Arctic Monkeys – AM {rating} Buy: AM Throughout the history of rock music there’s certain famous moments that stand out as epochal – Dylan going electric, Hendrix at Woodstock, Oasis at Knebworth, Radiohead at Glastonbury – the list goes on, and is full of musical events that elevated artists to a level beyond the reach…
It’s all about the big album streams today! Arctic Monkeys have just made their album AM available to stream, and now neo-soul-funk-pop boundary-pusher Janelle Monae has made her second album The Electric Lady available to stream. The album is the follow-up to Monae’s exceptional debut album The ArchAndroid – which is probably the most underrated…
Yes, it’s finally here ladies and gentleman! Arctic Monkeys fifth studio album AM is now available to stream ahead of its general release next week. The only downside is you have to use iTunes to stream it, but we’ll overlook that little obstacle to get our ears around it! Just follow this link to listen…
The new album streams are coming thick and fast today! Not only have we had Factory Floor’s long-awaited debut and The Weeknd’s Kiss Land to listen to today, now hot London trio London Grammar have just made their debut album If You Wait available to stream online. To stream If You Wait in its entirety,…
The debut album of industrial-electro trio Factory Floor has become the stuff of legend, thanks mostly to it being about four years in the making. The fact that they signed to the legendary DFA Records has also helped whip up the anticipation, and now it’s finally here – Factory Floor’s debut album! Well, it’s not…
Canadian RnB singer The Weeknd has made his debut album proper, Kiss Land, available to stream online a week ahead of its release. Kiss Land is The Weeknd’s follow-up to his highly successful ‘Trilogy’ releases, and features contributions from Drake, Pharrell and Kavinsky. To stream the album before it is released next week, head over…
Palma Violets – 180 {rating} Buy: 180 Bands who get labelled as ‘great new hopes’ rarely fare well when it comes to debut albums. Usually the pressures of living up to all the ‘potential’ they’ve been lumbered with takes it’s toll and results in them sinking without trace. In Palma Violets’ case though, they’ve always…
Atoms For Peace – Amok {rating} Buy: Amok This may well have been packaged up and presented to us as a collective effort between musician friends but, whether he likes it or not, Amok is basically Thom Yorke’s follow-up to The Eraser. Atoms For Peace are named after a track on The Eraser and were…
It’s turning out to be quite the week for new album streams. Following hot on the heels of Johnny Marr and Atoms For Peace in releasing their albums online is hot new London band Palma Violets. Their highly anticipated debut album 180 is set for release next week, but you can now stream it before you decide…
Johnny Marr – The Messenger {rating} Buy: The Messenger When I first heard Johnny Marr was planning a solo album (his first, not counting 2003’s Healers debacle), I was worried. Since leaving The Smiths behind Marr has crafted an unrivalled legacy as the best guitar player of his generation – working with The Cribs and…
