Every week behind the scenes, we're busy ordering and listening to lots of new music to bring you a carefully curated selection of new additions to the shop. The Weekly Drop is our way of bringing our new additions to the shop, to you.

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This week's picks are largely a British affair, spotlighting artists from Margate, Bristol, Birmingham and London, with jazz legend Gary Bartz providing an international guest appearance. We're also delighted to announce a forthcoming Listening Room session for Here Because of Hope, the new album from London-based trailblazers Ezra Collective (read on to preorder and secure tickets).

Gary Bartz and new London ensemble Your Brother‘s Keeper collaborate on Where Rivers Meet. The record on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood label brings together Bartz’s jazz lineage and a new collective emerging from London’s vibrant jazz scene. For fans of Floating Points & Pharoah Saunders - Promises, Yussef Dayes.

Ed O'Brien, acclaimed guitarist and singer-songwriter & part of mega group Radiohead, releases Blue Morpho. Musically the album blends a collage of hypnotic psych- folk, jazz, trip hop and radiant guitars. He's got the big guns working on this one: Produced by Paul Epworth (Adele, Coldplay) & Riley MacIntyre (Ezra Collective) and mixed by Ben Baptie (Sault, Little Simz). Musical contributors include Shabaka Hutchings on flute, and Radiohead drummer Philip Selway.

Margate-based collective Pigeon return with a new vinyl release Outtanational (title and label). With bassist Josh Ludlow originally from Bristol their sound draws heavily from the city’s dub heritage, trip-hop legacy and electronic scene which all run through their music. In addition, the sound blends Afrobeat, post-punk, krautrock and disco into something playful and a bit hypnotic, massively helped by the extraordinary vocals of Falle Nioke.

Four years on from her acclaimed debut International Love Affair, Tigerbalm returns. Bubblegum Discos showcases her two great musical loves: Brazilian musical culture and vintage dancefloor workouts from the African continent, infused with nods to Italo-disco and proto-house. Action-packed and impeccably crafted, it's upbeat and perfect for a sun-soaked dancefloor.

To celebrate 30 years (yes 30!!) of Jamiroquai’s most iconic track, Virtual Insanity has been released as a 12” single on colour vinyl.

Everyone remember Birmingham reggae group propelled to worldwide fame with the release of Pass The Dutchie? Well now there's a release of rare and unheard early recordings by Musical Youth. Recorded well before the chart topping hit this record combines early songs from their first John Peel session, recorded in 1981, with newly unearthed recordings taken from quarter-inch reels stored for over 40 years by the group’s mentor and producer Toney Owens. Think of Mash Down Birmingham: The Early Rercordings Of Musical Youth as a showcase for a remarkably accomplished and authentic roots reggae band.

The list of releases new to the shop doesn’t stop here - check out the link! And take a listen to our ever expanding Spotify Weekly Drop playlist to sample all the new releases we have had..

Every week behind the scenes, we're busy ordering and listening to lots of new music to bring you a carefully curated selection of new additions to the shop. 

Formed in the youth clubs of London, Ezra Collective have now spent over a decade making jazz joyful, urgent and undeniable. On Here Because Of Hope, they ask a simple but profound question: why does so much Black music born out of pain sound so joyful? Their answer is hope: the belief, carried across generations and oceans, that something better is possible. The album traces the movement of Black people across continents and decades, from the music of Africa to the rhythms of the Caribbean, and home to the streets of London. And they really do know how to bring joy!

Local label Mr Bongo release their Mr Bongo Record Club series vol.8. Always a belter, their in-house curated compilations feature music from the worlds of soul, boogie, disco-reggae, jazz-funk, and Latin, with a hefty chunk of beloved Brazilian music. An absolute must-have for fans of deep cuts and hidden treasures.

Released on tastemaker label BBE, The Brighter Days Remixes by Omar draws together extraordinary reinterpretations from the Brighter The Days album, from a dream ticket of legendary and forward-thinking producers; namely Kenny Dope, Joe Claussell, DJ Spinna, Illa J and Super D & Maestro. Known as one of London's most respected independent labels these guys rarely put a foot wrong.

Tricky releases his 15th studio album and first full-length release in six years. Different When It’s Silent draws strongly on the musical community that shaped him. Central to its sound is the voice of Bristol singer Mitch Sanders, whose soulful falsetto runs through much of the record. The album blends blues, brooding electronics, distorted guitars and hip-hop rhythm with a familiarity that has defined his work for more than three decades.

First time on re-issue, Truthdare Doubledare by synth-pop trio Bronski Beat marked a significant change in the direction giving way to a rougher and rawer style, featuring more real instruments, ever-powerful lyrics and more variety in genre.

Want to see the other amazing albums we have in store? Head to the Coming Soon page by clicking the link.