In support of their new album, Olympus Sleeping (out 26th October), Razorlight will be performing at independent record shops around the country in the week following the release. Olympus Sleeping is the band’s first album in ten years and sees lead-singer and songwriter Johnny Borrell in top form, dishing up instant classics like the insanely […]
All Ears is our new guest curated playlist where each month we’ll be inviting an artist, label or other music industry individual to curate a new playlist on any theme of their choosing. This month we’ve invited Proper Records artist Ben Glover to curate the list and he’s chosen a selection of Americana tracks that […]
Taken from the book ‘The Vinyl Revival and the Shops That Made it Happen’ Laurence and Malcolm Prangell were brought up in the 1960s in a large house in Watford. Laurence’s first memory of music was courtesy of the next-door neighbours, a West Indian family, who played their reggae music very loud and into the […]
This shop is easy to visit by public transport, being located under the viaduct of Chelmsford railway station, which in turn is next to the bus station. It is an atmospheric location as the shop roof is constructed of corrugated iron within two arches. The trains pass directly overhead so the constant rumbles mix in […]
At this years AmericanaFest in Nashville, which takes place next month, we will once again be having a Proper Music Party in association with the AMA-UK. This year we’re looking forward to performances at the event from Ana Egge, Neilson Hubbard, Kim Richey and Ben Glover, so if you’re heading along to AmericanaFest, be sure […]
The nominees for this year’s AIM Independent Music Awards have been announced and include a couple of Proper distributed acts. Novo Amor have been nominated in the Independent Video of the Year category for Birthplace, the title track from their forthcoming release (watch the video below), and Tom Misch is nominated in the Hardest Working […]