2017 Blog

Latest Releases Manufactured by Key Production_September Round-up

Gary Numan Savage: Songs From A Broken World, CD, an 11 track version on Deluxe hardback book CD, a 12 track version on double vinyl LP, vinyl picture disc LP and cassette, [BMG]

With a narrative that’s set in an apocalyptic, post-global warming Earth in the not-too-distant future, Gary has once again teamed up with Ade Fenton as producer. Recording sessions took place in Numan’s own studio in LA, and in the UK.

Oscar And The Wolf Infinity, limited indies only pink coloured vinyl 2LP, black vinyl 2LP, digipak CD, [Play It Again Sam]

Oscar and the Wolf releases his sophomore album ‘Infinity’. With his new album, which he wrote after a year of intense self-exploration, he’s preparing to further expand his fanbase. “I’ve never made such an eclectic collection of songs, and it’s turned out that way because I’ve had kind of a dramatic year,” he says with a knowing hint of understatement. “But actually I think drama can be a good thing. I don’t try to win over the fact that I’m feeling dark or blue - I try to dive into it as deep as I can, until I find something interesting in there. That's where the music comes from.”

Anna Of The North Lovers, white vinyl LP, [Different/PIAS]

The debut album from Anna Of The North, will see its worldwide release on Friday 8th September. An album deeply rooted in heartbreak, it’s a subject that courses through the veins of all ten tracks – through the turmoil, the guilt and the tentative joy of finally letting yourself move on. Recorded in Oslo and mixed in Copenhagen and London by Luke Smith (Foals, Petite Noir, Depeche Mode), the album is a coherent but endlessly varied beast.

Marc Almond Shadows and Reflections, coloured vinyl (Ltd Edition), standard vinyl LP, 2 x Art Prints, deluxe CD, lyric sheet, art print and standard CD, [BMG]

New album of 1960's orchestral baroque pop and torch songs. "Shadows and Reflections" is Marc Almond’s 21st solo studio album.

Enter Shikari The Spark, coloured vinyl, [Play It Again Sam]

‘The Spark’ is an ambitious, inspiring piece of work that poignantly reflects Enter Shikari’s legendary career rise to become one of the biggest and most exciting bands the UK has ever seen. Following 4 seminal albums of which 3 have been Top 10, ’The Spark’ is produced by David Kosten (Everything Everything, Bat For Lashes), and is Shikari’s most melodic and personal album to date;

Mogwai Every Country's Sun, limited indies only clear vinyl 2LP, [Rock Action]

The Residents 80 Aching Orphans - 45 Years Of The Residents, 4CD hardback book anthology set, [Cherry Red]

Extended, 4CD anthology set chronicling the career of the legendary San Francisco experimentalists and curated with the band themselves, from the debut 1972 single to the band’s most recent album, The Ghost Of Hope.  Singles, fan favourites, album highlights, live recordings and material never before available on CD.

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis Superscope vinyl LP, [Sunday Best]

London-based siblings Kitty, Daisy & Lewis are pleased to unveil details of their forthcoming album, Superscope on September 29th through Sunday Best Recordings. Superscope continues to harness their ability to create pop-infused soul, blues, rock n roll and more mixing up genres to perfection emerging with their musical armoury.

Alvvays Antisocialites, Black vinyl LP, Limited indies only coloured vinyl LP, digipack CD, [Transgressive]

Alvvays release their second album, ‘Antisocialites’, via Transgressive. The album is the much anticipated follow up to their critically acclaimed debut album which received accolades from Pitchfork, NPR, Rolling Stone and more.

The Knife Live At Terminal 5, 2LP + DVD, [Rabid Records]

“Shaking the Habitual: Live at Terminal 5”, will be released by Rabid Records on 1 September as a live film and live album, along with a limited-edition Photo Book documenting the tour.

Angus & Julia Stone Snow, blue coloured vinyl 2LP, Limited indies only clear vinyl 2LP, digipak CD, [PIAS]

Angus & Julia Stone’s forthcoming new album is titled ‘Snow’. The album continues a process the siblings began at the suggestion of producer Rick Rubin on their self-titled album of 2014. “That was the first time that we actually started writing together, in the same room, and I guess we took a leaf from that chapter into this record. This time round though, every song on the record we wrote together,” Angus says. The Sydney-born siblings produced and largely engineered it themselves, in Angus’s cottage studio, Belafonté, in the Byron Bay hinterland.

Mark Lanegan Still Life With Roses – Gargoyle Remixes, black vinyl LP,[Heavenly Recordings]

Following career-best reviews for his tenth album Gargoyle, and a sold–out UK tour in late June, Mark Lanegan Band today announce the release of Still Life With Roses, a 6 track EP of remixes from the LP by various producers whose work he admires.

Peter Hammill From the Trees CD and vinyl.

"Finally the new album is ready for release. It's titled "From the Trees" and will be out on 3rd November 2017. Once again I play and sing all the parts on the disc. (And have, of course, already performed quite a few of these pieces live.) There are ten songs, all of them on the shorter end of things and generally conventional - or as close to conventional as I get - in form.

Kele Okereke Fatherland, LP and CD, [BMG]

Fatherland is the first album to be released by Kele Okereke under his full name, following two acclaimed solo records as Kele, The Boxer and Trick, and five albums as the frontman of unparalleled British band Bloc Party.

NTBM -not-to-be-missed And Orange, deluxe 12" orange vinyl, [tjoe music] 

NTBM (Not-To-Be-Missed) is an original jazz collective led by Tjoe Man Cheung, aHong Kong nativeguitarist and composer, and formed by irregular members from around the world. The group aspires to compose original jazz tunes and perform globally. The line-up is always a surprise for the audience. Tjoe unites Eastern and Western musicians on the stage to facilitate cultural exchange. 'and orange' consists of seven instrument songs that blend urban jazz, fusion and improvisation. It is a jazz collective formed by emerging musicians from around the world.

Digital 21 + Stefan Olsdal Digital 21 + Stefan Olsdal, limited edition, white-coloured vinyl and CD, [Kobalt]

With two hyperactive musicians circling each other for long enough, there was to come a time when fate would have them work together. Both equally sharing a passion for electronic, rock and classical music, they have now created, in their debut album, Inside, a contemporary hybrid of electronic music, mixing up club sounds and real instruments; including a strong focus on strings.

Mary Epworth Elytral, limited neon orange coloured vinyl gatefold LP and digipack CD, [Sunday Best]

Produced by Thom Monahan and recorded at his Golden Void studio in LA, Elytral sees Mary arriving with greater ferocity and a letting loose of her darker instincts through grinding, splintered soundscapes, electronic experimentalism, prog, psychedelia, free-jazz and more.

Johnny Mac & The Faithful Music Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Lisbon Celtic Football Club, black vinyl LP with digitally golden foiled sleeve.

Micah P. Hinson Presents The Holy Strangers, 2 LP, [Full Time Hobby]

Micah P. Hinson’s new album “Presents The Holy Strangers” is described by the artist as being a “modern folk opera.” Telling the story of a war time family, going from birth to love, to marriage and children, to war and betrayal, murder to suicide – spanning all of the strange and glorious places life can lead. We follow their story, we see their decisions, we see their faults and their beauty. We live with them, we die with them.

Micah P. Hinson And The Red Empire Orchestra, black vinyl LP, [Full Time Hobby]

Brand new album by the much-loved and critically-acclaimed Texan country-noir wonder Micah. P Hinson.

RichardACope The Rings Of Saturn, clear blue 7" record.

Samoans Laika, vinyl with full-colour lyric sheet and download.

Samoans released their debut album ‘Rescue’ in 2014 to critical acclaim and toured extensively for two years playing with the likes of No Devotion and Kids in Glass Houses and recording a BBC Radio 1 session at Maida Vale. The album was also nominated for the coveted Welsh Music Prize.

Chris Rea Road Songs For Lovers, black 2LP in gatefold sleeve, [BMG]

Brix & The Extricated Part 2, clear vinyl record, [Blang Records]

Primus The Desaturating Seven, rainbow splatter colored vinyl standard weight single LP + digital download, CD, [ATO Records]

Primus returns with their first new album of original music since 2011’s Green Naugahyde in what can only be described as GOBLIN ROCK!

THE MERRY BABES Aeroplane Sadness (Demos 1987-92), vinyl LP, [Three Bean Records/Pledge Music] 

Back in 1986 when Paul and Marijne were an item, Paul played Marijne a song of his, with an ex girlfriend on vocals. Marijne displayed a jealousy that fuelled a desire to also sing (“I can do that too!!”) and so The Merry Babes were born.This is the cream of the crop…16 tracks, and we are only releasing this on limited edition numbered & signed Gatefold 180 gms Vinyl with all lyrics printed on the inner sleeve. 

Simian Mobile Disco Attack Decay Sustain Release, double LP with printed inner sleeves, [Wichita]

Formed from the ashes of psychedelic pop experimentalists, Simian, James Ford and Jas Shaw have been recording and performing as Simian Mobile Disco / SMD for over ten years and five studio albums. Remastered 10th anniversary reissue of Attack Decay Sustain Release is released on double vinyl in re-worked art gatefold sleeve and digitally – includes 3 extended versions, two of which have not been on vinyl before.

The Waterboys Out Of All This Blue, double 2CD album, [BMG]

The Christians Sings & Strings: Greatest Hits Reimagined CD, [Modern Sky UK] 

It’s been 30 years since The Christians’ heart-stopping blend of divine harmonies and glorious melodies first entered our lives. Three decades later, "Sings & Strings" is a sparkling re-interpretation of nine Christians classics (eight originals and The Isley Brothers’ 'Harvest For The World'), plus 'You’ll Never Walk Alone’.

Sugarmen Local Freaks CD, [Modern Sky UK] 

“If Buzzcocks had met Edwyn Collins in a Liverpool basement owned by Parquet Courts, this is the record they would have made.”Sugarmen, are not just another Liverpool band. Their sound owes as much to New York of the 1970s as is does to Liverpool of 2017. Their musical education has come from a love of New York’s post punk movement, Glasgow’s Postcard Records and punk bands such as Buzzcocks. They mix their influences with a sound that is very much 2017.