First Word Records
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Worldwide Awards Label of the Year 2019. Est. 2003. Our beats got soul.
A recap of our 2026 releases on First Word Records. We have a slew of great releases to drop on you in the last half of the year. For now, here's a look back at our output of 2026 so far. Thanks to all involved & all that have supported! It takes a village. ❤️ firstwordrecords.bandcamp.com
Thank you to Casskidd/BBC 1Xtra, Jamz Supernova/BBC 6 Music, Novena Carmel/KCRW, Tony Minvielle/Jazz FM, Shy One/NTS & all the DJs showing love to the new single from Ships of the Pharaohs! Single out now, debut EP dropping Sep 18th ➡️ lnk.to/joys
Thank you Melvin Odoom for the spin of papaya noon on BBC Radio 2!! 'through the moods' EP is out now, vinyl & digital ➡️ lnk.to/throughthemoods
OUT NOW! 'Joys' is the second single from Ships of the Pharaohs. lnk.to/joys Ships of the Pharaohs are a London-based quartet headed by producer Last Nubian. 'Joys' is a bossa-nova flavoured cut following on from their acclaimed debut single 'Sun is Rising'☀️ Taken from the forthcoming EP 'Part 1'
⚡ OUT SEP 4TH ⚡ Children of Zeus 'As The World Burns...' Pre-Order: linktr.ee/ChildrenOfZeus @childrenofzeus.bsky.social
⚡ OUT SEP 4TH ⚡ Children of Zeus 'As The World Burns...' The brand new album, featuring 16-tracks of alternative r&b and future classics. 2xLP / Ltd Colour Vinyl Variants / CD / Cassette / Digital Pre-Order: linktr.ee/ChildrenOfZeus @childrenofzeus.bsky.social
We're back in our fave field again in a month for We Out Here! FW crew representing this time: - Gilla, Fri, Main Stage (host) + Sat night, Near Mint w/t Mr Thing & Russ Ryan - BobaFatt, Fri night, Near Mint - papaya noon, Sun afternoon, Lush Life - Georgie Sweet, Sun night, Tomorrow's Warriors
OUT NOW! 'No Rain, No Flowers' is the sophomore solo EP from Ruby Wood (Submotion Orchestra) 8 tracks of soulful r&b, also featuring Illa J, Devin Tracy, PRIDO, Abnormal Sleepz & Abstract Orchestra. Vinyl / Digital: lnk.to/fw366 (Artwork: Dan Medhurst)
⚡ OUT NOW! ⚡ 'Water & Vibes' is the brand new single from Children of Zeus featuring Anieszka Available on all digital platforms now... 💦 + 🎧 link.lnk.to/WaterandVibes Produced by Tyler Daley & Konny Kon @childrenofzeus.bsky.social
💐 OUT FRIDAY 💐 'No Rain, No Flowers' is the sophomore solo EP from Ruby Wood (Submotion Orchestra) Including the recent singles featuring Illa J, Devin Tracy, Abstract Orchestra & more. 12" vinyl & digital pre-order: lnk.to/fw365
THURSDAY NIGHT!! papaya noon & Georgie Sweet live in London at Old Queens Head. DJ support from DJ Gilla (Rinse FM) & BobaFatt (Soho Radio) Tickets: ra.co/events/2466431
⚡ OUT NOW!! ⚡ Brand new single from Children of Zeus. 'Weed & Rum' is on all digital platforms now. Produced by Beat Butcha. Don't call it a comeback ⚡ lnk.to/weedandrum @childrenofzeus.bsky.social
OUT NOW! 'This Thing Called Life' is the new single from Ruby Wood featuring ILLA J & Abstract Orchestra. Play / Download: lnk.to/fw375 Taken from Ruby's forthcoming sophomore EP 'No Rain, No Flowers'
Thurs 16th July papaya noon & Georgie Sweet live at Old Queens Head, North London. DJ support from DJ Gilla & BobaFatt Tickets: ra.co/events/2466431 ra.co/events/2466431
OUT NOW! papaya noon are 'on your side' ❤️ The 2nd single from their forthcoming EP 'through the moods' is on all digital platforms ➡️ lnk.to/fw374
OUT NOW! Last Nubian presents Ships of the Pharaohs The debut single: 'Sun is Rising' ☀️ (ft. Red Bird) On all digital platforms now: lnk.to/pharaohs All aboard for some Bruk Bossa Boogie Business, we're about to set sail... 🛳️ (FFO: Incognito, Azymuth, NuYorican Soul)
🚨 NEW SIGNING 🚨 We're delighted to welcome Ships of the Pharaohs. A 4-piece London band led by producer Last Nubian. Blending jazz, soul, house, bossa + d&b, the band includes vocalist Achanté, Goldbar on keys & Dexter Dougan on bass. Their debut single drops THURSDAY! Pre-Save: lnk.to/pharaohs
🚨 GIG ALERT! 🚨 A UK Soul Double-Bill... papaya noon & Georgie Sweet live in London at Old Queens Head, Thurs 16th July. Tickets available via Resident Advisor ➡️ ra.co/events/2466431
OUT NOW! The third single from Above the Clouds (aka kidkanevil & Magic Manfred) 'One for Detroit' includes a remix by 14KT & the flipside 'U3P1' features Paolo De Jesus on trumpet 🎺. Vinyl / Digital: lnk.to/one4detroit Available everywhere from Berlin to Detroit.
🚨 OUT FRIDAY 🚨 The third single from Above the Clouds is 'One For Detroit'. Dropping on 7" vinyl & digital, this one features a remix from Detroit's own 14KT (featured in this clip). Full release available tomorrow (12th June), everywhere from Berlin to Detroit. Pre-Order: lnk.to/one4detroit
OUT FRIDAY The 3rd single from Above the Clouds is 'One 4 Detroit'. Out on ltd 7" vinyl & digital & featuring an amazing remix from Detroit's own 14KT Pre-Order now & get a download of the OG version of the track (featured in this clip) straight away. abovetheclouds.bandcamp.com/album/one-fo...
🚨 OUT TOMORROW!! 🚨 Brand new music from Ruby Wood (Submotion Orchestra) with the first taste of her upcoming sophomore solo EP 'No Rain, No Flowers' 💐 'Someone' features Devin Tracy on vocals & is available on all digital platforms THIS THURSDAY (May 28th) PRE-ORDER: lnk.to/fw372
🚨 INCOMING 👀 Brand new music from Ruby Wood (Submotion Orchestra) with the first taste of her upcoming EP. 'Someone' features Devin Tracy on vocals & is on all digital platforms THIS THURSDAY (May 28th) Produced by Rob Mitchell (Abstract Orchestra), El Train & Paal Singh PRE-ORDER: lnk.to/fw372
OUT NOW! 'blush' is the brand new single from papaya noon ✨ Stream / Download: lnk.to/fw371
🚨 NEW MIX 🚨 The May edition of our 'Music From The Soul' mixtape series comes from Don Leisure. A producer, DJ, selector, he is also one of half of Darkhouse Family & was the winner of last year's Welsh Music Prize 🏆 Listen to his selection on Soundcloud now 🎧 on.soundcloud.com/xgPapFzihyyL...
It's The Great Escape in Brighton this week! On Thurs May 14th we're delighted that a couple of the First Word fam will be representing live! Our new signing papaya noon have 2 shows & Brighton-native Georgie Sweet will be performing as part of the Alternative Escape. Times & venues on the flyer
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 'Clarity' is a 12-track beat tape from BLACK SUMO, the instrumental-hip hop alias of KRTS; an artist raised in Pittsburgh, now residing in Berlin. ‘Clarity’ embodies a conglomerate of aural textures; from filtered ambience, to boom bap. Stream / Download / Ltd Cassette ➡️ lnk.to/fw368
🚨 NEW SIGNING 🚨 We are absolutely delighted to welcome papaya noon to the First Word Records family! papaya noon are a Cardiff-based duo that formed 5 yrs ago comprised of vocalist Annie Mirza & multi-instrumentalist Greg Marriott. More info soon... Welcome aboard, Greg & Annie!!
It's Bandcamp Friday! Today 40% OFF all our digital releases (just enter the code 'bcfriday' at checkout) Additionally, we have bundle offers available from Kaidi Tatham, Amanda Whiting & Victoria Port. There's also new Kaidi totes & tees to pre-order. Head to firstwordrecords.bandcamp.com/merch