Crosley vinyl turntable

The best vinyl players for beginners

Vinyl sales are booming. According to the British Phonographic Industry (or BPI for short), sales of vinyl records hit their highest level last year since 1997. Over 780,000 vinyls were sold in 2013 – which was double the amount sold in 2012 and over 270% more than were sold five years ago. If the trend continues at […]

This week’s single releases – 26/07/2010

Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill Although their ambitious plans to take third album Plastic Beach around the world got off to a slow start at Glastonbury, the summer is turning out to be quite successful for Damon Albarn and his trusty band of Gorillaz.  Taking on Glastonbury’s Friday headline slot at heroically short notice may […]

Rixton Me And My Broken Heart

Single review: Rixton – ‘Me And My Broken Heart’

If you’ve ever wondered what you’d get if you crossed Rob Thomas’ ‘Lonely No More’ with hints of Elton John’s ‘I’m Still Standing’ then you’d get this. Forgetting it’s similarity to especially that first song, this is actually a really catchy mid-tempo pop song with a quickly singable chorus. Rixton’s vocals are clear and fit […]

rosalia

Let the Latin Taste Begin with “Pienso En Tu Mirá” By Rosalia – Watch the Iconic Video Here!

  An iconic single arrived ahead of upcoming album of Spanish flamenco singer Rosalia, just released “Pienso En Tu Mira”. The video didn’t take long after her sizzling performance at Sonar Festival from the hometown she belongs, in Barcelona this year. Love Spanish? You can also listen Audio of New Spanish Version of Havana This […]

The Cast Of Cheers – ‘Family’ album review

The Cast Of Cheers – Family [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Family If you like your hooks infectious, your melodies punchy and your guitar lines sharp, then you’ll like Dublin quartet The Cast Of Cheers’ debut album Family. Probably a lot. Previous singles ‘Family’ and ‘Animals’ showcased their talent for propulsive, attention-grabbing indie-pop songs, and the album wastes […]

Listen: Tame Impala Single ‘Elephant’

Australia’s foremost purveyors of ‘psychedelic hypno-groove melodic rock music’ (their words!) Tame Impala have today unveiled the lead single from their highly anticipated second album Lonerism. ‘Elephant’ is a stomping slice of chilled out melodica, sounding not unlike Kasabian covering The Beatles (it does in my head anyway!) Check it out here: ‘Elephant’ follows the […]

Watch: The Killers release video for ‘Runaways’

Remember when The Killers were exciting? I do too, but the memory’s getting dimmer and dimmer with every U2/Springsteen apeing ‘stadium-rock’ pile of toss they release. Maybe you like that kind of thing though, if so you may also want to watch the video for ‘epic’ and ‘passionate’ new single ‘Runaways’: ‘Runaways’ is the first […]