Fancy an epic slice of Icelandic dream-pop to brighten up your day? Then you’re in luck, as the ever reliable Sigur Ros have revealed ‘Ísjaki’ – the latest track from their upcoming new album Kveikur (that’s the album artwork above). Following on from ‘Brennistein’, ‘Ísjaki’ is a slightly more mellow affair which captures Sigur Ros […]
Category: Streams
Listen: The xx – ‘Together’ (The Great Gatsby OST)
With every passing release that’s taken from it, this Great Gatsby soundtrack is sounding better and better. The xx’s ‘Together’ is the latest track to get an online airing, following Lana Del Rey and Florence’s contributions, and it’s another sumptuously produced, atmospheric gem – although you wouldn’t expect anything else from The xx. The epic string section […]
Listen: Swim Deep reveal new B-side ‘Simmer’
If new Birmingham band Swim Deep can afford to use such effortlessly brilliant pop songs as ‘Simmer’ for B-sides, then their upcoming debut album should definitely be one to look forward to. ‘Simmer’ is the B-side to Swim Deep’s new single ‘She Changes The Weather‘, out 13 May, and it’s a beautifully breezy, summery track. […]
Listen: Janelle Monae – ‘Q.U.E.E.N.’ (feat. Erykah Badu)
Janelle Monae released her new single ‘Q.U.E.E.N.’ earlier today, and it’s a multi-layred funk, soul, rap, pop belter. It also features Erykah Badu, who adds a pretty spectacular closing rap verse to it. Check it out: ‘Q.U.E.E.N.’ is taken from Monae’s upcoming second studio album (or ‘suite’, as she calls them) The Electric Lady.
Listen: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – ‘Animal X’
If Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds recent album Push The Sky Away has left you craving more dark, brooding and intense ‘love’ songs then fear not, as their 7″ release for Saturday’s Record Store Day event has been put online for your listening pleasure. ‘Animal X’ is a bit more experimental than most of […]
Listen: Lana Del Rey – ‘Young & Beautiful’ (The Great Gatsby OST)
No wonder everyone’s getting excited about the upcoming The Great Gatsby soundtrack. Last week the very brilliant ‘Over The Love‘ by Florence and The Machine was the first official track to be released from it, and that’s been followed up by retro-pop chanteuse Lana Del Rey’s ‘Young & Beautiful’ – which is arguably even better. […]
Listen: MGMT – ‘Alien Days’
MGMT’s ‘experimental’ second album Congratulations kind of stopped their promising career in its tracks. Time will tell whether it was a wise choice for them to abandon the radio-friendly electro-pop of their debut for weirder psych-rock leanings, but new single ‘Alien Days’ is promising. Released today as part of Record Store Day, ‘Alien Days’ is […]
Listen: Disclosure – ‘You & Me’ ft. Eliza Doolittle
With the success of the Sam Smith-featuring ‘Latch’ and the Aluna Francis featuring ‘White Noise‘, Disclosure are on something of a streak at the minute. The Lawrence brothers announced earlier this week that the next single from their upcoming debut album Settle will be ‘You & Me’ and will feature Eliza Doolittle on vocals. They’ve […]
Listen: Black Sabbath reveal new single ‘God Is Dead?’
Metal legends Black Sabbath are gearing up to release a new album on 11 June. Called 13, the album was produced by fellow legend Rick Rubin and features Rage Against The Machine’s Brad Wilk on drumming duty. Today Black Sabbath have unveiled the first single from 13 called ‘God Is Dead?’, a sprawling 9 minute […]
This REALLY is the new Daft Punk single ‘Get Lucky’ (maybe)
Turns out the ‘leak’ I posted yesterday was an elaborate hoax with someone doing a decent job of impersonating Pharrell Williams. But not to worry, in the ever interesting world of Daft Punk another development is never far away! The above is the artwork for new single ‘Get Lucky’, which Amazon are using on their product […]