“Live fast, die young / Bad Girls do it well” – and with that everyone’s favourite Sri Lankan iconoclast MIA is back in the game! ‘Bad Girls’ is the first taster from her forthcoming fourth album, which is expected at some point this year and features contributions from Danja (who produced this track), Swizz Beatz,…
Although he’s been the subject of many a conspiracy theory over the years, deep down everyone knew that Burial really was just a pretty ordinary, albeit very talented, guy called Will. Rumours about his identity have ranged from Four Tet, Skrillex, Banksy and even Al Gore (for some reason!) in recent memory – but no…
If January felt a bit slow in terms of big new albums, then February is when 2014 really gets going. There’s big albums out just about every week in February, starting off with the return of Bombay Bicycle Club and Broken Bells on 3 February. The following week sees dubstep-diva Katy B take centre-stage with…
Belleruche aren’t strictly ‘New Music’, seeing as they’ve been making albums and playing gigs for about five years, but this is probably the first time many of you will have heard them. Now onto their fourth album, called Rollerchain (out in May), ‘Stormbird’ is a fantastic showcase of Belleruche’s unique sound – forged using equal…
The Kills have released the above special video of new single ‘The Last Goodbye’, which celebrates their ten year anniversary. The video, directed by Oscar-nominated actress Samantha Morton, is shot in simple but effective black and white – reflecting both The Kills’ approach to making music as well as the intimacy of their working relationship….
Mike Skinner begins his victory lap as The Streets with ‘Going Through Hell’, the first single from his final album Computer And Blues – and it seems he’s intent on going out in style. In direct contrast to the scratchy and rushed songs he’s been putting out on his website, ‘Going Through Hell’ is a…
Lana Del Rey – Born To Die [rating:4.5/5] Buy Born to Die Since she suddenly sprouted up from nowhere last year with a teaser single as polished and perfect as her heavily stylised image, Lana De Rey has been treated with varying degrees of suspicion and scepticism. When ‘Video Games’ went viral it all seemed…
What’s that you hear? Fresh, exciting, interesting new music? If indie music really is dead and buried, someone forgot to invite The Cast Of Cheers to the funeral. This infectious debut single from the brilliantly named Dublin four-piece promises great things from their forthcoming debut album proper – which is set for release later this…
So apparently our esteemed Prime Minister thinks that we’re not molly coddled enough in the UK and wants to see to it that music videos are given age ratings so they don’t pollute the minds of delicate children with their graphic imagery, or something like that. Doesn’t he realise that age classifications just serve to…
White Lies album review – Ritual Before they released their debut album almost exactly two years ago, Londoners White Lies provoked a level of excitement, anticipation and expectation not seen since the Arctic Monkeys decided to create a Myspace account. And just like the Arctic Monkeys, White Lies’ debut album just about managed to fulfil…
