First Word Records
@firstword.bsky.social
Worldwide Awards Label of the Year 2019.
Est. 2003. Our beats got soul.
https://linktr.ee/firstwordrecords
Est. 2003. Our beats got soul.
https://linktr.ee/firstwordrecords
OUT NOW!
Victoria Port
'Barefoot in the Garden' EP
Vinyl & Digital: lnk.to/barefoot
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and featuring Moses Boyd, JNR Williams, Hemai, LeaLea & more.
Radio love inc. Gilles Peterson & Craig Charles on BBC 6 Music + "Track of the Week" on DJ Spoony's Radio 2 show 📻
Victoria Port
'Barefoot in the Garden' EP
Vinyl & Digital: lnk.to/barefoot
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and featuring Moses Boyd, JNR Williams, Hemai, LeaLea & more.
Radio love inc. Gilles Peterson & Craig Charles on BBC 6 Music + "Track of the Week" on DJ Spoony's Radio 2 show 📻
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
OUT NOW!
Victoria Port
'Barefoot in the Garden' EP
Vinyl & Digital: lnk.to/barefoot
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and featuring Moses Boyd, JNR Williams, Hemai, LeaLea & more.
Radio love inc. Gilles Peterson & Craig Charles on BBC 6 Music + "Track of the Week" on DJ Spoony's Radio 2 show 📻
Victoria Port
'Barefoot in the Garden' EP
Vinyl & Digital: lnk.to/barefoot
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and featuring Moses Boyd, JNR Williams, Hemai, LeaLea & more.
Radio love inc. Gilles Peterson & Craig Charles on BBC 6 Music + "Track of the Week" on DJ Spoony's Radio 2 show 📻
Brand new today, a 3-track single from Bastien Keb.
This is the 2nd single from forthcoming LP ‘Ghouls’, which includes the title track, along with ‘Play Dead’ (ft. Malik Ameer Crumpler & Mark Millington) ‘Aprés Minuit’.
Perfect sounds for this Halloween week 👻.
Stream/Download: lnk.to/fw355
This is the 2nd single from forthcoming LP ‘Ghouls’, which includes the title track, along with ‘Play Dead’ (ft. Malik Ameer Crumpler & Mark Millington) ‘Aprés Minuit’.
Perfect sounds for this Halloween week 👻.
Stream/Download: lnk.to/fw355
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Brand new today, a 3-track single from Bastien Keb.
This is the 2nd single from forthcoming LP ‘Ghouls’, which includes the title track, along with ‘Play Dead’ (ft. Malik Ameer Crumpler & Mark Millington) ‘Aprés Minuit’.
Perfect sounds for this Halloween week 👻.
Stream/Download: lnk.to/fw355
This is the 2nd single from forthcoming LP ‘Ghouls’, which includes the title track, along with ‘Play Dead’ (ft. Malik Ameer Crumpler & Mark Millington) ‘Aprés Minuit’.
Perfect sounds for this Halloween week 👻.
Stream/Download: lnk.to/fw355
OUT TOMORROW on all digital platforms. The third single on First Word from Royce Wood Junior.
'Beretta' features the vocals of the elusive Lucey Way & is taken from the forthcoming EP 'Penny Ballads'
Pre-Save lnk.to/fw353
'Beretta' features the vocals of the elusive Lucey Way & is taken from the forthcoming EP 'Penny Ballads'
Pre-Save lnk.to/fw353
October 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
OUT TOMORROW on all digital platforms. The third single on First Word from Royce Wood Junior.
'Beretta' features the vocals of the elusive Lucey Way & is taken from the forthcoming EP 'Penny Ballads'
Pre-Save lnk.to/fw353
'Beretta' features the vocals of the elusive Lucey Way & is taken from the forthcoming EP 'Penny Ballads'
Pre-Save lnk.to/fw353
BRAND NEW MUSIC OUT TODAY!
Victoria Port 'I Won't Wait'
*Track of the Week* - DJ Spoony, BBC Radio 2
*Track of the Week* - Tony Minvielle, Jazz FM
Also had plays from Gilles Peterson on BBC 6 Music & more.
Taken from the forthcoming EP 'Barefoot in the Garden'
lnk.to/barefoot
Victoria Port 'I Won't Wait'
*Track of the Week* - DJ Spoony, BBC Radio 2
*Track of the Week* - Tony Minvielle, Jazz FM
Also had plays from Gilles Peterson on BBC 6 Music & more.
Taken from the forthcoming EP 'Barefoot in the Garden'
lnk.to/barefoot
October 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
BRAND NEW MUSIC OUT TODAY!
Victoria Port 'I Won't Wait'
*Track of the Week* - DJ Spoony, BBC Radio 2
*Track of the Week* - Tony Minvielle, Jazz FM
Also had plays from Gilles Peterson on BBC 6 Music & more.
Taken from the forthcoming EP 'Barefoot in the Garden'
lnk.to/barefoot
Victoria Port 'I Won't Wait'
*Track of the Week* - DJ Spoony, BBC Radio 2
*Track of the Week* - Tony Minvielle, Jazz FM
Also had plays from Gilles Peterson on BBC 6 Music & more.
Taken from the forthcoming EP 'Barefoot in the Garden'
lnk.to/barefoot
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
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
October 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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
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!
werkha.bandcamp.com/merch/unsung...
This is a FREE event & Werkha will be in the chatroom so please come join us!
werkha.bandcamp.com/merch/unsung...
October 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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!
werkha.bandcamp.com/merch/unsung...
This is a FREE event & Werkha will be in the chatroom so please come join us!
werkha.bandcamp.com/merch/unsung...
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
firstwordrecords.bandcamp.com.
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
firstwordrecords.bandcamp.com.
October 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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
firstwordrecords.bandcamp.com.
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
firstwordrecords.bandcamp.com.
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.
lnk.to/fw352
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.
lnk.to/fw352
October 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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.
lnk.to/fw352
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.
lnk.to/fw352
September 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
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
August 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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
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
July 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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 📡
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 📡
June 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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 📡
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:
lnk.to/isweartoyou
'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
June 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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
'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
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!
georgiesweet.bandcamp.com/merch/i-swea...
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!
georgiesweet.bandcamp.com/merch/i-swea...
June 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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!
georgiesweet.bandcamp.com/merch/i-swea...
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!
georgiesweet.bandcamp.com/merch/i-swea...
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!!
lnk.to/isweartoyou
The new album 'I Swear To You' is out a week today!!
lnk.to/isweartoyou
June 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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!!
lnk.to/isweartoyou
The new album 'I Swear To You' is out a week today!!
lnk.to/isweartoyou
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!!
Doors 7pm, onstage 8pm.
Georgie’s sophomore album 'I Swear To You' is released NEXT FRIDAY!!
June 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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!!
Doors 7pm, onstage 8pm.
Georgie’s sophomore album 'I Swear To You' is released NEXT FRIDAY!!
OUT TOMORROW
'Can You See Me Now?'
The brand new EP from Amanda Whiting
Available on vinyl & digital
lnk.to/fw334
'Can You See Me Now?'
The brand new EP from Amanda Whiting
Available on vinyl & digital
lnk.to/fw334
June 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
OUT TOMORROW
'Can You See Me Now?'
The brand new EP from Amanda Whiting
Available on vinyl & digital
lnk.to/fw334
'Can You See Me Now?'
The brand new EP from Amanda Whiting
Available on vinyl & digital
lnk.to/fw334
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
amandawhiting.bandcamp.com/merch/can-yo...
RSVP
amandawhiting.bandcamp.com/merch/can-yo...
June 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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
amandawhiting.bandcamp.com/merch/can-yo...
RSVP
amandawhiting.bandcamp.com/merch/can-yo...
10am-ish on Worldwide FM, our Georgie Sweet is LIVE in session with Marc Rapson & in conversation with Gilles Peterson. Tune in! 📻
worldwidefm.net
worldwidefm.net
May 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
10am-ish on Worldwide FM, our Georgie Sweet is LIVE in session with Marc Rapson & in conversation with Gilles Peterson. Tune in! 📻
worldwidefm.net
worldwidefm.net
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
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
May 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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
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 ➡️
soundcloud.com/firstwordrec...
First up to bat, label manager BobaFatt.
Listen to Music From The Soul 001 ➡️
soundcloud.com/firstwordrec...
May 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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 ➡️
soundcloud.com/firstwordrec...
First up to bat, label manager BobaFatt.
Listen to Music From The Soul 001 ➡️
soundcloud.com/firstwordrec...
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
Big love,
Team First Word x
May 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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
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!!
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!!
May 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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!!
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.
lnk.to/whatisit
'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.
lnk.to/whatisit
May 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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.
lnk.to/whatisit
'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.
lnk.to/whatisit
May 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM