Single Reviews – 16 September Guest contributor Philip Lickley takes us through his pick of the coming weeks single releases. Delilah – ’Shades of Grey’ [rating:2.5/5] Buy: Shades Of Grey Delilah’s fifth single from her latest album has nothing officially to do with the famous similarly titled novel but the singer’s breathy vocals and sensual…
Manic Street Preachers – (It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love It’s been almost 20 years since the Manics unleashed their distinct brand of politically driven rock with debut album Generation Terrorists. Since then their career has seen them take various musical and lyrical directions, but have always maintained their position at the top…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Biffy Clyro – ‘Victory Over The Sun (EP)’ The title track of Biffy Clyro’s latest EP sees them at their gloomy best, at least for the first ninety seconds before it flicks up the pace to ‘The Captain’ levels. There is a…
The third single from his latest album, ‘One More Day (Stay With Me)’ is one of Example’s best releases in a while, sounding more like the pop-rap crossover of his bigger hits. The chorus is perhaps overly simple and the verses less memorable than some of his other songs, but it’s catchy enough to be…
Single Releases – 29th April Philip Lickley takes you through the pick of this weeks single reviews. To contribute to All-Noise, send your music views and reviews to [email protected]. Cover Drive – ’Sparks’ [rating:3/5] Buy Sparks Truth be known I’d rather hear something new by Sparks than this twa-la-la-la-light band, but here is the third…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Arthur Beatrice – ‘Grand Union’ ‘Grand Union’ is a slow moving indie number that is as gentle and rolling as you could imagine from a softly spoken male singer trying to do a lower key version of Everything Everything or ALT-J. It’s…
This weeks single releases – 24 February Phil Lickley takes us through his pick of this weeks new single releases…. Bastille – ‘Pompeii’ [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Pompeii The fourth single from their ‘Bad Blood’ album is built around a really catchy click-track and drum beat plus some almost tribal chants. A strong follow-up to ‘Flaws’, this…
With so many music festivals clogging up diaries across spring/summer, it takes something special to stand out in the crowd. Bestival and Secret Garden Party go for the themed fancy-dress angle, All Tomorrow’s Parties goes for the ‘celebrity-curator’ niche while others try to differentiate themselves through more traditional means – location, line-up and price. In…
Single Reviews – 11 November Time for Philip Lickley to pass judgement on the pick of this weeks new single releases. Let us know if you agree with him in the comments at the bottom… Example – ’Close Enemies’ [rating:3/5] Buy: Close Enemies Elliot “Example” Gleave, this time riding solo, churns out another in an…
