Gabrielle Aplin's debut album 'English Rain', released on 13th May through Parlophone Records, has entered the Uk album charts at No. 2. The album was recorded with Mike Spencer (Rudimental, Alex Clare) in his Buckingham studio over a period of 6 months. Gabrielle wrote or co-wrote all the new songs on the album, and played the majority of the instruments herself.
Marques Toliver releases his debut album ‘Land Of CanAan’ today. The album follows his critically acclaimed ‘Butterflies Are Not Free’ EP, for which the New York Times praised him for his "considerable talent," and which led Line of Best Fit to note, “there’s an overwhelming sentiment that this boy is going to be a very important feature of music to come over the next few years."
With a life that spanned more than 100 years and a catalogue that boasted over 1000 songs, Irving Berlin epitomised Jerome Kern's famous maxim that "Irving Berlin has no place in American music - he is American music." Irving Berlin would have been 125 years old on May 11 2013, and to commemorate this anniversary we’ve pulled together a selection of his classic songs.
Dot Rotten’s debut album ‘Voices In My Head’ is set for released today on Virgin EMI, containing the singles ‘Karmageddon’, ‘Are You Not Entertained’, ‘Keep It On A Low’ and ‘Free’. ‘Voices In My Head’ is full of epic melodies and beautiful production, wrapped around Dot’s ever-questioning lyrics on the human condition and the meaning of life – it’s a record of both ambition and intent.
Two years on from the release of his Mercury nominated debut album ‘Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam’, Ghostpoet releases his second studio album ‘Some Say I So I Say Light’.
Moving in a more experimental direction, the album pits industrial beats against sonorous piano lines - topped by Ghostpoet’s hypnotising voice sounding “like a man old before his time”. Ghostpoet is the master of creating poetry from mundane situations – from the disarmingly honest ‘Meltdown’ about a relationship where the couples simply drift apart, to ruminations on dim sum and noodles on ‘MSI musmiD’.
Noah and the Whale release their fourth studio album today, ‘Heart of Nowhere’. The album opens with an instrumental, string-led burst of sound, before the brazen pop of the title track kicks in, featuring vocals from Anna Calvi. ‘Lifetime’ is full of a yearning for the past, inspired by the feeling of seeing your friends get married, whilst ‘There Will Come a Time’ explores another of the album’s major themes – friendship.
Courtneeners' 'Not Nineteen Forever' has been named Manchester United’s victory official victory song to celebrate the club topping the Premier League for the 20th time. The track has re-entered the iTunes Top 100, and started trending on Twitter shortly after the club's 3-0 win at Old Trafford against Aston Villa. The band will be performing the song when Manchester United are presented with the league trophy on Sunday 12th May.
The Undertones' self-titled debut album was recorded at Eden Studios in London in early 1979 and released in May that year.
A re-released version of the album was issued in October 1979 including their classic hits: 'Teenage Kicks' and 'Get Over You' alongside both 'Jimmy Jimmy' and a single version of 'Here Comes The Summer'. The album is still considered to be one of the great punk/new wave albums of all time, and was described by AllMusic Guide as "a perfect album."
The Ivor Novello nominations were announced yesterday, with several UMP artists and writers nominated - including Coldplay, Plan B and Olly Murs.
Angel releases his debut album ‘About Time’ today on Island Records. Having been dubbed "the new face of UK R'n'B" by the BBC and "Britain’s first all singing, all writing and producing urban boy wonder" by The Guardian, 2012 saw Angel make the transition from underground producer to pop star. Co-written and co-produced by Angel, ‘About Time’ boasts a kaleidoscope of musical influences and references.