Death to the Planet Death to the Planet Death to the Planet is an EP by British jazz/electronica trio The Comet Is Coming. It was released by The Leaf Label as part of Record Store Day 2017. "Death to the Planet" is the third release by the London-based the group. It follows their initial EP, "Prophecy" (2015), and their Mercury Prize nominated debut album "Channel the Spirits" (2016). It was released on limited edition orange vinyl for Record Store Day, with a subsequent release on black vinyl. The EP was described by Record Store Day as "the sound of total planetary destruction, produced with
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