Lily Juniper is a 17 year old London based singer songwriter currently studying at The BRIT School, and her sound epitomises the innocence that most of todays youth has so long outgrown. On her EP, released January last year, lie three songs that speak of confusion, love and longing. Lily’s soulful, gentle voice complements her poetic lyrics, and her simplistic melodies are all that is needed. The standout song for me is Not Enough, opening…
I made the decision to listen to this version of the track when I saw the link, rather than go and listen to the original first. Immediately I was was hooked and felt it stood up as a song on its own, which is always a good sign when it comes to remixes, which can often be simply remixes for the sake of remixes. Labeled on soundcloud as ‘bleepstep’, its glitchy and unexpected, but not…
I listened to ‘Part Of Your Life’ by Aquilo on a train coming out of London in the rain, and it was the perfect accompaniment. Trains make me think, and the electro-hypnotic flow of the track makes it easy to either zone out, or stay deadly focused. This is not a summer song, it suits the rain, but that doesn’t mean it’s in any way dreary. It flows smoothly through an abyss of calculated noise…
Combichrist – We Love You album artwork Source One of my all time favorite bands decided to share their upcoming album almost one week before its release. The album, We Love You is set to be released on March 24 and it contains 13 tracks and the deluxe edition contains 6 more bonus tracks. Check out iTunes in order to pre-order the album. Below is the album’s tracklist without the bonus tracks….
††† Crosses – Album artwork Source The band ††† (CROSSES) is Chino Moreno’s (the singer from Deftones) side project which also includes Shaun Lopez the guitarist from FAR. The Epilogue is one of the songs from the band’s self-titled debut album which was actually released in February this year. The album is also available on iTunes. According to Chino in an interview for Rolling Stone, the sound of this band is more like…
Source It seems that nobody knows much about this mysterious collaboration between Daft Punk and Jay-z. This track, Computerized, has all the chances to be fake, even though, according to the Daft Punk sub-reddit, it seems that the song it’s a little bit similar to the band’s soundtrack to Tron and also back in 2010, Jay-Z expressed his intention about working with these guys (kind of the same period they were…
On February 12th, 2014, Frank Turner played his biggest headline show to date, accompanied by the Sleeping Souls, at the O2 Arena in London. To say he looked at home on such a huge stage would be an exaggeration, but he absolutely knew how to handle it. After support from Beans on Toast and Flogging Molly, the crowd were more than ready for Frank to start his show, a near 2 hour set combining all the classics,…
As part of her first tour post-prison release, Ms. Lauryn Hill returned to Washington, DC last night for a sold-out show at the Lincoln Theatre. From the sound of it, if nothing else, her musical talent is certainly rehabilitated. If what you wanted was to be transported to 1998, tough luck. From the moment she sang the first note of her opening number- some two-and-a-half hours after doors opened- Ms. Hill made it clear she was…
Clean Bandit are one of the hottest acts in the UK right now. The single ‘Rather Be’ is currently sitting at Number 1 in the midweeks for the UK single charts, it’s the most blogged track on Hype Machine as well as topping the iTunes chart and the band are set to become one of the cross over acts of 2014. This innovative electronic collective are built around a string quartet and recently performed at Fred Perry’s Sub-Sonic Live show alongside fellow up and comers Gorgon City and Javeon and…
Cambridge based Clean Bandit have returned with an absolute gem for the charts with their new single Rather Be. Featuring the lovely vocals of Jess Glynne, the fresh and memorable tune appears to be lighting up the eyes of every listener. The band are well known for their blended classical club chart hits and Rather Be is no different. The blend of violins and pianos with dance pop rhythms are definitely what keeps this track…
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