VANISHING TWIN
THE AGE OF IMMUNOLOGY
DEATH AND VANILLA
ARE YOU A DREAMER?
STAFF PICKS
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Modern Studies and Tommy Perman - Emergent Slow ArcsPre-Order: Out 26th July 2019 (Limited Edition Hand Crafted Bespoke Sleeve, Black Vinyl) Modern Studies’ much praised ‘Welcome Strangers’ album from 2018 re-imagined by designer/musician Tommy Perman. “A heady compendium of haunted disco lullabies for foggy urban woodland raves and psychotr... -
The Lemonheads - Take It Easy 7"The Lemonheads bring together two unique takes on The Eagles’ ode to romance and the road, ‘Take It Easy’ From their ‘Varshons II’ album that brought together intriguing takes on everyone from Nick Cave and The Bevis Frond through to John Prine, Yo La Tengo, Lucinda Williams and Paul Westerberg. “... -
Jane Weaver - Loops In The Secret Society LPPre-Order: Out 21st June 2019 (Black deluxe double gatefold sleeve LP) When science fiction turns science fact the effect can be truly momentous. The state demands that no-one wants an unlicensed machine-hum from an outbuilding; no-one wants clever prose mapping the future, no-one wants “music... -
Vanishing Twin - The Age Of ImmunologyPre-Order: Out 7th June 2019 The anthropologist A. David Napier took aim at one of the most fundamental beliefs of modern times when he wrote his book The Age Of Immunology in 2003. He said the assumption that we can only survive by the elimination of ‘the non-self’ was a central idea w... -
Sebadoh - Act SurprisedPre-Order: Out 24th May 2019 (Pre-Order Dinked Version LP) Indie-rock pioneers Sebadoh return with their first new studio album in more than six years Act Surprised. "The first line of this song: 'I get the feeling you don't feel me' is pretty good. It could be a line in an Ariana Grande song... -
Death and Vanilla - Are You A Dreamer?Pre-Order: Out 10th May 2019 There’s something about the Swedish city of Malmo that doesn’t add up. Named the “happiest” city in Sweden in 2016 (who gets the job of judging these things?), Malmo’s DNA contains a “none-coding” strain that reveals the city’s penchant for a wo... -
Half Japanese - InvinciblePuppet people, vampires and the walking dead frequent the world of Jad Fair’s songwriting - outside of those interruptions he’s besotted. Maybe even in love. He feels invincible and as the closing instrumental cut ‘Indestructible’ floats off into the ether there’s a feeling of job done; we can rest ... -
The Lemonheads - Varshons 2***Green & Yellow LPs come in Banana Scented Scratch & Sniff Sleeve!*** (Limited quantities) The Lemonheads follow up the critically acclaimed ‘Varshons’ from nearly ten years ago with another eclectic collection of covers. Produced by Matthew Cullen and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Bea... -
Jane Weaver - The Silver GlobeIn the madrigal-strewn world of neo folk-psychedelia, the queen of drones holds court… In this late teen decade, as green men are burnt, resources dwindle and naturalists plunder for authentic Englishness, the hunt for the grail-like Silver Globe continues. Back in 2014, the story was first wh... -
Orchestra Of Spheres - MirrorOrchestra of Spheres welcomes you on a journey through the looking glass. Mirror, a double LP and the band's 4th release on Fire Records, is an exploration of energies and atmospheres, from intense futuristic funk and sonic tape assemblages to windswept reflections from a far flung corner of the ... -
Josephine Foster - Faithful Fairy HarmonyJosephine raises a stained-glass lamp and shepherds us spelunking the depths of spirit in this four-part double album. Following the fame of her voice are choruses of winged entities (and a space shuttle) that ascend and descend a maze of spirituals: ritual prayers, blues laments, vestal hymns and j... -
The Chills - Snow BoundThe Chills’ ever-present songwriter Martin Phillipps has a checklist. Establish band as much-loved New Zealand legends. Check. Release the greatest summer single ever in the shape of ‘Heavenly Pop Hit’. Check. Go on lengthy 19-year sabbatical out of the public eye. Check. Return to rec... -
Kristin Hersh - Possible Dust CloudsKristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen her heralded queen of the alternative release. Her tenth studio album, ‘Possible Dust Clouds’ is a highly personalised sociopathic gem delivered as a futuristic rewriting of how music works, a melodious breeze with a tail wind of venomous din. Enveloping t... -
Hater - SiestaResolute in their sound, ‘Siesta’ is the perfect soundtrack for that summer romance and the inevitable break up. Heartbreak has never sounded so sweet! Hater’s powerful vulnerability and charm has seen them rise quickly through the ranks earning kudos from NPR (Austin 100), Stereogum (Best New Ba... -
Pictish Trail - Future Echoes‘Future Echoes’ is the latest album from Pictish Trail, AKA Scottish singer-songwriter Johnny Lynch. These spectral songs are filtered through a sun-warped pop lens, where heart-pumping guitar shriek-outs collide with sampled gurgles and fractured lyrics figure-skate over sine-waves of glacial synth...
NEW RELEASES
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Vanishing Twin - The Age Of ImmunologyPre-Order: Out 7th June 2019 The anthropologist A. David Napier took aim at one of the most fundamental beliefs of modern times when he wrote his book The Age Of Immunology in 2003. He said the assumption that we can only survive by the elimination of ‘the non-self’ was a central idea w...
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Sebadoh - Act SurprisedPre-Order: Out 24th May 2019 (Pre-Order Dinked Version LP) Indie-rock pioneers Sebadoh return with their first new studio album in more than six years Act Surprised. "The first line of this song: 'I get the feeling you don't feel me' is pretty good. It could be a line in an Ariana Grande song...
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Death and Vanilla - Are You A Dreamer?Pre-Order: Out 10th May 2019 There’s something about the Swedish city of Malmo that doesn’t add up. Named the “happiest” city in Sweden in 2016 (who gets the job of judging these things?), Malmo’s DNA contains a “none-coding” strain that reveals the city’s penchant for a wo...
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Howe Gelb - GatheredEavesdropping is an art. And on Howe Gelb’s new solo album, ‘Gathered’, it’s been perfected. A chance meeting heard through a door half cracked open, it’s an album of candid romanticism, a footnote to your heart’s history. On ‘Gathered’, it feels like you’re privy to musings on a muse (or two). ... -
Half Japanese - InvinciblePuppet people, vampires and the walking dead frequent the world of Jad Fair’s songwriting - outside of those interruptions he’s besotted. Maybe even in love. He feels invincible and as the closing instrumental cut ‘Indestructible’ floats off into the ether there’s a feeling of job done; we can rest ...
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The Lemonheads - Varshons 2***Green & Yellow LPs come in Banana Scented Scratch & Sniff Sleeve!*** (Limited quantities) The Lemonheads follow up the critically acclaimed ‘Varshons’ from nearly ten years ago with another eclectic collection of covers. Produced by Matthew Cullen and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Bea...
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The Bevis Frond - We're Your Friends, ManDocking alongside the Mothership Frond, with its insignia emblazoned with the legend ‘We’re Your Friends, Man’, you can hear a smattering of Hendrixonian guitar wafting through the cavernous recess of this vessel. You can hear a Love-like strum, a melancholy verse/chorus; you can hear proper songs w... -
Jane Weaver - The Silver GlobeIn the madrigal-strewn world of neo folk-psychedelia, the queen of drones holds court… In this late teen decade, as green men are burnt, resources dwindle and naturalists plunder for authentic Englishness, the hunt for the grail-like Silver Globe continues. Back in 2014, the story was first wh...
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Orchestra Of Spheres - MirrorOrchestra of Spheres welcomes you on a journey through the looking glass. Mirror, a double LP and the band's 4th release on Fire Records, is an exploration of energies and atmospheres, from intense futuristic funk and sonic tape assemblages to windswept reflections from a far flung corner of the ...
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Josephine Foster - Faithful Fairy HarmonyJosephine raises a stained-glass lamp and shepherds us spelunking the depths of spirit in this four-part double album. Following the fame of her voice are choruses of winged entities (and a space shuttle) that ascend and descend a maze of spirituals: ritual prayers, blues laments, vestal hymns and j...
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Mary Lou Lord - Got No ShadowThe triumphant 1998 major label debut from Mary Lou Lord. A sonic partnership with The Bevis Frond’s Nick Saloman recorded with input from Roger McGuinn, Elliott Smith, Jon Brion and Money Mark plus many others. Featuring a gaggle of her self-penned tunes, gorgeous collaborations with Saloman ... -
Black Mirror - ArkangelThe soundtrack to Arkangel from the hit TV series Black Mirror (series four, episode two, directed by Jodie Foster) An epic score for a disturbing tale of child tagging and exposure to graphic violence and pornography A brooding, malevolent, claustrophobic, unnerving episode brought to life by...
