This weeks single reviews – 25 Nov

Single Reviews – 25 November Philip Lickley’s weekly round-up of the coming weeks biggest single releases… Bullet For My Valentine – ’Temper Temper’ [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Temper Temper The first single from their same-titled fourth album ticks all the boxes of a rock song with a driving guitar backing, rough screaming vocals and a catchy drum […]

Single Reviews – 18 November

Single Reviews – 18 November Philip Lickley’s weekly look at the hottest new singles. Check out what’s worth downloading and what’s worth ignoring this week… Alicia Keys – ’Girl On Fire’ [rating:2.5/5] Buy: Girl On Fire Alicia Keys returns with the lead single off her matchingly-titled fifth album. With some heavy drum beats and vocal […]

Watch: Foals perform new song ‘My Number’ on Jools Holland

Foals debuted a new Holy Fire track last night during their spot on BBC show Later… With Jools Holland. Watch their run-through of the funky, Afrobeat-ish ‘My Number’ below: ‘My Number’ is the second track to emerge from Foals’ upcoming third album – following lead single ‘Inhaler’ which was released online earlier this month. Holy Fire […]

Watch: Johnny Marr releases video for solo album title track ‘The Messenger’

Ever since Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr announced his debut solo album ‘The Messenger’ I’ve been waiting to hear what a 100% Marr track actually sounds like. Today I found out, and unsurprisingly it sounds brilliant! Watch the promo video for album title track ‘The Messenger’ below and let me know what you think in the […]

Listen: Big Boi streams new track ‘Lines’ (feat. A$AP Rocky and Phantogram)

Outkast rapper/producer Big Boi has teamed up with hip-hop man-of-the-moment A$AP Rocky and indie-pop duo Phantogram for ‘Lines’, the latest track from his upcoming second debut album Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors – the follow-up to 2010’s brilliant Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty. Stream the funky and spaced-out ‘Lines’ here: The release […]