This week’s single releases – 09/08

Eminem ft Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie Eminem’s latest comeback album, Recovery, has been praised as one of his best and considered a return to form for one of the finest rappers of this, or any, generation. A feature of the album is its brutally honest lyrical content and its stellar cast of supporting […]

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This week’s new single releases – 21 April (part 1)

This week’s new single releases – 21 April (part 1) There’s so many notable new singles out this week that Phil Lickley has split his single reviews into two parts. Here’s part one: Agnetha Fältskog – ‘When You Really Loved Someone’ [rating:4/5] The former Abba singer releases this new solo effort. With swelling strings and […]

Mercury Music Prize 2013 shortlist announced

The shortlist for this years Mercury Music Prize album of the year has just been announced, and it turns out my prediction from yesterday wasn’t too far out – I’m counting 7 out of 12 as a success anyway! Here’s the full shortlist: Arctic Monkeys – AM David Bowie – The Next Day Disclosure – Settle […]

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Mercury Music Prize 2013 – 12 albums that should be on the shortlist

Whatever your thoughts on the annual music industry love-in that is the Barclaycard Mercury Prize Album of the Year, you can’t deny it creates a bit of a talking point in the music world. The shortlist for this years Mercury Prize is announced tomorrow evening (5.30pm, 10 September), so prepare for a few weeks of […]