Stereophonics have released their ninth studio album ‘Keep the Village Alive’ via their own label Stylus Records label through Ignition Records. ‘Keep The Village Alive’ is the band’s ninth studio album and is written by Kelly Jones, produced by Kelly and Jim Lowe.
Dornik never went after the spotlight, but the spotlight found him anyway. The quiet Croydon born musician was content for years to stay behind his drumkit, keeping his own bedroom-recorded, sun-streaked electronic love songs a secret. “It was just a private hobby,” he says now. “I never saw myself as a frontman. It was while on tour with soon to be label-mate Jessie Ware that she heard his demos, and immediately knew he’d be right at home alongside her on PMR.
Brimming with classic funk-infused melodies as if heard through a mirage of electronics, Dornik’s self-titled debut album is something like a film full of palm tree-fringed montages; dream sequences bleed into love scenes, with lyricism that weaves everyday observation into far-off fantasy.
Disclosure’s extraordinary debut album ‘Settle’ (2013) consolidated their place at the forefront of a new wave of electronic music. It topped the charts, won numerous accolades and ushered in a new age that opened up dance music for the next generation of young music fans while refreshing and rejuvenating the scene for the rest.
A key moment in their rise to fame came with the incredible success of breakout single ‘Latch’, which was co-written by Jimmy Napes and featured vocals from the then unknown Sam Smith. Their new single ‘Omen’, released on August 21st, also co-written by Napes once again features vocals from the now global superstar Sam. ‘Omen’ will be the lead single from Disclosure’s eagerly awaited second album ‘Caracal’ released on September 25th.
Iron Maiden’s eagerly awaited new studio album 'The Book Of Souls' will be released globally on 4th September through Parlophone Records (BMG in the U.S.A.). It was recorded in Paris with their longstanding producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley in late 2014, with the finishing touches added earlier this year. However, the band decided to delay its release so that vocalist Bruce Dickinson would have time to recuperate sufficiently to join in the preparations for the album’s launch.
With their luminous brand of electro-pop, London-based trio Years & Years layer sweetly smooth vocals over bright and heady beats to create what they call “music you can dance and cry to.” As winners of the BBC Sound of 2015 Poll, bassist Mikey Goldsworthy, keyboard player Emre Turkmen, and vocalist Olly Alexander have spent the last few years charming audiences worldwide by merging R&B, deep house, and classic-pop with both elegance and abandon. Appearing on 2015 Artists to Watch lists from the likes of The Guardian, Digital Spy, DIY, BuzzFeed, and Huffington Post, Years & Years' highly anticipated full-length debut album ‘Communion’ has reached No.1 in the UK Official Albums Chart, outselling the rest of the top 5.
Over the last couple of years Saint Raymond (aka Callum Burrows) has sold out shows across the UK, landed support slots with Haim and Ed Sheeran and garnered an increasing fan base with his EPs ‘Escapade’, ‘Young Blood’ and ‘Ghosts’. Now his debut album ‘Young Blood’ - released on 6th July through Asylum Records – looks set to cement his place as one of the breakthrough acts of 2015.
Jamie xx has released his highly anticipated debut album ‘In Colour’ on Young Turks. The eleven track LP includes previous releases ‘Girl’ and ‘Sleep Sound’ as well as ‘Loud Places’, which features vocals from Romy Madley Croft.
For Florence Welch, the success of her first two Florence + The Machine albums 'Lungs' (2009 – Album of the year, Brit Awards 2010) and 'Ceremonials' (2011) meant five years of back-to-back recording, promoting and touring. The shows were getting bigger, the hair redder, the success wider and wilder.
On its surface, ‘Before We Forgot How To Dream’ may initially appear nostalgic – romantic, even - towards a more innocent time. But despite the tumultuous tone which actually lingers beneath the record, there is still a persistently uplifting element to Soak’s music.
Alesso has released his debut album ‘Forever’ on Def Jam Recordings.
The album features recently successful singles 'Heroes (We Could Be)' and 'Cool', as well as previous singles 'Under Control' with Calvin Harris and 'If I Loose Myself' with OneRepublic. Guest appearances on the album include Tove Lo, Ryan Tedder, Noonie Bao, Roy English and Sirena.
UMPG writers on the album include Alesso himself, Linus Wiklund, Simon Strömstedt and Benjamin Levin.