Part 1 of our retrospective of a momentous year, celebrating the chart successes, new business and - most of all - incredible music of 2021.

We’ve written a list (and checked it twice) of pukka pressies that’ll bring joy to your loved ones... whether they’ve been naughty or nice!

As the year draws towards a close, we'd like to share the albums that have held down the office stereo during a very busy 2021 💿

From post-punk pop to psychedelic guitar rock, soulful activism and much more besides, TM Breakthrough 14 is the future of music, now.

The nominees for this year’s ceremony have now been announced, with several TM artists up for multiple awards at the prestigious event.

On the day of her debut LP's release, we caught up with Zuzu and friends Red Rum Club & The Lottery Winners for a quick tour of Planet Z 🪐

Across our star-studded spectrum of stores, we've got a range of signed products from artists including Franz Ferdinand, Gary Numan and more

Three years on from 2018's stunning Revelation, Somerset-based hard rock heroes REEF have announced their return with a new single & album.

Enter our exclusive giveaway to be in with a chance of winning a copy of the now sold-out transparent pink 7-inch vinyl, 'End Of The Earth'.

Though the temperature may be getting noticeably colder, Townsend Music has enough heat in this line-up of new artists to keep you warm 🔥

We've pulled together few selections from this year's range of limited edition vinyl variants to celebrate women in music with NAD 2021.

We've got a copy of the limited edition 12" vinyl splatter variant of Inhaler's future classic debut album to giveaway to one lucky winner.

Pull an HB pencil from your schoolbag and rewind time to celebrate 'the unlikely comeback kid of music formats'. Ready, cassette... go! 📼

Townsend Music proudly present the second instalment of our in-depth interview with Wet Wet Wet's big-hearted bass player Graeme Clark.

Graeme Clarke talks us through everything from lockdown to live shows & deep into the Zoom-enabled writing of the new Wet Wet Wet Wet album.

Here's your chance to win a Buena Vista Social Club Deluxe Bookpack + T-shirt and a Test Pressing signed by Ry Cooder!

From fluorescent alt-pop to feminist folk, there's still time to catch these artists as they break on through. ☀️

Fresh from indie-rockers The Sherlocks' live comeback we sat down with drummer Brandon Crook to explore the band's new-found independence.

We've canvassed the (largely) knowledgeable staff of Townsend Music to select a few albums that have ticked their boxes so far this year.

The common denominator is that these are stars on the ascent that deserve the time and support of music fans everywhere. 💫