Post War years release their second album 'Galapagos' today – the follow up to 2009's 'The Greats and the Happenings'. 'Galapagos' builds on the rich and innovative melodies and irresistibly squelchy, electronic basslines found on the band's last two critically acclaimed EPs - ‘Glass House’ and ‘The Bell.
Artists signed to Universal Music Publishing won three BRITS at the Awards last night at the O2 Arena. Mumford & Sons won Best British Group whilst Adele won Best British Single for ‘Skyfall’. Coldplay collected the award for Best British Live Act.
Tegan and Sara release their seventh studio album ‘Heartthrob’ today. The new album bears all the hallmarks of a Tegan and Sara record – “terrific songs full of lust, longing and regret” – but according to Sara ‘Heartthrob’ has “a bigger, bolder, happier sound” than anything they have done before. The positive reviews have been pouring in, with NME calling ‘Heartthrob’ “a triumph” and “an early contender for pop record of 2013”.
Mumford & Sons picked up the coveted Album Of The Year award for their second album 'Babel' at last night’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Adele won her ninth Grammy, for Best Pop Solo performance for her live version of ‘Set Fire to the Rain’ performed at The Royal Albert Hall.
Universal Music Publishing is proud to announce the signing of an exclusive worldwide deal for the entire Billy Joel catalogue, including the hit songs ‘Uptown Girl’, ‘Tell Her About It’, ‘Just the Way You Are’ and 'We Didn’t Start the Fire’. Since having his first chart and sales success in the early 1970s, Billy Joel has remained one of the world's most popular artists.
Courteeners release their third studio album ‘Anna’ today on V2. It's been two years since the band's last album ‘Falcon’, which charted at No. 6 and followed their No. 4 debut ‘St. Jude’. “I realised that our first LP was very raw and ready,” explains frontman and lyricist Liam Fray, “while the second one had those big, slow numbers. For this one I felt we had to go back to that rawness, but with an electronic edge.”
Delphic release their second studio album ‘Collections’ today, the follow up to their critically aclaimed 2010 debut ‘Acolyte’. Produced by Ben Allen (Bombay Bicycle Club, Animal Collective) and Tim Goldsworthy (Massive Attack, LCD Soundsystem) ‘Collections’ fuses elements of electronica, hip-hop and house against a background of modern day pop – often walking the line between euphoria and melancholy.
The The’s 1983 official debut ‘Soul Mining’ is one of the defining albums of the 80’s.'This is the Day' and 'Uncertain Smile' were the enduring pop hits but 'Giant' is the album’s percussive cornerstone. Matt Johnson went on to record the stunning 'Infected'.
UMPG is proud to represent both of these landmark albums.
Everything Everything release their second studio album ‘Arc’ today – the follow up to their Mercury nominated debut ‘Man Alive’. “The album in general we wanted to be far less uptight and less controlled-sounding than Man Alive” says , Jeremy Pritchard (bass/keyboard). ‘Arc’ takes in broad influences, from the summer 2011 riots to a remote Cumbrian shed, and has attracted 4 star reviews from both The Guardian and The Independent.
Fryars is the musical brainchild of London based 22 year old Benjamin Garrett. His critically acclaimed debut album ‘Dark Young Hearts’ released in 2009, won him fans across the musical spectrum - from Kanye to Depeche Mode. His new EP ‘In My Arms’, released today, is a slice of romantically bleak but beautiful electronic pop that gives a hint of what’s to come on on his forthcoming album.