Daft Punk – Random Access Memories {rating} Buy: Random Access Memories Eight years in the making and the subject of the biggest hype campaign of the century, French electro pioneers Daft Punk’s new album Random Access Memories has a lot of expectations to live up to. The prospect of Daft Punk abandoning the ‘EDM’ scene…
As reported earlier today, Daft Punk’s much anticipated fourth studio album Random Access Memories is now available to stream in full on iTunes. Stream the album here. Random Access Memories has been the centre of one of the biggest publicity pushes in recent times – which has helped lead single ‘Get Lucky’ break Spotify records…
Daft Punk’s criminally under-promoted fourth album is apparently out next week. If you’ve missed the news, the album is called Random Access Memories and features loads of cool old disco legends – as well as Julian Casablancas – as collaborators. The duo today released the below trailer for the album, which shows them ‘unboxing’ the…
Rushed album releases are a bit in vogue these days, and official Man Of 2013 Pharrell Williams isn’t one to buck a trend. He only announced his new album G I R L last week at the BRITs, and is now streaming it ahead of its release next week. The album features contributions from Daft…
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…
‘Instant Crush’, the Julian Casablancas-featuring track from Daft Punk’s all-conquering Random Access Memories, is being released as a single soon, so naturally it’s been given a cool, idiosyncratic video befitting one of the biggest albums of 2013. The video was directed by Warren Fu and was inspired by Hans Christian Anderson’s ‘The Steadfast Tin Soldier’,…
If you have a Daft Punk fanatic in the family and are struggling for Christmas present ideas for them, then struggle no more! The French electro duo have announced details of a very smart looking boxset of their recent fourth album Random Access Memories, which is crammed full of goodies and is set to hit…
Glastonbury is officially here – and now that the gates have opened and revellers have begun to pitch their tents thoughts have inevitably turned to what surprises may be in store this year. Previously the likes of Radiohead, Pulp, Franz Ferdinand and The Last Shadow Puppets have put on surprise performances, so it’s only natural…
Now that 2012 is firmly in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look forward to what promises to be a great year for music. Already 2013 is being touted as the year guitar music makes a ‘comeback’, so all eyes are now on what albums will end up defining the year. Below I’ve listed…
