Two years after his eponymous debut album, James Blake returns with his second LP ‘Overgrown’. The album sees James moving way beyond any post-dubstep pigeonholes to include stunning reinterpretations of both hip-hop and house. “Instinctively I’ve gravitated towards wanting to make music that people will really remember and love” he says. “It’s an emotional impact I’m looking for.”
Carbon/Silicon - Mick Jones (formerly of The Clash) and Tony James (formerly Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik) have released a new single and accompanying video ‘Big Surprise’.
Universal Music Publishing Group has signed six-time Grammy winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Glenn Frey to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement (excluding US). As one of the founding members and main songwriters of the Eagles, Glenn Frey’s songwriting proved essential to the signature sound that won the Eagles six Grammys and made them the best-selling band of the 1970's.
Daughter release their debut album ‘If You Leave’ today on 4AD. The band - Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella - started garnering attention at the end of 2010, posting dark, ethereal and beautiful songs online, before releasing their debut EP ‘His Young Heart’ in 2011. They have continued to build a loyal following with subsequent releases ‘The Wild Youth EP’, ‘Smother’ and ‘Still’, plus their stunning live shows which often render crowds silent to a note.
Deptford Goth releases his anticipated debut LP ‘Life After Defo’ today on Merok Records. An album of haunting electronic soul, ‘Life After Defo’ manages to combine aching melancholy with an equally potent sense of euphoria – with album highlights including ‘Feel Real’ and ‘Union’. Deptford Goth (who admits to being neither a goth nor quite from Deptford) describes his music as “sitting somewhere between real and synthetic”.
Bastille's debut album ‘Bad Blood’ has shot straight to the top of the UK album charts. Talking about the themes running through 'Bad Blood', Dan explains; "Some of the album is about stepping back and looking at what kind of person you've become. It’s that dawning realisation that everything has piled up on top of you and it’s up to you, as an adult, to sort yourself out.”
Kate Nash releases her third studio album ‘Girl Talk’ today. It’s seven years since she burst onto the scene, becoming a MySpace phenomenon before she’d even signed a record deal. Her 2007 debut album ‘Made of Bricks’ went straight to No. 1, and 2010's ‘My Best Friend Is You’, cemented her mainstream success.
‘People, Hell and Angels’ is released today - featuring previously unreleased studio recordings by Jimi Hendrix from 1968 to 1970. By 1968 Jimi had become eager to develop new material with old friends and new ensembles, and outside of the Jimi Hendrix Experience he was working behind the scenes on his next musical statement.
‘People, Hell and Angels’ showcases 12 of these recordings, encompassing a variety of sounds, styles, and instruments - horns, keyboards, percussion and second guitar. The album provides a compelling window into his growth as a songwriter, musician and producer.
After a career spanning 15 years, including 5 No. 1 albums and 2008’s million selling ‘Best of’ compilation ‘A Decade in the Sun’, Sterephonics return with their eighth studio album ‘Graffiti on the Train’. The album is loosely based around a screenplay, written by frontman Kelly Jones, about two friends who flee the country after a tragic accident.
Rhye is a meeting of two musicians - Robin Hannibal from Copenhagen, and Canadian Mike Milosh, from his adopted city of Berlin. The relationship began when Robin commissioned Mike to remix some of his work. When the songs came back, Robin was inspired by how “it didn't sound that much like a remix really, instead it was like Mike had created layers and layers of amazing vocals and created an idea for a new song."