Ed Sheeran, BC Camplight, The Cult, Dropkick Murphys, Dinner Party, Brown Spirits, Fun, Pre-order Dolly Parton and Record Cleaning!

New In Store!

BC Camplight releases new album The Last Rotation of Earth this week.

'Whilst making his new album The Last Rotation Of Earth, Brian Christinzio’s relationship with his fiancé crumbled after nine inseparable years. The album follows this break-up amid long-term struggles with addiction and declining mental health. The outcome is an extraordinary record, with Christinzio describing it as “more cinematic, sophisticated, and nuanced than anything I’ve done before. And more desperate”.

Vinyl and CD available

The Cult have reissued their self titled album from 1994 this week. 'sometimes also known as the “Black Sheep” album due to the cover image. Recorded with Bob Rock, It is a very personal album with a lot of the narrative subject matter referring to Astbury’s younger years. Unlike their previous albums, this one revealed itself more slowly with each listen. This album is considered an overlooked and underrated gem and preceded their 1995 break-up. The band reformed in 1999 and continues to tour and release albums, including their most recent, 2022’s Under The Midnight Sun.'

Ivory vinyl version in stock

Megastar artist Ed Sheeran has released his new album '-' Subtract we have both standard and deluxe cds and yellow vinyl versions.

Dropkick Murphys - Okemah Rising 

'Okemah Rising is the final installment of the Woody Guthrie / Dropkick Murphys collaboration. Whereas the goal of This Machine Still Kills Fascists was to raise consciousness, Okemah Rising intends to raise the roof. Sure, it has one or two tender moments, but all in all it’s much more of a party than This Machine Still Kills Fascists. Even a party record can have a message though – so the band felt that on the road over the last few months as they played Okemah Rising songs “Gotta Get to Peekskill” and “I Know How It Feels” on tour all over the world. Every night, when the audience is singing along with Woody's words, his steadfast defense of the working class, and his fight against social injustice and the abuse of political power comes across loud and clear. So as long as Dropkick Murphys are involved, Woody’s message will always be heard.'

Triple LP

New psych rock meets Krautrock from Australia - Brown Spirits - Solitary Transmissions

'Unbelievably killer and super, super heavy brand-new psyche / Krautrock album coming out of nowhere from Brown Spirits, new on Soul Jazz Records. Brown Spirits are from Melbourne, Australia. Their stripped-down and tight musical unit is a trio (think Cream or Hendrix!) of raw bass, drums and shared guitar / keyboards meets the DIY attitude and punk / post-punk intensity, giving them a unique hi-octane sound.'

'Long awaited repress of the debut Fun. album featuring five bonus tracks. Fun is what happens when three extraordinarily talented musicians come together to create something altogether new and wonderful. Nate Ruess, late of the Format, has teamed up with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train's Jack Antonoff, resulting in their ingenious debut, Aim And Ignite. The trio melds a stunning array of diverse inspirations - spanning Broadway to the Beach Boys, Nilsson Shmilsson to Pinkerton - into an irresistible collection of freewheeling Pop songcraft. Fun have crafted something special indeed, a contemporary rethinking of classic '70s pop, where ornate arrangements and inspired orchestrations meet present-day Rock 'n' Roll.'

'Dinner Party is the super-group of Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, and Kamasi Washington, a collection of some of Hip-Hop’s finest current producers and contributors. With 14 Grammy Nominations between the group, Dinner Party utilizes the strengths of each musician seamlessly, blending their styles to create something soulful for these trying times. Following the highly acclaimed release of the self-titled album, Dinner Party releases the followup, Dinner Party: Dessert. The album builds on the mostly instrumental tracks released in the previous version, with heavyweight vocal features from Snoop Dogg, Cordae, Buddy, Reuben Vincent, Herbie Hancock, Rapsody, Bilal, and Tarriona Tank Ball.'

'Playboy is the third studio album from Adedamola Adefolahan, known professionally as Fireboy DML, and features the hit singles, “Peru (feat. Ed Sheeran),” “Playboy,” and “Bandana (feat. Asake).” Discovered by Nigerian rapper, Olamide, and signed to his label, YBNL Nation, he is without question one of the leading voices in Afrobeats, and is emerging as a truly global superstar in his own right, scoring collaborations with notable megastars, Ed Sheeran (“Peru”) and Madonna (“Frozen Fireboy DML Remix”). '

Double LP

Lots of great new releases to look forward this summer and beyond...starting with the new album from This Is The Kit - pre-order today

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We love to hear about new music by Lincolnshire artists...

New in store...Caistor based artist 'Misty Bywater mostly weaves psychedelic lullabies, plaintive piano waltzes and sweetly strange carousel melodies.' Check out a sample here

Pick up the debut album on CD in store now.

Also in store new album Meraki by local artist (O) aka Glenn DC Gibbs working with producer David Goffin. It's a epic sounding new wave classic, we've been enjoying it lots in the shop.

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Dolly Parton has announced the release of a new album - Rockstar will be out 17th November and is available to pre order now - 2CD or 4LP versions to choose from.

We have a new gadget in store! The Okki Nokki One record cleaner.

Sourced from our friends at Expressive Audio. It's already being put to good use improving some of our rarer, older records available for sale in the shop. You can now bring your own record to be properly cleaned on the machine, £2 a time, max 5 records at a time.

Singer songwriter Hattie Briggs is at Caistor Arts & Heritage Centre on Friday 12 May Doors 7pm

Spectrum Arts Collective are running a workshop in partnership with Louth Library, where you can create a piece of wearable collage for our Intermission 'dressing-up box'! Go along on Sat 13 May, drop-in anytime between 10am and midday. It's free! All welcome

Check out new artwork at Not That Kind Of Gallery in Louth