Feature Sounds

by Shaolin Afronauts The mysterious afro-soul of the Shaolin Afronauts first echoed across dance floors in late 2008 and upon listening to their debut album on the UK’s Freestyle label one might swear that they...

by Iggy Pop Roadkill Rising: The Bootleg Collection 1977-2009 is a 4-CD set of newly re-mastered bootleg concert recordings by Iggy Pop. Roadkill Rising features the best of concerts recorded over four decades and from...

by Various MO' RECORD KICKS is back! And Act II is an even heavier collection of RK exclusives, b-sides, remixes and material that appears on CD and compilation for the very first time. The man...

by Hudson Mohawke Glaswegian electronic producer/DJ Hudson Mohawke (aka Ross Birchard) is set to deliver a new kaleidoscopic 5-track EP, ‘Satin Panthers’, out this 29th of July on Warp through Inertia. The follow-up to his...

by Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 Unanimously hailed for continuing his renowned father Fela’s musical legacy, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 return with a mighty new album - From Africa With Fury: Rise. To be...

by Jordie Lane Melbourne’s Jordie Lane returns from an extended stint in the U.S. to release his second album, Blood Thinner. To celebrate its impending release on Friday, July 15th (Vitamin Records), Jordie is thrilled...

by Various More Nigerian and Ghanaian highlife classics on the second volume of Vampisoul’s comprehensive series. This new selection guides the listener into the highlife world far enough to show the many different angles and...

by Unknown Mortal Orchestra Spunk Records are proud to present the debut album of Portland via NZ three piece Unknown Mortal Orchestra, due for release on Friday July 8. Unknown Mortal Orchestra was conceived by...

by Pat Capocci & Rusty Pinto When people talk about rockabilly and rock and roll, they are generally thinking of today’s loud distorted three chord bands, bashing out simple up-tempo numbers, recorded with modern amps...

by Vieux Farka Touré With his 2010 FIFA World Cup performance before a billion people in Johannesburg, Vieux Farka Touré has become one of the most celebrated African guitarists in history. Unanimously hailed as one...

by Eilen Jewell Boston-based singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell, who won countless Australian hearts with her last album Sea of Tears and her first down under tour early last year, returns with a wonderful new album, backed...

by Various UK label Ace Records presents the soul, R&B and blues worlds’ take on the music and lyrics of two young men from Liverpool who completely changed the way the world looked at popular...

by Mikelangelo and The Tin Star "If Las Vegas had a beach, and a clone made from the mixed DNA of Elvis Presley and Nick Cave had a band that played surf rock on that...

by Tedeschi Trucks Band A dramatic leap forward for two of the music world’s most dynamic performers, Revelator is a confident yet unforced triumph offering a cohesive vision: an idyllic, musical world in which the...

by Booker T The Road from Memphis starts with a young Booker T. Jones hauling his stack of newspapers to Phineas Newborn’s front yard where, while folding them for his after-school delivery route, he could...

by Bass Drum Of Death Bass Drum Of Death is a band from Oxford, Mississippi. John plays guitar and sings and Colin plays the drums. Together they make blown-out, blazing songs. ’GB City’ is their...