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Jazz for the Headphones Generation: Why GoGo Penguin’s New Album Deserves Your Full Attention
This Isn’t Jazz as You Know It – It’s a Full-Body Listening Experience We’ve had a sneak preview of GoGo Penguin’s upcoming album Necessary Fictions, and honestly? We haven’t stopped...
Zamrock Reimagined: WITCH’s SOGOLO and the Future of Psychedelic Rock
A Legacy Rekindled In the ever-crowded landscape of new releases and nostalgic reissues, few bands straddle past and future quite like WITCH. Once dubbed the “Zambian Beatles,” they were pioneers...
First Listen: 5 Things We Loved (and One Thing That Surprised Us) About Pulp’s More
After more than two decades, Pulp are back with More – a record that’s sharp, strange, and beautifully sincere. Here’s what we’re loving about it so far. It’s been 24...
How to Look After Your Vinyl Records: A Beginner-Friendly Guide
So, you’ve started (or reignited) a love for vinyl – welcome. There’s something about the sound, the sleeves, and the ritual of dropping the needle that just feels… right. But...
So You Want to Start Collecting Records (Without Becoming a Snob)
There’s something undeniably satisfying about dropping the needle on a record and hearing your favourite album come to life – warm, full of texture, and just a little bit crackly....
Why Indie Exclusive Vinyl Matters (And Why We’re So Obsessed With It)
If you’ve ever been browsing our online shop or flipping through records in the shop and spotted “indie exclusive” on a sticker or in the listing title, you might’ve wondered:...
How Carrie & Lowell Changed the Way We Talk About Grief in Music
When Carrie & Lowell was released in March 2015, it didn’t arrive with much fanfare. There were no elaborate visuals, no sweeping orchestral builds, no conceptual universe to decode. Instead, Sufjan...
Marvin Gaye's What's Going On at 53: A Soul Classic That Shaped Music and Defined a Movement
Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On is more than just a classic album we all know and love – it’s testament to the power of music as both art and activism....