You can keep up to date with Rachael’s world by visiting her blog, or her new Facebook page.
- Chris
This Is The Kit has given us plenty of reasons to smile over the past couple of years, and her new single Earthquake is no exception. It’s quite a departure from the sound we know and love, but every bit as awesome. A pounding full-band vintage sound. Like a missing song from the Pulp Fiction soundtrack. Makes me feel like I should be walking around town with a gym bag full of stolen cash and guns. This can only be a good thing. Earthquake is out on 7″ via the brilliant Need No Water label, and you can get yours here. This Is The Kit will be playing at both of the Rachael Dadd album launch celebrations – on July 15th at The King’s Head as one half of Whalebone Polly (a rare performance from Rachael & This Is The Kit’s side project, alongside Rachael and Tristram), and on July 16th at Cafe Oto as This Is The Kit (along with Rachael, Rozi Plain, and Ichi). You can get tickets for Part 1 here, and Part 2 here.
- Chris
Another long-time favourite of ours, Rozi Plain has just released a glorious single by the name of Humans. Like her friend This Is The Kit’s Earthquake above, Humans is out through Need No Water. GOOD EARS. You can grab a copy of the 7″ here. Rozi will be joining Rachael Dadd, This Is The Kit, and Ichi for Part 2 of Rachael’s album launch celebrations, on July 16th at Cafe Oto (Dalston). You can get your ticket here.
I have to give a quick mention to an album that’s been keeping me immensely happy the past few weeks – Limerence by Young Montana? Released by Alpha Pup Records, Limerence makes for a massively strong debut. Not a million miles away from the likes of Prefuse 73, Madlib, Gold Panda, and Star Slinger – if any of those folks are your bag, then I strongly recommend checking out this glitchy wonder. Get your copy here.
- Chris
The new album from Shabazz Palaces drops tomorrow and I for one am very excited. The production is LUSH. It’s released via the solid ears of Sub Pop, and if you fancy a listen then NPR are streaming it in full here.
- Chris
Very happy to be showing off another great live video of The Mariner’s Children. This time – Coal, from their amazing debut EP New Moore Island. You can of course grab this 5-song masterpiece over at our shop now.
- Chris
Seeing it’s almost a year to the day that Forest Fire’s debut Survival worked it’s way into Rough Trade’s Top 10 Albums of the Year, it’s fitting that we make a bit of noise for a new song that’s surfaced. Whilst on their recent tour of Europe, Brooklyn’s finest stopped off at Subbacultcha! in Amsterdam for a special acoustic session. If there’s one thing that’s been made pretty clear on this tour, it’s that album #2 is going to be something absolutely incredible. Again.
- Chris
