Hurts – Stay single review

Hurts – Stay single review Now that they’ve cemented their position as everyone’s favourite 80’s electro-pop revivalists, it’s time for Hurts to roll out the big guns and make a bid for proper stardom – and they don’t come any bigger than Stay. The latest single to be taken from their debut album Happiness, Stay […]

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Phil’s Top 100 Music Singles of 2013: #60 – #41

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 […]

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This Week’s New Single Releases (24th November 2013)

My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – ‘The Spark’ First on the list this week is a lyrically uplifting track with a positive message, though one that is wrapped up in a typical sounding 2013 dance rnb track. That said the ‘Gym Class Heroes’-esque […]

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Listen: Hurts reveal new single ‘Miracle’

Manchester duo Hurts today debuted ‘Miracle’, the first single to be taken from their highly anticipated second album Exile. While it’s a bit more uptempo and bombastic than their previous stuff, ‘Miracle’ is undoubtedly Hurts – featuring plenty of dramatic flourishes. Listen to it below and let me know what you think: ‘Miracle’ is out […]

Hurts announce Christmas single details

Hurts singer Theo Hutchcraft has revealed details of the duo’s free Christmas single via his Twitter profile. The song will be called ‘All I Want For Christmas Is New Year’s Day’, and will be released via iTunes on 14 December. After Hutchcraft had posted the artwork for the single on Twitter, Hurts’ label RCA moved […]

Hurts reveal extra tour dates

Manchester electro-pop duo Hurts have added an extra five UK dates to their European tour next year. Following gigs in Poland and Estonia, the 80’s revivalists will return to the UK in February to play the Brighton Dome (2nd), London HMV Forum (3rd), Glasgow ABC (4th), Leeds O2 Academy (6th) and Manchester Academy (8th). Tickets […]