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Released 28th March 2025 “Glory has a pristine surface and a tender, roiling underside. Mike Hadreas’ seventh album is muscular, filled out by his partner in life and songcraft Alan Wyffels and longtime producer Blake Mills alongside the fiercest band Perfume Genius has ever assembled: guitarists Meg Duffy and Greg Uhlmann, drummers Tim Carr and Jim Keltner, and bassist Pat Kelly. These players marshall their power, and Hadreas his macabre imaginings and gallows humor, to humane ends. Perfume Genius pries open a mildewed den full of alienation, longing and desire and lets it bask in the sunlight. The record’s central conflict, says Hadreas, is the “back and forth between internal and external.” Promoting his string of beloved, increasingly ambitious albums during the past decade and a half—touring the world, dwelling in the public eye—clashed with his innate impulse toward isolation. For Glory, he discovered a new songwriting process because he welcomed the dynamics of a group, leaving room in his compositions for his friends to flesh out the arrangements. As Hadreas says: “I’m more engaged with the band and the audience. I’m still on some wild tear, but there’s more access and it’s more collaborative, in a way that makes it better, but also scary—because it feels more vulnerable. Lyrically, these 11 concise tracks reveal uncanny situations that we can just barely discern, scenes of domesticity and desperation projected through an idiosyncratic, queer prism. Each cut is a character sketch at its core, and Hadreas assembles a whole cast: Dion, Angel, Tate, the familiar Jason we recognize from his eponymous number on 2020’s Set My Heart On Fire Immediately and Hadreas’ last release Ugly Season. These figures float through an abstracted landscape even as Perfume Genius pins them down with a novelist’s specificity. The result is mesmerizing and life-affirming, a bonafide singer-songwriter record that’s both the most lyrically deft and musically eloquent statement of his career.” … - Daniel Felsenthal Tracklistings : 1. It's a Mirror 2. No Front Teeth feat. Aldous Harding 3. Clean Heart 4. Me & Angel 5. Left For Tomorrow 6. Full On 7. Capezio 8. Dion 9. In a Row 10. Hanging Out 11. Glory

Released 18th April 2025 After dropping hints for months and following the release of their first single "Sugar in the Tank,” Julien Baker & TORRES are excited to announce the April 18 release of their debut album Send a Prayer My Way. The album has been in the works since the two played their first show together in 2016 and at the end one singer turned to the other and said, “You know, we should make a country album.” This is the origin story, the stuff of legend in the world of country music, and the beginning of a collaboration between two artists already admired for their spare, elegant lyrics as well as the courage to share their struggles with those who love their music. It’s also the beginning of creating a work that, like the most enduring country albums, sustains and inspires, reminding both singer and listener that not one of us is ever totally alone in this world, that music is a steady companion. Julien Baker & TORRES’ Send A Prayer My Way was written and sung in the best of the outlaw tradition - defiant, subversive, working class, and determined to wrestle not only with addiction, regret and bad decisions, but also with oppressive systems of power. Mercifully, this is only the beginning of the stories TORRES and Baker are determined to tell. Because these are also songs about radical empathy and second chances, and third chances, and while there’s plenty of struggle and regret in here, there’s also humor and defiance. Tracklisting: Dirt The Only Marble I’ve Got Left Sugar in the Tank Bottom of a Bottle Downhill Both Ways No Desert Flower Tape Runs Out Off the Wagon Tuesday Showdown Sylvia Goodbye Baby

Released 2nd May 2025 Having spent much of 2024 doing what they do best, touring across the UK/Europe, and playing a 44 date national Australian tour supporting Grinspoon, it’s bewildering that Press Club had time to put the finishing touches on their new album. Today, the Naarm/Melbourne four piece announce the independent release of their fourth album, with distro through Inertia (Aus) and Cargo (UK/EU). To All The Ones That I Love will be released on Friday May 2nd, with double single ‘Tightrope / Vacate’ out today! To All The Ones That I Love was recorded at the band’s own studio in Footscray with guitarist Greg Rietwyk on production and mixing, before the album was mastered by Kris Crummett (Closure in Moscow, Dune Rats, Currents). Encapsulating the maturity of the band, the album offers the listener a ride through various genres and traverses themes of introspection, growth, change and learning from past mistakes. Lead singer Natalie Foster reflects on the new single, "Tightrope is about hitting that point where you’re done trying to fix things, becoming frustrated and numb taking on everybody else's thoughts, worries and expectations. It’s that feeling of barely holding it together, like you’re walking a tightrope on the edge of a breakdown. Musically, it's a bit of an ode to The Hives, written after meeting them at Hurricane festival in Germany." Uncharacteristic of their usual songwriting practices, 'Tightrope' was built around the guitar riff in the verse. It had a particular punctuation that sort of informed what the overall feel of the chorus was going to. “It was one of those songs that came together pretty organically on its own, we didn't have to bang our heads against our instruments for a week or anything.” Adds the band’s bassist Iain MacRae. Meanwhile, ‘Vacate’ was written with the intention of a long repetitive form, one that builds on itself the entire time. Sonically inspired by the atmospheric guitar parts played by Robert Fripp on ‘Heroes' by David Bowie, and the staccato deep lead guitar lines that appear across the New Order and Joy Division catalogues. Tracklisting: 01. I Am Everything 02. Wilt 03. Champagne & Nikes 04. Wasted Days 05. No Pressure 06. Vacate 07. To All The Ones That I Love 08. Tightrope 09. Staring At The Ceiling 10. Desolation

Released 28th February 2025 ‘Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs’ is a Martin Phillipps passion project. A dedicated reimagining of his earlier unreleased songs that became his artistic farewell, a lasting legacy, and a reminder of his huge, underappreciated talent. The album has been finalised for release with the love and support of his band, family and friends.   As the subject of an undulating life and times movie – The Chills: The Triumph And Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps – Chills’ singer, songwriter and main motivator, Martin Phillipps spent the last decade releasing studio and live albums while careering into his sixtieth year with typical gusto. Amid such momentum, Martin was stilling digging through old tapes, searching for the foundations that resulted in global rapture in 1987, an overnight success that took a mere seven years to ignite. These early songs and musings were revisited, revised and finally put to record. As such, ‘Spring Board’ is the final chapter of The Chills, immeasurably significant output.   ‘Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs’ is alarming, personal, brittle and at times hopelessly upbeat. This is a man casting his mind back on an esoteric career that led to nothing short of cult status; someone rediscovering his roots, his innermost thoughts, hopes and fears.  The Chills are Martin Phillipps, Oli Wilson, Erica Scally and Callum Hampton. ‘Spring Board’ features contributions from Fur Patrol’s Julia Deans, Elroy Finn and Split Enz, Crowded House alumni Neil Finn, Tiny Ruins’ Hollie Fullbrook, Manics producer Greg Haver, Troy Kingi, Shona Laing, Tami Neilson, Dianne Swann (Everything That Flies) and Purple Pilgrims’ Clementine Valentine. Tracklisting: Side A A1 Dolphins A2 Learn to Try Again A3 If This World Was Made for Me A4 Juicy Creaming Soda A5 I'll Protect You Side B B1 And When You're There B2 Declaration B3 Stay Longer B4 Slime B5 Steel Skies Side C C1 Jellyhead C2 Such Self Pity C3 Meet My Eyes C4 Bad Eggs C5 Lion Tamer Side D D1 The Other D2 Since You Left Me D3 Watching Old Home Movies D4 I Saw Your Silhouette D5 I Don't Want to Live ForeverDip

Released 14th March 2025 Fire, the debut album by Detroit’s Electric Six exploded onto the scene in 2003 and broke dancefloors everywhere. Containing the hit singles “Danger! High Voltage!” with rumored backing vocals by Jack White, and the iconic “Gay Bar”, the album celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. As part of the celebration, we will release a remastered edition of Fire on vinyl and cd, and the cd will include 5 bonus tracks. Fire was recorded in 2002 and 2003 at White Room Studios and Ghetto Recorders in Michigan with additional work at Abbey Road and Olympic Studios in London. The first single from the album, “Danger! High Voltage” received glowing reviews and Pitchfork said it “drops a hard beat, announcing itself with taut wah-wah guitars before exploding into fuzztone and horns while singer Dick Valentine duets with the White Stripes’ Jack White”. The next single was “Gay Bar”, and the video was awarded Video Of The Year from both Q and Kerrang which helped it rise to #5 on the UK charts. The third single from the album, “Dance Commander” has an epic video which was made by acclaimed director Ruben Fleischer. Tracklisting: A1 Dance Commander A2. Electric Demons In Love A3. Naked Pictures (Of Your Mother) A4. Danger! High Voltage A5. She’s White A6. I Invented the Night B1. Improper Dancing B2. Gay Bar B3. Nuclear War (On the Dance Floor) B4. Getting into the Jam B5. Vengeance & Fashion B6. I’m the Bomb B7. Synthesizer CD Bonus Tracks: • Neurocameraman (7-inch release, 2001) • I Know Karate (7-inch release, 1996) • Danger! High Voltage (Original 1994 4-track Demo) • I’m On Acid (Live at Old Miami Aug 24, 1996) • Christian Radio (Manchester) (Unreleased, 1997)

Released 28th February 2025 St. Vincent, TV on the Radio, and Flock of Dimes, bands that have found newly ornate and magnetic ways to make indie rock by discarding notions of how it must sound or what it must say. It’s their fourth album and first for Sub Pop, and it is a coup, a triumph over self-doubt, transforming failure into an opportunity to find new freedom, belief, and strength. In the middle of July 2023 in a Los Angeles studio, Deep Sea Diver mastermind Jessica Dobson took a guitar solo but somehow felt nothing. Just days earlier, her Seattle band played a series of semi-secret shows for devotees as de facto rehearsals for a new record. The sets had gone well, but the new songs seemed muddled, Dobson’s conviction lost somewhere in the 1,000 miles between Southern California and the home studio she shares with partner, drummer, and frequent cowriter Peter Mansen. On that first night in Los Angeles, she broke down, wondering what she was doing there, and pondering how to fix it. Deep Sea Diver retreated home without an album. Did they need to scrap it, to begin again with new material? Not at all: Following a brief break, Dobson found a renewed sense of self, a trust in her vision for her band and songs and her ability to capture them. Over dinner with longtime collaborator Andy Park, a humbling confession that she needed help inspired Dobson to reimagine and reinvigorate Deep Sea Diver. This revelation set the stage for the power and brilliance of Billboard Heart, Three years before Dobson’s galvanizing dinner with Park, Deep Sea Diver issued its third album, 2020’s Impossible Weight, via the colossal indie imprint, ATO. It was a significant step up, and earned the band a groundswell of exposure and a spot on Billboard charts. But the success caused Dobson to doubt her impulses, to wonder what an idea’s impact or reception might be as much the strength of the idea itself. Moments of domestic creation, with her at the piano and Mansen on guitar in their Seattle living room, forged a path forward, and reinvigorated the pair’s songwriting partnership. From end to end, the material on Billboard Heart is astonishing. The title track is the one song Deep Sea Diver actually finished in Los Angeles. It’s a radiant and magnificent thing, the billowing synths of Elliot Jackson and tunneling pedal steel of Greg Leisz bolstering an anthem for fearlessly advancing into the future. “Emergency” links hardcore’s vim to electroclash’s instant allure with Dobson’s captivating vocals and guitar work in the spotlight. Tender and vulnerable, “Tiny Threads” is a sweeping anthem for anyone trying to hold anything together—life, love, themselves. “If it haunts me, let it haunt me,” Dobson sings softly over a stillness framed only by bass and noise. She lets her guitar careen into feedback, then steadily sculpts it into something tuneful. It’s a lifetime of anxiety and sublimation, crystallized into 10 seconds. Billboard Heart feels that way at large. Billboard Heart emerged when Dobson trusted her instincts, a personal breakthrough that prompted an artistic one. It is, in turn, the best Deep Sea Diver album yet, a defiant and brilliant exclamation mark at the end of a long period of wandering. Tracklisting: 1.Billboard Heart 2.What Do I Know 3.Emergency 4.Shovel 5.Tiny Threads 6.Loose Change 7.Always Waving Goodbye 8.Let Me Go (feat. Madison Cunningham) 9.Be Sweet 10.See in the Dark 11.Happiness Is Not a Given

Released 14th March 2025 “Ultra-catchy. A wicked side of garage soul” CLASH “One of their catchiest pieces yet, Sassy, groovy, toe-tapping” CLASSIC ROCK “A giddying rush of noise” MOJO “The real sound of now busting through my door, new songs that keep kicking the history forward. I can’t imagine my turntable without The Courettes” David Fricke, ROLLING STONE And features SHINDIG MAGAZINES Single of the year 2024 ‘Keep Dancing' Tracklisting: 1. You Woo Me 2. California 3. Keep Dancing 4. Here I Come 5. Don’t Want You Back 6. Wall of Pain 7. SHAKE! 8. Boom Boom Boom 9. Better Without You 10. Run Run Runaway 11. Lies 12. Stop! Doing That 13. For Your Love

Released 28th February 2025 Ride guitarist and songwriter Andy Bell’s third solo album pinball wanderer is an otherworldly collection of intergalactic wizardry that mixes psychedelic melodies, Can-via-The Stone Roses grooves and Arthur Russell-style experimental textures. With guest appearances from Dot Allison and Neu! legend Michael Rother on a cover of The Passions’ peerless post-punk classic ‘I’m In Love With A German Film Star’, it is perfect for both deep-listening headphones moments and cutting across the coolest, most understated dancefloors. The loose-limbed rhythm tracks were the starting point and were laid down with the help of Andy’s old Oasis bandmate Gem Archer. The rest followed after an intense all-night session last summer, with the completed album being delivered the following morning. It’s Andy’s finest work to date; a quintessential nighttime record where you can slip through the gaps in the notes and revel in the moment. Acoustic instore shows: February 27 – London – Stranger Than Paradise February 28 – Oxford – Truck March 2 – Bedford – Slide (outstore at Esquires) March 3 – Brighton – Resident March 4 – Coventry – Just Dropped In March 5 – Manchester – Piccadilly March 6 – Liverpool – Jacaranda Tracklisting: panic attack i’m in love… madder lake deep apple green ufo pinball wanderer music concrete the notes you never hear space station mantra i’m in love… (Justin Robertson’s Deadstock 33s Remix) – CD only i’m in love… (GLOK Remix) - CD only i’m in love… (Justin Robertson’s Deadstock 33s Dub) - CD only