Brandon Flowers – Flamingo The Killers main-man takes his first steps out of the comfort zone of his band with solo album Flamingo, which shows off his song-writing ability but is ultimately devoid of charm and charisma. With The Killers Brandon Flowers has made a name for himself as one of the most well-known and […]
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Mariah Carey Premieres a New Song, “A No No”. Song Premiere:
The American Singer and Songwriter, “Mariah Carey” has premiered her much anticipated new song titled, “A No No”. She teased the fans by sharing a little snippet of the song earlier but now she has released the studio version and is now available on digital platforms. Mariah is going to release her new studio album […]
The best albums out in November
Christmas is nearly upon us, which means November is the last chance for some good new albums before December brings us a shipping container full of festive albums, greatest hits, reissues and anything else that might make for a decent stocking filler. So naturally, there’s some pretty huge albums coming out in November – including […]
Album stream: MellowHigh
Odd Future members Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats and Left Brain have a new album under their MellowHigh moniker coming out next week, and have just made it available to stream via MySpace. The album, also called MellowHigh, features guest spots from fellow Odd Future members Tyler, The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt. The album can be […]
Florence And The Machine – Ceremonials Album Review
Florence And The Machine – Ceremonials [rating:4/5] It’s fair to say Florence Welch became a full-on superstar with her debut album Lungs. Now it’s second album time for her and her Machine, and time to live up to all those high expectations. Second albums are notoriously difficult to get right, and have been a stalling […]
Album stream: Cut Copy – ‘Free Your Mind’
Aussie indie-electro legends Cut Copy have today made their fourth album Free Your Mind available to stream online ahead of its release on 5 November. Free Your Mind is their follow-up to 2011’s well-received Zonoscope and features the singles ‘Let Me Show You Love’, ‘We Are Explorers’, ‘Take Me Higher’ and the title track, obviously. […]
Arcade Fire’s ‘Reflektor’ album has leaked online
Arcade Fire have built up their fourth album Reflektor into one of the most highly-anticipated albums of 2013, through a variety of inventive promotional activities – including guerilla-style graffiti, TV specials, numerous previews and trailers and more old-fashioned single streams. Despite them whipping the media and their fans into a froth of expectancy, early reviews […]
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – ‘Psychedelic Pill’ album preview
It’s been eight long years since Neil Young released an album with his Crazy Horse cohorts (2004’s Greendale), but they are now getting ready to release their brand new album Psychedelic Pill on 29 October. So far three songs have been released from the album – ‘Walk Like A Giant’, ‘Ramada Inn’ and ‘Twisted Road’, […]
Listen: RZA streams ‘The Man With The Iron Fists’ OST online…
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA has made the star-studded soundtrack to his upcoming kung-fu film ‘The Man With The Iron Fists’ available to stream online. The album, which boasts the likes of Kanye West, The Black Keys, Wiz Khalifa, Corinne Bailey Rae (!?), Pusha T, Talib Kweli and Pharoahe Monch, as well as fellow Wu-Tang Clan members […]
Listen: Egyptian Hip Hop streaming debut album ‘Good Don’t Sleep’ online…
Manchester psych-prog-pop (their words, not mine!) four-piece Egyptian Hip Hop are preparing to unleash their highly-anticipated debut album Good Don’t Sleep. Featuring the single ‘SYH’, the album will be released on 22 October through trendy dance label R&S Records – but you can stream it in full below: Source: NME Preorder Good Don’t Sleep from […]