Manchester based producer Callum Wright, aka D/R/U/G/S, has released his euphoric new single ‘The Source Of Light’ today, watch the slick video for it here: ‘The Source Of Light’ is the first new D/R/U/G/S material since he released the brilliant ‘Amphibian EP’ in August, and is available to buy/stream now over on Beatport. The release…
The Drums frontman Jonny Pierce has today released the first song from his upcoming debut solo album. Watch the video for the spaced-out and pretty cool ‘I Didn’t Realise’ here: In announcing the video, and the solo album in general, Pierce said: Some might say it’s strange for a man to bare his soul the…
When Big Boi released the tracklist for his upcoming album Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors, it seemed pretty clear the former Outkast rappers second solo album was set to be an eclectic affair – and the songs so far released have definitely added to that belief. Following the saccharine and melodic ‘Mama Told Me’, the…
Football’s homo-erotic side gets lampooned in Hot Chip’s new video for latest In Our Heads cut, ‘Don’t Deny Your Heart’. The video, directed by comedian Peter Serafinowicz, starts off with Hot Chip playing a FIFA-esque console game on their tourbus, before turning into something a little bit different. I won’t spoil it all for you,…
Single Reviews – 25 November Philip Lickley’s weekly round-up of the coming weeks biggest single releases… Bullet For My Valentine – ’Temper Temper’ [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Temper Temper The first single from their same-titled fourth album ticks all the boxes of a rock song with a driving guitar backing, rough screaming vocals and a catchy drum…
Florence and The Machine have released a new video for Ceremonials track ‘Lover To Lover’. The video was directed by Vincent Haycock, and features Florence and actor Ben Mendelsohn in a troubled relationship. Watch it here: Florence and the Machine: Lover to Lover on Nowness.com. ‘Lover To Lover’ is due for release on 4 December,…
Single Reviews – 18 November Philip Lickley’s weekly look at the hottest new singles. Check out what’s worth downloading and what’s worth ignoring this week… Alicia Keys – ’Girl On Fire’ [rating:2.5/5] Buy: Girl On Fire Alicia Keys returns with the lead single off her matchingly-titled fifth album. With some heavy drum beats and vocal…
Foals debuted a new Holy Fire track last night during their spot on BBC show Later… With Jools Holland. Watch their run-through of the funky, Afrobeat-ish ‘My Number’ below: ‘My Number’ is the second track to emerge from Foals’ upcoming third album – following lead single ‘Inhaler’ which was released online earlier this month. Holy Fire…
Ever since Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr announced his debut solo album ‘The Messenger’ I’ve been waiting to hear what a 100% Marr track actually sounds like. Today I found out, and unsurprisingly it sounds brilliant! Watch the promo video for album title track ‘The Messenger’ below and let me know what you think in the…
Outkast rapper/producer Big Boi has teamed up with hip-hop man-of-the-moment A$AP Rocky and indie-pop duo Phantogram for ‘Lines’, the latest track from his upcoming second debut album Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors – the follow-up to 2010’s brilliant Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty. Stream the funky and spaced-out ‘Lines’ here: The release…
