This Saturday 19 April is Record Store Day and to celebrate we’re offering Here’s a selection of music our staff are listening to.

Chris is listening to Pavement

Pavement are maybe the best band to listen to if you want to become bored with every garbage decision you’ve made in your life. They make me wish I was cooler in high-school. They sound like they’re having the most fun ever. Start with their first album then listen to the rest. They’re worth obsessing over. They’ll make you a better teenager.

Tam is listening to Music Has The Right To Children by Boards Of Canada

A landmark album of electronica, BOC’s debut sounds as fresh today as it did 15 years ago. Woozy, hazy atmospheres shift about like the imaginary soundtrack to a biology documentary from your childhood, punctuated by warm, off-kilter rhythms. A perfect soundtrack for the nostalgia you forgot to remember.

Ingrid is listening to William Onyeabor

I’ve recently discovered Nigerian Funk musician, William Onyeabor, and am loving his music - it’s just so much fun! A notoriously mysterious figure, the Luaka Bop record label’s ‘bio’ of the musician reads, “William Onyeabor self-released 8 albums between 1978 and 1985 and then became a Born-Again Christian, refusing ever to speak about himself or his music again. …” Have a look at this great video for a taste of what to expect.

Bronte is listening to Karen Dalton

For the first time in my life I’m an adult with access to a record player and finally, I see what all the fuss is about; listening to vinyl as opposed to tracks on iTunes is different in a way that’s tangible, distinctive and exciting. Last year I wrote about how Wilco’s album, Sky Blue Sky changed the way I listened to music and now I’d probably say something similar about Karen Dalton, an American folk blues singer and banjo player, particularly the record, 1966. This is a 45-year-old tape with songs that are truly stunning.