The Flaming Lips are releasing their new album The Terror next week – and have today released a full stream of it via NPR. Front-man Wayne Coyne has been describing The Terror as a much darker album than their previous work – basing the record in the darker realms of psychedlia. Listen to The Terror…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a stream of their highly anticipated new album Mosquito onto YouTube. The stream features an intro by Karen O in which she calls the album ‘…a Yeah Yeah Yeahs soul record, or our version of one. It’s really playful and tongue in cheek at times. It’s got something for everyone.’…
The Dead Betties took seven years to release a new single but it was worth the wait. The new single titled “The Way We Live Now” is one of the most amazing singles that you will listen this year. It is leading single in their forthcoming self-titled album. The name of this title single came…
So much for 2013 being the year for new bands – so far the biggest albums of the year have come from the old school. Bowie and Suede have led the way, and now it’s the legendary Depeche Mode’s turn to stake their claim for 2013 domination with their thirteenth studio album ‘Delta Machine’. The…
All eyes, and ears I guess, are on The Strokes new album ‘Comedown Machine’. With the band always seeming on the point of implosion, and with the spectre of the (largely unfair) critical panning of last album ‘Angles’, is this new album the moment The Strokes become irrelevant, or can they remind us all why…
Hotly tipped new Birmingham band Peace have been building up anticipation for their debut album nicely over the past few months – and are well placed to take on the mantle of ‘next big thing’. All they need now is a good debut album! If their much vaunted ‘Delicious’ EP and early singles ‘Wraith’ and…
Although many of their early fans may have moved on, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club can still be depended upon for a bit of stomping blues-rock action. The fact that they’ve been hit by bad luck and tragedy throughout their career just makes them even easier to root for. Specter At The Feast is Black Rebel’s…
Everyone’s favourite glam Britpoppers Suede are back with their new album Bloodsports – and before it is released next week they are streaming it in full online. The album boasts all the elements that made Suede great back in their heyday – glam guitars, melodic synths, massive choruses and Brett Anderson’s distinctive vocals. Listen to Bloodsports in…
Well this is a new one. Usually we just get a an ‘album trailer’ and a couple of singles to bide us over before an album gets released, but James Blake just took it all to another step by releasing this 15 minute ‘preview’ of his new album Overgrown. While it’s hard to get a…
Manchester’s foremost 80’s synth-pop revivalists Hurts are releasing their second album Exile soon – next week in fact – and have today made the whole thing available to stream. Check it out below and let me know what you think of it in the comments at the bottom: Via The Guardian Exile is the follow…
