2020: The Year in Music
Articles
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- Sports Team
- Deep Down Happy: Black LP + "No Offence Mate" Signed Litho
- Bundle
- US$24.99
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Remember the most memorable chart battle of the year? In the red corner, international superstar Lady Gaga. Here, Cambridge alt-rock band writing songs about Ashton Kutcher and fishing. They lost, but we've still got this album.
For fans of: Parquet Courts, Franz Ferdinand, Blur
Original release: 5 June 2020 Format: First Pressing Alt Artwork Vinyl LP, Cassette + Signed CD, Signed Blue Vinyl LP and loads more
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- Happyness
- Floatr: Signed Limited Edition Clear Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$25.99
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In three years, Happyness's drummer has come out as a fearless drag queen, co-fronting the band with music about Chumbawumba, vegetables and vaping. Spectacle aside, the music is as tight, thrilling and authentic as any of their wiry '90s indebted peers.
For fans of: Teenage Fanclub, Nirvana
Original release: 1 May 2020 Format: Signed Limited Edition Clear Vinyl LP, Signed CD [very limited restock]
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- Meadow Meadow
- Meadow Meadow: Exclusive Green Vinyl + Signed Art Card
- 12" Vinyl
- US$25.99
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- Tiña
- Positive Mental Health Music: Limited Edition Transparent Pink Vinyl + Signed Card
- Vinyl LP
- US$25.99
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- Tina
The first full-length release on Dan Carey's cult Speedy Wunderground imprint, championing retro '60s psych-pop about anxiety and depression, through eleven cathartic and disarmingly danceable songs.
For fans of: Katy J Pearson, The Kinks
Original release: 6 November 2020 Format: Limited Edition Transparent Pink Vinyl LP or CD + Signed Card - exclusive edition of 100
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- Songhoy Blues
- Optimisme: First Pressing 180gm Gold Vinyl + Exclusive Hand-numbered Photograph
- Vinyl LP
- US$25.99
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Desert blues and virtuoso rock'n'roll finding the human joy from a state of political anger and civil unrest, after the band were forced out of their hometowns in Northern Mali by a jihadist group.
For fans of: Ali Farka Touré, Amadou & Miriam, Imarhan
Original release: 23 October 2020 Format: 180gm Gold Vinyl LP or CD + Exclusive Hand-Numbered Photograph from Mali, taken by the band, each one different
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- Bright Eyes
- Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was: Orange + Red Vinyl 2LP + Signed Photo
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$26.99
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The first release in almost a decade from indie folk heartthrobs, that's a more communal affair - surreal and expansive with a handful of truly timeless earworms.
For fans of: Elliott Smith, Neutral Milk Hotel
Original release: 21 August 2020 Format: Limited Edition Orange + Red Vinyl 2LP w/ Phenakistoscope Etching [dancing], die-cut sleeve + signed photo card
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- Angel Olsen
- Whole New Mess: Exclusive Black Vinyl + Signed Print
- Vinyl LP
- US$27.99
- Sorry Sold Out
A stark, heart-sore, skeletal folk-driven companion piece to Angel Olsen's cinematic masterpiece All Mirrors from last year. It's likely you'll know these songs, but not like this.
For fans of: Sharon Van Etten, Japanese Breakfast
Original release: 28 August 2020 Format: Black Vinyl LP + Signed Print - limited restock, exclusive edition of 100
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- Kemistry & Storm
- Kemistry & Storm DJ-Kicks [Remastered]
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$27.99
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- Augustus Muller, Boy Harsher
- Machine Learning Experiments (OST): Limited Edition White Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$27.99
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- deathcrash
- people thought my windows were stars: Exclusive Clear Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$27.99
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recordstore EP of the Year
41-minutes of sprawling, epic post-rock across three deftly focused tracks that take deep breaths in the luxury that time affords.
For fans of: Godspeed!, Mogwai, Fugazi, Explosions in the Sky
Original release: 23 October 2020 Format: Limited Edition Clear Vinyl LP - exclusive edition of 300 First time on colour vinyl, due January 2021.
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- LYR
- Call In The Crash Team: Signed CD + Lockdown: Limited White 7"
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- US$28.99
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A moving debut from UK poet laureate Simon Armitage, alongside multi-instrumentalist Richard Walters and producer Patrick J. Pearson - spoken word washed in ambient post-rock and hypnotic, atonal experimentalism.
For fans of: Simon Armitage, Erland Cooper
Original release: 26 June 2020 Format: Exclusive Signed CD, "Lockdown" White 7" Vinyl feat. Florence Pugh + Melt Yourself Down
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- Roger Eno & Brian Eno
- Luminous: Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$28.99
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Six brand new tracks and a formerly Japan-only bonus track, leading on from the brothers' "Mixing Colours" LP.
For fans of: Harold Budd, CAN, Philip Glass
Original release: 14 August Format: Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl LP [restock], Black Vinyl LP
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- Bobbie Gentry
- The Delta Sweete [Expanded Edition]: Deluxe Vinyl 2LP + Exclusive Lithograph
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$28.99
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- Original release: 5 February 1968 Notes: 2LP or 2CD with new stereo mix. First time on vinyl since 1972 - exclusive lithograph hand-numbered /500
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- Keleketla!
- Keleketla!: Signed Exclusive Gatefold Double Vinyl
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$28.99
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A collaborative feast from Johannesburg to London, Lagos, L.A. and West Papua, featuring a huge cast of up-and-coming South African musicians and the final recordings from the late great Tony Allen.
For fans of: Coldcut, Idris Ackamoor, Fela Kuti
Original release: 3 July 2020 Format: Signed Vinyl 2LP - exclusive edition of 100 [NB. pressing due late December], Signed Gatefold CD
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- Hot Chip, Various Artists
- Late Night Tales – Hot Chip: 180gm Vinyl 2LP + Exclusive Signed Sleeve
- Vinyl LP
- US$28.99
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- Maija Sofia
- Bath Time (Anniversary Edition): Exclusive 180gm Green + White Marble Vinyl + Signed / Numbered Print
- Vinyl LP
- US$28.99
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- Jeff Parker
- Suite For Max Brown: Black Vinyl LP + OBI Strip
- Vinyl LP
- US$29.99
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The solo project of post-rock innovators Tortoise's virtuosic guitarist and composer Jeff Parker, boasting the rhythmic flow of hip hop and the soulful swing of jazz.
For fans of: Pharoah Sanders, Albert Ayler, Tortoise
Original release: 24 January 2020 Format: Limited Edition Vinyl LP + OBI Strip, CD
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- White Stones
- Kuarahy: Limited Edition Gatefold Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$29.99
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A groove-oriented, pulsating death metal solo project from Opeth's Martin Mendez with a progressive edge and plenty of Latin flair, named after his birthplace in Uruguay (pronounced Kwa-Ra-Hee).
For fans of: Opeth, Enslaved
Original release: 13 March 2020 Format: Limited Edition Gatefold Vinyl LP, CD
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- JARV IS..., Jarvis Cocker
- Beyond The Pale: Limited Edition Clear Orange Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$30.99
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- Jarvis Cocker, Pulp
More sonically expansive than Jarvis Cocker's trademark geek-pop, but the surreal voyeurisms of his debut JARV IS outing are as sharp as ever (even if he tries to rhyme "claustrophobia" with "disrobin' ya").
For fans of: Jarvis Cocker, Tim Burgess
Original release: 17 July 2020 Format: Limited Edition Clear Orange Vinyl LP [limited restock] - we'll also be sending out some mystery prizes to random purchasers
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- Tom Tom Club
- Tom Tom Club: Limited Edition Tropical Yellow & Red Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$31.99
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- Electronic System
- Tchip. Tchip (Vol. 3): Exclusive Clear, Red + Blue Splatter Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$31.99
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- Adrianne Lenker
- songs and instrumentals: Deluxe Double Vinyl + Double-Sided Lithograph
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$32.99
- Sorry Sold Out
A delicate alt-folk double album from Big Thief's frontwoman, made in isolation at the start of the global lockdown, as the band were plucked from their European tour and heartache ensued.
For fans of: Big Thief, Hand Habits
Original release: 23 October 2020 Format: Deluxe Double Vinyl 2LP + 2-sided lithograph, CD
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- Marie Davidson, L’Œil Nu
- Renegade Breakdown: Signed Exclusive Gatefold Double Vinyl
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$32.99
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A bold new sound in leftfield dance music, with Marie Davidson's trademark dark humour interpolated into a musical landscape that takes from Kraftwerk as readily as Fleetwood Mac.
For fans of: The Art of Noise, Kelly Lee Owens
Original release: 25 September 2020 Format: Limited Edition Gatefold Vinyl 2LP signed by Marie Davidson [front] and L’Œil Nu [back] - exclusive edition of 100.
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- Buffalo Tom
- Birdbrain: Limited 30th Anniversary Edition Mint Green Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$33.99
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- Roxy Girls
- A Wealth of Information/ A Poverty Attention: Signed Mini LP Bundle
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$33.99
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Original release: 5 June 2020 Format: Limited 12" Vinyl [A Wealth of Information] + Signed Mini LP [A Poverty Attention] - limited restock [20 copies]
For fans of: The Talking Heads, Mush
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- Yo La Tengo
- Electr-o-pura: 25th Anniversary Edition Gatefold Vinyl 2LP
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$33.99
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- Cat Stevens, Yusuf
- Tea For The Tillerman 2: Exclusive Blue Vinyl LP
- Vinyl LP
- US$34.99
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- Original release: 23 November 1970 Notes: Celebrating 50 years - Exclusive Blue Vinyl LP, Black Vinyl LP, CD + new Super Deluxe Box Sets of Tea For The Tillerman
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- The Heshoo Beshoo Group
- Armitage Road: 50th Anniversary Edition Vinyl LP
- Vinyl LP
- US$34.99
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- Reload (Global Communication)
- A Collection of Short Stories: Limited Edition Translucent Yellow Vinyl
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$34.99
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- Coil
- Musick To Play In The Dark: Limited Edition Clear Yellow Vinyl w/ Etched D Side
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$36.99
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- Jim Sullivan
- U.F.O.: Limited Edition Gatefold Galaxy Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$36.99
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- Chubby Checker
- Dancin' Party: The Chubby Checker Collection (1960-1966)
- Vinyl LP
- US$37.99
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- Pallbearer
- Forgotten Days: Limited Edition Gatefold Double Colour Vinyl
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$38.99
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The fourth full-length and new label debut is heavy magic from the stubborn, slow-burning doom metal apostles - a majestic return to form.
For fans of: Black Sabbath, Sunn O)))
Original release: 23 October 2020 Format: Limited Edition Gatefold Colour Vinyl 2LP - limited edition of 300 worldwide
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- The Charlatans
- Between 10th & 11th: Limited Expanded Edition Clear Vinyl
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$39.90
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- Keeley Forsyth
- Debris: Signed Exclusive Vinyl + Photograph: Vinyl EP
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- US$41.99
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Hauntingly minimal piano and harmonium-led compositions described as blocks of metal falling from the sky, that sit behind her rich Yorkshire vocal. It makes sense when you listen.
For fans of: Jenny Hval, Aldous Harding, Cat Power
Original release: 17 January 2020 Format: Signed Exclusive Vinyl LP, Signed CD + Bonus 4-track 12" EP
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- Various Artists
- Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$43.99
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- IDLES
- Ultra Mono: Deluxe Gatefold Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$45.99
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A celebration of community and diversity from our beloved Bristol punks, packed with heavy sloganeering, polarising politics and steamroller riffs.
For fans of: Shame, Viagra Boys, The Murder Capital
Original release: 25 September 2020 Format: Deluxe Edition Gatefold Vinyl LP, CD, Limited Edition Cassette
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- Bob Dylan
- Rough And Rowdy Ways: Limited Edition Olive Green Vinyl
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$47.99
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A real comeback album from a prophet whose recent output has been more concerned with Frank Sinatra covers than sharing wisdom on the human consciousness. The 17-minute closing track is one of the best he's ever written.
For fans of: Bob Dylan, do you need more than that?
Original release: 17 July 2020 Format: Limited Edition Olive Green Vinyl 2LP [very limited restock]
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- Brian Eno & Jah Wobble, Brian Eno & John Cale
- Spinner & Wrong Way Up: Expanded Vinyl Edition Bundle
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- US$49.99
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- Various Artists
- Stone Crush: Memphis Modern Soul 1977-1987: Limited Edition Orange + Red Haze Vinyl
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$49.99
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- Various Artists
- Warfaring Strangers Acid Nightmares: Exclusive Deluxe Neon Yellow Vinyl
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$50.99
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- Tangerine Dream
- Sorcerer [OST]: Limited Edition Rainforest Green & Black Swirled Vinyl
- Vinyl LP
- US$58.99
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- Elliott Smith
- Elliott Smith: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition Hard Cover Photo Book Vinyl
- Vinyl Box Set
- US$59.99
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- Iggy Pop
- The Bowie Years: 7CD Boxset + Exclusive Numbered A2 Screenprint [signed by Chris Hopewell]
- CD Box Set
- US$86.99
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- Philip Glass and Robert Wilson
- Einstein On The Beach: Limited Edition 4LP Box Set
- Vinyl Box Set
- US$90.99
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- Agnetha Faltskog
- Agnetha Faltskog: Limited Edition Vinyl Bundle
- Bundle
- US$93.99
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- Melanie C
- Melanie C: Clear Vinyl 3LP Casebound Book + Signed Card
- Triple Vinyl LP
- US$98.99
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2020's been a funny year. We didn't think we'd be playing a Spice Girl's solo album this much, but Mel C's eponymous LP is a manifesto for self-care - critically-acclaimed, tropical-tinged pop to the tune of Róisín Murphy and Robyn.
For fans of: Robyn, Dua Lipa, Spice Girls
Original release: 2 October 2020 Format: Clear Vinyl 3LP Casebound Book + Signed Card - exclusive edition of 100
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- Wilco
- Summerteeth: Deluxe Edition 5LP
- Vinyl Box Set
- US$99.99
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- Neil Young & Crazy Horse
- Return to Greendale: Limited Edition Numbered Box Set
- Vinyl Box Set
- US$124.99
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- Paul McCartney
- Flaming Pie: Collector's Edition Box Set
- Box Set
- US$655.00
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