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Johnny Marr heads home to Manchester for the video ‘New Town Velocity’ – a downbeat and melodic highlight from his excellent recent solo album The Messenger. Watch the video here: ‘New Town Velocity’ is released on 22 July as a download, and will also be available as a limited edition 7″.
Kings Of Leon have today revealed the first taste of their upcoming sixth album Mechanical Bull in the shape of the rocky and vibrant ‘Supersoaker’. Listen to ‘Supersoaker’ below: Mechanical Bull is out on 24 September.
After confirming last week that his first album proper, Doris, will be released next month, prodigiously talented Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt has today released the video for brand new album cut ‘Hive’. Odd Future associates Vince Staples and Casey Veggies also feature on ‘Hive’, but it’s Earl’s drawly, DOOM-esque flow that really stand out. […]
David Bowie’s gone a bit stripped-down and personal for the video for latest The Next Day release ‘Valentine’s Day’. Following the cinematic, star-studded and controversial videos for the album’s title track and ‘The Stars Are Out Tonight‘, this video just features the man himself in all his glory. Watch it here:
Goldfrapp are back and are gearing up for the release of their sixth album Tales Of Us on 9 September, and have today released the first taste of their new material in the shape of ‘Drew’ – a typically elegant and stylish track that demands repeat listens. Here’s the video for ‘Drew’ – which is […]
Part three of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Lucy Spraggan – ‘Lighthouse’ She dropped out of the X Factor due to illness but, like many of the other competitors, this hasn’t stopped her from releasing a song onto the chart. Her first single proper, after her last […]
Part two of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Dirty South and Alesso feat. Ruben Haze – ‘City of Dreams’ With a discography dating back to 2005, this is my first encounter with Dirty South’ and I’m not sure if it’s someone I’ll be wanting to encounter again. […]
Part one of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Agnetha Faltskog – ‘Dance Your Pain Away’ Former Abba singer’s second new solo single, ‘Dance Your Pain Away’ is a much more uptempo, Europop number than its predecessor. Funky, danceable and well produced, this is a second spot-on hit […]
AlunaGeorge are warming up for the release of their much-anticipated debut album Body Music later this month with yet another slinky electro-RnB track. This one’s called ‘Bad Idea’, and is as effortlessy cool and soulful as ‘You Know You Like It‘, ‘Attracting Flies‘ and all the rest. Listen to it below:
Part two of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Peace – ‘Lovesick’ Though a fan of the first two cuts from their debut album, this fourth single is a little too repetitive for my liking, though it’s simple Pigeon Detectives-esque sound holds its own appeal. If you’ve enjoyed […]