Regular readers of All-Noise will know I’m quite a big fan of the very underrated Janelle Monae, and you’ll probably also be aware that I quite liked CHVRCHES debut album as well. It’s no surprise then that this video piqued my interest. It was shot during a recent BillBoard ‘Women In Music’ event and shows…
Although January tends to be a bit of a depressing month – Christmas is gone, no-one has any money, the weather is dreary etc. etc… – it does have one thing going for it: new music. January is typically the month where everyone starts the ‘big in 2014’ scramble – so there’s always a lot…
Up and coming Glasgow synth-pop trio CHVRCHES are currently busy touring the US ahead of the release of debut album The Bones Of What You Believe in September. While in the States, they played new track ‘The Mother We Share’ on chat show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – which you can watch below:
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Arcade Fire feat. David Bowie – ‘Reflektor’ Arcade Fire’s first cut from the album of the same name is a weird affair with many varied elements, thumping bass lines, French and an understated appearance by Mr Bowie himself. Very much like a…
If you’ve been thinking recently that 2013 has been a bit underwhelming so far in terms of big new albums, then September might just put it right. Autumn is generally a good time for new albums, as bands who opted to not release new LPs before the festivals now gear up for a big release…
Glasgow synth-poppers CHVRCHES will unleash their highly-anticipated debut album The Bones Of What You Believe next month, and have today released the promo video for new single ‘The Mother We Share’. The video follows a girl looking sad, who suddenly realises she has an awesome hidden talent – I won’t spoil it for you though,…
Part one of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Agnetha Faltskog – ‘Dance Your Pain Away’ Former Abba singer’s second new solo single, ‘Dance Your Pain Away’ is a much more uptempo, Europop number than its predecessor. Funky, danceable and well produced, this is a second spot-on hit…
Yes, would you believe it, we’re already half way through the year!? To celebrate the passing of the first six months of 2013 here is part 1 of my top fifty singles of the year so far. They may not have been the biggest sellers or indeed troubled the top forty, but these are the…
Is there no better way to while away one’s free moments; minutes so furiously wrenched away from the boring rigmarole of everyday life; than putting on pairs of shades and shorts and heading on down to a summer festival. Baking sun, guitar twangs percolating through the breeze, and a frosty pint of lager; we wouldn’t…
For some reason today has seen three brilliant cover versions emerge from three of the most exciting new acts around. Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES came out firing with a great cover of Arctic Monkeys’ AM track ‘Do I Wanna Know?‘ during an appearance on Australian radio. Check it out:
