Albums of the Year
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- Laura Marling
- Live From Union Chapel: Recordstore Exclusive White Vinyl LP
- US$22.99
Laura Marling's gorgeous performance at the beginning of the global lockdown, Live From Union Chapel, became a defining moment of this year's new normal. Pressed to vinyl exclusively for recordstore.co.uk to celebrate her seventh studio album Song For Our Daughter being named Album of the Year.
Laura Marling’s exquisite seventh album 'Song For Our Daughter' arrives almost without preamble or warning in the midst of uncharted global chaos, and yet instantly and tenderly offers a sense of purpose, clarity and calm. As a balm for the soul, this full-blooded new collection could be posited as Laura’s richest to date, but in truth it’s another incredibly fine record by a British artist who rarely strays from delivering incredibly fine records.
Taking much of the production reins herself, alongside long-time collaborators Ethan Johns and Dom Monks, Laura has layered up lush string arrangements and a broad sense of scale to these songs without losing any of the intimacy or reverence we’ve come to anticipate and almost take for granted from her throughout the past decade.
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- bdrmm
- Bedroom
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$22.99
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One of the most instantly lovable debut albums we've heard in a long time. Classic shoegaze with echoes of kraut and post-punk from the Hull/ Leeds-based five-piece on the ever brilliant Sonic Cathedral label.
For fans of: The Cure, Deerhunter, DIIV
Original release: 3 July 2020 Format: Very limited black vinyl repress
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- Nubya Garcia
- Source: Deluxe Edition Double Black Vinyl + Signed Sleeve
- Albums of the Year
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$33.99
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The hugely anticipated debut album from virtuoso South London saxophonist and composer, plotting the points of her identity, family histories, grief, afro-diasporic grief and collectivism from London to Bogota and Caura to Georgetown.
For fans of: Ezra Collective, Shabaka Hutchings
Original release: 21 August 2020 Format: Exclusive Double Vinyl 2LP + Signed Sleeve
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- Bright Eyes
- Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was: Orange + Red Vinyl 2LP + Signed Photo
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- Fiona Apple
- Fetch The Bolt Cutters: Limited Edition Opaque Pearl Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- Double Vinyl LP
- US$36.99
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Fiona Apple's first studio album in eight years was as much of an event as any release this year. An unyielding masterpiece that redefines music, according to Pitchfork's perfect 10 review. Jittery alt-folk and conversational choruses, dog sounds and all.
For fans of: Sleater-Kinney, Neko Case
Original release: 17 April 2020 [digital] Format: Limited Edition Opaque Pearl Vinyl 2LP [very limited restock], CD
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- JARV IS...
- Beyond The Pale: Limited Edition Clear Orange Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- Keleketla!
- Keleketla!: Signed Exclusive Gatefold Double Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- White Stones
- Kuarahy: Limited Edition Gatefold Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- Laura Fell
- Safe From Me: Signed Exclusive Seafoam Green Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$22.99
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An incredible baritone blues and jazz-tinged folk debut from psychotherapist-turned-songwriter Laura Fell, sounding like the line of best fit between Tom Waits and Big Thief.
For fans of: Aldous Harding, PJ Harvey, Laura Marling
Original release: 20 November 2020 [digital] Format: Exclusive Seafoam Green Vinyl LP, pressed exclusively for recordstore, limited to 250 copies worldwide, signed by Laura.
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- Zara McFarlane
- Songs of an Unknown Tongue: Signed Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$23.99
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One of the year's most poignant jazz records, a vocal-led proud and painful exploration into the folk and spiritual traditions of Zara's Jamaican ancestry, connecting black heritage to her present.
For fans of: Georgia Anne Muldrow, Sampha, Oscar Jerome
Original release: 24 July 2020 Format: Signed Exclusive Vinyl LP, Signed CD - very limited restock available now
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- Ultraísta
- Sister: Vinyl LP + Exclusive CD [Live From The Rehearsal Room]
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$21.99
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The experimental pop project of Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, with multi-instrumentalist Joey Waronker and vocalist Laura Bettinson. Synth-driven electropop and dreamy vocal loops, much more than the sum of its parts.
For fans of: Caribou, Thom Yorke
Original release: 13 March 2020 Format: Vinyl LP with an Exclusive Bonus CD, Live from the Rehearsal Room - exclusive edition of 100
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- El Goodo
- Zombie: CD + Signed Card
- Albums of the Year
- CD Album
- US$12.99
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Endearingly bug-eyed, expansive and harmony-rich folk-pop-psych-alt-country-rock (that's right) on Super Furry Animals' legendary Strangetown imprint. Expect a sensory overload.
For fans of: The Beach Boys, Scott Walker
Original release: 7 August 2020 [digital] Format: Black Vinyl LP or CD + Signed Card, plus the last copies of By Order of The Moose
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- Marie Davidson, L’Œil Nu
- Renegade Breakdown: Signed Exclusive Gatefold Double Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- Aoife Nessa Frances
- Land of No Junction: Vinyl + Exclusive Signed Postcard
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$24.99
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Disorientating, swilling and melodic alt-folk from a childhood spent swimming in the Irish Sea, in search for an ever-shifting and undefined centre.
For fans of: Cate le Bon, Broadcast, Nico
Original release: 17 January 2020 Format: Black Vinyl LP or CD + Signed Postcard - exclusive edition of 50
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- LYR
- Call In The Crash Team: Signed CD + Lockdown: Limited White 7"
- Albums of the Year
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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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- Nadine Shah
- Kitchen Sink: Signed Limited Gatefold Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$29.99
- Sorry Sold Out
Razor-sharp, slow-burning, dark and gothic indie rock that tiptoes the line perfectly between radio-ready earworms and taut, poignant socio-politico-post-punk about the female experience.
For fans of: PJ Harvey, Jehnny Beth, Anna Calvi
Original release: 26 June 2020 Format: Vinyl LP or CD signed by Nadine Shah - limited restock, only 50 copies
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- Mentrix
- My Enemy, My Love: Limited Sun Yellow Vinyl + Signed and Numbered Print
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$29.99
- Sorry Sold Out
Evocative Iranian electronica, packed with propulsive rhythms, traditional instruments and the folklore of Islam and Sufism.
For fans of: Fever Ray, Moloko
Original release: 3 April 2020 Format: Limited Edition Gatefold Sun Yellow Vinyl LP + Signed, numbered Art Print
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- Sports Team
- Deep Down Happy: Black LP + "No Offence Mate" Signed Litho
- Albums of the Year
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- 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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- Total Wkts, JOHN
- Running Tracks: Signed Exclusive Frosted Glass Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$25.99
- Sorry Sold Out
The debut solo album from John Newton, better known as Drum John from Crystal Palace two-piece JOHN. Lockdown compositions and collages starting from post-punk but with space to breathe, and bird song trapped between tracks.
For fans of: JOHN, IDLES, Pigs x7
Original release: 11 June 2020 Format: Signed + numbered Frosted Glass Vinyl LP - exclusive edition of 200 copies
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- Doves
- The Universal Want: Exclusive LP
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$24.99
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Cryptic but widescreen rock'n'roll from the Britpop staples, whose first album in 11 years sounds as good and as relevant as any from their perennially Mercury-nominated, chart-topping past.
For fans of: The Stone Roses, Embrace, La's
Original release: 11 September 2020 Format: Exclusive Deep Red Vinyl LP, Signed Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set
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- Adrianne Lenker
- songs and instrumentals: Deluxe Double Vinyl + Double-Sided Lithograph
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- Keeley Forsyth
- Debris: Signed Exclusive Vinyl + Photograph: Vinyl EP
- Albums of the Year
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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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- Will Butler
- Generations: Vinyl LP + Exclusive Signed Poster
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$23.99
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The new album from Arcade Fire's Will Butler, despairingly funny, partially epic, asking what his place is in American past and present.
For fans of: Arcade Fire, The Shins
Original release: 25 September 2020 Format: Black Vinyl LP + Exclusive Signed Poster - exclusive edition of 200
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- Ghostpoet
- I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep: Black Vinyl + Exclusive Signed Print
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$25.99
- Sorry Sold Out
An ominous and bluesy album of sprawling, gritty, soul-tinged electronics from two-time Mercury Prize nominee Obaro Ejiminwe with his dystopian snapshot of universal unease.
For fans of: Nadine Shah, Young Fathers, Kae Tempest
Original release: 1 May 2020 Format: Black Vinyl LP + Exclusive Signed Print
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- The Streets
- None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive: Limited Edition Blue Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$20.99
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- Songhoy Blues
- Optimisme: First Pressing 180gm Gold Vinyl + Exclusive Hand-numbered Photograph
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- Bob Dylan
- Rough And Rowdy Ways: Limited Edition Olive Green Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- Angel Olsen
- Whole New Mess: Exclusive Black Vinyl + Signed Print
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$27.99
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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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- Melanie C
- Melanie C: Clear Vinyl 3LP Casebound Book + Signed Card
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- Jeff Parker
- Suite For Max Brown: Black Vinyl LP + OBI Strip
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- Happyness
- Floatr: Signed Limited Edition Clear Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- The Cool Greenhouse
- The Cool Greenhouse: Signed Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$24.99
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A lo-fi post-punk debut sidestepping on-the-nose political commentary in favour of oblique literary references and songs about Rotary Club jumble sales and Margaret Thatcher's living room.
For fans of: The Velvet Underground, Silverbacks
Original release: 29 May 2020 Format: Signed Black Vinyl LP, CD - exclusive edition of 50
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- Tiña
- Positive Mental Health Music: Limited Edition Transparent Pink Vinyl + Signed Card
- Albums of the Year
- 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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- IDLES
- Ultra Mono: Deluxe Gatefold Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$37.99
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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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- NZCA Lines
- Pure Luxury: Exclusive Signed Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$24.99
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A project born out of a love for 90s RnB synthesisers, vocal harmonies and science fiction, this is a fundamentally brilliant pop album, which the Guardian called "dancefloor first-aid for dystopian times".
For fans of: Metronomy, Christine and the Queens
Original release: 10 July 2020 Format: Signed Black Vinyl LP, Limited Edition Neon Pink Vinyl LP
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- Everything Everything
- Re-Animator: Limited Edition Milky White Gatefold Vinyl + Signed Print
- Albums of the Year
- Vinyl LP
- US$21.99
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One of indie music's consistently underrated (read misunderstood) bands, their first album freed from the shackles of a major label contract sounds liberated - provocative, literate and harmony-rich.
For fans of: Wild Beasts, Django Django
Original release: 11 September 2020 Format: Limited Edition Milky White Gatefold Vinyl LP + Signed Print, CD
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- Pallbearer
- Forgotten Days: Limited Edition Gatefold Double Gold Vinyl
- Albums of the Year
- 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 Gold Vinyl 2LP - limited edition of 300 worldwide
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