Van Dyke Parks – Three Albums’ Reissue

Thanks to Bella Union you will have now the chance to retrace the most significant eight years of visionary genius Van Dyke Parks’ career. The eclectic actor, musician, singer and composer from Mississippi is probably best known for … Read More

Vacationer – Gone

It doesn’t really look like summer outside, but you can still play a sunny record in your room and the temperature goes up. Maybe.

Vacationer is a four-piece band from Philadelphia and Gone is their debut album under Downtown … Read More

NILE – At the gates of sethu

Nile return taking extreme to new depths on their latest album “At the gates of sethu”. They continue in their tradition of technical death metal with dark atmospherics and middle eastern interludes with lyrics based on Egyptology, mythology and … Read More

New Street Adventure – Say It Like You Mean It EP

I feel like New Street Adventure may have missed the boat somewhat. Their happy-go-lucky pop style is so late eighties/early nineties sounding that it is hard to imagine this EP finding an audience. That’s not to say it’s that … Read More

Habstrakt – Sick Style

Habstrakt is arguably one of the freshest producers to hit the scene recently and after the immense album release on Never Say Die you’d think they’d be taking a bit of a break but they’re about to deliver a … Read More

Family Of The Year – Loma Vista

On first listen, Family Of The Year’s ‘Loma Vista’ steals you away with is lush, occasionally inspired sound that mixes acoustic summertime pop with pretty much anything the band seem to think of. And while this hits gold every … Read More

LEE BAINS III AND THE GLORY FIRES – There Is A Bomb In Gilead

Lee Bains is a southern soul, blues & rock artist from Birmingham, Alabama. An ex member of The Dexateens ,his quartet comprises Lee Bains (vocals) ,Matt Wurtele (guitar), Justin Colburn (bass) and Blake Williamson (drums). The Glory Fires debut … Read More

MARY EPWORTH – Dream Life

Mary Epworth is a singer songwriter whose music is influenced by traditional English folk song, 60s west coast psychedelia, and progressive rock. Think Genesis, Fairport Convention and Peter Gabriel. Since 2008, when she appeared at the Southbank Sandy Denny … Read More

Nell Bryden – Shake The Tree

NYC singer songwriter Nell Bryden’s new LP Shake The Tree aims to a smoothly epic sound, showing a romantic sensibility heightened by Nell’s dense vocals and her musical influences. Opening with Mercy On Me, the record immediately catches you … Read More

Alvarez Kings – Cold Conscience

Cold Conscience is the new EP from Sheffield prog-pop act Alvarez Kings. The title-track kicks things off in the truest sense of the word, with a direct fast-paced pop blow in the face which captures our attention immediately. Fractured … Read More