Just over 12 months since the release of their self-titled debut album, L. A.B – the power house group from the legendary Kora brothers Brad and Stu plus the extraordinary talent of Joel Shadbolt on lead guitar and vocals and Ara Adams-Tamatea from the mighty Katchafire on bass – return with their...
‘Keep Rising’ is the long-awaited debut from Wanganui based reggae group House of Shem, the band’s strength is their phenomenal tightness and precision playing combined with the sweetness of their vocal harmonies. Like other popular local groups Kora and Katchafire, this is no doubt down to...
New Zealand’s far North premier reggae group 1814 bring the party with their sun-drenched blend of sweet soulful vocals, upbeat grooves and wicked sax lines with strong messages of peace, love and harmony. The Covers Album features 11 tracks from artists such as the “father of soul” Sam Cooke, the...
‘Relax’ is the long-awaited second album of originals from Aotearoa's most popular underground reggae band, 1814. 1814 have been performing their take on kiwi flavoured reggae since 2004 and are one of this country's hardest working bands, having travelled extensively throughout NZ and Australia to...
This 20-track anthology gathers two decades of reggae-pop hits by Birmingham's UB40, including "Cherry Oh Baby" and "Red Red Wine."
Spawnbreezie is back. The Urban Island artist from Independence, Missouri is back at it again with a third album dropping this month. Entitled Dear Billy, this new album definitely shows Spawnbreezie’s emergence and growth as a music artist. Since taking on music professionally in 2006, he has...
This remastered version of LEGEND contains a 28 page booklet, and two bonus tracks. Personnel: Bob Marley (vocals, guitar, percussion); Peter Tosh (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); Tyrone Downie (vocals, keyboards, percussion); Bunny Wailer (vocals, percussion); Aston “Family Man” Barrett (guitar,...
Burna Boy’s follow-up to 2020’s Twice As Tall features “Last Last” and smash hit “Kilometre”. “Last Last” includes a notable sample of Toni Braxton’s “He Wasn’t Man Enough”. Produced by Chopstix (Burna Boy’s “Outside”), the earworm captures Burna singing with startling candour on broken hearts,...
Reset, the acclaimed 2022 collaborative album from Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, has been reimagined by the legendary British dub producer Adrian Sherwood as Reset in Dub. Sherwood created his version of Reset at his On-U Sound Studios with a crew that included such storied musicians as Doug Wimbish and...
