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Jas works most Saturdays in our Swansea shop where she's to be found cleaning tables, toilets and records. She also helps with cleaning and organising records in our Carmarthen location. As the youngest member of the team we’ve let her choose her top 10 ‘listens’ 2022 - this is what has been in rotation for Jas this year, new and old. We had a job keeping her list down to only two Lana Del Rey albums by the way... 10. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO Genre: Rock/IndieSongs: I'm Waiting for the Man, Heroin, There She Goes Again. 9....

Another year and I’ve been horrible at keeping up with releases for this one – but I definitely have my favourites. Want to give shout outs to other great releases that came out this year including Earl Sweatshirt Sick! [Hip-Hop]; Dälek Precipice [Experimental Hip Hop]; Abduction Black Blood [Black Metal], Lord Mantis Tormentor [Sludge/Death/Black Metal]; Lustmord The Others (Lustmord Deconstructed) [Experimental/Drone]; Boris W [Alternative Rock/Metal]; Sault Angel [Classical]; Infinity Knives/Brian Ennals King Cobra [Experimental Hip-Hop]; Gnod Hexen Valley [Experimental/Noise Rock]; Your Old Droog YOD Presents: The Shining [Hip-Hop]; The Body/OAA Enemy Of Love [Electronica/Industrial]; Blackbraid Blackbraid I [Black Metal]; Viagra Boys Cave [Noise Rock]; Thraa Into Earth [Drone] and Adwaith Bato Mato...

THE BUG - FIRE Genre: Electronica/Hip-HopSongs: Pressure [feat. Flowdan], Vexed [feat. Moor Mother], How bout dat [feat. FFSYTHO]Label: Ninja TuneWE HAVE THIS! THE BODY/BIG|BRAVE - LEAVING NONE BUT SMALL BIRDS Genre: Folk/AcousticSongs: Once I had a Sweetheart, Black is the Colour, Oh Sinner.Label: Thrill JockeyWE HAVE THIS! MATT SWEENEY & BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY - SUPERWOLVES Genre: Folk/AcousticSongs: My Popsicle, Hall of Death, My Blue Suit.Label: DominoWE HAVE THIS! GROUPER - SHADE Genre: Ambient/DroneSongs: Followed the ocean, Disordered Minds, Unclean Mind.Label: Kranky MOGWAI - AS THE LOVE CONTINUES Genre: Post-rock/Alternative RockSongs: Ceiling Granny, Ritchie Sacramento, Dry Fantasy.Label: Rock ActionWE HAVE THIS! DRY CLEANING -...

Matt would like to give a shout out to Ugandan label Nyege Nyege Tapes as his label of the year showcasing  an amazing diversity of African electronic music ...and grindcore. Also props to WeReleaseWhateverTheFuckWeWant Records from Switzerland as his reissue label of the year who have given us plenty of amazing oddities and rarities this year. This year unfortunately saw the passing of the legendary Andrew Weatherall, who was a huge loss in music and a massive influence. Here it is, in no particular order...   THREE QUEENS IN MOURNING - Hello Sorrow / Hello Joy Genre: Folk/IndieSongs: I See A Darkness, Ohio Riverboat...

Si would also like to shout out the following (basically the 20-11 positions): Mr Bungle The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo; Field Lines Cartographer The Spectral Isle; Sly & The Family Drone Walk It Dry; Billy Nomates Billy Nomates; Nine Inch Nails Ghosts V/VI; Wrangler A Situation; Datblygu Cwm Gwagle; Duma Duma; Riz Ahmed The Long Goodbye and Warren Ellis's - This Train I Ride OST. 10. FONTAINES D.C. – A  Hero's Death Genre: Alternative RockSongs: A Hero's Death, I Don't Belong, Televised Mind.Label: Partisan / Rough TradeWe have this! 9. KRUST – The Edge Of Everything Genre: ElectronicaSongs: Constructive Ambiguity, Negative Returns, Antigravity Love.Label: Crosstown Rebels 8. CLINT MANSELL & CLINT WALSH – Berlin...