First Word Records

Werkha 's new album 'Unsung Irregular' is OUT NOW!

Also features tracks with Daudi & Ríoghnach Connolly, and has had airplay across BBC 6 Music, BBC Introducing, Jazz FM and many more.

Vinyl/Digital: lnk.to/unsungirregular

TONIGHT 8pm BST, a Werkha Bandcamp Listening Party, playing through his new album 'Unsung Irregular' in full for the first time, ahead of it's release on Friday.

This is a FREE event & Werkha will be in the chatroom so please come join us!

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It's Bandcamp Friday!
Loads of bits for you to check on our page, inc the forthcoming LP from Bastien Keb, 'Ghouls', & Werkha's album 'Unsung Irregular' which is out a week today.

Plus recent releases from Victoria Port, Above The Clouds, Georgie Sweet & loads more

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OUT NOW!
We're delighted to welcome back Bastien Keb with the first taste of his forthcoming 6th album 'Ghouls'.

The double aa-side single 'Nighthawks / The City is Beautiful' is on all digital platforms now.

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It's Bandcamp Friday today.
You know what to do!! x

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It's Bandcamp Friday!

We have a bunch of special offers, including a 30% DISCOUNT on all music & merch.

Just enter the code 'Summer30' when you get to the checkout at firstwordrecords.bandcamp.com/merch Offer runs until 8am Saturday morning (Aug 2nd) x

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yooo big ups the legend DJ koco aka shimokita for the support! an honour 🔥🔥🔥 arigato 🙏🙏🙏

arrow root vinyl out now on @firstword.bsky.social for all u supervillains 🫡🔊

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…more to come from above the clouds ⬆️☁️🎹🥁👀

11am BST, a new monthly venture for First Word's founder @djgilla.bsky.social as he joins the Rinse FM roster! 📻

This is Gilla's first radio residency since the Worldwide FM & Balamii 'Excursions' shows. Expect a mixed bag of flavours, new & old.

Lock in LIVE, online or on 106.8 FM 📡

OUT NOW!
'I Swear To You' by Georgie Sweet ❤️

Early support from NPR, Gilles Peterson, Lauren Laverne, Jamie Cullum, Patrick Forge, Lefto, Soweto Kinch, Bradley Zero, Jazz FM, Rinse FM, Somewhere Soul & many more.

On vinyl & all digital platforms now:
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OUT NOW!
'I Swear To You' by Georgie Sweet ❤️

Early support from NPR, Gilles Peterson, Lauren Laverne, Jamie Cullum, Patrick Forge, Lefto, Soweto Kinch, Bradley Zero, Jazz FM, Rinse FM, Somewhere Soul & many more.

On vinyl & all digital platforms now:
lnk.to/isweartoyou

vinyl has arrived! @firstword.bsky.social 🫡🎧

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LIVE NOW!!
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TONIGHT!

TOMORROW NIGHT (Weds 7pm BST)
An exclusive first listen of the sophomore album 'I Swear To You' by Georgie Sweet (out this Friday) on Bandcamp. It's free to tune in - please come join ourselves & Georgie in the chatroom!

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live n direct from a basement in berlin…

above the clouds - arrow root ft mario quest blue

digital n vinyl preorder out now on @firstword.bsky.social

👉 lnk.to/arrowroot

🎹🥁🎷

PSA! above the clouds (new hip hop project from me n the homie magic manfred) ‘arrow root’ digital n vinyl preorder out now on @firstword.bsky.social one for the supervillain 🫡🎧 lnk.to/arrowroot

Georgie Sweet smashed her debut at The Jazz Cafe last night for Mahalia Presents ❤️

The new album 'I Swear To You' is out a week today!!

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TONIGHT Georgie Sweet & Marc Rapson are live at The Jazz Cafe in London for Mahalia Presents.

Doors 7pm, onstage 8pm.

Georgie’s sophomore album 'I Swear To You' is released NEXT FRIDAY!!

AAAYYYOOO i have a new hiphop project called Above The Clouds with the multi-instrumentalist homie magic menfred 🥁🎹🎧 our first release just dropped on @firstword.bsky.social a cover of the DOOM classic ‘arrow root’ 🫡🫡🫡 vinyl preorder also up! peep the link thank uuu 👉 lnk.to/arrowroot

ABOVE THE CLOUDS ⬆️☁️ a new hiphop project, debut single tomorrow… 👀🎒🎤🎧

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OUT TOMORROW
'Can You See Me Now?'
The brand new EP from Amanda Whiting

Available on vinyl & digital
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8pm UK time this evening, an exclusive free listening party on Bandcamp of the brand new Amanda Whiting EP, 'Can You See Me Now?', which is released this Friday (June 6th) on vinyl & digital.

RSVP
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10am-ish on Worldwide FM, our Georgie Sweet is LIVE in session with Marc Rapson & in conversation with Gilles Peterson. Tune in! 📻

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OUT TOMORROW.

A collab between Werkha & Ríoghnach Connolly (twice named BBC Radio 2's Folk Singer of the Year)

One for everyday...

Pre-Order: lnk.to/fw339

Some Sunday soulfood for ya! This is the first edition of a NEW monthly series of mixtapes, in which we invite First Word friends & family to lace us with a selection of their soulful faves.

First up to bat, label manager BobaFatt.

Listen to Music From The Soul 001 ➡️
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Massive love out to everyone on & off-stage that was part of our 20th birthday show at Church of Sound in London last weekend. It's been a dream to do an event like this for many years & we're all still processing it. So much gratitude to all involved.
Big love,
Team First Word x

Tonight's event at Church of Sound has SOLD OUT!!

Tickets still available for the Afterparty at The Clapton Hart, 11:30-3am. £5 door tax. Swipe for line-up.

Then tomorrow we're at the Indie Label Market in King's Cross. Victoria Port is performing a live acoustic set at 2pm. FREE so come down!!

OUT TODAY!
'What Is It We Need?' is a brand new track from jazz-harpist Amanda Whiting featuring the vocals of Alice Russell!

Taken from a forthcoming EP entitled 'Can You See Me Now?' produced by Scrimshire and released on vinyl/digital, June 6th 2025.

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Tickets almost sold out. Don't sleep!!

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