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Faten Kanaan announces new album ‘Diary Of A Candle’. Listen to the first single ‘Afternoon’

'Diary of a Candle' is a consoling, melodic suite – with tender woodwinds and richly-layered strings touched by the hazy atmospheres of 1970s/1980s films. Its understated heart-on sleeve romanticism follows the rhythm of nature: it bends in the breeze, drifts through the air, and settles on the ground. The ambiance is not an escapism, but the re-focusing of a lens through which humans are no longer the protagonists. Instead, a landscape's intimate details become the central figures

Half Japanese’s new album ‘Adventure’ is out today

The prolific outsider combo, helmed by unswerving optimist Jad Fair deliver a heart-warming set of upbeat sonnets celebrating the power of love, affection and maturity

Jackie O Motherfucker’s 20th Anniversary of ‘Flags Of The Sacred Harp’ is out today

This special edition reissue of ‘Flags Of The Sacred Harp’ is released with unreleased material that was written around the album’s original release.

Fire celebrates 40 years of fierce independence !

Fire Records recently celebrated its 40th anniversary in style with a full day of music at a sold out event at the EartH theatre in Hackney, presented by the celebrated comedian and long time friend of the label Stewart Lee who called Fire "One of the last great Indie Labels".