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VARIOUS ARTISTS WAVES OF DISTORTION (THE BEST OF SHOEGAZE 1990-2022)

Two-Piers

Two-Piers, the label that brought you ‘Pop Psychédélique (The Best of French Psychedelic Pop 1964-2019)’, bring you ‘Waves of Distortion (The Best of Shoegaze 1990-2022), a magical journey through the history of the Shoegaze scene from its inception to the current exponents on the scene championing the sound. A perfect introduction to all that is glorious and great about ‘Shoegaze’.

Includes tracks by Slowdive, Ride, Chapterhouse, Lush, bdrmm, Horsegirl, DIIV, Mogwai, Beach House, Galaxie 500 and more.

Boostr

Where last year’s album, joyful in tone, yet brooding with heavyweight lyrical themes, came together as an exploration of the isolated ideas of each band member, new album “Eight” is formed of songs recorded purposefully to appear together on an album. There is also a greater depth of integration, which means that it’s more difficult to tell which member of the band the song originated with.

Available on Limited Transparent Red Vinyl at Indie Record Stores

BORIS & UNIFORM BRIGHT NEW DISEASE Sacred Bones

Two of the great mainstays of extreme music, chameleonic doom icons Boris and industrial punks Uniform have teamed up to create a juggernaut bursting at the seams with scathing vocals, monster riffs, and psychedelic rage. “the results are fucking fantastic” - Louder Sound

Available on Limited Red Vinyl at Indie Record Stores

INDIGO DE SOUZA

ALL OF THIS WILL END

Saddle Creek

Indigo De Souza announces her new album ‘All of This Will End’, the anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed 2021 breakthrough album ‘Any Shape You Take’, via Saddle Creek. ‘All of This Will End’ marks a warmer and unmistakably audacious era for her. It’s a statement about fearlessly moving forward from the past into a gratitudefilled present, and choosing to embody loving awareness. The album is a raw and radically optimistic work that grapples with mortality, the rejuvenation that community brings, and the importance of centering yourself now.

UK jazz pianist Greg Foat has recorded prolifically in recent years including acclaimed albums

Symphonie Pacifique (2020) and The Mage (2019).

Venetian electronic visionary Gigi Masin has enjoyed a revival in recent years through his Calypso album on R&S’s Apollo label.

‘Dolphin’ is Greg and Gigi’s very first collaboration together.

Recorded remotely during 20212022 and featuring Moses Boyd (drums) and Tom Herbert (bass), the album took shape through mutual compositions, gradually developed and embellished online.

BCUC MILLIONS OF US On The Corner Records

BCUC take the world by storm with their mesmerising performances, winning crowds at festivals such as Glastonbury (West Holts), Roskilde, Dour, Worldwide, Womad, Fusion and Sziget to name a few, while collaborating with legends like Femi Kuti and Saul Williams.

‘Millions Of Us’ is their first fulllength album and most ambitious work to date - distilling their magic on record.

JIM

LOVE MAKES MAGIC

Vicious Charm

Who is JIM?

A kaleidoscope of harmony vocals - as Crosby, Stills and Nash might have sounded with a funky back beat. Delicate acoustic fingerpicking, warmed by a swell of brass before a drama of electric unfolds. Guitar band music, delivered with the sensibilities of someone who knows how to make you dance. Sun-kissed blue-eyed soul, reminiscent of Ned Doheny, but emanating from a beach far from California.

THE GREATER WINGS

Ghostly International

American songwriter Julie Byrne returns with The Greater Wings, her first record in six years, out July 7th, 2023, on Ghostly International.

Navigating grief, intimacy, and transformation, Byrne widens her signature sound with synth, piano, harp, and strings, emerging with the most powerful, lustrous, and lifeaffirming music of her career.

ASH WALKER ASTRONAUT Night Time Stories

Four years on from his explorative third full-length ‘Aquamarine,’ Londoner Ash Walker returns with an equally ambitious follow-up, set for releaseon 30th June.

Alongside a plethora of awardwinning collaborators and combining a dizzying array of sounds, ‘Astronaut’ hears Walker push his astral shower of rhythm and vibes to new heights. ‘Astronaut’ is the cosmic voyage and a rocket-powered masterclass spanning jazz, blues, soul, funk, and reggae.