Single Reviews – 17 June This weeks singles rated and slated by Philip Lickley…. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa – ’Payphone’ [rating:4/5] Buy: Payphone Following the insanely catchy ‘Moves Like Jagger’ with Christina Aguilera as a bonus track on their previous album, here is the lead track from their upcoming Overexposed album. Far poppier than…
This week’s single releases – 26 May (Part 1) Part 1 of Phil Lickley’s weekly roundup of new single releases. 2 Chainz feat. Wiz Khalifa – ‘We Own It (Fast and Furious)’ [rating:3.5/5] Taken from the latest Fast and Furious film, ‘We Own It’ is a dark gritty rap that sounds more Jay-Z than Jay-Z…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Austin Mahone – ‘What About Love’ You know when your media player of choice stutters and you get that awful stuck sound? Well here it is matched up with the sound of an angry wasp and a thumping bass, to back up…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Arcade Fire feat. David Bowie – ‘Reflektor’ Arcade Fire’s first cut from the album of the same name is a weird affair with many varied elements, thumping bass lines, French and an understated appearance by Mr Bowie himself. Very much like a…
Liam Payne has kicked off his solo career with a new song titled “All I Need Is You”. This new single features Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa. Although this collaboration came as a surprise for most fans, it was actually announced last month when producer TM88 talked about such a collaboration in the near future….
Yes, would you believe it, we’re already half way through the year!? To celebrate the passing of the first six months of 2013 here is part 1 of my top fifty singles of the year so far. They may not have been the biggest sellers or indeed troubled the top forty, but these are the…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. The Amazing Snakeheads – ‘Flatlining’ From the same label as Franz Ferdinand comes this slow, lumbering number headed up by a sombre, gruff singer echoing over a chunky bassline. It’s so slow it’s almost pedestrian and pretty uncommercial, but with unusual vocals…
Over the past twelve months I have reviewed 752 singles and EPs on my weekly All-Noise single reviews column so hopefully that puts me in a good position to create a best of list for 2013, comprised not necessarily of songs that have sold the most or charted the best, but have been the most…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Bastille – ‘Of The Night’ From the freshly released deluxe edition of their debut album, ‘Of Their Night’ starts off as a dark version of the dance classic ‘Rhythm Is A Dancer’, one of my personal favourites of all time growing up as…
Part 2 of Philip Lickley’s run-down of his favourite 100 songs of 2012… Top 100 Songs of 2012 – Part 2 It’s time to continue my countdown of my favourite songs of the year as we head towards the half way point. Have you seen your favourites yet? 75. Nicola Roberts – Yo-Yo Released: 6th…
