Rushed album releases are a bit in vogue these days, and official Man Of 2013 Pharrell Williams isn’t one to buck a trend. He only announced his new album G I R L last week at the BRITs, and is now streaming it ahead of its release next week. The album features contributions from Daft…
Beck is back this month with his first album of recorded material in six years in the shape of Morning Phase – and he has made it available to stream in full online before its release next week. The album follows Beck’s 2008 album Modern Guilt and his 2012 sheet music release Song Reader, but…
Temples – Sun Structures {rating} Buy: Sun Structures I first featured Kettering-based psych-rockers Temples in May last year, after they had just signed to Heavenly and were releasing the very brilliant ‘Colours To Life’ as a single. Many expected their debut album to drop in 2013, as the ‘neo-psych’ movement was gathering pace, but the…
Regular readers of All-Noise will know I’m more than a little excited about psych-rockers Temples and their debut album Sun Structures. Today, therefore, is a good day as the Kettering-based four-piece have made the highly anticipated album available to stream in full online ahead of its release next week.
Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow {rating} It wasn’t too long ago that North London group Bombay Bicycle Club were being dismissed along with just about every other white English guitar band as ‘indie landfill’. That all changed with their third album – 2011’s A Different Kind Of Fix – which showcased…
Broken Bells – After The Disco {rating} Any project involving super-producer Brian ‘Danger Mouse’ Burton comes with a certain amount of expectation. His partnership with The Shins’ singer James Mercer was no different, but unfortunately their first album as Broken Bells back in 2010 failed to live up to the hype. It wasn’t a bad…
Warpaint – Warpaint {rating} What’s in an album title? Most of the time not a great deal can be read into what a band choose to call their latest set of songs. In the case of LA-foursome Warpaint, though, the decision to make their second album self-titled seems significant. In recent press interviews Warpaint’s Theresa…
All-female US rock group Warpaint are back next week with the self-titled follow-up to their well-received 2011 debut album The Fool. Before its official release date next week, though, Warpaint have made the whole album available to stream in full. To stream Warpaint, head over to NPR.org The album features previously released tracks ‘Biggy’ and…
First things first: Happy New Year! Now that’s out the way, let’s get stuck into the serious business of looking forward to what 2014 has in store for us all. After a pretty impressive 2013 for big albums – Bowie, My Bloody Valentine, Daft Punk, Jay Z, Kanye, Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, Beyonce to name…
Season 4 The Voice contestant Kris Thomas first captured attention with his exceptional audition of Whitney Houston’s “Saving All My Love For You.” Covering songs ranging from Miguel’s “Adorn,” Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” and The Jackson Fives’ “I’ll Be There,” Thomas’ vocal talent proved to be uniquely special as he sang each…
