So far there has been 21 winners of the Mercury Prize, or Mercury Music Prize as it was once called. It’s now officially called the Barclaycard Music Prize for sponsorship reasons, but we’ll stick with Mercury Prize from here on in, I think. Since it began all the way back in 1992 the Mercury Prize…
Onto single number five from their most recent album, don’t be put off by the unusual title as this song bursts into a fruity indie hit with more than a few hints of the Beatles in its bouncy, retro-sound. With the metaphor stretched into an allusion to fame (possibly) it’s perhaps not as outrageously catchy…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Aloe Blacc – ‘Wake Me Up’ Having appeared on the Avicii number one as an uncredited artist we now get his own take on it. It’s not a huge departure from the original, but forgoes the dance feel for a more straight-forward…
Former indie darlings Franz Ferdinand are on the comeback trail in 2013, and are set to release their fourth album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action next week. We’ve already heard the singles ‘Right Action‘ and ‘Love Illumination’, and you can now stream the album in full over at NPR. The album is released on…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Alistair Griffin and Leddra Chapman feat. Grimethorpe Colliery Band – ‘The One’ Fame Academy’s Griffin teams up with newbie Leddra Chapman on this ballsy ballad. Though their voices complement each other and there’s a welcome sound from the inclusion of the Colliery…
When it comes to churning out properly British guitar pop, Franz Ferdinand are Britpopping and locking all over the place with single Right Action. A crisp, riff-driven slice of spiky guitars and vocal hooks, Right Action knocks back any worry that Franz Ferdinand’s fourth album will be a moody electronic experiment like their last. Nope,…
Though it now seems like an age since the album came out the singles are still coming, and here is ‘Stand on the Horizon’ – a more subdued track from the band that, though finding a place on the album, doesn’t feel like their strongest single. Fans who liked their debut album sound will find…
A new month brings a host of new albums to start getting excited about, and August is no different. Below is a list of all the best new albums due to be released this month, feel free to include the August albums your most excited about in the comments at the bottom. 5 August The…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Armin Van Burren – ‘Who’s Afraid of 138?!’ (EP) Joined with a handful of remixes, this latest from Van Burren is an upbeat way to start this week’s music reviews with its thumping dance beat and get up and rave vibe. Lacking…
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…
