{"title":"Dinked Editions","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"barnett-courtney-creature-of-habit","title":"Barnett, Courtney - Creature Of Habit","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew album. New record label. New energy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur beloved Aussie (now based in L.A.) is BACK in a big way \u0026amp; we’re bloody loving the sounds she’s hitting us with on her fourth studio album!! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the hands of Courtney Barnett, fragments of everyday life have always become rich and riveting. A deft lyricist and virtuosic guitarist, she’s an emblem of millennial wit. ‘\u003cem\u003eCreature of Habit\u003c\/em\u003e’ marks a decisive new chapter in her musical evolution - a bold, addictive, emotionally resonant record that explores the central question: how to get out of your own way so you can truly feel your life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s already been on repeat here. We guarantee you’ll be falling in love with her all over again in 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of: Kurt Vile | Angel Olsen | Momma | Horsegirl | Julia Jacklin | Sharon Van Etten | Widowspeak | Soccer Mommy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FICTION RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition - Translucent \"Galaxy Black\" LP + Poster","offer_id":53021390242134,"sku":"MRM-00236","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Another Beautiful Day Caramel LP","offer_id":53021390274902,"sku":"MRM-00237","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53021390340438,"sku":"MRM-00238","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/9947fe9ed248def77a95d4368a29030e.png?v=1775186865"},{"product_id":"beverly-glenn-copeland-laughter-in-summer","title":"Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Laughter In Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis one feels like a real coup for us at Dinked – being able to present the new studio album from the legendary singer, composer and transgender activist, Beverly Glenn-Copeland – an artist whose incredible work has finally been getting the attention it deserves in the last decade or so. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaughter In Summer\u003c\/em\u003e is a collaborative effort born from the love story between himself and eco-poet, activist and producer, Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland. They started down this path together nearly half a century ago, and have been trailing it since, hand in hand and song by song, culminating in this love letter to one another: a tender ledger of memories, shared devotion, grief and joy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the moment we are born, we begin the long walk home. Elizabeth and Beverly Glenn-Copeland started down the path together nearly half a century ago, and have been trailing it since, hand in hand and song by song. Together, they’ve made a life sharing their unselfish hearts - ones too large for earthly configuration - through art and community, encouraging us all to take our own dance down the road with elemental love and grace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, as Glenn lives with a version of Dementia known as LATE, their walk has taken on a different weight. Out of this season comes \u003cem\u003eLaughter In Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, an album the couple made together - realising, before long, that it was a love letter to one another: a tender ledger of memories, shared devotion, grief and joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of: Nick Cave, Alabaster DePlume, Andrew Wasylyk, Laraaji\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TRANSGRESSIVE","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition - Milky Clear LP + Bonus 7\"","offer_id":53021394993494,"sku":"MRM-00312","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/e804ebce31d6718ebcc6df35a5e029a1.png?v=1775187301"},{"product_id":"blue-lake-the-animal","title":"Blue Lake - The Animal","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Lake reveals his most ambitious album yet, which finds its visionary creator, Jason Dungan, harnessing the collective alchemy of his band, with ten spirited tracks that resonate with a powerful directness, evoking an ecological connection to the wider world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The Animal’ at its core vividly celebrates human collaboration and is deeply rooted in a sense of community and non-hierarchical connectivity. The group's creative alchemy transcends outwards and beyond the musicians performing together, to summon an inclusive, existential and ecological connection to the wider world and its inhabited spaces. The album contemplates the idea of the human as an animal as Dungan explains: “I’m quite fascinated in thinking about humans more as part of the animal environment and not as something that’s so separated into a “human” realm, or sitting on top of a hierarchical pyramid. So the Animal is also me, or us - that we are just living, existing, in the same way as a piece of moss or a sparrow or a cow. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDungan welcomed an entirely open dialogue, a process that started from early band rehearsals, which saw his demos quickly evolve and amass weight from double bass, cello, clarinet, viola and drums to become refined and audibly decorated. Jason focused on capturing more wide ranging depth in the recording process, dissecting detailed nuances in instruments to convey the intricate, ever changing balance and dynamics that play out in the natural and urban world as the theme too circulates around the idea of The city as an animal or urban being. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn ‘The Animal’, Dungan introduces the use of voice as an instrument, as a way of unlocking song-like characteristics as heard on the gracious album opener ‘Circles’, which sees the group embrace in choral unison, like in birdsong, their voices echo as a part of the surrounding sonic environment. The band are foregrounded and formidable in their delivery, forming a rich, acoustic accompaniment to Dungan’s zither strokes, earthy guitars and percussive patterns. The soundworld is noticeably bolder and livelier, as evidenced on ‘Cut Paper’, with now regular mixing collaborator, Jeff Zeigler, capturing the fullness of the new band sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJason also enlisted the help of Danish producer Aske Zidore who encouraged him toward new working strategies, a liberating intervention which allowed the element of surprise and discovery. The centre ground is never fully consumed by Dungan as we find him consciously orchestrating from a respectful distance, giving generous space for the musician's spontaneous performance and improvisation, allowing their musical intuition to give rise to beguiling, holistic synchronicity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDungan wrote the cinematic ‘Berlin’ whilst on a tour stop in the German capital, with its lush zither flurries and long reverb decays painting an expansive late night ode to the rolling hill country of Texas. The poignance of Jason’s intimate, evocative writing is heard on ‘Flowers for David’, a heartfelt folk-leaning tribute with lofted fingerpicking guitar, signalling a fond farewell to a friend's passing. The album gains forward momentum on ‘Yarrow’ as the group move in melodic tandem, before the kaleidoscopic ‘Strand’, with its soaring solos and earthy undercurrents propelling toward a euphoric komische crescendo. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe title track, ‘The Animal’, is a brief melancholic foray into ballad-esque territory, with a drum machine charting a dotted path for emotive horns and a second gathering of wordless, healing atmospheric vocals. As we reach ‘To Read’ Dungan’s quest is encapsulated with wondrous clarity as the group lands entirely together on a resounding chord, a precious moment for Dungan who reels in the existence of the moment as they remain interlocked in sound and space. He concludes: “I’m interested in moments that are fleeting, with a powerful sense of togetherness, shared in the music.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The Animal’ is a form of musical metamorphosis, still acoustic, yet more amplified, elevating it to new dimensions. The Blue Lake project takes on a new lease of life to encompass collaboration with Jason Dungan bound in a universal connectivity, resulting in his most ambitious album to date. A harmonious rejoicing that cements his reputation as a transformative presence in contemporary music. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of: Lisa O’Neill | Dirty Three | Laura Cannell | Michael O’Shea | ML Buch | Astrid Sonne \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TONAL UNION","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition 359 - Very Limited Hand-Numbered Clear Blue LP with *Signed* Unique Insert + Downloadable Bonus Track (300 Only) - 1 Per Customer","offer_id":53021401383254,"sku":"MRM-00418","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/ac50cd64668aed63e4001b5327d40197.png?v=1775187870"},{"product_id":"chalk-crystalpunk","title":"Chalk - Crystalpunk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe’ve been soaking up the intense energy of this Irish duo’s industrial dance-punk via their 3 Conditions EPs and at their galvanizing live shows – so we had to get heavily involved in their long-awaited \u0026amp; aptly titled debut, \u003cem\u003eCrystalpunk\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFor the uninitiated, Chalk mainlines the reaction between genres, eras, and cultures, commuting this collision into their sound. The Belfast group could comfortably power an underground warehouse party after-dark, incite a midday festival mosh-pit, or shake an arena on any given evening. Their power has seamlessly translated to the stage with the group packing venues and delivering alternately sweaty and electrifying performances to a growing rabid fan base.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6Music recently announced Chalk on their Next Up list, which shines a light on 8 rising talents who they're predicting big things from in 2026. They’re very much on our hotlist, too. Get involved!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This record is us waving a flag for that generation — the ones who inherited confusion, resilience, and a fractured sense of self.” They’re waving that flag as intensely as possible too. For the uninitiated, Chalk mainlines the reaction between genres, eras, and cultures, commuting this collision into their sound. The Belfast group could comfortably power an underground warehouse party after-dark, incite a mid-day festival mosh-pit, or shake an arena on any given evening. Their power has seamlessly translated to the stage with the group packing venues and delivering alternately sweaty and electrifying performances to a growing rabid fan base. As a group, they've sold out shows across the UK, EU and USA, notched festival performances such as Glastonbury, SXSW, BBK, Trans Musicals and more across 11 countries and were handpicked to tour alongside IDLES and Fontaines D.C..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComing from dissimilar backgrounds and rallying together naturally, Ben and Ross first crossed paths in film school. As the story goes, Ben had noticed a framed poster of Dublin disruptors Gilla Band in one of Ross’s Instagram photos and felt a kinship before ever actually speaking to him. “Nobody else at our school was into experimental noise guitar bands, so that was all I needed to see,” laughs Ben. Emerging in 2022, Chalk initially made waves with songs like “Them,” “Velodrome,” and “Static.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2025, the guys hit the studio in Donegal with producer and longtime creative cohort Chris W Ryan to bring \u003cem\u003eCrystalpunk\u003c\/em\u003e to life. Documenting youth and living fully in their process allowed the band to create their most immersive piece to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUltimately, they come-of-age and tell a story that resonates beyond borders. Not just a portrait of the band, but one of their home, a complicated place where the sacrifices made and risks taken by activists, artists, ravers and punks created the only environment that a band like Chalk could emerge from. \u003cem\u003eCrystalpunk\u003c\/em\u003e is not about choosing a side, it’s about choosing the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of: Fontaines D.C. | Nine Inch Nails | Depeche Mode | Underworld | IDLES | YARD | Makeshift Art Bar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALTER MUSIC LLC","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition - Black \u0026 White Splatter LP + *Signed* Polaroid","offer_id":53021415080278,"sku":"MRM-00615","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/85a0e75d8a02f23edb6e40067773438f.png?v=1775189024"},{"product_id":"chartreuse-bless-you-be-well","title":"Chartreuse - Bless You \u0026 Be Well","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis very special second​ album was recorded in a secluded location in the north of Iceland with producer Sam Petts-Davies, and follows on from the Black Country band’s 2023 debut ‘Morning Ritual’. The dynamic of the band feels wholeheartedly distinct, the four-piece are intimately intertwined and each of the band’s experiences informs their new material with the remote recording location providing a sanctuary from personal struggles. The band continues their precedent of equality with the instruments they play and lead vocals interchangeable, and swerve the traditional tropes of indie bands, using their instruments and production techniques in unusual and thrilling ways. For Fans Of: Radiohead, Phoebe Bridgers, The National, Local Natives, The Maccabees, Orlando Weeks, Michael Kiwanuka, Sufjan Stevens, Ben Howard, London Grammar, Lucy Rose, Matt Corby, Nick Mulvey, Novo Amor, Palace, Noah Kahan, Bon Iver\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COMMUNION","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition 354 - Very Limited \"Pink Galaxy Effect\" Lp In *Signed* \u0026 Hand-Numbered Alternate Artwork Sleeve (300 Only) - 1 Per Customer","offer_id":53021416685910,"sku":"MRM-00634","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/8a858e4410f65d817cdbd810f919a669.jpg?v=1775189161"},{"product_id":"dry-cleaning-boundary-road-snacks-and-drinks-sweet-princess-ep-2024-reissue","title":"Dry Cleaning - Boundary Road Snacks And Drinks + Sweet Princess Ep (2024 Reissue)","description":"","brand":"0052 - Beggars Banquet","offers":[{"title":"Limited Transparent Blue LP + Dinked Shops Exclusive","offer_id":53021440049494,"sku":"MRM-00955","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53021440147798,"sku":"MRM-00956","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/546b5bb61a2340cb7782941b8b470411_04e131cb-d796-481b-b8c3-ade1aa867b83.jpg?v=1775191020"},{"product_id":"field-music-limits-of-language","title":"Field Music - Limits Of Language","description":"","brand":"MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition 307 - Limited Transparent Blue \u0026 White Splatter LP With Bonus Flexi Disc + Signed Art Print In Foil Numbered Sleeve (1000 Only) - 1 Per Customer","offer_id":53021448208726,"sku":"MRM-01108","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/a2168975074_10.jpg?v=1775833113"},{"product_id":"floating-points-elaenia-10th-anniversary-edition","title":"Floating Points - Elaenia (10Th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The album's lush jazz-ambient fusions confirm him as one of contemporary electronic music's most forward-thinking talents” – Rolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“flits, swoops and soars beautifully - impossible to pin down, let alone cage” – The Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor 10 years, we’ve been regularly revisiting these jazzy bloops, psychedelic swoops, and elegant breaks that bubble, blister, and burst like joyous volcanic crescendos…and we’re still yet to tire of Sam Shepherd’s debut album as Floating Points.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnd now, \u003cem\u003eElaenia \u003c\/em\u003ehas finally been crowned with a much-deserved Dinked Archive edition (the first and only time on coloured wax, no less!), complete with Shepherd-designed postcards, and a previously Japanese-only bonus track!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePick one up before they vanish into thin air…\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"a sweeping, majestic debut\" – Clash Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“effortlessly groove-laden live drums, hazy not-quite-melodies and a seamless flow” – Loud \u0026amp; Quiet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlbum of the Year 2015 - Resident Advisor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of: Daniel Avery \/ Four Tet \/ Adam F \/ Tom Skinner \/ Kelly Lee Owens \/ James Holden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PLUTO RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Archive Edition - Oxblood LP + Obi Strip + 7 Postcards + Booklet","offer_id":53021448864086,"sku":"MRM-01121","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/06df9f499c32b7871a342ef201a011f8.jpg?v=1775191978"},{"product_id":"gwenno-utopia","title":"Gwenno - Utopia","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving released three albums in Welsh and Cornish, 'Utopia' is Gwenno Saunders’ first album recorded predominantly in English, and presents a very different side to her life and songwriting. Forty-three years into her life, Saunders has been many people. The disaffected Cardiff schoolgirl; the teenage Las Vegas dancer; the singer in indie pop group The Pipettes. There was a turn in a Bollywood film, a nightclub tour, a stint cleaning floors in an East London pub. Long before she would become an acclaimed solo songwriter in both Welsh and Cornish, a winner of the Welsh Music Prize, a nominee for the Mercury, a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh, there were the days of Nevada, London, Brighton; of Irish dancing, techno clubs, messiness and chaos. 'Utopia', Saunders’ fourth solo album, is an extraordinary exploration of all of these selves. If the singer regards her first three solo records — 2014’s Y Dydd Olaf, 2018’s Le Kov and 2022’s Tresor as “childhood records”, rooted in her upbringing, her parents, her formative identity, then Utopia captures a time of self-determination and experimentation. These are songs of discovery, of the years between being someone’s daughter and becoming someone’s wife and someone’s mother. They range from floor-fillers to piano ballads, via contributions from Cate Le Bon and H. Hawkline, and encompass William Blake, a favourite Edrica Huws poem, and the Number 73 bus. It is her finest work to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HEAVENLY RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"Limited 140g \"Dusky Pink\" LP","offer_id":53021477241174,"sku":"MRM-01370","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD with 8pp Concertina Fold Booklet","offer_id":53021477339478,"sku":"MRM-01371","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dinked Edition 338 - Limited \"Gold Nugget\" Lp In Gold Mirri-Board Alternative Artwork Outer Sleeve + *Signed A4 Playing Card* + Lyric Sheet + Download (1000 Only) - 1 Per Customer","offer_id":53021477437782,"sku":"MRM-01372","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/feefca7e0d80dde9d75d0919fcc629d8.jpg?v=1775193363"},{"product_id":"hayley-williams-ego-death-at-a-bachelorette-party","title":"Hayley Williams - Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter 20+ years spent fulfilling their contract for Atlantic Records - a contract Williams signed as a mere teenager - Paramore announced in December of 2023 that they were finally an independent band. This surprise collection is self-released by Hayley Williams on her new venture: Post Atlantic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese songs come as the third batch of work released from Williams as a solo artist. The COVID era saw her release two extraordinary albums - 2020’s \u003cem\u003ePetals For Armor\u003c\/em\u003e and 2021’s \u003cem\u003eFlowers for Vases\u003c\/em\u003e. Both albums were gorgeous and stark meditations on loss and offered up a contrast to the high-energy and up-tempo muscle she displays in Paramore. “The record—epitomizing vulnerability and transformative growth—reveals a more mature and introspective side of Williams,” said Pitchfork of \u003cem\u003ePetals\u003c\/em\u003e, and went on to say of \u003cem\u003eFlowers \u003c\/em\u003e“her voice is undoubtedly the standout feature... husky and gentle, dangerous yet warm,” and explained that the minimal production “makes this a purposeful reset.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"POST ATLANTIC","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53021480124758,"sku":"MRM-01406","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Dinked LP","offer_id":53071875572054,"sku":"MRM-04234","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/1cbcd1e722fc5a5c01121d3a7d886bea.png?v=1775193559"},{"product_id":"hollie-cook-shy-girl","title":"Hollie Cook - Shy Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eWoven with tight grooves, beautiful vocals and catchy melodies, 'Shy Girl' sees reggae’s orator of love return to Mr Bongo for the release of her fifth studio album, almost 15 years since her debut was released via the esteemed label. A sun-drenched exploration of love in all its guises, these 12 luscious, analogue reggae compositions are the culmination of her soft-hued and instantly recognisable “tropical pop” sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePut together across three years and four cities - from LA and NYC, to Vejer de la Frontera in Spain and Cook's hometown London - 'Shy Girl' was written with long- time collaborators, The General Roots Band, and features a contribution from legendary dub MC, Horseman, who lends his voice to the album's first single, 'Night Night'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album opens with the title track, 'Shy Girl', a buoyant and elastic slice of lovers rock that was written in a moment of spontaneous intuition, and bubbles with a charisma and positivity that Cook radiates. \"I'm not a natural show-off,\" Cook explains. \"The Shy Girl theme is me. It's just about being my most vulnerable self and being as true to the music that I Iove as possible.\" It is this honesty which shines throughout, from the chugging deep dub of 'Frontline', complete with raking electric guitar lines, to the bittersweet roots ballad, 'We Share Love', which closes out the album. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnamoured with the music of Janet Kay and Phyllis Dillon, 'Shy Girl' represents a homecoming and a coming-of-age for Hollie Cook, distilling and refining a shimmering reggae sound that will capture your heart, as it first captured hers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of: Althea \u0026amp; Donna \/ Janet Kay \/ Phyllis Dillon \/ The Shangri-Las \/ Dennis Bovell \/ Augustus Pablo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MR BONGO","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition 363 - Very Limited Hand-Numbered Olive Green LP with *Signed* Art Print + 3 x Pin Badge Set (400 Only) - 1 Per Customer","offer_id":53021488742742,"sku":"MRM-01448","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/3814ab08503c718eb5bb8ec19b5069e4.png?v=1775193817"},{"product_id":"home-counties-humdrum","title":"Home Counties - Humdrum","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimultaneously meticulously constructed and joyfully unhinged, the bouncy, squelchy, hi-energy post-pop of the East-London sextet, Home Counties, is resplendent on this, their second album. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded with Al Doyle of LCD Soundsystem, ‘Humdrum’ explores themes of fractious communication, quiet resentment, and the spiral of overthinking. Told through the dual voices and perspectives of lead vocalists, Will Harrison and Lois Kelly, they apply razor-sharp pop instincts to twist knotty ideas into wiry grooves and synths that lurch between menace and euphoria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFFO: Personal Trainer \/ Confidence Man \/ Welly \/ Congratulations \/ Devo \/ Youth Sector\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SUBMARINE CAT","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition 361 - Very Limited Eco-Mix Colour LP in Hand-Stamped Embossed Sleeve (1 of 3 Colourways) + *Signed* \u0026 Numbered Art Print (300 Only) - 1 Per Customer","offer_id":53021490643286,"sku":"MRM-01451","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/52b6eee5ffcc435e5a3d7e91314404d8.png?v=1775193835"},{"product_id":"malcolm-middleton-a-brighter-beat-15th-anniversary-edition","title":"Malcolm Middleton - A Brighter Beat (15th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released on 25th February 2007, Malcolm Middleton’s third solo album and first for Full Time Hobby is being made available on vinyl once more for its 15th anniversary. Only ever released on black vinyl in limited numbers around the original release, this updated version has been re-cut to optimise sound quality and pressed to natural \/ clear vinyl, includes liner notes from broadcasting legend Colin Murray, and is presented in a high-quality gatefold sleeve with updated art from David Shrigley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FULL TIME HOBBY","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Archive No. 6 - Silver LP* + Alternate Gatefold Sleeve Drawn By David Shrigley* + 7\" W\/ 3 Bonus Tracks* + Dinked Archive Obi Strip*","offer_id":53021558964566,"sku":"MRM-02012","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/a2597582474_10.jpg?v=1776341799"},{"product_id":"maybe-i-m-dreaming-various-artists","title":"Maybe I’m Dreaming - Various Artists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe best compilations patch you into worlds previously unknown, so it’s no surprise then that the strange sweep of oneiric sounds, lost melodies, and wistful sentiments (all gleaned from private presses) that make up ‘Maybe I’m Dreaming’ crack open a door to a mysterious universe existing in parallel to our own.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected by the mangled minds behind the beloved ‘Follow the Sun’ and ‘Sad About the Times’ compilations, the 20 tracks of ‘…Dreaming’ make a conscious, and unconscious, detour from its predecessors, spanning new decades and production modes within homespun folk, soft rock, and otherwise 70s and 80s FM radio adjacent music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStep through the door frame and dream the world away…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe magic of 'Dreaming' is the untold story of the artists behind these songs; those who missed the big time, but whose song craft and unrequited care hit the right notes, both high and low. Where 'Follow the Sun' and 'Sad About the Times' introduced us to the fame chasing, ambition crashing crooners who missed their shot in the mainstream, 'Dreaming' delves deeper into the isolated wilds — a private world where production quirks, late-night tape hiss, and one-man studio dreams were not necessarily a choice but the hand that was dealt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the parameters set to \"private press only,” Young and Abrahamsson follow a circuitous trail of invention and emotion, documenting a spirit that’s more homespun, sometimes lonelier, and often a little weirder. The guitars still strum, but the keyboards’ hum is more prevalent and precious; wistful harmonies brush up against lo-fi drum machines; a bittersweet fog lingering over even the brightest melodies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs with their previous collaborations, Young and Abrahamsson weren’t interested in constructing a museum or drafting a historical survey. 'Dreaming' is a sentimental mixtape, assembled late at night when the mind wanders and old memories blur with imagined futures, those within reach and those far too mysterious to ever encounter. Songs were unearthed in personal collections, deep YouTube burrows, dilapidated web archives, and the dim corners of Discogs, with many selections tied not only to intuition but to personal connection. Some tracks arrived via friends — Kelley Stoltz, a frequent guide for Young, tipped him off to both Peter Kraemer’s lost gem “Let the Light Slip” and Awakening’s revelatory closer — adding an unseen but deeply felt thread of camaraderie to the compilation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe journey takes in a wide, strange sweep: The Watson Brothers Band's “Just Whistle” opens the collection with a sigh and a shrug, a song that feels like it’s been waiting for decades to be heard again. Jim Huxley’s “Tessa on a Magazine,” rediscovered after a long and winding search by Young, shimmers with a distinctly Australian melancholia. The heartbreak of Rick Penta's “My Story Changes” and Twice As Nice’s delicate “Thoughts of You” float easily alongside the more buoyant, radio-dream sheen of Barracuda’s Baby “I Love You” and MAK’s sunshine-dappled “That's Life.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidening the aperture to the late 70s and early 80s allows for a deeper exploration into evolving production techniques and musical technologies. The Squad’s “D.L.M.H.I.M.A.” and Christoph Spendel Group’s “Forever” crackle with the kind of bedroom synth warmth that could only come from the analog age, while the soulful, yearning undercurrent of Awakening’s “Gotta Do Somethin \/ Might As Well Cultivate” caps the collection with a call for action — or maybe just acceptance – in an accidental Brian Eno Here Come the Warm Jets parroting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile 'Dreaming' moves away from the \"sad man with guitar\" archetype that hovered over its predecessors, it remains tethered to a familiar emotional gravity — a balance of longing and lightness that defines this corner of the musical universe. Each track shuffles gently between resignation and hope, sadness and serenity, as if the artists themselves were chasing a dream just beyond reach, recording not for fame but for the simple act of getting it, that primal, creative itch, out into the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is a collection that feels both ephemeral and eternal. A flicker caught in amber. A transmission from the other side of the night; a place where the angels and demons mingle, sharing shots and lines with those that enter their parlor. Dreaming is an invitation to drift a little while longer, eyes half-closed, into that liminal space between memory and imagination. Maybe you're dreaming. Maybe you're awake. Maybe it doesn’t matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing the third-eye-opening artwork of Dang Wayne Olsen, the double LP set arrives in an outrageous double wide spine sleeve with printed inners and a dream journal by Pacific Northwest artifactual authority, Josh Lewellen. There’s nothing else for you to do but listen and dream away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of: Tim Buckley | Karen Dalton | Glen Campbell | Chet Atkins | Arthur Russell | Time Is Away | Donovan | Vashti Bunyan | A Colourful Storm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTHOLOGY RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition 347 - Very Limited \"Daydream Blue\" 2LP in Hand-Numbered Sleeve + Folded Poster (500 Only) - 1 Per Customer","offer_id":53021564698966,"sku":"MRM-02072","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/8ca9b0c2f07c0114838cff540b1049be.png?v=1775197598"},{"product_id":"mj-lenderman-boat-songs-2025-reissue","title":"MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs (2025 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMJ Lenderman is having quite a moment. And as he continues to build his adoring fanbase, we’re taking a little trip back to three years ago, to revisit his excellent third album. \u003cem\u003eBoat Songs\u003c\/em\u003e, which is now commonly read as the keystone to the 2020s renaissance of alt-country (or whatever you want to call it), features some of his most enduring hits and live set staples.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The thing about loving your own frailties is that it deepens your ability to love the rest of it, too. Lenderman renders suffering and joy in the same gentle, unhurried deadpan, dragging all those heightened feelings back down to the ground where they can sprout” - Pitchfork\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“There are few eternal truths in this world, but drinking beer with your buddies is always a good time. Asheville’s MJ Lenderman understands this. His third LP Boat Songs doesn’t get bogged down with intellectualism or make apologies for its love of Southern ephemera. These 10 tracks of countrified indie rock sound primed to soundtrack plenty of beer-battered bull sessions” - Flood Magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of: Wednesday, Waxahatchee, Greg Freeman, This Is Lorelei, Songs Ohia, Jason Molina\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DEAR LIFE","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Archive Edition - Glow in the Dark LP with Numbered Obi Strip + Art Print + Sticker","offer_id":53021571842390,"sku":"MRM-02188","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/9864147a395a744548b35033ac6cce05_ffe70162-06b0-427e-a22d-2655f8c1fbc3.jpg?v=1775198269"},{"product_id":"orielles-the-only-you-left","title":"Orielles, The - Only You Left","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo strangers to the scene, West Yorkshire trio, The Orielles, are almost a decade into their career, yet still bringing something fresh to the table. Regenerating themselves once again, this new offering brings all the ambience and experimentation of ‘Tableau’, whilst returning closer to the more song-led form heard in their early work. It’s a sweet spot that welcomes post-rock fans and indie pop lovers alike.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecorded across Hydra and Hamburg, ‘Only You Left’ is a stripped-back endeavour that glistens with delicate subtleties and is rich in soft, hazy melodies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Dinked package celebrates the new record in all its glory: gorgeous peachy vinyl, bonus material AND it’s signed by the band – the ultimate fan package!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Fans Of: Sonic Youth \/ Goat Girl \/ Pozi \/ Penelope Isles \/ Porridge Radio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“You’ve got to die and be reborn between albums,” begins Henry Wade, guitarist for The Orielles, describing the foundations of the band’s fourth studio album, \u003cem\u003eOnly You Left\u003c\/em\u003e. “It comes naturally,” adds singer and bassist, Esmé Hand-Halford, “it’s not something we consciously do.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough this process of creative renewal, the Manchester-based trio – completed by drummer, Sidonie Hand-Halford – have managed to weather a pandemic, defy the fickleness of a trend-led music industry, and emerge, phoenix-like, with something familiarly Orielles, yet altogether different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded in two locations – Hydra and Hamburg – over the summer of 2024, the 11 tracks of \u003cem\u003eOnly You Left\u003c\/em\u003e sees the band consolidate the bold experimentation of their previous LP, Tableau (2022), with a return to the more stripped-back, song-led approach of their early origins. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There’s nothing more trad than a three-piece,” quips Henry, in reference to the band’s decision to return to their roots as a trio. Originally from Halifax, the Orielles first came to recognition in 2018 with their debut album, the indie-rock Silver Dollar Moment, which is approaching its eighth birthday in February 2026. “These things come in like seven year cycles. So we've come in like a full circle back to a familiar place, just as different people.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy exploring binaries and contrasts, the Orielles are finding shapes in the chaos and confusion of the world around us – it’s an undertaking that benefits from more than 15 years of close collaboration, driven by friendship and the artistic compulsion to find meaning in music. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HEAVENLY RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition - *Signed* Peachy Marble LP + Bonus CD","offer_id":53021646061910,"sku":"MRM-02473","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":53021647012182,"sku":"MRM-02474","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53021647208790,"sku":"MRM-02475","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/947d9acabd7462473528f3b65613e53a.png?v=1775199856"},{"product_id":"prostitute-attempted-martyr","title":"Prostitute - Attempted Martyr","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing the crazily limited Dinked Edition white label pressing of this visceral, vital, sonically violent album (it sold out in minutes), we now bring you the official worldwide release on Mute: the Arabic Dinked Edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplosive live shows, hushed word of mouth speculation, and mounting online buzz has led to them being hailed as one of the U.S.’ most exciting, essential and provocative new bands.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProstitute’s bracing debut, \u003cem\u003eAttempted Martyr\u003c\/em\u003e, is an album for these perilous, cursed times, and this new edition of their unruly noise rock debut, presented as an Arabic language edition, is unmissable. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you blinked and missed them last time, heed their warning and DO. NOT. BLINK!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of: Big Black \/ Women \/ GY!BE \/ early Swans \/ YHWH Nailgun\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PROSTITUTE","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition - \"Lebanese Sunburst\" LP with Alt Cover + A5 Manifesto","offer_id":53022050779478,"sku":"MRM-02682","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Red LP","offer_id":53022051107158,"sku":"MRM-02683","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53022051238230,"sku":"MRM-02684","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/647991254adc06f8a7bbf7c9ab9f664f.jpg?v=1775201017"},{"product_id":"stella-donnelly-love-and-fortune","title":"Stella Donnelly - Love And Fortune","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis previous Album of the Week recipient has a beautiful knack for distilling life’s tribulations into 3-minute, sweet-tipped, indie pop songs and this, her third full-length, is a case in point. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are breakup songs, but not just of the romantic kind. They mark a shedding of skins, a release of old expectations, and a cautious openness to what might come next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"These songs wouldn't leave me alone,”\u003c\/em\u003e Donnelly says, invoking our city’s feathered friends to explain the irresistible urge to finish the record… \u003cem\u003e“Like seagulls, they screamed at me when I rode to work, they pecked at me while I wrote essays, and they stole my chips the second I thought I was happy without music.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of: Julia Jacklin \/ Nadia Reid \/ Alex Lahey \/ Kacy and Clayton \/ Courtney Barnett \/ Skullcrusher \/ Kate Nash\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LOVE AND FORTUNE","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition - Green LP + Seed Sticks + Poster","offer_id":53022153572694,"sku":"MRM-03115","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/30918805f10162b73ea9c1c17797af07_abc96ef1-9639-4f57-8e11-dc35b6cc916f.jpg?v=1775203510"},{"product_id":"the-clientele-the-violet-hour-2025-reissue","title":"The Clientele - The Violet Hour (2025 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e2003’s \u003cem\u003eThe Violet Hour \u003c\/em\u003ewas, and remains, one of the indie-pop trio’s most vital statements: a lush invitation to their underground. On their second album, they created a deeper, more mysterious sound, whereby their sharply realised motif of 60s psychedelia and modern fuzz-pop took on inflections of jazz within their spacious atmospheres. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Clientele stretch the early evening of \u003cem\u003eThe Violet Hour\u003c\/em\u003e out infinitely, manipulating the structured time of the pop song to capture place, mood, stray thoughts, disappointments, potential, and, above all, longing. It is a shimmering jewel of a record, its languid melodies and reverb-drenched choruses at once sublime and tragic, its hazy, dreamlike discursions at once recalling the warmth of a favourite record played over a midsummer rainstorm while yearning for the mist-veiled future of a yet unwritten night. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFFO: Yo La Tengo, The American Analogue Set, Galaxie 500, Sparklehorse, Bedhead, Smog, Destroyer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MERGE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":53022220091734,"sku":"MRM-03316","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dinked Archive Edition - Lily Pad Green Swirl LP + *Signed Postcard*","offer_id":53022220288342,"sku":"MRM-03317","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/5321caedec7a08d359befdf3fff2cf58_f53906b7-fe92-4f53-9779-03f7a7fa3ffd.jpg?v=1775204704"},{"product_id":"the-new-eves-the-new-eve-is-rising","title":"The New Eves - The New Eve Is Rising","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew Brighton flames burn brighter. Bask in their glow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans OF: Poor Creature \/ Tristwch Y Fenywod \/ The Raincoats \/ Slum of Legs \/ Milkwood \/ Comus \/ The Slits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TRANSGRESSIVE","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition - Violet \/ Blue Marbled LP with Alt Cover + *Signed* Postcard","offer_id":53022296015190,"sku":"MRM-03475","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/a1482990519_10.jpg?v=1775749554"},{"product_id":"wing-missed-it-just-the-once","title":"Wing! - Missed It Just The Once","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt seems like wing! are winning new fans everywhere they go at the moment – including us! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe project of producer, Adam Swan, the live wing! set-up is drummer, Joe Killick and bassist, Kai Charlton, who collectively bridge the gap between sample-based, beat-driven electronic music and live, jazz-inflected improvisation, blending in lush trip-hop textures and post-rock dynamics. It’s a captivating cocktail, both live and, now, on wax.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey’re flying right now, making waves on the London live scene with the Brixton Windmill’s stage their second home and, most recently, they were deservedly crowned winners of the Green Man Rising competition. So, we’re buzzing to have landed this one as an Early Doors edition for Dinked!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewing!’s debut EP, \u003cem\u003eMISSED IT JUST THE ONCE\u003c\/em\u003e, is a ghostly instrumental hip hop project shaped by instinct, collaboration, and the constraints of a work lunch break - combining sample-based beat-making with live instrumentation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmerging from a period of creative exploration and personal transformation, \u003cem\u003eMISSED IT JUST THE ONCE\u003c\/em\u003e marks a pivotal moment for wing!, the moniker of Bexleyheath born-and-raised producer, Adam Swan. “This EP was a breath of fresh air for me,” he shares. “It was the first time I had multiple tracks I was proud of. The idea of having an EP to listen back to and be excited about was completely new to me.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach track on the EP tells its own story, both in sound and in the moments of its creation. The first single \"Out From Outer\" was the first track written for the EP, and its original skeleton was conceived during wing!’s lunch break from working in a coffee shop - a habit that has been the basis of all of the tracks on the EP. “I was listening to a lot of Brazilian funk and thinking about how J Dilla layered samples on Geek Down,” he recalls. “I wanted it to feel like a live DJ endlessly flipping samples over a drum loop.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe track served as the catalyst for the formation of wing!’s live band: after sending it to drummer, Joe Killick, they had their first rehearsal and began transforming the music into a live experience, soon joined by bassist, Kai Charlton. They made their debut at The Windmill Brixton in April 2024. As a trio playing live, they bridge the gap between beat-driven electronic \u0026amp; hip hop music and live jazz-inflected improvisation. Their blend of trip-hop textures with post-rock dynamics contributed to the EP’s final completion, with all three performing on the closing track.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClosing track In A Second I Will Need A Second’s post-rock inspired sound blends seamlessly with wing!’s more native hip-hop beatmaking. Drawing influence from the likes of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Butch Kassidy, the track's energy is built around a drum crescendo of epic proportions. Initially hesitant to incorporate live drums over the usual sampling, wing! ultimately embraced the organic energy it brought to their live and recorded sound. The track’s momentum is driven by drummer, Joe Killick’s, subtle dynamic shifts. Kai Charlton brings deeply melodic bass, resulting in a piece that feels immense while remaining introspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe EP came hot off the back of opening Green Man Festival’s iconic Mountain Stage after winning the Green Man Rising competition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMISSED IT JUST THE ONCE\u003c\/em\u003e is wing! planting his flag in the ground, and making their first definitive statement. Boom bap grooves melding seamlessly with trippy ambiance and propulsive composition. With ‘In A Second I Will Need a Second’ the trio close out their debut EP in an epic conclusion. wing! continue to move from strength-to-strength, and have cemented themselves as one to watch with this release. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eMISSED IT JUST THE ONCE\u003c\/em\u003e, wing! establishes himself as an artist unafraid to follow his instincts, experiment freely, and find creativity in unexpected places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of: DJ Shadow \/ Madlib \/ Bonobo \/ Amon Tobin \/ Boards of Canada \/ Burial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition - Glass Clear 12\" EP + *Signed* Insert","offer_id":53022563074390,"sku":"MRM-03826","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/9eb458c86eca17385a70cbd234a1372c.png?v=1775207695"},{"product_id":"youth-sector-pop-couture","title":"Youth Sector - Pop Couture","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailing from Brighton, indie rock quintet, Youth Sector, expertly balance astute political observations with campy indie romps. Inspired by the art school greats DEVO and Talking Heads, their music is a coiled spring of urgency and unpredictable energy that offers a sense of catharsis for the confusion of modern adult life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross their critically acclaimed EPs, the Brighton quintet have never revelled in bleakness, managing to twist everyday narratives into music that is quite the opposite being upbeat, full of energy and with irresistible choruses you can’t help but sing along with. Evidently, Youth Sector are no strangers to weaving prescient issues of culture and politics into the warm embrace of strong grooves and sing-along choruses, but debut album, ‘Pop Couture’, raises the bar considerably, marking their strongest statement to date. From grift culture to political corruption to the devolution of living standards, Youth Sector prove they can transform the weightiest subject matter into the most irresistible of choruses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“'\u003cem\u003ePop Couture\u003c\/em\u003e', our debut album, is a body of work which for a long time seemed out of our reach; it's the culmination of several years of development and is the vehicle for which we have been saving the best material we've ever written. The album explores prescient issues in our culture and politics such as grift culture, corruption and the devolution of standards in public life, but wraps these ideas in the warm embrace of strong grooves and sing-along choruses.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We've been more ambitious than ever on these recordings in terms of the scale of the songs we're writing, with the help of Richard Wilkinson (Bombay Bicycle Club, Spector, Kaiser Chiefs), this album includes our most expansive recordings to date. Woven throughout the record is a self-awareness and introspection from five individuals who have worked through the financial and personal burdens that come with being a small artist the modern music industry; the record is bookended by 'God's Work' and 'Not Coming Down' that explore the journey through different lenses.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the road to '\u003cem\u003ePop Couture\u003c\/em\u003e' has been long and arduous, Youth Sector can confidently confirm for any apprehensive listeners that it is certifiably all killer and no filler.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DANCE TO THE RADIO","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition 337 - Very Limited Numbered Translucent Magenta \/ Yellow Tint Half \u0026 Half LP in Die-Cut Oversleeve + Paper People Cut-out (300 only) - 1 per customer","offer_id":53022801035606,"sku":"MRM-03905","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/b7ecce397537d3f190f0ccd28bcf67e0.jpg?v=1775208145"},{"product_id":"shy-girl","title":"Shy Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eReggae's orator of love Hollie Cook returns to Mr Bongo, almost 15 years since the release of her self-titled debut on the label, with her fifth album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShy Girl\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer most authentic work to date, it's a sun-drenched exploration of love in all its guises across 12 luscious, analogue reggae compositions that showcase the \"tropical pop\" sound that Cook has made her own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Dinked LP","offer_id":53052570108246,"sku":"MRM-04076","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/7c0b3fe254564d4ab7b9b5c8a49a1216.jpg?v=1775557418"},{"product_id":"life-abstract-natural","title":"Life - Abstract\/Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003eProudly independent and deeply rooted in community, LIFE are a tightly-bonded collective whose creative world has always extended far beyond their music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn ABSTRACT \/ NATURAL, that world expands further still.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLead single ‘The Dollywaggon’ stands as a compelling entry point to the record as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt on razor-sharp guitars, swirling synths and lightning-quick, surgically precise drumming, the track finds frontman Mez Sanders-Green delivering near stream-of-consciousness reflections from a protagonist caught between escape and self-reckoning (“I never wanted to leave myself, but I’m leaving now”), and driven by a restless sense of adventure: “the placard reads right to roam, and the boy is roaming”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten while Mez was walking the 193-mile UK coast-to-coast route, the song traces a physical and emotional journey from the West Coast, over the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, across the moors and finally home to the East Coast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat sense of movement runs throughout ABSTRACT \/ NATURAL.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharacters rooted in folklore and landscape sit alongside reflections on fatherhood, freedom and personal evolution, forming a body of work that feels both intimate and outward-looking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album began life not in a rehearsal room, but on the pages of a poetry book frontman Mez has been writing; a collection of musings on landscape, nature, love, acceptance and letting go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHearing melodies embedded in his words, Mez began presenting fragments to the band as “wonky lullabies”, turning hills, ridges and landmarks into characters: Hen Comb, Pavey Arc, Sergeant Man, The Grey Friar and The Dollywaggon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom there, bandmates Stewart Baxter, Lydia Palmeira and Mick Sanders shaped the music around these narratives, instinctively weaving them into vivid arrangements that collectively present a fully-realised universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Stewart Baxter and Oliver Varga, mixed by James Kenosha and mastered by Stephen Kerrison, ABSTRACT \/ NATURAL was recorded at LIFE’s own studio in Hull (The Moon Factory); a space the band built themselves on the banks of the river and now run as a creative hub for emerging Northern artists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is LIFE’s most expansive and experimental work to date: story-rich, exploratory and beautifully rooted in a sense of place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"Dinked LP - Green, Yellow \u0026 Blue Splatter","offer_id":53072447537494,"sku":"MRM-04248","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/7b894bc3d66179b0f5c3dcfbc121f52c.png?v=1775762896"},{"product_id":"frankie-archer-the-dance-of-death","title":"Frankie Archer - The Dance Of Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrankie Archer has exploded onto the electro folk scene with music that transcends stereotypes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrankie has been featured on ‘Later...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Jools Holland’ and championed by tastemakers at BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the release of her debut EP ‘Never So Red’ (November, 2023), she has supported the likes of The Futureheads and The Last Dinner Party on tour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 'The Dance Of Death', Archer channels these experiences and reconstructs some of the oldest songs in the English canon with fractured, future-facing production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking from archival ballads of obsession, devotion and loss, she warps fiddle lines, processes her own vocals and drives the material with pulsing drum machines and colourful synth arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PURR OF THE BEAR","offers":[{"title":"Dinked LP - Red \u0026 Green Quad Vinyl","offer_id":53072465068374,"sku":"MRM-04261","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/05b4bbfa141fac65afa3e4894acaeda6.jpg?v=1775763038"},{"product_id":"francis-of-delirium-run-run-pure-beauty","title":"Francis Of Delirium - Run, Run Pure Beauty","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrancis of Delirium follows up her acclaimed debut album with Run, Run Pure Beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing the singles ‘Little Black Dress’ and ‘It’s a Beautiful Life’, it serves as an excavation of hope in bleak times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded after coming off tours with both Bôa and Blondshell, the album was produced by Jana Bahrich (Francis of Delirium herself) and long time collaborator Chris Hewett, and mixed by Nicolas Vernhes (Deerhunter, Dirty Projectors, Silver Jews, Wild Nothing).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts eleven songs of discovery, despair and perseverance ultimately serve as a mirror on its creator and is a brilliant next installment in the Francis of Delirium arc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DALLIANCE RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"Dinked LP - Cornetto Red Vinyl","offer_id":53072474145110,"sku":"MRM-04269","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/170d5ba23e33d84f9cb6a2d0f7bdb714.jpg?v=1775763127"},{"product_id":"the-canyon","title":"The Canyon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJJerome87 is the solo moniker of British songwriter, musician and frontman of the critically acclaimed Mercury Prize and Ivor Novello-winning band, alt-J. Recorded in LA alongside producer Carlos De La Gaza, a dedicated group of session musicians and a trio of female vocalists, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Canyon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a collection of alt-J (esque) songs with a Californian, Motown, Blues and Gospel energy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mushroom music Group","offers":[{"title":"Dinked LP","offer_id":53106949980502,"sku":"MRM-04322","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/d102f4c0d71ac06d9a437b3e2026832e.png?v=1776096066"},{"product_id":"picking-petals","title":"Lucia \u0026 The Best Boys - Picking Petals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor nearly two decades, Lucia has been carving out her place as an artist in the UK indie scene. Her latest record, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicking Petals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is the culmination of that hard graft and bold vision — an album rooted in her Scottish upbringing and shaped by the creative community she has built around her in Glasgow and beyond, featuring collaborations with Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES and Abigail Morris of The Last Dinner Party.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLucia’s debut, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBurning Castles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was streamlined and statuesque, built on metronomic beats and synth-led pop. The intention behind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicking Petals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sharpened into focus in the face of this. This time, it was crucial to capture the essence of Lucia \u0026amp; The Best Boys’ live shows— loud and electric. In recent years, Fairfull has shared bills with a new wave of women in alternative music: joining Wolf Alice on their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue Weekend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tour in 2022 and, more recently, opening for the aforementioned The Last Dinner Party. In summer 2024, she toured alongside fellow Scottish icon Shirley Manson on the UK and European leg of Garbage’s live shows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Scottish synchronicity feels poignant. This rich and historical landscape is where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicking Petals \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecame to be, Lucia heading north to write in weather-beaten bothies alongside the band or in solitude. Likewise, the songwriter was insistent that acclaimed alt-pop producer Yves Rothman experience her stomping ground rather than sun-drenched LA, hunkering down in Mogwai’s Castle of Doom studios, a Glasgow townhouse transformed into a citadel of sound. For some people, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicking Petals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will be a coming-of-age album. For Lucia \u0026amp; The Best Boys, it’s just coming home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Communion","offers":[{"title":"Dinked LP","offer_id":53120084312406,"sku":"MRM-04628","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/144d8562e328454428ed00f670889410.png?v=1776261487"},{"product_id":"tricky-different-when-it-s-silent","title":"Tricky - Different When It’s Silent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe legendary artist and producer Tricky today announces his new album, Different When It’s Silent -  one of the most focused and powerful records of his career - a reminder that artists who build their own language never fall out of time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis 15th studio album and first full-length release under his own name in six years, Different When It’s Silent is a direct, focused record that reconnects with the distinctive sonic language that has defined Tricky’s work since his groundbreaking 1995 debut, Maxinquaye.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing a premiere by Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 6 Music, the album’s first single, “Out Of Place” arrives as a powerful closing moment for the record. Featuring longtime collaborator Marta, the track pairs Marta’s restrained vocal with Tricky’s urgent, almost punk-like delivery. The contrast between the two creates a dynamic finale that captures the album’s stripped back intensity. Originally written for Marta’s own album, Tricky ultimately reclaimed “Out Of Place” for Different When It’s Silent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDifferent When It’s Silent follows a prolific period of activity. Since 2020’s Fall to Pieces, Tricky has released music under several different guises, including the collaborative project Lonely Guest, the Fifteen Days project with producer Mike Theis under the name Theis Thaws, and last year’s joint record Out The Way with Marta, al via his own label, False Idols. Yet returning to an album under his own name took on a different shape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“In my mind it was another side project” he explains. But after hearing the material, his manager Alan McGee felt the songs clearly belonged to a Tricky record.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded between Tricky’s home in France and sessions in Bristol, the album draws strongly on the musical community that shaped him. Central to its sound is the voice of Bristol singer Mitch Sanders, whose soulful falsetto runs through much of the record. Their connection reflects a shared musical background and an instinctive chemistry that carries through the performances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross fourteen tracks, Tricky blends skeletal blues, brooding electronics, distorted guitars and stark hip-hop rhythms into a sound that feels both stripped-back and expansive. The album moves fluidly across styles while maintaining the restless experimentation that has defined his work for more than three decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I just love making music” Tricky says. “I’m grateful I’ve had the chance to live this life and keep creating.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"False Idols","offers":[{"title":"DINKED LP","offer_id":53176972968278,"sku":"MRM-04769","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/9aa2e88a1d71863b0f87a9c164212da3.png?v=1776714283"},{"product_id":"hannah-peel-beibei-wang-the-endless-dance","title":"Hannah Peel \u0026 Beibei Wang - The Endless Dance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Endless Dance is the first collaborative album from Northern Irish producer and composer Hannah Peel and Chinese percussionist Beibei Wang. The record is grounded in the strength of ancient concepts, but comes alive with the joy and freedom of play as together, Peel and Wang travel through the 24 solar terms of the Chinese calendar with a cornucopia of sound in tow – synths and prepared piano alongside traditional and unconventional percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is collaged together from recordings made over five days at legendary rural studio Real World, a setting which aligned with the duo’s inspiration from the natural world creating a permanent record of their shared musical landscape, informed by the flora and fauna that emerge and retreat through the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth genre-defying, storied artists in their own right, Peel and Wang met while working on Manchester Collective’s 2023 album NEON and The Endless Dance certainly represents a step-change from the duo’s shared classical backgrounds – but their knowledge and training is also the foundation of its freewheeling audacity, giving them the confidence to trust their instincts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is produced by Mike Lindsay [LUMP, Tunng, Guy Garvey, Jon Hopkins] who, with free rein, brings added energy and creativity to the album, whilst Peel \u0026amp; Wang are also joined by Hyelim Kim on Daegeum, a Korean flute with “colourful overtones on every note”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrack to track, The Endless Dance is unpredictable and unexpected, which is in part due to the genuine curiosity and outside perspectives that each player brought to the sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I am so familiar with Chinese heritage, but I don't see how it can present in electronics, for instance,” says Wang. “Hannah comes in with that direction, to imagine what the sounds could be together.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe characterful richness of the album stems from the commonalities they found in the sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We both come from cultures where story is really important,” explains Peel. “The attention to detail comes from telling a story, and one note can set that off in a different direction.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Endless Dance is a major work from two accomplished, singular artists – but it’s also the sound of mutual curiosity and shared fun, or as Wang puts it: “Two women talking in totally different language that had a wonderful chat.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real World Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53276059992406,"sku":"MRM-04917","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Dinked edition LP","offer_id":53954013135190,"sku":"MRM-05465","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/f69fcad077d8a124568ff7f30743a154.png?v=1777137431"},{"product_id":"outtanational","title":"OUTTANATIONAL","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaking the vibrant rhythms of Afrobeat and then sending them soaring out towards the edge of the cosmos, this Guinea-Conakry via Margate collective are just as at home getting lost in deep funk odysseys as they are racing down a motorik highway with the controls set for the centre of the sun.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA psychedelic quintet with previous working alongside such luminaries as SAULT, Michael Kiwanuka, Little Simz, and Saul Williams - all of which are suitable touchstones for the high level of quality that they deliver on each ebullient track – Pigeon are riding towering grooves that make the Himalayas look like piddly mole hills.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCosmic exploration. Spiritual transformation. Unbridled spontaneity. These are the guiding principles of Pigeon, a psychedelic five-piece rooted in the English seaside town of Margate,yet making music that transcends borders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePigeon are Falle Nioke (vocals, percussion), Graham Godfrey (drums), Josh Ludow (bass), Steve Pringle (keys, synths) and Tom Dream (guitar), musicians whose combined credits include Little Simz, Michael Kiwanuka, SAULT and Saul Williams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir debut album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOUTTANATIONAL\u003c\/em\u003e, is a thrilling collection of partysongs without limits: think William Onyeabor in outer-space or early Hot Chip making motorik afrobeat in a 70s New York loft. Building on a string of acclaimed EPs that have been playlisted on 6Music and led to coveted live slots at UK festivals like Glastonbury, Pigeon have evolved out of Afro-disco territory into something moodier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s an expansive record laced with heady krautrock, post-punk and punk-funk, indebted to the power of the groove and questing to find the meaning of home. Pigeon must fly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Memphis Industries","offers":[{"title":"DINKED LP","offer_id":53320201208150,"sku":"MRM-04987","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/6ff5d1bf113aec1ca57532708aa41c69.png?v=1777390115"},{"product_id":"decoding-birdsong","title":"Decoding Birdsong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManchester-born poet, writer, and producer Antony Szmierek has announced the release of his second album, Decoding Birdsong. Just eighteen months after his critically acclaimed debut, Szmierek returns with a new body of work that signals a clear evolution in both sound and scope. Rooted in his personal touchstones within electronic music, the album pairs expansive, immersive production with his trademark razor-sharp lyricism. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere his debut had been a solo endeavour, Decoding Birdsong brims with collaboration, including Australia’s Pretty Girl, London band Los Bitchos, and Bristol producer 1-800 GIRLS, as well as Imogen and the Knife and indie pop star Ellur. Speaking about the new record, Antony explains “Decoding Birdsong is about choosing to believe in something. Coincidence as a religion. Making your own luck in the face of  oneliness and doubt. The smallest things can feel seminal, seismic and life affirming if you just choose to lean in, but it also asks if this is a dangerous way to live. What happens when your numbers come in? What are the consequences of luck? Should you listen to the birds, or are you only ever going to hear what you want to hear? To help us explore this: a heron, dice, a plummeting airplane, the late-night TV show Aussie Gold Hunters and a fibreglass replica of Godzilla.”  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecoding Birdsong follows the wild success of his debut album, 2025’s Service Station at the End of the Universe, which launched Antony into a whirlwind of Glastonbury, Jools Holland, and repeat BBC airplay. He’s sold out venues across the UK and Europe, and in February 2026 performed to 20,000 while closing Solomun’s Alexandra Palace shows. The former English teacher had been working at a college for special needs students when his blend of spoken word and dance music started taking off, earning him accolades such as 6Music’s Artist of the Year in 2023 following his Poems To Dance To EP, and frequent comparisons to Mike Skinner, Jarvis Cocker and John Cooper Clarke. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monorail Music","offers":[{"title":"Dinked edition - Blue \u0026 black ”Marble Warble” Edition","offer_id":53419457053014,"sku":"MRM-05092","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/75ed75a6c32d8fa9e5d8e8e46ee4d663.png?v=1777905262"},{"product_id":"pills-n-thrills-and-bellyaches","title":"Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released in 1990 by Happy Mondays, Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches captured the chaotic, euphoric spirit of the Madchester movement, blending indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves into a sound that helped reshape British alternative music. Featuring era-defining tracks such as “Step On” and “Kinky Afro,” the record became both a commercial breakthrough and a cultural snapshot of a generation fuelled by dance culture and Northern nightlife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than three decades later, its grooves, attitude and genre-blurring production still resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, influencing modern indie and electronic artists alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"London Records Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Dinked edition - Yellow + blue split colour vinyl","offer_id":53446402212182,"sku":"MRM-05097","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/ee443a9ddd1568f9685580ecd5858957.png?v=1777997715"},{"product_id":"ebbb-shallow-hits","title":"Ebbb - Shallow Hits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scope, variety and ambition of Ebbb’s debut album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Shallow Hits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is clear from the off. “Come Alive” whirs into being quietly before morphing into a sun-kissed, radiant piece of calypso-esque electronic pop; the Latin-flavoured “Now You Know” feels destined to soundtrack sun-drenched festivals this summer; “Shallow Hits” is as deft and detailed as it is big, bold and euphoric; while the wonky yet propulsive charge of “Side On” sounds like a drum ‘n’ bass club and church choir combined. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fervent eclecticism and unpredictable restlessness underpins the album. Latterly the record dives into the moody technoid textures and multi-layered harmonies that characterised their debut EP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e All At Once\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - exemplified by ‘Youth’ and the closing track “I’m Not Enough” that lands an emotional gut punch to an album that is already littered with them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbbb are exploring far and wide, deep and vast, yet they do so via an approach that remains unmistakably them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Shallow Hits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an album bursting with ideas, textures, rhythms, detail and emotion. A bold and singular debut record from a group who truly do not sound like anyone else right now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir visceral live performances, coupled with a building hype for their EP from supporters across press and radio culminated with NME awarding them a coveted spot in their 100 Essential Emerging Artists of 2025 list.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ninja Tune","offers":[{"title":"Dinked edition - Clear with pink and yellow splatter vinyl","offer_id":53463783997782,"sku":"MRM-05102","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/10477f0b1c944de5318250d7b8a9857d.png?v=1778066018"},{"product_id":"youre-gonna-need-a-little-music","title":"You're Gonna Need A Little Music","description":"","brand":"Island","offers":[{"title":"Dinked edition - Red with black splatter vinyl","offer_id":53488519709014,"sku":"MRM-05111","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/5419f4918d5ce87492ebaccb13713f48.png?v=1778076688"},{"product_id":"bloc-party-anatomy-of-a-brief-romance","title":"Bloc Party - Anatomy Of A Brief Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBloc Party\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e’s place in hearts \u0026amp; minds was never up for debate, but the past four years have reaffirmed that position and simultaneously ignited the a new passion with fans young \u0026amp; old. From touring the world with their friends Paramore to headlining a sold out Crystal Palace Park, performing songs from their seminal debut Silent Alarm through to the constant reinvention of their more recent work, before returning to Reading \u0026amp; Leeds last year to enormous crowds.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow, propelled by this renewed energy and buoyed by their biggest year of touring in two decades, Bloc Party are ready to release their next album; a narrative work examining a year-long relationship in intimate and often brutal detail, realised in the studio with the legendary \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrevor Horn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKele, Russell, Louise \u0026amp; Harry continue to stake their claim on people’s affections with a co-headline UK \u0026amp; Europe arena tour with Interpol this autumn as well as a run of massive outdoor shows in the US with Muse.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cOnTAGIOUS LTD","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53608563802454,"sku":"MRM-05181","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Recycled Black Vinyl","offer_id":53608563835222,"sku":"MRM-05182","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Edition Recycled Red Vinyl","offer_id":53608563867990,"sku":"MRM-05183","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dinked edition LP","offer_id":53608580055382,"sku":"MRM-05184","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/75e23f35ccf10dc1e49d1879a972189a.jpg?v=1778577079"},{"product_id":"the-mighty-lemon-drops-happy-head","title":"The Mighty Lemon Drops - Happy Head","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Derek Jarman and John Peel-approved The Mighty Lemon Drops lit the world up during the late 80s into the mid-90s, playing an important role in that influential c86 scene.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd now we’re celebrating 4 decades of the shimmering\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHappy Head\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand its ringing guitars and vibrant blend of psychedelia and post-punk energy. The Dinked Archive edition is newly remastered from the original tapes and has been boosted with a bonus 7” featuring the early ‘Dreamworld’ versions of ‘Something Happens’ and ‘Now She’s Gone’.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMake your head happy and score a slice of history!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst released in 1986 on Geoff Travis’ ‘Blue Guitar’ label,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHappy Head\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the debut album from Wolverhampton’s The Mighty Lemon Drops. Produced by Stephen Street, fresh from his work with The Smiths, the record shimmers with ringing guitars and a vibrant blend of psychedelia and post-punk energy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes the singles, ’The Other Side Of You’ and ‘My Biggest Thrill’, alongside the title track, ‘Happy Head’ - a song which first appeared on C86 - NME’s now iconic compilation that helped define a generation of indie guitar music. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album also features a re-recorded version of ‘Like An Angel’, the band’s breakthrough independent single.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewly remastered from the original tapes by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering to mark the album’s 40th anniversary. Pressed on 140g black and red marbled vinyl, accompanied by a bonus black 7” featuring the early ‘Dreamworld’ versions of ‘Something Happens’ and ‘Now She’s Gone’. Assembled with the assistance of the band who have provided a new introductory sleeve note. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chrysalis","offers":[{"title":"Dinked LP","offer_id":53638844875094,"sku":"MRM-05241","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/1e16edd34debf93860f5f75b60fcea4e.png?v=1778685032"},{"product_id":"mystery-jets-a-hole-to-see-the-sky-through","title":"Mystery Jets - A Hole To See The Sky Through","description":"\u003cp\u003eMystery Jets return with ‘A Hole To See The Sky Through’, a conceptually rich new album that acts as the inward-facing counterpart to ‘Curve of the Earth’, shifting focus from vast external landscapes to the intimate ways we perceive and process the world. Inspired by Yoko Ono’s artwork of the same name (used with permission as the cover art) and her recent London exhibition, the record embraces the idea of finding meaning, hope, and perspective through absence, limitation, and reframing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMystery Jets are a highly regarded London-based indie rock band, known for their evolving, critically acclaimed albums and captivating live performances. They have been recognized with a prestigious Ivor Novello Award nomination, achieved multiple chart-reaching albums and singles, and are often noted for their distinctive songwriting and artistic longevity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fiction Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53639358611798,"sku":"MRM-05245","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":53639358742870,"sku":"MRM-05246","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Edition Blue Vinyl LP","offer_id":53639358775638,"sku":"MRM-05247","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"DINKED LP","offer_id":53639471759702,"sku":"MRM-05250","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/INT_20260513_1520_152323_691_p_Mystery_Jets_-_A_Hole_To_See_The_Sky_Through_Sales_Notes_-_RETAIL_1_001.png?v=1778686761"},{"product_id":"getdown-services-massive-champion","title":"Getdown Services - Massive Champion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn odyssey of anarchic joy, seditious wit and boundless energy, the album finds Josh Law and Ben Sadler pushing deeper into the singular world they have been building for years, while opening up new emotional and lyrical ground. Written in green rooms, on long car journeys and in the gaps between relentless touring, it stands as their boldest and most expansive statement to date, an ode to childhood, British cultural detritus and the absurd poetry of everyday life, distilling everything that has made Getdown Services one of the most exhilarating and unpredictable bands around. In the band’s words it is “about self pity and realising that maybe all of the healing your inner child stuff you hear about isn’t actually total bollocks. Musically and lyrically I think it’s about us trying to clean up our act a bit.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breakfast Records","offers":[{"title":"Dinked edition - Half \u0026 half white \u0026 gold vinyl","offer_id":53930362241366,"sku":"MRM-05401","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/Getdown-Services-packshot.png?v=1779274475"},{"product_id":"formal-sppeedwear-punch-card","title":"Formal Sppeedwear - Punch Card","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStoke-On-Trent’s most tuned-in and turned-out trio are releasing debut album Punch Card, which might be the avant-garde pop record of the year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDriven by a desire for sonic collage and bolstered by lateral thinking, ‘Punch Card’ is a crafty lesson in how, with touches of masterful manipulation, the collision of opposing forces can cause sparks to fly and an irrepressible need to dance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Our aim is to undermine anything leaning too far one way or the other. We shoot for homogeneity - if it sounds good and its component parts can't be pulled out, we’ve matched the job description,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e they say of finding balance in their desire to ‘pull the rug’ musically whenever listeners least expect it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuch like the typo in their name, now proudly worn by the band as a badge of honour, the result is an album of happy accidents that truly embody their audiences’ visceral knee-jerk reactions. The cut-out windows of an eighties protocomputer punch card that line the sleeve offer a portal into Formal Sppeedwear’s universe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter signing with melodic in 2023, the trio’s now sold out 2024 debut EP - a self-titled, self-produced 12” sample of elastic bass arrangements, leaping guitar motifs and sparse, un-assuming percussive work - picked up notable fans at BBC 6 Music and helped to secure shows around the country with the likes of Fat Dog, Preoccupations, Warmduscher and Divorce. A legion of listeners grew, barraging Instagram DMs curious to unearth the mystery behind their idiosyncratic, off-kilter lyrics – usually a product of Beck’s phonetically-associated wordplay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProlific in their output, the band diligently produced Punch Card themselves with mastering from Paul D. Millar (Slug Bug). Led by a preference for sonic variety, they even discarded three tracks not belonging on the record; not because they didn’t fit - but because they did. Through their boomerang voice notes and a sense of telepathy that only college friends bonded by Neu! and Yellow Magic Orchestra could possess, they explain; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“There’s definitely a subconscious level to what we do but it’s always driven by what works sonically. The real challenge becomes how to recreate it live.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlame those tracks which formed quickly when raw ideas and lyrics flowed from jam sessions in their Tremolo rehearsal room. Jagged, punchy ‘Indecent’ was largely improvised by the trio as a single recorded live take, and ‘The Ballad of DCB’ (avid bookworms in Stoke may have an inkling as to the meaning behind its acronym) was wrangled from a spritely brink of uncertainty after twilight tinkering powered a plethora of jangling guitar lines. Live staple ‘Wait (Hatchet Gets a New Hide) serves as collage of ideas and melodies harking back to the early days of Sppeedwear, completed on a Tascam 488 cassette recorder. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut, between joyfully jarring twists and turns, it is a rare moment of wistfulness which offers the biggest hint to the album’s wider Punch Card themes. A turning point in the recording process, finale ‘Friedrich Backs Up Nothing’ shimmers with strange atmospheres and sound-manipulated cellos; lyrically considering how history might react to the world today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormal Sppeedwear may look and sound something like pop, but Punch Card emerges through collision, constraint, and chance - much like the stamped out geometry that inspired its artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melodic","offers":[{"title":"DINKED LP","offer_id":53990149914966,"sku":"MRM-05560","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/STANDARD-ARTWORK.png?v=1779724346"},{"product_id":"grandmas-house-baby-you-re-a-winner","title":"Grandma's House - Baby You’re a Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Baby You’re A Winner’ is a perfect illustration of the elevated musicality of the album that bears its name. Linking up across the record’s twelve tracks with producer Ali Chant (PJ Harvey, Perfume Genius, Yard Act), Baby You’re A Winner showcases a real levelling up for Grandmas House: more layered and involved than their trio of previous EPs - Grandmas House (2021), Who Am I (2023), Anything For You (2025) - with a greater focus on the use of vocals and harmonies to embolden the meticulously crafted arrangements. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s the sound of the quartet - Yasmin Berndt (guitar, vocals), Poppy Dodgson (vocal, drums), Zoë Zinsmeister (bass, vocals) and Polly Jessett (guitar) - bringing a greater sense of nuance and space to their music, while deploying myriad genres to maximum effect. From the righteous, elasticated rock of recent single ‘DOG’ to the syncopated post-punk and brass blasts of ‘Dance’ and on to the chamber folk ambiance of closer ‘Spring’, Baby You’re A Winner is the most authentic, realised portrait of Grandmas House to date. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe songs here navigate a precarious balancing act between sadness and catharsis, ultimately landing in a place of salvation - the product of the band’s tight-knit friendship, this album is their gift to the world, born from a period of grief and hardship but emerging from the other side with profound love and strength. It’s a testament that even when the odds are against you, anyone can be a winner. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“We wrote this album about the existential crisis of going through life,” explain the band. “It’s about love and infatuation but also about grief and loneliness. It’s emotional, powerful, sad and a good time all at once.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brace Yourself","offers":[{"title":"DINKED LP","offer_id":53990382993750,"sku":"MRM-05561","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/Album-cover.png?v=1779725088"},{"product_id":"put-a-smile-on-for-me","title":"Put A Smile On For Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome artists don’t ask permission; they just land in your gut and stay there. Some records arrive polished and pristine. Others bleed the moment you press play. On their debut album ‘Put A Smile On For Me’, the fast-rising London four-piece Keo choose the latter. Raw, bruised, and unflinchingly self-aware, their first full-length release captures the emotional fallout of love, guilt, shame, and self-destruction with a clarity that feels almost confrontational. The record captures a band documenting themselves in real time, preserving every fracture, ugly thought and moment of collapse without compromise. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlending grunge intensity, shoegaze textures and confessional songwriting, the record draws on the charged candour of artists including Led Zeppelin, Sun Kil Moon and Smashing Pumpkins, while carrying the lyrical directness and storytelling instinct of artists like Radiohead. Across its 11 tracks, Keo move between moments of towering vulnerability and total collapse, pairing brooding atmospheres with melodies that feel built to be screamed back in over-spilling rooms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Island","offers":[{"title":"Dinked edition - Yellow marble vinyl","offer_id":54019825992022,"sku":"MRM-05638","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/Keo-album-artwork.png?v=1779962789"},{"product_id":"meryl-streek-stories-they-don-t-teach-you-at-school","title":"Meryl Streek - Stories They Don’t Teach You At School","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuch like a teacher, Meryl Streek imparts his knowledge and lived experiences to all who are willing to listen.  His third album, ‘Stories They Don’t Teach You At School’, serves as an alternative form of education, delivered through a visceral blend of factual soundbites and raw emotion, loops and samples, guitars and bass. The lyrics resonate with core values of compassion, resilience, and community—themes rarely explored within a classroom setting or seen in today's fragmented society. By prioritising conviction over commercial success, the Dublin artist's outspokenness may invite controversy. Yet beneath the fervor lies a profound desire for positive social change at home in Ireland, and beyond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeryl Streek returned to Darkland Studios in Dublin to fine-tune the recordings previously made in a shed at the back of his ma's garden. Here he continued the genre-blurring nature of his earlier work, enticing listeners toward dissonant landscapes and hypnotic rhythms. Gentle piano tones collide with abrasive synths, creating a striking tension between beauty and noise. Streek tempers his rage when appropriate, integrating atmospheric textures and pop sensibilities into his ever-expanding sonic collage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs is tradition with any Meryl Streek record, ‘Stories They Don’t Teach You At School’ unearths many uncomfortable truths. ‘Rotten Fruit’ examines media manipulation and the numbing proliferation of misinformation, all soundtracked by synth-punk. With gliding keys and a crunchy bassline, ‘Council Estates’ critiques systemic government failures affecting the working class. ‘Kelly’ is a slice of electronica that details an ongoing criminal investigation, currently classified as a “Contested Cause of Death”. The indie pop of 'The Chancer' brings much-needed attention to landlord politicians. As the album progresses, the mission remains absolute: to provide a voice for the voiceless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo amplify these narratives, Meryl Streek handpicked a diverse group of collaborators for the project. ‘Rotten Fruit’ features Steve Ignorant of anarcho-punk collective CRASS. ‘Depression’ opens with a touching recording of the late Liam Norton, close friend and former touring companion, while Pete Holidai of The Radiators From Space contributes guitars on the song. Comedian Phill Jupitus provides the spoken outro for ‘The Chancer'. ‘Housing For All’ incorporates audio from Derelict Ireland campaigners Frank O’Connor and Jude Sherry. Venn Records owner and Gallows guitarist Laurent ‘Lags’ Barnard joins forces with Adebisi Shank bassist Vinny McCreith on the aggressive ‘Bullet,’ while Sophie Porter of Other Half provides bass guitar for ‘Life is Not a Rehearsal’. The album concludes with a three-minute spoken word piece by Frankie McNamara, the viral creator behind ‘Meditations for the Anxious Mind’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn her 1990 protest anthem “Black Boys on Mopeds,” the late Sinead O’Connor warned, “To say what you feel is to dig your own grave”. With this release, Meryl Streek firmly holds the shovel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Venn Records","offers":[{"title":"DINKED LP","offer_id":54064418455894,"sku":"MRM-05687","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/Album-artwork-19.png?v=1780328529"},{"product_id":"the-mary-wallopers-paddywhackery","title":"The Mary Wallopers - PADDYWHACKERY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDundalk’s finest The Mary Wallopers have announced details of their third album – produced by The Coral’s James Skelly and packed with their own songs - a new single and their biggest headline tour to date, including arena shows in Scotland and Ireland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaddywhackery follows up 2023’s hugely acclaimed Irish Rock’n’Roll. That album saw the band grow in confidence, writing their own songs for the first time. Paddywhackery finds them leaping forwards to create an album that sounds like it’s been made by a band with a tightness and a power that’s unparalleled in music right now. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded in an intense two-week period in Liverpool with producer James Skelly and engineer Chris Taylor, Paddywhackery lets the band’s grand wildness shine through and allows their songs to flow out of the speakers with the kind of verve and potency that will make you - the listener - press play again, and again, and again. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAndrew and Charles Hendy on the album: “It’s mainly about the fact that people would call us “paddywhackery” because we are too Irish or whatever, but it’s all very fucking hip to be Irish the last couple of years, and maybe that’s performative too, it’s very sincere. If all you do is serious songs, it sterilises everything. It becomes like there’s only one human emotion and its seriousness. People are terrified of being laughed at. If people are going to call us paddywhackery anyway, we might as well just call the album Paddywhackery. So its more of a “fuck you” than anything else. We want to spread like a virus and destroy anyone who thinks they are above The Mary Wallopers”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BC records","offers":[{"title":"DINKED LP","offer_id":54080794001750,"sku":"MRM-05731","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":54081984561494,"sku":"MRM-05742","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":54081999143254,"sku":"MRM-05743","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/paddywhackery.png?v=1780480441"},{"product_id":"bossanova","title":"BOSSANOVA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContinuing their 40th anniversary celebrations, Pixies announce previously unreleased songs dating from 1987 to 1991 as part of remasters of their albums Bossanova and Trompe le Monde being released on 11th September. In addition to being available on CD, digital and standard black vinyl formats, two special limited-edition vinyl pressings exclusive to Dinked’s newly launched Dinked International Editions will contain four unearthed songs – ‘Dig For Fire (Albini Version)’, ‘Go Man Go’, ‘Brackish Boy’, and ‘Punk Loop’. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDinked's new expansion as \"Dinked International Editions,\" is in partnership with 50 stores in the UK, Ireland and the USA. Their exclusive Bossanova oxblood vinyl package will include a 16-page, 10” replica of the original UK booklet (featuring incorrect tracklisting) and a 7” of the songs ‘Dig For Fire (Albini Version) and ‘Go Man Go’. Trompe le Monde will be available on sky blue vinyl and include a 7” with the songs ‘Brackish Boy’ and ‘Punk Loop’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBossanova and Trompe Le Monde were both remastered by Kevin Vanbergen who has been working through the band’s tape archive to create new Dolby Atmos mixes as well as high-res masters of the band’s catalogue, including both their Live at The BBC and Complete B-Sides compilations (the latter due out on 26th June).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide A of the Bossanova 7” is a Steve Albini recording of ‘Dig For Fire’ recorded in late 1987 during the sessions for Surfer Rosa, and sounding far removed from the version they released almost 3 years later. Side B is ‘Go Man Go’, a once near-mythical Black Francis and Kim Deal co-write that was recorded by both Pixies and The Breeders during the album sessions for Bossanova and Last Splash respectively but failed to make the cut for either. Outside of appearing on a bootleg tape of Breeders demos and them airing it a few times live at the time, the song faded from view until 2023 when, upon discovering the lost master for it, The Breeders included their version on their 30th anniversary reissue of Last Splash. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the Trompe le Monde bonus 7”, Side A is ‘Brackish Boy’, known more as a Frank Black song as he recorded it again for his eponymous 1993 debut solo album. This early version has been mastered direct from the album session tape and with no post-production. The flip side features the least conventional track of the four, ‘Punk Loop’. It was recorded in 1991 during the Trompe le Monde sessions, labelled simply as ‘Punk Loop’ MSTR. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“[Bossanova] expertly maintained the Pixies’ abrasive-but-endearing mix of boy\/girl harmonies, flip-flopping structure, and freewheeling guitar jabs, while folding in bits of surf-rock, bizarre sci-fi lyrics, and some sweet, hook-heavy choruses.” – Pitchfork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A kinda-concept record featuring cleaner production, sturdier surf-rock hooks, and daydreamy, intergalactic imagery, the Boston quartet’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethird full-length brought them to new commercial heights, becoming the band’s highest charting album on both sides of the Atlantic.” - Spin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"DINKED LP","offer_id":54093861323094,"sku":"MRM-05833","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/Pixies-Bossanova.png?v=1780580808"},{"product_id":"trompe-le-monde","title":"TROMPE LE MONDE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContinuing their 40th anniversary celebrations, Pixies announce previously unreleased songs dating from 1987 to 1991 as part of remasters of their albums Bossanova and Trompe le Monde being released on 11th September. In addition to being available on CD, digital and standard black vinyl formats, two special limited-edition vinyl pressings exclusive to Dinked’s newly launched Dinked International Editions will contain four unearthed songs – ‘Dig For Fire (Albini Version)’, ‘Go Man Go’, ‘Brackish Boy’, and ‘Punk Loop’. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDinked's new expansion as \"Dinked International Editions,\" is in partnership with 50 stores in the UK, Ireland and the USA. Their exclusive Bossanova oxblood vinyl package will include a 16-page, 10” replica of the original UK booklet (featuring incorrect tracklisting) and a 7” of the songs ‘Dig For Fire (Albini Version) and ‘Go Man Go’. Trompe le Monde will be available on sky blue vinyl and include a 7” with the songs ‘Brackish Boy’ and ‘Punk Loop’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBossanova and Trompe Le Monde were both remastered by Kevin Vanbergen who has been working through the band’s tape archive to create new Dolby Atmos mixes as well as high-res masters of the band’s catalogue, including both their Live at The BBC and Complete B-Sides compilations (the latter due out on 26th June).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide A of the Bossanova 7” is a Steve Albini recording of ‘Dig For Fire’ recorded in late 1987 during the sessions for Surfer Rosa, and sounding far removed from the version they released almost 3 years later. Side B is ‘Go Man Go’, a once near-mythical Black Francis and Kim Deal co-write that was recorded by both Pixies and The Breeders during the album sessions for Bossanova and Last Splash respectively but failed to make the cut for either. Outside of appearing on a bootleg tape of Breeders demos and them airing it a few times live at the time, the song faded from view until 2023 when, upon discovering the lost master for it, The Breeders included their version on their 30th anniversary reissue of Last Splash. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the Trompe le Monde bonus 7”, Side A is ‘Brackish Boy’, known more as a Frank Black song as he recorded it again for his eponymous 1993 debut solo album. This early version has been mastered direct from the album session tape and with no post-production. The flip side features the least conventional track of the four, ‘Punk Loop’. It was recorded in 1991 during the Trompe le Monde sessions, labelled simply as ‘Punk Loop’ MSTR. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“a powerful finale, recasting the ingredients that had caused fans to fall so deeply in love with the Boston foursome in the first place.” - Pitchfork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Comprising even its most manic, dense and outlandish elements, Trompe Le Monde is both Pixies’ purest pop triumph and most daring release.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- The Quietus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Pixies in their prime… ensuring that young bands would continue to mine their inimitable combination of freaked-out whimsy for inspiration.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Stereogum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"DINKED LP","offer_id":54093897204054,"sku":"MRM-05835","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/Pixies-Trompe-le-Monde.png?v=1780581113"},{"product_id":"3","title":"3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenelope Isles returns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a brief disappearance into solo records and restless touring, Wolter siblings Jack and Lily resurface with 3: a record drenched in salt and sun, with the tide pulling at its edges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree years have gone by since the band’s last show. Somewhere in between, life happened. Lily spent six months in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, trading songs for surfboards and stepping back from music for the first time in years. When Jack went out on the road with CMAT, Lily started a band of her own. ‘3’ is the sound of this magnetic songwriting duo finding each other again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bella Union","offers":[{"title":"Dinked edition - ‘Hot Wings’ red \u0026 blue vinyl","offer_id":54143756697942,"sku":"MRM-05928","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/Album-sleeve.png?v=1781008335"}],"url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/collections\/dinked-editions.oembed","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}