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."
Laura Mvula releases her debut album today ‘Sing to the Moon’. Described as “the voice of 2013” by The Evening Standard, the classically trained, singer-songwriter’s music fuses orchestral soul with velvety harmonies and emotional vocals – or as The Line of Best fit put it “tranquil, touching and often poignant songs that act as hymns for a modern era."
Florence + The Machine, Palma Violets, The Killers and Johnny Marr were recognised at last night's NME Awards held at London's Troxy.
Ed Harcourt releases his sixth studio album ‘Back into the Woods’ today on CCCLX. Recorded in just six hours at the iconic Abbey Road studios, it’s an album rich in emotional intensity that takes a stripped down instrumental approach – letting Ed’s signature lyrical dexterity come to the fore.
Palma Violets release their hotly anticipated debut album ‘180’ today on Rough Trade Records. The London four-piece formed last year and up until recently have had minimum online presence and no songs recorded, instead preferring for people to come and experience their raucous live shows at their Lambeth studio 180. The album is named after this building, which also features on the cover.