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Manchester psych-prog-pop (their words, not mine!) four-piece Egyptian Hip Hop are preparing to unleash their highly-anticipated debut album Good Don’t Sleep. Featuring the single ‘SYH’, the album will be released on 22 October through trendy dance label R&S Records – but you can stream it in full below: Source: NME Preorder Good Don’t Sleep from […]
Post-hardcore veterans …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead are releasing their eighth studio album Lost Songs next week – but you can get a sneak peek by streaming it in full below. Featuring the singles ‘Catatonic’ and ‘Up To Infinity’, the album has been dedicated to Pussy Riot and, according to singer Conrad […]
The Arcade Fire promotional juggernaut shows no signs of relenting in the run-up to the release of fourth album Reflektor on 28 October. Today the Canadian alt-rockers have released a trailer for album track ‘Afterlife’ – only a few days after the trailer for ‘Awful Sound’. This one is based in Haiti, where Reflektor was […]
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has hinted that the legendary band may reform to play live dates for charity. Speaking in Manchester at the In The City music conference, Mason told the BBC: “I think it would be a very nice way for a band to gently move towards retirement, by doing shows absolutely for […]
Manic Street Preachers – Postcards From A Young Man Anyone expecting the Manics’ new album to build on Journal Of Plague Lovers’ resurrection of their angsty, political roots must have been flummoxed by lead single ‘(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love’. Its sweeping strings, towering chorus and verses ripped straight from Smashing Pumpkins’ […]
Now a five-piece, the Wirral boys are back with a new album. But after their recent greatest hits album, have they got anything new to offer?… Make a well-received first album that hints of future glory, consolidate your sound – and fan base- with your second album and then develop into a full-on arena rock […]
Interpol singer Paul Banks is releasing his second solo album, Banks, next week, and in preparation a full stream of it is now available to listen to. Check it out below and let me know what you think: Banks previously released his solo material under the pseudonym Julian Plenti, but has now decided to revert […]
Single Reviews – 14 October Guest reviewer Philip Lickley takes us through his pick of the coming weeks top single releases. Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – ’Sweet Nothing’ [rating:1.5/5] Buy: Sweet Nothing Harris’ sixth single from an album that isn’t even out yet, ‘Sweet Nothing’ shows signs of his magic wearing off. Over an […]
Kings Of Leon Come Around Sundown With their last album, 2008’s Only By The Night, the family Leon moved away from their scratchy but inventive indie-rock roots and embraced the arena band approach, producing a slicker, more universal and radio-friendly album. As we all know, this gave them a massive hit – Only By The […]
Salford duo GREATWAVES have been floating around the blogosphere for a while now, and are making a name for themselves as one of the best new bands for serene, hypnotic and powerful ‘nu-gaze’. After releasing their debut single ‘The Shore’ earlier this year, they have decided to release follow-up ‘Feel The Love’ as a free […]