Contemporary

Nine years on from the release of his seminal Grammy, Brit, Ivor Novello and Mercury Music Prize-nominated debut album In Colour, London musician, DJ and producer Jamie xx announces his long-awaited second album In Waves.

Melbourne-based trio Glass Beams share their debut record Mahal, the highly anticipated album to follow 2021's incipient 'Mirage' EP.

At the start of 2024, Acid Jazz announced a long-term collaboration with cult club troupe The Ballistic Brothers.

Small Changes is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to Michael’s eponymous third LP, the Mercury Prize winning, and Grammy Award nominated Kiwanuka.

Truly original and a definite must.

The Smile release a new album titled Cutouts, via XL Recordings.

Saint Etienne take us gently by the hand, to sink deep down through the layers of the after-hours and pull tired minds back from the brink of despair. With ‘The Night’, all anxieties abate, the wickedness of a quickening mind is slowed to a soft-focus smear, and everything takes on a lofty and agreeable appeal of utter tranquility.

An ahead-of-it’s-time synth exploration which somehow combines the essence of new-age minimalism, early Detroit techno and the warmth of traditional songwriting.

Flaws' is characterised by a delicate, heart-swelling beauty and lightness of touch throughout. Those that had Bombay Bicycle Club pegged merely as an indie band may need to re-think.

The mysterious collective Sault released two incredible albums last year, including our album of the year Untitled (Black Is) and Untitled (Rise).

Sun-kissed blue-eyed soul, reminiscent of Ned Doheny, but emanating from a beach far from California.

Ishmael Ensemble’s third longplayer ‘Rituals’ marks a significant leap for the Bristolian musicians.

Meshell Ndegeocello’s 2nd Blue Note album No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin pays homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin. Ndegeocello’s transformative music and collaborative spirit ignites this genre-bending work that is at once a musical experience, a church service, a celebration, a testimonial, and a call to action.

Label Two-Piers release new compilation Music Against Misogyny, released for International Women’s Day 2023. 

Following his blissfully abstract, piano-based collaborations with Harold Budd and Ruben Garcia over the last 20 years, The Arcades Project is John Foxx’s first solo piano album

Blind On A Galloping Horse serves as David Holmes’ first solo album since 2008’s The Holy Pictures.

Featuring musical contributions from El Michels Affair, The Shacks, Fleet Foxes and more.

What A Devastating Turn Of Events is a culmination of the experiences, challenges and joys of Chinouriri’s life so far, explored through the prism of musical stylings honed through years of experimentation and creation. 

Much anticipated new album from Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino. This is an x11 trk double, Opaque Black LP Vinyl format, featuring collaborations with Ariana Grande, 21 Savage, Summer Walker, Young Nudy amongst others.

One of the most exciting musicians today, Nilüfer Yanya returns with a brand new studio album My Method Actor via Ninja Tune.

Five years on from the release of Demon Days, Murdoc Niccals and co. are back. The band have taken up residence, recording on a secret floating island deep in the south pacific, a plastic beach hq, made up of the detritus, debris and washed up remnants of humanity. This plastic beach is the furthest point from any landmass on earth; the most deserted spot on the planet.

Mystery Tiime is the new musical project from Ayman Rostom aka The Maghreban.

Vanishing Twin is a conundrum in these fragmenting times; familiar, yet different; appealing to this world, but from another, parallel one.

One of five new Sault masterpieces.

One of five new Sault masterpieces.

Timeless is the third solo studio album by Kaytranada.

Dutch musician and producer Phil Martin has always been interested in the West Coast music scene and distinctive sound from the late 70s era.

Vespertine isn't so much a departure from her previous work as a culmination of the musical distance she's traveled; within songs like the subtly sensual "Hidden Place" and "Undo" are traces of Debut and Post's gentle loveliness, as well as Homogenic and Selmasongs reflective, searching moments.

Monument is one of Portico Quartet’s most accessible, direct records to date.

Leif Maine and Jackson Mathod release Volte-Face. This collaboration marks a bold new chapter in contemporary jazz, blending traditional and modern elements with great artistry and a willingness to explore many genres on one project.

Oh Me Oh My is both elegant and ferocious. It is stirring in one moment and a balm the next. It details histories both global and personal.

Drum-machine soul, funk, disco and boogie from Buffalo, NY. Rare 7" singles and previously unreleased tracks presented as a complete album.

The juxtaposition of sweet, sleepy vocals and raw, earnest vocals makes a dynamic mix that keeps your attention for every note of lo-fi mayhem or gentle blissed out melody

Funk and disco beats / Electro experimentation / Global retro vibes - a shimmering, cinematic sweep.

Over the course of two EPs, two singles and a stripped-back live album, Puma Blue has established himself as one of the UK’s most vital new talents.