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Florence And The Machine – Ceremonials [rating:4/5] It’s fair to say Florence Welch became a full-on superstar with her debut album Lungs. Now it’s second album time for her and her Machine, and time to live up to all those high expectations. Second albums are notoriously difficult to get right, and have been a stalling […]
The classic soul diva, Kelly Clarkson’s music career undoubtedly blossomed with her latest album “Meaning of Life”. The main song of the album “Love So Soft” has already peaked at Number 59 on the Hot 100 and also secured Number 23 on US pop radios. This for sure is a surprise for even Clarkson as well. […]
Aussie indie-electro legends Cut Copy have today made their fourth album Free Your Mind available to stream online ahead of its release on 5 November. Free Your Mind is their follow-up to 2011’s well-received Zonoscope and features the singles ‘Let Me Show You Love’, ‘We Are Explorers’, ‘Take Me Higher’ and the title track, obviously. […]
Arcade Fire have built up their fourth album Reflektor into one of the most highly-anticipated albums of 2013, through a variety of inventive promotional activities – including guerilla-style graffiti, TV specials, numerous previews and trailers and more old-fashioned single streams. Despite them whipping the media and their fans into a froth of expectancy, early reviews […]
It’s been eight long years since Neil Young released an album with his Crazy Horse cohorts (2004’s Greendale), but they are now getting ready to release their brand new album Psychedelic Pill on 29 October. So far three songs have been released from the album – ‘Walk Like A Giant’, ‘Ramada Inn’ and ‘Twisted Road’, […]
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA has made the star-studded soundtrack to his upcoming kung-fu film ‘The Man With The Iron Fists’ available to stream online. The album, which boasts the likes of Kanye West, The Black Keys, Wiz Khalifa, Corinne Bailey Rae (!?), Pusha T, Talib Kweli and Pharoahe Monch, as well as fellow Wu-Tang Clan members […]
Manchester psych-prog-pop (their words, not mine!) four-piece Egyptian Hip Hop are preparing to unleash their highly-anticipated debut album Good Don’t Sleep. Featuring the single ‘SYH’, the album will be released on 22 October through trendy dance label R&S Records – but you can stream it in full below: Source: NME Preorder Good Don’t Sleep from […]
Post-hardcore veterans …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead are releasing their eighth studio album Lost Songs next week – but you can get a sneak peek by streaming it in full below. Featuring the singles ‘Catatonic’ and ‘Up To Infinity’, the album has been dedicated to Pussy Riot and, according to singer Conrad […]
Sia just announced the track list and cover of her forthcoming seasonal album called “Everyday Is Christmas”. This will be the first time Sia is working with Atlantic Records. This is purely a holiday album including songs like “Ho Ho Ho” and “Santa’s Coming For Us”. An entertainment newspaper spoke to Sia’s collaborator Kurstin about […]
Manic Street Preachers – Postcards From A Young Man Anyone expecting the Manics’ new album to build on Journal Of Plague Lovers’ resurrection of their angsty, political roots must have been flummoxed by lead single ‘(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love’. Its sweeping strings, towering chorus and verses ripped straight from Smashing Pumpkins’ […]