Marina & The Diamonds – Oh No! Marina Diamandis caused quite a stir with the release of her debut album, The Family Jewels. Its blend of sparkling high-camp pop and dark undertones proved to be a potent mix and rightly established her as a leading light amongst the current crop of female pop stars. Although…
Single Reviews – 22 July The pick of the coming weeks single releases from Philip Lickley… Ben Howard – ’Old Pine’ [rating:2/5] Buy: Old Pine Re-released from last year, this song has five-and-a-half minutes to spend in your company so doesn’t do anything quickly, with a lengthy, relaxing intro but when the lyrics start it…
Marina and the Diamonds – Electra Heart [rating:4.5/5] Buy Electra Heart This album review was submitted by Philip Lickley. To contribute to All-Noise send your reviews to [email protected] Marina and the Diamonds’ 2010 release The Family Jewels is undoubtedly one of my favourite albums of all time thanks to its eclectic mix of poppy songs,…
Here’s Philip Lickley’s pick of this weeks singles. If you would like to contribute to All-Noise, get in touch at [email protected]. Single Reviews – 15 April B.O.B – ’So Good’ [rating:3.5/5] Buy So Good Available in 3D if you have Nintendo’s 3D-ready handheld, how does the song stand up compared to the video? The second…
This week’s single releases – 17 February Andy Grammer – ‘Keep Your Head Up’ [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Keep Your Head Up I really enjoyed 2011’s ‘Fine By Me’ and this re-release of his first single and debut album opener is another fun track – but one that lacks the same gorgeous hook that graced ‘Fine By…
Single Reviews – 3 Feb Another week begins, and another bunch of singles are released. Philip Lickley gives his verdict on the biggest new single releases this week…. Bellowhead – ‘Roll The Woodpile Down’ [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Roll The Woodpile Down The second single from their fourth album is a very traditional sounding folky-shanty style tune…
The final part of Philip Lickley’s top 100 songs of 2012 – see his top 25 below. Follow these links for the previous entries in the top 100: Part 1 – 100-76 Part 2 – 75 – 51 Part 3 – 50 – 26 Top 100 Songs of 2012 – Part 4 It’s time to…
Marina & The Diamonds have announced the first taster from their forthcoming second album, Electra Heart, which is due for release on April 30. Singer Marina Diamandis took to Twitter to announce the release of ‘Homewrecker’, which will be made available to fans who register their details on the bands official website: http://www.marinaandthediamonds.com/ New album track…
