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Twenty years after the release of one of the most captivating albums of the 2000s, @howling_bells announce the 20th Anniversary Edition of their self-titled debut album, including a custom Dinked Archive edition. SHOP: ffm.bio/howlingbellsdi… + Dinked Archive Edition No.34 + EcoMix marble vinyl* + Bonus 7” with 4 unreleased demos* + 12” x 12” signed art print* + Archive Edition obi-strip & gold foil sticker* + Limited pressing of 500* * EXCLUSIVE to #DinkedEdition Twenty years later, the album retains its intoxicating magic. "OK, now I can finally listen to Setting Sun on vinyl and be reminded all over again why I love Howling Bells" - Chris Martin "There was a time when we thought great records would just keep rolling in. We didn't realize we were living in a golden age until it was gone. Twenty years later, Howling Bells stands as a testament to what we've been missing" - Brandon Flowers “A haunting, beautiful and at times emotionally brutal debut by one of alt-rock's unsung talents” - Brett Anderson "Listening to Howling Bells' debut album was a cultural awakening for me back in the early 2000s. It reminded me that writing artful, sophisticated pop music was absolutely possible. Twenty years later, this record still sounds so fresh and exciting" - Anna Calvi

WE ARE SO GLAD TO WELCOME THEM BACK! All Inside Aquarium sees BODEGA expanding far beyond their minimalist post-punk origins towards soaring anthemic rock, sans the ‘indie’. Deliberately more concerned with the personal, poetics, and play! SHOP: ffm.bio/bodega + Dinked Edition 422 + Cloudy effect sea blue & transparent light blue vinyl * + Bonus clear vinyl 7” featuring a cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Slow Train’ & non-album track ‘La Route du Rock’ * + A6 art card * + 20-page lyric booklet with never-before-seen photos of the band (600mm x 300mm) + Limited pressing of 1,000* + @ChrysalisRecs * Exclusive to #dinkededition

corto.alto - SOME SMALL FORTUNE An expansive @ninjatune debut from the Glasgow-raised, Mercury Music Prize-nominated Liam Shortall, AKA @cortoalto. An electronic, classical, pop and indie-influenced record that extends far beyond the confines of its meticulous making. Shop: ffm.bio/corto_alto + Dinked Edition 423 + Yellow Pearl vinyl* + corto.alto hand designed slipmat* + 60 x 60cm foldout poster / lyric insert + Screen printed PVC outer sleeve + Limited pressing of 400* *EXCLUSIVE to #DinkedEdition Working with his widest range of features to date, Shortall collaborated with the likes of Mick Jenkins, Vector, anaiis, Oscar Jerome, Jacob Alon, BINA., Terra Kin and Eriff alongside his longtime Glaswegian band, drummer Graham Costello, fellow Mercury Prize-nominated Fergus McCreadie and saxophonist Mateusz Sobieski. “If Hiatus Kaiyote and Masters At Work had a child, corto.alto would be it - the future is now!” - @gillespeterson

We are delighted to announce our new Dinked International series, working with @PIXIES on exclusive reissues of Bossanova & Trompe le Monde. SHOP: ffm.bio/_pixies Continuing their 40th anniversary celebrations, Pixies release previously unreleased songs dating from 1987 to 1991 as part of an exclusive pressing of Trompe le Monde for Dinked International. Bossanova and Trompe Le Monde were both remastered by Kevin Vanbergen who has been working through the band’s tape archive to create new Dolby Atmos mixes as well as high-res masters of the band’s catalogue, including both their Live at The BBC and Complete B-Sides compilations. Side A of the Bossanova 7” is a Steve Albini recording of ‘Dig For Fire’ recorded in late 1987 during the sessions for Surfer Rosa, and sounding far removed from the version they released almost 3 years later. Side B is ‘Go Man Go’, a once near-mythical Black Francis and Kim Deal co-write that was recorded by both Pixies and The Breeders during the album sessions for Bossanova and Last Splash respectively but failed to make the cut for either. Outside of appearing on a bootleg tape of Breeders demos and them airing it a few times live at the time, the song faded from view until 2023 when, upon discovering the lost master for it, The Breeders included their version on their 30th anniversary reissue of Last Splash. On the Trompe le Monde bonus 7”, Side A is ‘Brackish Boy’, known more as a Frank Black song as he recorded it again for his eponymous 1993 debut solo album. This early version has been mastered direct from the album session tape and with no post-production. The flip side features the least conventional track of the four, ‘Punk Loop’. It was recorded in 1991 during the Trompe le Monde sessions, labelled simply as ‘Punk Loop’ MSTR. Working with our brothers and sisters in the USA on the International series is the perfect evolution of Dinked, incorporating a new set of passionate, forward thinking and smart independent retailers to support brand new artists, established acts, future stars and indisputable legends across any genre. Our tastes and reach are wide - it’s all about the music and making sure that people listen, right across the globe. #dinkededition #dinkedinternational

The Dinked Edition of ‘Put A Smile On For Me’ presents Keo’s debut album in an exclusive collector’s format featuring alternative artwork and a limited yellow marbled vinyl pressing. Raw, volatile and emotionally exposed, the album captures a band documenting themselves in real time, preserving every fracture, ugly thought and moment of collapse without compromise. This exclusive edition includes a heavyweight outer sleeve with alternate artwork, a printed inner sleeve, transparent outer sticker and exclusive fold-out poster. Pressed on limited marbled yellow vinyl, the physical package expands the album’s haunting visual identity while offering one of the most collectible versions of the release. Featuring the explosive single ‘That’s Me’, ‘Put A Smile On For Me’ blends grunge intensity, shoegaze textures and confessional songwriting into a debut record already positioning Keo at the forefront of a new wave of British alternative music. Strictly limited via participating Dinked retailers. SHOP: ffm.bio/keo + Dinked Edition 418 + Yellow with orange marble vinyl* + Alternative artwork sleeve* + Printed inner sleeve + A2 fold out poster + Numbered edition* + Limited pressing of 1500* + Island Records (tag them) * EXCLUSIVE to #DinkedEdition