It’s been five years since Elly Jackson and co shook up the world of pop as La Roux. Now they’re back, with a second album called Trouble In Paradise which is due out on 7 July via Polydor, and an excellent lead single called ‘Let Me Down Gently’. Stream ‘Let Me Down Gently’: Preorders for…
Coldplay will release their sixth album Ghost Stories next week, but before they do that they have made the whole thing available to stream online. To stream Ghost Stories, head over to iTunes Radio. The album is the follow-up to 2011’s Mylo Xyloto and features the previously released tracks ‘Magic‘, ‘Oceans‘, ‘Midnight‘ and ‘Always In…
Richard Hawley – ’Standing at the Sky’s Edge’ [rating:5/5] Buy Standing At the Sky’s Edge Like most of his solo output so far, former Pulp and Longpigs guitarist Richard Hawley has put his hometown of Sheffield at centre-stage of his new album ’Standing at the Sky’s Edge’, with the Sky’s Edge area of the city…
Miles Kane – Colour Of The Trap While he may be best mates with Alex Turner, you can’t help but think Miles Kane must be at least slightly irked that he had to rely on his friends star power to sustain his career in music. After a couple of failed attempts with solid but uninspiring…
Single Releases – 12 May This week’s top new single releases reviewed and rated by Phil Lickley. American Fangs – ‘Pomona’ [rating:3/5] Fast-paced and heavy on the guitars, ‘Pomona’ is poppier in its stylings than you’d imagine but with more credibility from the edgey guitars. That said, the vocals get lost in the overall mix…
Single Reviews – 14 March This weeks singles that matter, reviewed and rated for you by contributor Philip Lickley. If you would like to contribute to All-Noise, get in touch on submissions@all-noise.co.uk Amy Macdonald – ’Slow It Down’ [rating:3.5/5] Buy Slow It Down It’s been a while since the Scottish singer-songwriter attacked the charts but…
Atoms For Peace are releasing ‘Before Your Very Eyes’ as the third single from debut album AMOK. Thom Yorke’s side project have released ‘Default’ and ‘Ingenue‘ so far, and Music Direct are reporting that ‘Before Your Very Eyes’ will follow as a limited edition 12″ single. The single will be released on 18 June, and…
I never got round to reviewing Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ new album Push The Sky Away, but I really should have done because it’s absolutely amazing. I did manage to cover the video for the brilliant ‘Jubilee Street‘ though, and now that’s been followed up by this live performance video for latest single…
New music roundup (no.11) Lots more new music for you to discover in this latest roundup. To see all of the previous new music roundup’s head over to the New Music section. If you know of any cool new bands or artists that could feature in the next roundup let me know in the comments…
Just been having a look through the New Music section and realised there’s been a lack of proper, no messing rock bands in there lately. So let me sort that out right now and introduce you to London-based four-piece The Diamond Noise. Here’s their debut single ‘Never Say Never Say Never’ (out now): As you…
