Canadian duo Tegan and Sara have altered their sound a little for their latest release ‘Closer’ with a riff which is bouncy enough to be reminiscent of The Buggles’ ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’. Taken from their seventh studio album Heartthrob, it brims with gushing synths and steady drum beats which are certainly enough to…
Hurts finally emerge from their European adventures to bring the first glimpse of what the few years away have brought. ‘Miracle’ marks the beginning of Hurts’ Exile era and, as the album title suggests, it’s a whole lot darker than anything its’ predecessor brought to the table. Swapping their synths and grandiose pop sound—‘Miracle’ edges…
I have not enthusiastically listened to anything by Lower Than Atlantis that came out after World Record. Even that I found a bit of a half-arsed grab at radio-rock glory, ‘Bug’ aside. There is always the danger that if a band releases an incredible debut (see Far Q for just why LTA are really a…
Bruno Mars has released yet another tear jerker with his latest single: ‘When I Was Your Man’, set to be the latest hit from his album Unorthodox Jukebox. Armed with only a piano, Mars shows just how talented he is (as if we needed reminding) and sings of how he regrets losing a woman (as…
Black Chandelier as a single encapsulates the morbid, wishful feel of the album Opposites, within an individual, concentrated dose. Seeping into your head with the lingering words of “Drip, drip”, Black Chandelier is a single infused with dark humour and malevolent undertones. The lyrics speak of emotional rejection and self- doubt: “I shouldn’t laugh but…
‘Jubilee Street’ – the second single to be taken from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds upcoming album Push the Sky Away – manages to impress without moving away from comfortable territory.
The electronic intro to Two Door Cinema Club’s new single ‘Next Year’ sets it apart from singles of TDCC past. It makes it instantly distinctive and I’m sure will be instantly recognisable in the future as the start of one of their best tracks yet. Following the success of Tourist History, where literally every track is…
After the release of the King Krule EP in 2011 this 18 year old singer songwriter has gone from strength to strength. Following his nomination for the BBC’s Sound of 2013, it’s no surprise Krule’s scatterbrained, venturous single ‘Octopus’ is the latest of his songs to be made into a video. The single itself swings…
After going through a series of name changes, the band finally settled on the year in which Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Bohemian Rhapsody were released. Hailing from Manchester, this brash group of lads may be the final piece in the puzzle for the much lauded ‘revival’ of guitar music. Instead of the psychedelic, math-rock vibe produced by…
When I first heard about this track, I had to wonder what had possessed Macklemore to write a song about thrift shopping; it’s not a subject usually incorporated into rap songs. I was a huge fan of his earlier single ‘Can’t Hold Us’ (AKA that song from the beer advert), so wondered how a song…
White noise isn’t something you’d often find yourself wanting to listen to; most of us would actively avoid it forever if we could. But when the current UK electro-powerhouses Disclosure and AlunaGeorge get together—‘White Noise’ ends up becoming far more appealing. The two duos have brought their strengths together and balanced out one another’s weaknesses…
It’s been two years since Miles Kane first flew solo releasing Colour of the Trap. In the space of those two years guitar music has died, been reborn, died and is in the process of getting saved again—and ‘Give Up’ is definitely one of the tracks that will be able to breathe some life back…
Creating a song with a balance of fun, meaningfulness and a hint of psychedelia proves San Cisco to be in contention for grabbing the attention of a worldwide audience in the near future.
There’s a famous Stewart Lee routine where the comic describes Richard Hammond as a little hamster who Jeremy Clarkson and James May occasionally let up on the table to ‘lap up his milk’. When listening to this song I cannot help but feel this is case with Adam Levine. Sandwiched between Eminen and 50 Cent,…