Aloe Blacc The Man

Single review: Aloe Blacc – The Man

Having scored success with his ‘I Need A Dollar’ song and, of course, his appearance on Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’, Aloe Black returns with this retro sounding Lighthouse Family-esque number that lifts the lyrics from Elton John’s ‘Your Song’ in its chorus before bouncing along sunnily. It lacks the killer hook of both those aforementioned […]

Slumville Sunrise

This Week’s New Single Releases (27th October)

My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Aloe Blacc – ‘Wake Me Up’ Having appeared on the Avicii number one as an uncredited artist we now get his own take on it. It’s not a huge departure from the original, but forgoes the dance feel for a more straight-forward […]

Kasabian Eez Eh

Best Songs of 2014… So Far (Part 1)

Every year, as we enter July, I sit down and think about my favourite songs of the year so far, and this year has been no less of a challenge than in previous ones. With over 300 songs downloaded and having listened to probably over 750 new songs this year, whittling them down to just […]

Gun by CHVRCHES

This Week’s New Single Releases – 14 July Part 1

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 […]