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The story of how electronic legend Aphex Twin’s ‘long-lost’ 1994 album Caustic Window has found its way onto YouTube is either a cautionary modern tale about the craziness of the online world we now live in, or an exciting development in ‘crowd-funded’ music. If it wasn’t for Kickstarter, Caustic Window would only have been available […]
A new Four Tet track is always cause for excitement, but following the pretty strange and very divisive ‘Kool FM’ no-one knows what to expect from Kieran Hebden’s next album Beautiful Rewind. Today the talented producer dropped the beautifully seductive ‘Parallel Jalebi’, another new track from the album and one which should allay any fears […]
Noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells have followed up their new albums title track with another rambunctious new single. This one’s called ‘You Don’t Get Me Twice’ and is a bit more accessible than ‘Bitter Rivals‘. Check it out below: Sleigh Bells’ third studio album, Bitter Rivals is set for release on 8 October. Preorder it here: […]
G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer {rating} Buy: G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer On paper it sounds like a good idea – the self-styled ‘Prince’ of hip-hop shaking off the seriousness of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and getting the cream of his G.O.O.D. Music label together for a more spontaneous sounding album aimed squarely at […]
They may now be without former frontman Daniel Blumberg, but that’s not stopping London shoegazers Yuck from sounding better than ever. Their second album Glow And Behold is out on 30 September, and today they’ve revealed the video for new single ‘Middle Sea’. Watch the tennis-inspired video below: ‘Middle Sea’ follows the release of Glow […]
After taking over the summer with the omnipresent ‘Get Lucky’, Daft Punk are back with the other Pharrell-featuring track from Random Access Memories. ‘Lose Yourself To Dance’ is like the older, more mature brother of ‘Get Lucky‘ – relying more on a downtempo groove to get you going. The video is amazing – featuring both […]
Single Reviews – 16 September Guest contributor Philip Lickley takes us through his pick of the coming weeks single releases. Delilah – ’Shades of Grey’ [rating:2.5/5] Buy: Shades Of Grey Delilah’s fifth single from her latest album has nothing officially to do with the famous similarly titled novel but the singer’s breathy vocals and sensual […]
It’s not often that New Zealand produces a ‘pop sensation’ – I can only think of Crowded House, The Datsuns, The Naked And Famous and Ladyhawke to have ever made an impression on the wider world – so even though precocious 16 year old Lorde may sound a bit like Lana Del Rey, her NZ […]
OutKast rapper Big Boi and Cee-Lo feature on a new mix of the title track from Janelle Monae’s latest album The Electric Lady. The track originally featured Solange as a guest, so this new version – available on special edition copies of the album in the US – is a pretty star-studded affair. Check it […]
Manic Street Preachers – (It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love It’s been almost 20 years since the Manics unleashed their distinct brand of politically driven rock with debut album Generation Terrorists. Since then their career has seen them take various musical and lyrical directions, but have always maintained their position at the top […]