The debut album from moody London synth trio Factory Floor has been so long in coming it’s become the stuff of myth and legend (they’ve been putting out exciting singles and remixes for about four years). Last year they announced the album will be coming out on DFA Records at some point in 2013, and…
They may look a bit like 1990’s Mmmboppers Hanson and sound like a watered down version of Fleetwood Mac, but according to the trend-setting wisdom of that bastion of coolness and finger-on-the-pulse relevance – the BBC – Haim are the most promising new music act of 2013. The LA sisters were today announced as the…
Manchester duo Hurts today debuted ‘Miracle’, the first single to be taken from their highly anticipated second album Exile. While it’s a bit more uptempo and bombastic than their previous stuff, ‘Miracle’ is undoubtedly Hurts – featuring plenty of dramatic flourishes. Listen to it below and let me know what you think: ‘Miracle’ is out…
The final part of Philip Lickley’s top 100 songs of 2012 – see his top 25 below. Follow these links for the previous entries in the top 100: Part 1 – 100-76 Part 2 – 75 – 51 Part 3 – 50 – 26 Top 100 Songs of 2012 – Part 4 It’s time to…
Miles Kane unveiled new single ‘Give Up’ today, the first to be taken from his forthcoming second solo album – the follow up to 2011’s Colour Of The Trap. Watch the lyric-video for the rocking ‘Give Up’ here and let me know what you think in the comments: Speaking about his new album and ‘Give…
Hip electro-RnB-pop duo AlunaGeorge were announced today as the second most exciting new act in the BBC’s Sound of 2013 poll, and to celebrate they debuted a brand new track on Annie Mac’s Radio 1 show. Listen to the effortlessly cool and loose ‘Diver’ here (it’s a radio rip so don’t be surprised if it…
The xx have today released a new EP as a free download from iTunes. The ‘xxmas EP’ is part of iTunes’ 12 Days of Christmas giveaway and features a new Jamie xx remix, or ‘edit’, of Coexist track ‘Sunset’, as well as a live video of previous single ‘Angels’ performed in Tokyo and the video for…
As well as being one of the brightest new hopes for 2013, Swim Deep are also leading the emergence of new Birmingham-based guitar bands. After beguiling us with last years releases ‘Honey’ and ‘King City’ and signing to RCA Records, they are starting to get serious as they lead up to their debut album with…
Part 3 of Philip Lickley’s personal list of the best songs of 2012. If you would like to contribute to All-Noise, get in touch on submissions@all-noise.co.uk Top 100 Songs of 2012 – Part 3 It’s time to break into the top fifty of my favourite 100 songs of the last twelve months… 50. Status Quo…
Dizzee Rascal surprised everyone with the release of his imaginatively titled new mixtape ‘The Mixtape Vol. 2’ on Boxing Day (Vol. 1 came in 2007), and has followed it up with a LOL-some video for one of the new tracks – ‘Bassline Junkie’, which is basically a lazier version of ‘Bonkers’. Watch the moderately amusing…
