The Lijadu Sisters - DangerThe Nigerian princesses of afro funk arrived on the international scene with 1976s Danger and never looked back. Produced by multi instrumentalist Adeniyi Biddy Wright, the six song LP is a low slung affair, awash in dreamy psychedelic guitar, crisp hi hat shuffles, and telepathic harmony vocals from twins Taiwo and Kehinde. This 2025 remaster is housed in a deluxe tip on jacket and includes lyrics in both Yorurban and English. Danger, danger, danger

like a lark jubilating freedom in the sky

After that Billy went on to tour with Broadcast and later formed Seeland with another former band member Tim Felton (also of Ghost Box’s Hintermass)

Produced with the assistance of Dieter Dierks

“complacent wizard

As they’d done on their previous two duo records

Miss Otis regrets

establishing a distinct and consistent tone throughout

paired with another heart-rending and relatable lyric sheet that reflects on the universal scars of the pandemic years

Shirley Caesar - Jesus Is Coming (3

originally only available as a long deleted 7” RSD box set

Ethereal metallic synths and blistering electronics are driven by disco-on-downers dance beats lashed with gutter-rock guitar riffs and icy detached vocals with evocatively concise and lacerating lyrics

‘The most important part is to just do your own thing