New This Week: Avalon Emerson, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Nubiyan Twist, Ego Ella May, Tedescho Trucks Band and more…
Avalon Emerson’s Written into Changes steps out of the bedroom and onto the floor — a groove-heavy, band-led evolution built with the live moment in mind. Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine’s Straw Donkey… The Complete Singlesrewinds with purpose, collecting their sharp-edged punk-pop alongside rarities and restored visuals.
Nubiyan Twist’s Chasing Shadows leans into connection, blending jazz, afrobeat and hip hop with warmth and fluidity, while Ego Ella May’s Good Intentions keeps things close — intimate, literary soul rooted in jazz tradition. Tedeschi Trucks Bandstretch out on Future Soul, a rich, full-bodied listen from a 12-piece rooted in the collective.
On the page, Alexander Hacke’s Blast Distorted Memories documents West Berlin’s underground with lived-in clarity, while Ben Cardew’s Space Age Bachelor Pad Music maps Stereolab’s world in 20 key tracks. Andy Beta’s Cosmic Musicgives Alice Coltrane her long-overdue full portrait, Melissa Auf der Maur’s Even the Good Girls Will Cry opens up a life in ‘90s alt-rock, and Paul Morley’s Love Magic Power Danger Bliss reframes Yoko Ono as a vital force within the avant-garde and beyond
What else is out this week…
Earth x Black Noi$e – Geometry of Murder: Extra Capsular Extraction Inversions
Double crystal clear LP.
The Fall – Fall Heads Roll
Double LP.
MT Jones – Joy
LP.
Girl Group – Think They’re Looking, Let’s Perform / Little Sticky Pictures
12″.
Damaged Bug – Zuzax
Grimace purple LP.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party – Love and Devotion
Double LP.
Competition time.
Own a signed copy.
Chris Heath, Philip Hoare, Jeremy Deller
Pet Shop Boys Volume
Sleeve artworks, stills from film and performance, stage sets, costume design and even a Christmas card from one of pop’s most design-led duos.
Pre-order your copy with new forewards and introductions by Libby Sellers and Jeremy Deller for the chance to win a signed edition.
Hardback with exclusive postcard.
Rough Trade Exclusives.
Just announced.
The Meffs
Business
Essex punk duo return with all the frantic punk energy and sharp social/industry commentary we expect after a flurry of high energy live shows.
Rough Trade Exclusive black and white split LP with signed print.
Fresh pre-orders.
Just announced.
Jae Matthews
Man On The Beat
Reinterpretation of Buzz Kull‘s cult classic, with extended remix of LA duo Spike Hellis.
Baby blue 12″.
Kraftwerk
Radio-Activity
Another 50th celebration is in order for electro pioneers. Using original master tapes, bringing their first all electronic album into a new dimension.
Picture disc LP.
Stay in tune…
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