February already?! Hopefully the January blues are behind us all and the lighter evenings are bringing everyone a much needed lift. If in doubt, we’d prescribe a healthy dose of new music exploration to keep you going. Starting with the FFs, both FLEET FOXES and FOO FIGHTERS have been our joint-first- most-pre-ordered titles of the year so far, and it’s great to see the return of both, FFantastic! We have some special beer / tea mats to go with the Foo’s new release, while stocks last. Keep hydrated at all times. Please be aware, after a last minute surge in pre-orders, we are down to our last few copies of the (now deleted) indies exclusive FLEET FOXES LP but hope to have some of the standard pressing in next week. New comers BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD have been gaining traction in the last couple of years and we know they impressed a lot of our regulars who caught them at the Swn festival in 2019. The limited Indies “inverted artwork” LP edition is not to be missed! SARATHY KORWAR’s More Arriving LP was never far from the shop stereo when it came out in 2019 so we’ll be lapping up the chance of new music from him and his UPAJ COLLECTIVE (Upaj meaning “to improvise” in Hindi) which truly does capture the spirit of spontaneity thais promised. Vinyl only for this one, sorry. We’ve not had the chance to get to know THE ROUGH GUIDE TO AVANT-GARDE JAPAN, but there’s never been a time that this series have been anything other than exceptional, so well worth a punt if you’re feeling wild this week! COMMON brings much needed positivity and uplift to our lives in A Beautiful Revolution (Part 1), and talking of which, it’s a welcome sight to see more TOOTS / MAYTALS catalogue available on vinyl. Not before time. As is a running theme with the supply chain “as it is” .. a few late comers this week. You’ll notice a rare opportunity to pick up a DINKED EDITION (these usually sell out on announcement) from THE TELESCOPES so if sludgy psych-shoegaze is your bag, check these out! It’s worth noting, TRANSATLANTIC The Absolute Universe: There are TWO completely different versions of this album. “We wrote fresh lyrics and have different people singing on the 1CD version tracks as compared to those on the 2CD. We revamped the songs to make the two versions different.” So now you know! Don’t forget we’ve added a handy FORTHCOMING RELEASES tab to the site, and info re ordering is on the front page as well. Request away! NEW RELEASE CDs 5/2/21 ALOSTMEN Kologo [Strut] £9.99 BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD For The First Time [Ninja Tune] £9.99 CHARLES MINGUS At Bremen 1964-1975 [4CD Set] £26.99 COMMON A Beautiful Revolution (Part 1) £10.99 FEMI KUTI & MADE KUTI Legacy + [2CD on Partisan] £9.99 FLEET FOXES Shore [ANTI-] £9.99 FOO FIGHTERS Medicine At Midnight £12.99 JOHN CARPENTER Lost Themes III [Sacred Bones] £9.99 RIVAL CONSOLES Night Melody / Articulation [Erased Tapes] £11.99 THE STAVES Good Woman [Atlantic] £10.99 VARIOUS ARTISTS The Rough Guide To Avant-Garde Japan £5.99 THE BELOW CD ITEMS ARE SLIGHTLY DELAYED BUT ARE EXPECTED WITH US FRIDAY / EARLY NEXT WEEK! Get in contact if you’d like to order SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) [Daptone] £10.99 SVALBARD When I Die Will I Get Better? £10.99 THE WEATHER STATION Ignorance [Fat Possum] £11.99 TRANSATLANTIC (Neal Morse / Mike Portnoy) The Absolute Universe: The Breath Of Life [InsideOut] £12.99 TRANSATLANTIC (Neal Morse / Mike Portnoy) The Absolute Universe: Forevermore [2CD on InsideOut] £14.99 THE TELESCOPES Songs Of Love And Revolution [Tapete] £10.99 NEW RELEASE LPs 5/2/21 BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD For The First Time [Ltd. INDIES EXC. White LP + Booklet + Inverted Artwork on Ninja Tune] £18.99 COMMON A Beautiful Revolution (Part 1) [Ltd. INDIES EXC. Clear w/ Red/Blue Swirl LP] £18.99 FEMI KUTI & MADE KUTI Legacy + [2LP + Booklet on Partisan] £21.99 FLEET FOXES Shore [Ltd. INDIES EXC. 180g Clear 2LP w/ Etching + Poster on ANTI-] £24.99 SOLD OUT, STANDARD LP DUE NEXT WEEK FOO FIGHTERS Medicine At Midnight [Ltd. Retail Exc. Blue LP] £23.99 * BEER MATS FOO FIGHTERS Medicine At Midnight [Std. Black LP] £19.99 FOUR TET Sixteen Oceans [Ltd. LRSD Splatter 2LP] £32.99 JOHN CARPENTER Lost Themes III [Ltd. INDIES EXC. Red LP on Sacred Bones] £20.99 LITTLE BARRIE & MALCOLM CATTO Quatermass Seven [LP] £23.99 NILS FRAHM Tripping With… [2LP on Erased Tapes] £23.99 PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS Shyga! The Sunlight Mound [Ltd. Tri-Colour LP on Marathon] £19.99 SARATHY KORWAR & UPAJ COLLECTIVE Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Sessions [2LP] £24.99 THE MAYTALS Monkey Man [180g LP] £23.99 THE STAVES Good Woman [Ltd. INDIES EXC. Clear LP on Atlantic] £19.99 TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS Live [180g LP] £23.99 THE BELOW LP ITEMS ARE SLIGHTLY DELAYED BUT ARE EXPECTED WITH US FRIDAY / EARLY NEXT WEEK! Get in contact if you’d like to order LUCERO When You Found Me [Ltd. INDIES EXC. Coke Bottle Clear LP] £21.99 SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) [LP + MP3 on Daptone] £18.99 SUN RA A Fireside Chat With Lucifer [LP on Sundazed] £25.99 THE WEATHER STATION Ignorance [Ltd. INDIES EXC. Silver LP on Fat Possum] £18.99 THE TELESCOPES Songs Of Love And Revolution [Ltd. DINKED Blue LP + Blue Remix 12” on Tapete] £24.99 .