I hear the cry Of their voices high Falling dreamily through the sky, But their forms I cannot see. For someone who thinks it’s difficult to describe music in general it’s even more difficult to describe the soundscapes of BIRDS OF PASSAGE. The influences of Alicia Merz – the girl behind BIRDS OF...
Following ‘Without the World’ and ‘Winter Lady’, the New Zealander Alicia Merz of Birds of Passage returns with her third album ‘This Kindly Slumber’. Like a cocoon, this album will envelope you in its many layers. Quiet storms filled with ambient atmospheres, densely layered choral drones, fragile...
Four years after the silence, New Zealand sound artist Alicia Merz returns with a new album. “The Death of Our Invention” are minimalist chilled drones, distorted field recordings creating a dreamlike and unknown atmosphere. Merz creates something like dark pop flitting with classic and dislocated...
A masterwork of minimalism, WINTER LADY – Alicia Merz's sophomore solo effort as BIRDS OF PASSAGE sees a return to the desolate and melancholic soundscapes of her highly acclaimed debut, WITHOUT THE WORLD. With WINTER LADY, Alicia presents us with an endearing invitation into her fragile world, a...
Reissue of the Birds Of Passage collaboration record with Leonardo Rosado from 2011. A minimalistic, cinematic, experimental dark pop trip. After the highly respected debut full length Without the World' and her first european tour in 2011 BIRDS OF PASSAGE ( the new rising star of experimental...
This 3CD collection celebrates Danny Kaye’s recording career, an anarchic master of comedy and an incredibly versatile singer whose verbal dexterity still astonishes to this day. Tongue twisters sit nicely between straighter repertoire. We include songs from his many films including, most famously,...
The debut album from singer/songwriter Dennis Lloyd. ‘Some Days’ finds Dennis exploring his deepest questions, narrating his story through the time of “Nevermind” to his present life, as he searches for his true purpose. “This album is about my journey,” Dennis explains. “It’s about my doubts and...
This Deluxe Edition is re-mastered and re-packaged with new photos and includes unplugged versions of tracks “King of Lies,” “Starting Over,” and “Worlds Away.” This is a must have for Tiffany fans! To make it even better, 100 lucky fans can get the Limited Edition Pieces of Me Holiday Bundle which...
Michael Buble’s new album “Higher” catapults the star’s enormous talent into the stratosphere as he continues his ongoing journey reinventing and interpreting the music of America’s most beloved standards amongst others. Fitting perfectly throughout these gems are a handful of Buble originals that...
One Day explores that brand of defiant optimism with a simplicity and sincerity that belies the uncertainty and chaos that surrounded its creation. The songs are tender and timeless, with straightforward arrangements centered around Jack Torrey and Page Burkum’s airtight harmonies, and the...
This body of work sees Oliver carefully crafting a “cowboy emo” aesthetic unlike anything you've seen or heard. Oliver decided to craft an album that was more focused and draws equally from the genres of alternative, pop, and country, taking sonic inspiration from everyone from Sugar Ray to R. E....
“Why isn’t this Christchurch indie-pop artist huge already? Sarena Close is clearly a solid songwriter with range, depth, and a great voice to boot.” – RNZ My Friends is the follow-up to 2019’s Silver Scroll nominated debut album Lemon Law. Produced by Ben Edwards at The Sitting Room (Marlon...
Alex Cameron has always been a great storyteller, finding his ways into the depths of the places where not many others are looking, and Oxy Music continues on that trajectory. It’s filled with stories of people who fall outside the system and exist in the grey areas of life. In its design – its...
Jenny Hval is an Oslo-based musician, composer, and writer. Multidisciplinary and transgressive are words often employed to describe her art, but Jenny Hval's polyphonic artistry is in fact seamlessly interwoven between musical, literary, visual, and performative modes of expression. She has...
Throughout their fourth LP, which follows 2020’s acclaimed album Truth or Consequences, Yumi Zouma expand on their established dream pop sound with defiance and a palpable sense of urgency, drawing on collaboration to push the four-piece out of their comfort zone, looking to explore the extreme...
Possessing one of the most distinctive and recognizable voices on the planet, former Men at Work front-man Colin Hay faces down struggle, loss and the existential questions about mortality on Now And The Evermore, his first collection of new material since the 2016 release of Fierce Mercy. Written...
A Bit of Previous is the tenth studio album by Belle and Sebastian and their first full-length in seven years. This may be surprising to anyone following the recent life pursuits of the Glasgow 7-piece: a trilogy of EP’s; a soundtrack for the directorial debut of The Inbetweeners’ Simon Bird; The...
The third in Cherry Red’s series of Debbie Gibson re-issues. Originally released November 1990 on Atlantic Records and included material cowritten with Motown legend Lamont Dozier of the songwriting/production titans Holland-Dozier-Holland among its 16 tracks. A special edition expanding the...
Multi Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Camila Cabello returns with Familia, the follow up to 2019’s sophomore album Romance. The new release features “Don’t Go Yet,” which premiered in 2021, along with the hit single “Bam Bam” featuring Ed Sheeran.
