For their debut as a duo, Buford and Jones blend bracing and imaginative takes on rhythmic-centric forms of dub, breakbeats, hip hop and beyond for a phantasmagoria of bristling drumscapes.
Japan's breakthrough record Quiet Life released in both 1979 and 1980 is uniquely fitting for a band who were about to step out of the glam rock, post punk shadows of the late 70s & deliver a record with a brand new sound that would come to define the 80s
For the first time officially on wax, the Hiero Oldies is a collection of early works from the Hieroglyphics crew featuring Del The Funkyhomosapien, Casual, Pep Love, and Souls of Mischief. This also marks the first official release of "Step To My Girl".
Jon Batiste WE ARE LP WE ARE is a career-changing album from musician and activist Jon Batiste. WE ARE celebrates Black American culture and music while exploring themes of lineage, authenticity, excellence and evolution.
Rock critic Lester Bangs (cautionary warning: dead at 33 from an overdose of Darvon and NyQuil) wrote, 'In the beginning there was feedback: the machines speaking on their own, answering their supposed masters with shrieks of misalliance.'
Jackie McLean pushed boundaries in this 1961 recording of A Fickle Sonance. McLean shows his artistry by being one of the few Jazz artists to incorporate freer jazz melodies into his hard-bop style.
Curtis/Live! Is Curtis Mayfield's first live album after leaving the Impressions. Originally released in 1971 as a double LP on Mayfield's Curtom label, the album's 16 tracks along with Mayfield's interstitial raps on the politics of the day were recorded
The National marks the start point for one of the best bands of their generation with it's new master helping elevate it to new levels. A great primer to a great band.
Released a year before The National broke through with their third album Alligator, 2004's Cherry Tree EP is a thrilling record which -thanks to its collection of delicate ballads and anthemic crowd-pleasers -sums up what they do best in under 30 minutes.
The third studio album by Julien Baker. It marks a sonic shift, with the songwriter's intimate piano and guitar arrangements newly enriched by bass, drums, keyboards, banjo, and mandolin with nearly all of the instruments performed by Baker.
Hailed by American Songwriter for their "mind-bending musicality," moe. Is undoubtedly amongst our most vital and inspired bands, treasured for their mesmerizing musical synergy, expansive showmanship, and resonant songcraft.
The Times is a moving and topical solo acoustic performance, a unique collection of songs, filmed at home during lockdown as part of the raw and personal, Fireside Sessions series.
