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October 2025
the leaves are falling and so are new albums – here’s October’s standout releases you need to hear.
release: 3rd October 2025
available on sweat and vanilla perfume portofino orange glitter vinyl / it’s beautiful edition limited cd with poster (retailer exclusive) / it’s rapturous edition limited cd with poster (retailer exclusive) / it’s frightening edition limited cd with poster (retailer exclusive) / sweat and vanilla perfume cd with poster
taylor swift steps into her most theatrical and dazzling era yet with the life of a showgirl, her 12th studio album, set to arrive october 3, 2025. reuniting with producers max martin and shellback for the first time since reputation, she presents 12 tracks that weave spectacle with intimacy. the album launches with the lead single the fate of ophelia, while elizabeth taylor pays tribute to the iconic hollywood legend. drenched in the glamour and drama of showgirls, the life of a showgirl doesn’t simply add to swift’s discography – it bursts onto the scene, sequins flashing, turning her storytelling into something audacious, theatrical, and utterly irresistible.
release: 17th October 2025
available on clear turquoise vinyl / vinyl / cd
some like it hot is the 2025 album by london three-piece bar italia. the release pulses with romance, intrigue, self-discovery and rapture over lustful rockers, spellbinding folk pop, punch-drunk ballads and undefinable moments that sneak up on you like a burst of 5pm sunshine. the record is the culmination of the joint world of nina cristante, jezmi tarik fehmi and sam fenton – three singer-songwriters who have transcended their underground roots to embrace a bold, widescreen horizon. the synergy of this three-way blunt rotation is embedded in the trio’s dna. cristante brings a studied actors’ sensibility to vocals ranging from honeyed (the aforementioned marble arch) to hell-bent and possessed (rooster). fehmi ranges from airy, brooding baritone (lioness) to mic-chewing megaphone histrionics (omni shambles). fenton, a wispy tenor, can veer between mystical melodicism and soaring blue-eyed soul within the same 8 bars (plastered).
release: 17th October 2025
available on coke bottle clear vinyl / vinyl / cd
tame impala return with their fifth full length, deadbeat, a record that reshapes their psychedelic pop into something sharper, stranger, and built for the dancefloor. parker sculpts a collection of wickedly potent club-psych explorations as a vehicle for some of his most direct, brain-wormy songwriting to date, recasting tame impala as a kind of future rave act in the process. deadbeat sounds like the work of an artist with a levelled up mastery and bristles with a revitalised energy for experimentation, there’s 12 songs crafted with a newfound embrace of spontaneity for the renowned perfectionist. how that manifests is a distinct minimalism and crunch to many of the tracks, with a clutch of crucial details, timbres and textures that add an ineffably new dimension to the sound, as well as a richer, more playful vocal range than ever.
florence + the machine – everybody scream
release: 31st October 2025
available on alternate artwork red double vinyl / limited edition blue double vinyl / double vinyl / alternate artwork cd / cd
everybody scream, the 6th studio album by florence + the machine, released october 2025. florence welch wrote and produced the album over the past two years with a close-knit circle of collaborators including mark bowen of idles, aaron dessner of the national and american singer-songwriter mitski. everybody scream treads through womanhood, partnership, aging and dying, exposing the murky in the mundane.
the last dinner party – from the pyre
release: 17th October 2025
available on (fopp exclusive) glow in the dark edition vinyl + poster / classic edition vinyl / cd
‘this record is a collection of stories, and the concept of album-as-mythos binds them. the pyre itself is an allegorical place in which these tales originate, a place of violence and destruction but also regeneration, passion and light. the songs are character driven but still deeply personal, a commonplace life event pushed to pathological extreme. being ghosted becomes a western dance with a killer, and heartbreak laughs into the face of the apocalypse. lyrics invoke rifles, scythes, sailors, saints, cowboys, floods, mother earth, joan of arc, and blazing infernos. we found this kind of evocative imagery to be the most honest and truthful way to discuss the way our experiences felt, giving each the emotional weight it deserves. this record feels a little darker, more raw and more earthy; it takes place looking out at a sublime landscape rather than seated at an opulent table. it also feels metatextual and cheeky in places, like a knowing look reflected back at ourselves’ – the last dinner party.
the charlatans – we are love
release: 31st October 2025
available on translucent orange vinyl / vinyl / cd
the charlatans are back with their 2025 album, we are love. their first studio album since 2017, this eleven track collection marks a confident return, with the band pushing their sonic boundaries while retaining their unmistakable identity. we are love features collaborations with the acclaimed dev hynes and renowned producer steven street, blending fresh textures and inventive production with the charlatans’ signature sound. the result is an album that feels both familiar and invigorating, a dynamic statement from one of britain’s enduring alternative bands.
kettama– archangel