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“Laying On New Waves” the 2000s COLLECTION. Two definitive collections celebrating the 21st-century solo work of Peter Murphy, one of alternative music’s most distinctive and influential voices.

This deluxe collection brings together key Peter Murphy solo recordings from 2001 to 2017, alongside rare remixes and an extensive selection of live material, presenting one of alternative music’s most distinctive artists at his most prolific and creatively adventurous.

Available as 10-Disc and 9-LP vinyl box sets, “Laying On New Waves” brings together Peter Murphy’s acclaimed solo recordings from 2001–2017, featuring newly remastered audio, rare archival material and an extensively illustrated hardback book with contributions from John Robb, ANOHNI and Youth, plus an exclusive new interview with Peter himself.

The 9-LP edition features the vinyl debuts of “Dust”, “Unshattered”, “Alive Just For Love” and “Bare-Boned And Sacred”. Beautifully curated and packed with rare material, these landmark collections are a must-have for fans and collectors alike. Available for pre-order now with release on 4th December, 2026. Limited signed art print exclusively available through the official Peter Murphy store.

Also three substantial live releases documenting different chapters of Murphy’s career. ‘Mr Moonlight Tour – 35 Years of Peter Murphy’ captures Murphy revisiting the music of Bauhaus and his solo career, while ‘Alive Just For Love’ presents an extensive live set spanning his remarkable catalogue. ‘Bare-Boned and Sacred’ offers another compelling live portrait, featuring material from across Murphy’s career. The DVD edition of ‘Mr Moonlight Tour – 35 Years of Peter Murphy’ adds a visual dimension to the collection, presenting the concert in full and capturing Murphy and his band performing a set that includes landmark Bauhaus material alongside songs from his solo catalogue.

Each album has been remastered, delivering enhanced clarity while remaining faithful to the original recordings. Housed in premium packaging and presented in a deluxe rigid bookcase- style box, the collection has been designed as a comprehensive archival edition for collectors and long-time fans alike.

At the heart of the set is an extensive hardback book featuring newly commissioned writing and rare archival material. Acclaimed author and broadcaster John Robb contributes an in-depth essay exploring Murphy’s remarkable creative evolution, while ANOHNI provides a personal foreword reflecting on Murphy’s enduring artistic influence. Long- time collaborator and producer Youth offers his own perspective on Murphy’s fearless musical journey and creative partnership.

The book also includes a brand- new interview with Peter Murphy, offering fresh insight into the making of the albums, alongside previously unpublished family photographs, rare studio & live images, and archival material drawn from throughout the period. Stylishly art- directed throughout, the package reflects the elegant visual aesthetic that has always accompanied Murphy’s music.

 From the orchestral beauty of ‘Dust’ and the introspective qualities of ‘Unshattered’ to the adventurous songwriting of ‘Ninth’, the powerful modern rock of ‘Lion’, the rare ‘Lion’ remixes and the extensive live recordings across ‘Mr Moonlight Tour’, ‘Alive Just For Love’ and ‘Bare- Boned and Sacred’, this collection charts an artist who continually reinvented himself while remaining unmistakably unique.

Beautifully produced and comprehensively curated, “Laying On New Waves: The 2000s Collection is an essential celebration of Peter Murphy’s extraordinary solo catalogue, bringing together his major studio recordings, rare remixes and extensive live material in one definitive collection.

Alongside rare remixes and an extensive selection of live material, presenting one of alternative music’s most distinctive artists at his most prolific and creatively adventurous. Released in conjunction with Peter Murphy, this collection spans atmospheric studio albums, reimagined recordings and acclaimed live performances, charting Murphy’s singular artistic vision across more than fifteen years of inspired work.

Fresh off after the release of their live debut triple album, Big Thief have launched the Big Thief Live Archive, where fans can listen to “fully mixed concerts from the recent and distant past” for free, a press release notes. Inspired by drummer James Krivchenia’s love of the Grateful Dead’s extensive catalog of live albums, Big Thief’s version presently currently includes 10 sets, with a new performance to be added on the second Tuesday of every month moving forward.

”Every show we play holds a different energy,” the band wrote in a statement. “The songs are always changing and sound different every night, and we spend so much more time on the road than in studios, and so we felt a desire to create something that captures the ever-undulating aliveness of our music through time.”

Timed to the archive’s launch, Big Thief have also released a live cut of “Incomprehensible” from an April performance in Dublin.

Dear friends,

For the last couple of years we’ve been creating a Big Thief Live Archive website, where you can find full, mixed concerts from the recent and distant past.

Every show we play holds a different energy. The songs are always changing and sound different every night, and we spend so much more time on the road than in studios, and so we felt a desire to create something that captures the ever-undulating aliveness of our music through time. In 2019 we started recording all of our shows. There are 10 shows up on the Archive right now and we will be adding new ones on the second Tuesday of every month hopefully forever. It’s all free. We made the website interactive so that you can choose tracks and make your own playlists.

Also, we are looking for a few things to help add to the Archive so if you have any of the below you can email bigthiefarchive@gmail.com:

-multi-tracks of shows before 2019, -pictures of setlists, -photos/videos. -posters -art (send us what you make!)

If you see anything wrong or off on the site, or have useful feedback, let us know at bigthiefarchive@gmail.com.

Mostly captured by Alice Wilder and al and Mixed by @faaaaab

archive.bigthief.net

Thank you so much to all who have come out to our shows over the years, it’s been such a treat revisiting these. We love you so much! Warmly, Big Thief

Recorded in two locations – Hydra and Hamburg – over the summer of 2024, the 11 tracks of “Only You Left” 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.

“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, “Only You Left”. “It comes naturally,” adds singer and bassist Esmé Hand-Halford, “it’s not something we consciously do.”

Through 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.

“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.”

By 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.

A defining new chapter for Marika Hackman. Known for her unique lyrical perspective, vocal prowess, and distinctive guitar skills, Hackman again showcases her deft multi- instrumentalism, having played almost every instrument across her catalogue. Galvanised into fresh creation as the architect of her own sonic world, she navigates the spectrum of emotion that arises upon reaching life’s milestones. Across the record, she explores grief, a deeper understanding of the passage of time, and the swell of appreciation towards a newfound safety, all cut through with strands of hope in the face of chaotic times.

As the producer behind the album, Hackman quietly pioneered her own production style through hours of playful experimentation at her East London studio. Armed with a small jazz kit, a few select microphones, and an esoteric instrument collection gathered over twenty years of music making, she took inspiration from the dry sense of realism and rawness of early noughties radio. Honed from almost entirely acoustic instruments, immediate drums offer a backbone to syncopated mandolins, earthy sub harmonium, urgent pianos, and layered strings arranged by Hackman herself.

The production was solidified at Ramsgate’s Big Jelly Studios (aided by previous collaborator Charlie Andrew and Polly Mackey, aka Art School Girlfriend), making use of the converted chapel’s acoustics and subtle field recordings of the Kent shoreline, fireworks, and church bells, before being mixed by David Wrench (The XX, Frank Ocean, Caribou).

Lyrically, Hackman introduces new characters that speak back to her. On the bittersweet opening track ’33’, a children’s choir personifies nostalgic fear, while on ‘Half Painted Dog’, a reassuring choir responds to a love letter written to her pet. The record also features her most directly personal song to date, ‘Hello Sunshine’, a poignant ode to her grandmother set over strummed guitar and close-recorded bowed strings. Ultimately, “False Dogs” balances darkness with light, closing on ‘Crimson’ as a final landing place that offers small vignettes of everyday beauty

The Doors “Live in Copenhagen” presents a previously unreleased concert recorded at Falkoner Centret in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 17th, 1968.

The 2-LP set pressed on crystal-clear vinyl features the entire early show, including electrifying performances of “Break On Through (To The Other Side),” “Light My Fire” and “Hello, I Love You,” among others.

The Doors had made their first trip outside the U.S. in 1968; near the height of their popularity and driven to top the Jefferson Airplane (with whom they shared the bill on a couple of stops), the band was electrifying on their European tour. “Live in Copenhagen, 1968” features the L.A. quartet’s September 17th early show at the city’s Falkoner Centret in its entirety, pairing classics like “Light My Fire” and then-current hit “Hello, I Love You” with such deeper cuts as a full version of “Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)” and “The Wasp (Texas Radio & The Big Beat),” which wouldn’t see release until “L.A. Woman“. Originally a limited edition Record Store Day release, “Live in Copenhagen, 1968” captures Jim Morrison and company at their most focused and forceful – it’s a must for fans of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers.

Futurismo are proud to present Devo’s Nitrous Nightmare Halloween Live ‘75. Never before released, or heard in it’s entirety, this legendary live performance is presented here in it’s full chaotic glory on limited edition 2xLP and 2xCD.

The live release all hardcore Devo fans have been waiting for, “Nitrous Nightmare” demonstrates a band harnessing their artistic greatness in the purest of forms. This mythic performance captures Devo perfecting some of their most iconic concepts in the raw. Expertly restored, this live recording makes for a thrilling experience, it also captures Devo as a lightening rod for hostility.

On Halloween 1975, Devo took the stage at the WHK Auditorium in Cleveland, in a supporting capacity for jazz legend Sun Ra, to perform for a raucous crowd dressed in the finest of Halloween cliché. Already riding high on Nitrous Oxide and booze supplied by the sponsoring radio station, this unaware horde was expecting to see a slick cover band churning out renditions of Bad Company hits, only to be subjected to an act of subversive performance art that would send the growingly aggravated crowd into eventual meltdown. Physical threats ensued, but Devo played on.

Acting as a live companion release to Futurismo’s much lauded Art Devo, the tracklist featured here showcases the origins of de-evolution theory in a live setting. These songs would become some of their most famous material, with this recording believed to be the very first time ‘Jocko Homo’ was performed in front of a live audience; the full 12 minute version documented here is sure to please fans, even if it displeased the urban hippies and horror masked onlookers that evening. Whilst Devo may have felt they were trapped inside a negative energy vortex during that era, it is clear in retrospect that the band was using this energy to carve out the genesis of a sonic and visual art that has truly stood the test of time. The music performed that evening would mutate culture for decades to come, long after the denizens of the auditorium packed away their cheap vampire costumes and returned to their day jobs.

Spanning 2xLP’s of unreleased live material, most of which has never been heard before, this wondrous performance draws purely from that integral early history. Mixed and mastered directly from recordings kept in the bands personal vaults, this live collection showcases why Devo was, and still is, one of the most important bands in American history. De-evolution is real. The art of Devo is real. Here is the evidence.

This 2xLP is housed in a gloss laminated wide spined sleeve. It has a tracklist that has been sourced directly from the archives, and contains colour inner sleeves and a fold-out containing archival imagery and liner notes by Gerald V Casale. 

Reissue of Mercury Rev’s 1993 album “Boces”. “Boces” has been newly remastered by Henry Rudkins at Air Studios and is available on black vinyl and CD.

Hailing from Buffalo, New York, Mercury Rev are one of the US’s most well-respected bands, always experimenting and continually reinventing. The Guardian called them “a rarity in indie rock: a band who have continually evolved their sound, pushing at the boundaries of what rock music actually means… borrowing from jazz, funk, doo-wop, techno, folk and more along the way.”

“Boces” is an important record in their discography, a grand and epic part of their story. The songs came from the whole band, and the recording process really allowed everyone’s freak flags to fly, partly thanks to their first major label recording budget. The opening 10-minute epic “Meth of a Rockette’s Kick” lets you know this album will be like nothing you’ve heard before.

Originally released in 1970, Egg was the debut album from the London progressive rock trio of Dave Stewart, Mont Campbell and Clive Brooks. Emerging from the late-60s British underground, the band developed a distinctive keyboard-led sound, blending prog and psychedelia with jazz and classical influences.  

Featuring tracks including “While Growing My Hair,” “I Will Be Absorbed” and the ambitious “Symphony No. 2,”the album is a cult favourite of early British prog. More than 50 years on, Egg remains an inventive and distinctive record, with plenty to appeal to established prog fans and new listeners discovering the era.  

Every vinyl is housed in premium packaging, including a heavy duty card sleeve, embossed Thousand Club logo, individual foil numbering, a foil sticker, shrink-wrap and a protective microtene sleeve. 

Without question, Jason Falkner stands among the most gifted musicians, songwriters, and producers in modern popular music. Beyond the acclaimed recordings he has made as a solo artist and with his influential bands—The Three O’Clock, Jellyfish, The Grays, and TV Eyes—Falkner’s extraordinary talents have been sought out by an impressive roster of artists including Beck, Paul McCartney, Aimee Mann, St. Vincent, Noel Gallagher, Brendan Benson, and Air.

Born in San Francisco and raised in Southern California, Falkner was a classically trained piano prodigy whose musical gifts emerged at an early age. He first gained widespread recognition as a member of the pioneering Paisley Underground band The Three O’Clock, whose final album, “Vermillion”, was released on Prince’s Paisley Park Records. Soon afterwards, he joined the legendary power-pop outfit Jellyfish before forming the highly influential pop-rock group The Grays alongside Jon Brion.

Yet Falkner’s true artistic destiny lay in his solo work. In 1996, he signed with Elektra Records and released two critically celebrated albums: “Presents Author Unknown” and “Can You Still Feel?” Written, produced, and performed by Falkner himself, both records showcased his remarkable ability to blend sophisticated songwriting, inventive arrangements, and flawless musicianship. Decades later, they remain touchstones for fans and fellow musicians alike.

Omnivore Recordings is proud to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Falkner’s landmark debut, “Presents Author Unknown”. For this special edition, Falkner returned to the original multitrack tapes to create an all-new remix, revealing greater depth, punch, and sonic detail while remaining faithful to the spirit of the original release.

Side 4 of this double album contain the outtake “My Home Is Not A House” and three 4-track demos of songs from the album.
Pressed on opaque red and green vinyl, this deluxe anniversary edition also features extensive new liner notes from Falkner, reflecting on the album’s enduring significance and the creative motivations behind revisiting and remixing the record three decades later.

Thirty years after its original release, “Presents Author Unknown” remains a shining example of timeless songwriting and fearless musical craftsmanship. This new remix not only reaffirms the album’s lasting brilliance—it reminds us why Jason Falkner continues to be regarded as a musician’s musician, an artist whose creativity, vision, and passion remain as vital as ever.

• First time on vinyl.
• Includes 4 bonus tracks, also making their vinyl debut.
• Limited pressing on opaque red and green vinyl for RSD Black Friday.
• New liner notes from Jason Falkner

Swedish artist Kristian Matsson returns with “Just Beyond Endless Mountain”, his eighth album as The Tallest Man on Earth. Matsson’s folk sensibilities still loom large on this LP, but they lean more on his Swedish heritage than his previous interest in Americana. The Nordic tradition of the polska runs through this album like a vein, livening even the slower songs with a zip of rhythm and layers of strings. Matsson’s voice is familiar as ever, charmingly coarse and rough, sweetened by musical patterns of great urgency (“Colors”) or soothing balladry (“The Village”). 

On “Overboda” he is joined by fellow Swede Sofia HK for a duet of charming tenderness. The excellent “Deliver Me From Trying” has the dark urgency of a prayer, thickened beautifully with guitar arpeggios and fiddle. “Just Beyond Endless Mountain” is a great turn from Matsson; brooding without being boring, gentle without being twee.