So in this final part, here are my top twenty songs of 2013! 20. Gary Barlow – ‘Let Me Go’ (Released: November, No. 2) After a few years captaining the reformed Take That man-band, Barlow released his first major solo single in fourteen years. Taking inspiration from Mumford and Sons, this perky, country-tinged number feels […]
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Phil’s Top 100 Music Singles of 2013: #60 – #41
With forty songs already covered, let’s get into the top sixty, with numbers 60 through to 41. 60. Bellowhead – ‘Roll The Woodpile Down’ (Released: February, didn’t chart) Around for the best part of a decade, this second single from their ‘Broadside’ album grabbed my attention with its catchy folk-indie-pop vibe that fitted neatly onto […]
This Week’s New Single Releases (8th December 2013)
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Amber Run – ‘Heaven’ Avicii meets Mumford and Sons meets Autotune in this cross pollination of genres. A slow burner, taking half of its running time to even touch on its chorus, fans of Coldplay and similar indie bands will seek refuge […]
Phil’s Sound of 2014
As the BBC release the latest list of artists that we could be riding high in the charts next year as part of their ‘Sound of 2014’ poll, I eschew their technique of polling dozens of critics and music experts to compose my own list of fifteen artists who I think we’ll be hearing more of […]
This weeks single releases – 10 February
Philip Lickley take us through another batch of new single releases – what will you be downloading this week? Single Releases – 10 February Avicii V Nicky Romero – ‘I Could Be The One’ [rating:3/5] Buy: I Could Be the One Fresh from big hits like ‘Levels’, Avicii teams up with Nicky Romero on this […]