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.
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.
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.
The Vaccines’ latest album, ‘English Graffiti’ sees the band tear up the plans and see what happens as they fall around them. Whilst elements of the old Vaccines’ sound remain – certainly in the pop rushes of ‘Handsome’, ‘20/20’ and ‘Radio Bikini’, an eclectic and adventurous musical mix that acknowledges Eighties pop has emerged.
Paul Weller never stops dropping landmark recordings, nor striking out for new turf.
“What would I do if I stopped?” he asks rhetorically with a shrug, as if it’s the silliest thing he’s ever heard. “And why would I stop if making music is what I always wanted to do?”
Instead he furthers his reputation as one of Britain’s very greatest living musicians by doing what he’s always done: heading back into the studio and making a new album.
Brandon Flowers releases his new album ‘The Desired Effect’ this week on Virgin EMI. It’s The Killers frontman’s second solo outing since 2010’s chart topping ‘Flamingo’ and has attracted rave reviews, with Rolling Stone calling it “the best straight-up pop album made by a rock star in recent memory.”
The South London four-piece release their eagerly anticipated second album ‘Danger In The Club’ via Rough Trade.
Palma Violets have gone from putting on riotous DIY gigs in their London studio to traveling the world playing to enraptured sold-out crowds and festivals including Coachella and Glastonbury. Their debut ‘180’ had been lauded by press outlets including the New York Times, who called the album “raggedly charming,” and Rolling Stone, who praised its “garageland guitars… and psych-nuggets organ” and declared the album one of 2013’s best debuts.
Recorded at Air Studios, London and produced by James Ford (HAIM, Florence & The Machine), ‘Wilder Mind’ features twelve new tracks, written collaboratively by the band in London, Brooklyn, and Texas.
This new album marks a significant departure for the young British band from their previous records, 2009’s ‘Sigh No More’, and 2012’s ‘Babel’. The early sessions in New York and London witnessed a change in the band’s approach not just to writing and recording, but to texture and dynamics, too. There is a minimalist yet panoramic feel to the new album, whose sound Marcus Mumford describes as “a development, not a departure.” It came about by both accident, and by conscious decision.