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Wolf Alice
My Love Is Cool
The debut album from North London's Wolf Alice! Great fuzzy indie-rock that can range from heavy grunge to swooping heartfelt dream-pop. Fans of Peace, Veronica Falls, Big Deal and Menace Beach should get into this!
"If good things come to those who wait, then I’m glad we waited for My Love Is Cool I typically like music which falls between the worlds of punk and indie, but this year my album of the year is one which touches those bases and takes on others too. Mixing anger with fragility both musically and lyrically, it’s not only a collection of great songs but it’s an album that works from 1-12 (a sometimes lost art). It has a sound reminiscent of what I was listening to in my student days but then it’s also completely 2015, and the appeal reaches all from 16-60.
This album is on in the shop, on my headphones or in my car, and always on the New Slang playlist. It works in so many contexts; the band doing a stripped down show in our record shop or a full Hippodrome gig. They're playing Hyde Park but also act as independent venue ambassadors. These are songs you turn to when you’re feeling low, but also the soundtrack to your greatest of days. The band who had a no.2 album and now play the bigger venues on the touring circuit, still feels like your favourite new discovery.
I think the record is brilliant, and I can’t tire of hearing it." jt
Wolf Alice’s debut album My Love Is Cool comes with lofty expectations. Fittingly, then, it’s a record that reaches for the stratosphere. Equal parts gigantic guitars and wistful, wilting beauty, My Love Is Cool is a timeless collection of songs that outways any preconceived notions of what Wolf Alice are, or can be. The ambitions of Ellie Rowsell (guitar/vocals), Theo Ellis (bass), Joff Oddie (guitars) and Joel Amey (drums/vocals) are fully realised in stunning widescreen".
Dirty Hit
CD | LP
Jme
Integrity >
10yr anniversary LP is on clear vinyl with gold laminated sleeve, /3000.--Third album from Jme, one of the hardest working UK grime MCs, completely self-produced and self-released on his Boy Better Know label! Guests on the album include Wiley, Giggs, Skepta, D Double E and more! "Once in a while an album comes along that unites the shop in admiration. Off the back of an awesome in-store performance to mark its release, Integrity > did that this year.Much has been written about 2015 being the year grime came of age and for me this album sums up everything there is to be proud of about a uniquely British genre in which albums are all too rare. Independence; a desire to succeed on your own terms, without compromise; innovation; respect for supporters (and the fact it’s ‘supporters’, not fans). From a strong, inclusive scene full of people supporting one another, Integrity > overflows with punk values, energy and brilliant lyrics. It could even make you feel patriotic.Skepta’s Shutdown might be the song of the year, but his brother Jme’s collaboration with Giggs, Man Don’t Care, runs it close and is probably the highlight of an album which is packed with them. If you’ve shied away from grime thinking it’s not for you, this is the album that could make you fall in love with it. Genius." - @janegravity
Boy Better Know
LP
Jamie xx
In Colour
Deluxe LP - Triple LP on coloured vinyl cut at 45rpmStandard LP - Single LP on black vinyl cut at 33rpmMassively anticipated debut album from Jamie xx. Features appearances from the xx's Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim, Four Tet, Young Thug, and Popcaan.In Colour doesn't feel like my first album because it's the end of six years' work. It's about all of the music I've been inspired by in that time; the people I've met, the places I've been. I've gone from being a fan of electronic music, admiring great artists and producers, to feeling like I'm a part of their world. In Colour is about transition and transformation- going away, coming home, going away again, coming home again- and how that journey changes me every time. I love touring, and the places I've visited, but when I'm on my laptop I'm always thinking about home or music. I love being in a band, being a producer, being a DJ. This album is about all of that. In Colour isn't the end of an era, it's the start of what's next. here's a snippet of Jamie xx at #newslang. full edit coming soon ð??¹: Justin HowardA video posted by Banquet Records (@banquetrecords) on Jun 14, 2015 at 11:34am PDT
Young Turks
CD
