Ahead of its release next week, Queens Of The Stone Age’s new album …Like Clockwork is now available to stream in full on iTunes. Click this link to stream it. …Like Clockwork is the first QOTSA album since 2007’s Era Vulgaris, and is described by band leader Josh Homme as ‘an audio documentary of a…
Since the release of their exciting debut EP last year, Manchester quartet PINS have been in the studio recording their debut album – which is hopefully out at some point this year. The first taste of what the album has in store for us comes in the shape of ‘Stay True’, which is released on…
Bobby Womack’s duet with US songstress Lana Del Rey, taken from the soul man’s forthcoming album The Bravest Man In The Universe, has been unveiled today. Listen to ‘Dayglo Reflection’ here: As previously reported, The Bravest Man In The Universe will be released on 11 June and was produced by Blur and Gorillaz front man…
La Roux have today released the first single proper from upcoming second album Trouble In Paradise in the shape of ‘Uptight Downtown’. Following on from the release of ‘Let Me Down Gently’ last week, ‘Uptight Downtown’ is a lot bouncier and upbeat than that – but most importantly it sounds just as exciting. Listen to…
Single reviews – 27 May As the sun comes out, here is a bumper bundle of songs released into the charts this week – reviewed by Philip Lickley The Ting Tings- ’Hit Me Down Sonny’ [rating:3/5] Buy: Hit Me Down Sonny A worthy release from their under heard new album, though the main instrumental hook…
Katy B’s dancey new single ‘What Love Is Made Of’ has got a shiny new video. Directed by Emil Nava, the promo features a load of youths showing off their pimped up motors by doing donuts and stuff. Check it out below: ‘What Love Is Made Of’ (out 8 July on Rinse/Columbia) is the first…
This week’s single releases – 26 May (Part 2) Part 2 of Phil Lickley’s roundup of the week’s top new single releases. See Part 1 here. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – ‘Mermaids (EP)’ [rating:3.5/5] I’ve never been a big fan of Nick Cave and this song, in some ways, emphasises why but also…
This week’s single releases – 26 May (Part 1) Part 1 of Phil Lickley’s weekly roundup of new single releases. 2 Chainz feat. Wiz Khalifa – ‘We Own It (Fast and Furious)’ [rating:3.5/5] Taken from the latest Fast and Furious film, ‘We Own It’ is a dark gritty rap that sounds more Jay-Z than Jay-Z…
Arcade Fire – Reflektor {rating} Download: Reflektor Alarm bells began to ring as soon as it was revealed that Arcade Fire’s fourth album, their follow-up to 2010’s massively successful The Suburbs, was to be that most pretentious of all rock band pretentions: a double album. As more details began to emerge – namely that the…
I covered brotherly duo Drenge’s new single ‘Backwaters’ on a recent New Music Roundup and described their sound as like a more punk-rock version of The Smiths (I think it’s because the vocals sound a bit like Morrissey!) Today Eoin and Rory Loveless have revealed the promo video for ‘Backwaters’, which is a good old…
