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Fopp’s Picks
April 2025
April is here, and with it comes another month of amazing new releases, here’s our top picks for this month.
bon iver – sable, fable
bon iver – sable, fablerelease: 11th april 2025
available on black & red double vinyl / double vinyl / cd
Bon Iver’s three-song collection ‘SABLE’, was a prologue mired in darkness, a controlled burn clearing the way for new possibilities. ‘fABLE’ is the book that follows. Where ‘SABLE’, was a work of solitude, ‘fABLE’ is an outstretched hand. Radiant, ornate pop music gleams around Vernon’s voice as he focuses on a new and beautiful era. On every song, his eyes are locked with one specific person. It’s love, which means there’s an intense clarity, focus, and honesty within ‘fABLE’. It’s a portrait of a man flooded and overwhelmed by that first meeting (‘Everything Is Peaceful Love’). There’s a tableau defined by sex and irrepressible desire (‘Walk Home’). This is someone filled with light and purpose seeing an entire future right in front of him: a partner, new memories, maybe a family.
SKELETÁ
release: 25th april 2025
available on fopp exclusive fun dip blend vinyl / vinyl / fopp exclusive alternate artwork cd / cd
Produced by Gene Walker and mixed by Andy Wallace and Dan Malsch, Skeletá is GHOST’s sixth psalm, and it’s their most unflinchingly introspective work to date. While previous albums like IMPERA chronicled the rise and fall of empires and Prequelle evoked the ravages of era-defining plagues, Skeletá shifts focus to the personal, rendering the emotional landscapes of its 10 tracks in a way that feels like a one-on-one conversation, sometimes even with oneself in a mirror. The result? A collection of timeless, universal sentiments, all filtered through a deeply personal lens. But Skeletá isn’t just a sum of its tracks. It tells a story—starting with the triumphant, anthemic Peacefield, then diving deeper into darker spiritual territory with the bittersweet Lachryma, the demonically catchy first single Satanized, and the soul-searching epic ballad Guiding Lights.
Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry, Make ‘Em Wait
release: 25th april 2025
available on Coke Bottle Green Vinyl / vinyl / cd
produced by kelly jones, make ’em laugh, make ’em cry, make ’em wait marks stereophonics’ 13th studio album, an eight-track collection featuring the single there’s always gonna be something. celebrating over 25 years as one of the uk’s most beloved bands, kelly jones continues to carve his place among britain’s great songwriters. few bands have built a connection with their audience quite like stereophonics, and their legacy speaks for itself—8 uk #1 albums, 12 top 10 albums, 11 top 10 singles (including the chart-topping dakota), over 10 million albums sold, 1.5 billion global streams, and five brit award nominations, with one win to their name.
Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos Del Vacio
release: 11th april 2025
available on vinyl / cd
the mars volta’s ninth studio album represents a significant milestone for the band, which has been continually reinventing itself for more than 20 years. with lucro sucio; los ojos del vacío, they deliver an album that celebrates their roots, allowing them to reconnect with their origins while simultaneously pushing their ever-evolving sound into new sonic territory. fans are invited to embark on a musical journey.
release: 4th april 2025
available on fopp exclusive psychedelic waves colour vinyl / burnt colour double vinyl / cd
Inspired entirely by the life and mythos of actor Dennis Hopper, Mike Scott and The Waterboys created this expansive album as tribute to one of American popular culture’s most compelling public figures. Deeply conceptual, this album of all original songs brings together high-profile featured artists like Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, and Steve Earle to musically weave through Hopper’s life, including a song for each of Hopper’s wives.
