Yeah Yeah Yeah’s today released the promo video for ‘Sacrilege’ – the lead single from their upcoming new album Mosquito. The video stars model and actress Lily Cole, whose promiscuity gets her caught up in an unsettling modern day witch-hunt. It’s a bit hard to explain as it jumps around all over the place, so…
Depeche Mode – Delta Machine {rating} Buy: Delta Machine Who are Depeche Mode? They’re a pretty legendary electro-pop group from Essex who were formed in 1980. They used to be a four-piece but are now a trio – consisting of singer Dave Gahan, chief songwriter and musician Martin Gore and keyboard player Andy Fletcher. They’ve…
Nottingham troubadour Jake Bugg is releasing ‘Messed Up Kids’ – the latest track taken from second album Shangri La – as a four-track EP on 12 May. The EP will feature three brand new tracks that were recorded during the Shangri La sessions with producer Rick Rubin: ‘A Change In The Air’, ‘Strange Creatures’ and…
With just two weeks to go before the release of his second album Overgrown, James Blake has today revealed another glimpse of it by offering a live version of album track ‘Our Love Comes Back’ for free. The free download follows lead single ‘Retrograde‘, the dub and normal version of the mighty ‘Voyeur‘, a stream…
Emails went out today from Glastonbury organisers asking people who have registered for tickets to start paying up – which has led to a good deal of interest and speculation about both when the lineup for this years festival will be announced, and what artists will be on it. A regular addition to most rumour…
Mercury Records, the home to popular acts like The Killers and Arcade Fire, have announced they are to stop releasing physical versions of their singles – planning to rely solely on digital downloads instead. The record label has said they will only release physical versions of singles on very rare occassions, with a spokesman telling…
This week’s single releases – 24 March This weeks reviews from Phil Lickley features new single releases from 30 Seconds To Mars, Peace, CHVRCHES, Frank Turner, Sky Ferreira and more… 30 Seconds To Mars – ‘Up In The Air’ [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Up In The Air The first single from their upcoming fourth album and ‘Up…
Back when the Noel-curated line-up for this years Teenage Cancer Trust shows was announced, it was suggested the former Oasis man could share a stage with his one time Britpop enemies Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon – and that’s exactly what happened at the Royal Albert Hall last night. Watch the fan-shot video of Noel,…
After months of rumour and speculation, iconic French electro duo Daft Punk have finally revealed a bit of official information regarding their new album – the follow-up to their 2005 album Human After All. The new album will be called Random Access Memories and released on 21 May through the duo’s new Columbia Records imprint…
Queens Of The Stone Age have announced their long-rumoured and long-awaited follow-up to 2007’s Era Vulgaris will be called …Like Clockwork and is set for release in June. The band’s official website has been updated with snippets of the new album – head over to qotsa.com and click the big Q to hear a snippet. To hear…
