LOUD WOMEN Volume 7 is officially out today, and you lot have already made it our biggest compilation pre-order ever.
A record number of you ordered the album before release, which is amazing and, frankly, very well deserved, because we are prepared to say it: this is undoubtedly our very best compilation yet.
And there’s excellent timing if you’re in London: several of the artists on Volume 7 are playing LOUD WOMEN Fest London at Rich Mix TOMORROW, including French Toast, Hagar the Womb, I, DORIS, Lady Lazarus, Lilith Left The Garden, Maria Uzor, Second Idol, Skint Knees, The NaNaz, THWACK! and WREX. You’ll also be able to pick up the physical CD at the Fest and avoid waiting for the postie. Get your LOUD WOMEN Fest London ticket here
22 bands. 68 minutes. One extremely good record.
Lady Lazarus + THWACK! + Mona Freaka + French Toast + HAWXX + Whoremones + Skint Knees + GUNK! + The NaNaz + Yakkie + Witch Spit + Breakup Haircut + Hagar the Womb + I, DORIS + HISSY FIST + Second Idol + Wokerati Party + The Maggie Pills + Maria Uzor + Burry + WREX + Lilith Left The Garden.
The first CDs will be heading out in the post on Monday, and digital pre-orders are being released today. Volume 7 is available as both a digital album and a limited-edition physical CD. Get LOUD WOMEN Volume 7 on Bandcamp
It’s already getting some lovely attention out in the world too. Tracks from the compilation have had support from John Kennedy on Radio X, BBC Radio London and Josh Gaffin on WTSQ 88.1 FM in Charleston, West Virginia.
And over at Joyzine, Hayley Foster da Silva reckons “there is some serious musical talent packed into these 68 minutes.”
Correct.
Volume 7 is exactly what we hoped it would be: a snapshot of the extraordinary artists and community around LOUD WOMEN in what has already been an enormous year for us. We’ve been putting bands on stages across the UK, Ireland and beyond, with more Fests still to come in Newport, Halifax, Toronto, Colorado, Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
And TODAY IS BANDCAMP FRIDAY.
Bandcamp is waiving its revenue share today, which means more of the money you spend goes straight into the LOUD WOMEN pot, helping us put on more gigs and festivals, platform more artists and keep this whole noisy international DIY operation going.
And, actually, we’ve made another decision.
We’re going to release more records.
Turns out we’re really good at putting these compilations together. So there you go: consider this our pledge for next year. More LOUD WOMEN compilations. More releases. More brilliant bands getting into more ears.
Hooray!
Buy LOUD WOMEN Volume 7 on Bandcamp today
Huge thanks to every artist who trusted us with their music, and to every single person who has already bought a copy.
Now please go and play it far too loudly.
