Various - Road Less Travelled Vol. 2

Scenic Route

£16.18

Format: Tape
Catalogue No.: SR013
Release Date: 22 Jul 2024
Genre: Indie/Alternative

01. Coined - Your House
02. Untitled (halo) - Pedal Petal
03. Ety - This Town
04. Nourished By Time - I Guess I Got My Answer
05. Ms Ray - Signs
06. Pelin Pelin - Foamy
07. Olan Monk - Surf
08. Tony Bontana & Will Lister - A Long While
09. Adela Mede, Isa Otoya & María Catalina Jiménez - Pardo Plumetí
10. Max Winter - Don’t Live Inside
11. Canty - Alligator
12.Mark William Lewis - lighter
13. Mary Jane Dunphe - Uriel
14. E-Prime - Somebody Else
15. Zoee ft. Nourished By Time - Moth To A Flame
16. Nova Variable - Fountaine
17. MA.MOYO - Cave
18. Nukuluk - Shadowplay
19. SY3 - Electric Puppy
20. pig$ ft. Paige Savahn - LAST CALL

‘Road Less Travelled vol.2’ once again brings together the imprints far-reaching community of artists spanning London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Budapest, Copenhagen, Barcelona & beyond. The compilation floats between shoegaze, moody electronics, and shimmering synths; featuring new and original music from the likes of Nourished By Time, Mark William Lewis, and Untitled (Halo). Road Less Travelled Vol.2 sees the label continue to amplify the voices of these singular artists who continue to sculpt their respective sounds. It’s a follow-up to 2022’s ‘Road Less Travelled vol.1’ which was celebrated by Resident Advisor, CRACK, The Wire, Dazed, Clash, NTS, Tom Ravenscroft, and Jamz Supernova.

Scenic Route continues to reaffirm its position as some of London’s premier tastemakers; building a grassroots following via their sell-out live shows featuring the likes of Chanel Beads, James Messiah, Mark William Lewis, Delilah Holiday, and more. Paired with ground-breaking releases including Nourished by Time’s debut album ‘Erotic Probiotic 2’ garnering the coveted Pitchfork’s 'Best New Music' and was widely regarded as one of the ‘Best Albums of 2023’ with features on Gorilla vs Bear (#1), Pitchfork (#5), The Guardian, The Fader, Paste and more. Most recently releasing Vanessa Bedoret’s (Astrid Sonne band mate) debut album ‘Eyes’ in the words of Boomkat ‘a timeless bouquet of raptures and ballads iced with shearing strings and shatterproof electronics’ having additional support from Vinyl Factory, Resident Advisor, Bleep, Nina, The Fader and more.