Ever since they released ‘Lies’ last year, Glaswegian trio CHVRCHES have been getting everyone excited with their distinctive blend of edgy electro-pop – which is sounding increasingly like a more accessible version of Crystal Castles with every release. Tonight they announced a new EP, called ‘Recover’, and released the immediately brilliant title track – which…
Muse’s video for new single ‘Supremacy’ got its online ‘premiere’ today, watch it below: ‘Supremacy’ is the fourth single to be taken from Muse’s latest album The 2nd Law, and is also expected to feature heavily in their grandstanding Brit Awards performance – which should be cool.
New all-girl electro group Feathers have released the video for their excellent debut single ‘Land Of The Innocent’, which features them cutting some mystical shapes in the desert. Although that may sound a bit at odds with their icy synth sound, the end result is actually quite cool. Check it out:
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have got a new album out soon – their fifteenth studio album. It’s called Push The Sky Away and will be released on 18 February on their own Bad Seed Ltd record label. The latest single to be taken from it is ‘Jubilee Street’, a typically brilliant tale of…
Although they’ve already treated us to ‘Barriers’ from their new album Bloodsports, ‘It Starts And Ends With You’ is officially Suede’s ‘comeback’ single – so to certain people it’ a pretty big deal. To me, it’s a strong-ish track that does a good job of cajoling those early 90’s memories of Brett and the boys…
Moody electro duo Hurts have released the typically stylistic video for their new single ‘Miracle’ – the first track taken from upcoming second album Exile. Does this remind anyone else of a Coldplay song? ‘Miracle’ is out on 10 March, with Exile following a week later. Preorder the album below:
As well as announcing a bunch of new artists on the Reading and Leeds Festival line-up this evening, Zane Lowe also found time to drop ‘How The Other Half Live’ – the new track from Tribes. First impressions? It sounds pretty good! Check it out below: ‘How The Other Half Live’ will feature on Tribes…
New Birmingham band Swim Deep have been making waves with their new single ‘The Sea’ – which is out on 4 March – and have today unveiled the gloriously lo-fi video. Check it out below: Swim Deep are currently supporting Two Door Cinema Club on their UK tour, but will soon be embarking on their…
With her Matangi album just around the corner, MIA’s special brand of viral marketing stepped up a gear this weekend with the ‘leak’ of previously unheard track ‘Doobie’. ‘Doobie’ was recorded during MIA’s ‘Bad Girls’ recording session with producer Danja last year – and it was he that leaked the track online. Listen to it…
Single Reviews – 3 Feb Another week begins, and another bunch of singles are released. Philip Lickley gives his verdict on the biggest new single releases this week…. Bellowhead – ‘Roll The Woodpile Down’ [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Roll The Woodpile Down The second single from their fourth album is a very traditional sounding folky-shanty style tune…
