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This is a song that will make fans of Kasabian give a collective, expletive-ridden ‘WTF’, as this, on first listen, is a very eccentric track that will grate. However, after a few listens it proves to be a really catchy, experimental number with echoes of Hot Chip in its electronic vibe. The beats, free-flowing lyrical […]
The four-yearly World Cup is not just confined to what happens on the pitch. It’s also about the fans at home and in the pub – no to mention the artists that have crammed into the recording studios or back bedrooms of Great Britain and abroad to record their own tribute to the beautiful game. So, […]
Chasing Dragons – Checkmate EP Buy: Checkmate [Explicit] Out on the 2nd June, the new EP from Chasing Dragons is a six-track exploration of rock and metal that doesn’t quite live up to the imagination of the prologue but proves to be an EP that fans of chugging guitars will lap up but works better […]
Kaiser Chiefs have released the second video from their number one album ‘Education, Education, Education and War’. The video for ‘Meanwhile Up In Heaven’, which is edited from the lengthier album version, shares a similar style to their earlier ‘Coming Home’ video with a beaten-up Ricky Wilson wandering around an early 20th century fairground, surrounded […]
Here is another World Cup song and one that is far more enjoyable on the ear drums than the official Pitbull song. The titular bracket hook and the electronic vibe are winners on this number but Shakira’s scattergun lyrics and lack of conformity to the tune less so. The chorus is as summery and chantable […]
Turning more into 1D with every release, here’s Australia’s answer to Busted with more attitude delivering you a cheeky ode to bad girls. Don’t expect Shakespeare in the lyrics – or even Stephanie Mayer – and the spoken lines smack of cheesiness, but as a tongue-in-cheek sing-along pop song that will keep the tweenagers happy, this […]
Certainly an unusual, nay, eccentric piece, ‘The Walker’ is a four-minute pop song that builds up to something special, built around a recognisable whistle-hook and the 80s-influenced funky vocals of the main singer. With enough retro styles to fit in with the modern production it perhaps lacks the huge hook in the chorus that would […]
The second single from ‘Halycon’ and also taken from the film Divergent, ‘Beating Heart’ is possibly Goulding’s most boring release yet, taking all the improvements through ‘Burn’ and ‘Goodness Gracious’ and dumping them all for this airy-voiced bland number that never really advances from a low, unmemorable collection of breathy vocals. With shades of a […]
What happened to Coldplay? Though it’s difficult to criticise the band for trying something different, here on ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ they seem to have picked up the sheet music for a record that even Calvin Harris would reject. It starts off well enough and has the moments of Coldplay’s brilliance but it’s lyrically […]
Foxes – Glorious Rating: 6/10 Buy: Glorious Louisa Rose Allen arrives with her debut album and, though calling it a glorious piece of music might be an overstatement, it’s a fun, perky pop package, masking some quite downbeat themes and lyrics, supported by a handful of radio friendly songs that showcase her ear for a […]