Part one of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Amplify Dot feat. Busta Rhymes – ‘I’m Good’ Just like last week’s ‘Best Song Ever’ the title leads itself to form part of the overall review of the song. Well, I won’t disappoint you, as Amplify Dot think’s she’s […]
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Best Songs of 2014… So Far (Part 2)
It’s now time for the second part of my top 50 songs of 2014 countdown – see part one here. 25) Röyksopp & Robyn – ‘Do It Again’ Released: 28th April 2014 Charted: #75 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbDVSwr_E4 A collaboration that no one was expecting, this is the best song in Robyn’s back catalogue and the most […]
Top 50 songs of 2013 so far (50-26)
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 […]
Song Review: “Disconnect” by Marina And The Diamonds & Clean Bandit
Finally, Marina And The Diamonds and Clean Bandit’s collaboration “Disconnect” is here. It took two years for this song to come out after we heard it for the first time at Coachella. Despite taking so long, the fans still remember this song for a lot of reasons. It’s easily one of the top collaborations that […]
Album review: Clean Bandit – New Eyes
Clean Bandit – New Eyes Atlantic Out now 3.5/5 Way back in April 2013 I reviewed a song by an unknown band called ‘Clean Bandit’, giving the experimental ‘Mozart’s House’ 7 out of 10 and enjoying the fresh sound and something different offered by the mixing of electronic, rap and classical. Over twelve months on […]
Watch Music Video: “Solo” by Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato
Clean Bandit has premiered the official music video for her latest single “Solo”. It’s her collaboration with pop princess Demi Lovato. Clean Bandit also succeeded in enrolling the pop star for the music video, which is great. However, I’m somewhat disappointed with the music video. I feel that the project could have been taken a […]
Albums out in June
It’s June! Time for sun, festivals, BBQs, beer gardens and the World Cup! It’s also time for some very exciting-looking new albums. Last month saw the release of big albums from the likes of The Horrors, Gruff Rhys, The Black Keys, Chromeo, Coldplay and Echo and The Bunneymen – so June has got its work […]
Single review: Clean Bandit feat. Sharna Bass – ‘Extraordinary’
The fifth single from the band’s album, which isn’t even out yet, is pretty much an amalgamation of what we’ve heard so far, lacking as it does the uniqueness of ‘Mozart’s House’ or the catchiness of ‘Rather Be’, with too few fresh ideas and too much autotune undercutting the vocals of Sharna Bass. It’s still […]
Marina and the Diamonds and Clean Bandit debut new song “Disconnect” on Coachella 2015
Coachella 2015 has already showcased some of the best performances of the year. This weekend was a special one as Marina and the Diamonds joined by Clean Bandit performed a new track on stage and took the audience by surprise with their powerful live performance. They performed new track titled “Disconnect”. The track was written […]
Watch Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson perform “Symphony” on TV
Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson were on The Voice UK stage performing their latest song titled “Symphony”. The performance was a great head-start for the semi-finalists. It set the example of how to perform live with a 10-piece string section. Zara Larsson’s vocal delivery was good that it set the mood for everyone to dance […]