pop
Album Review: Lianne La Havas – Blood
Sometimes an initial listen to a new album can give you the wrong impression. When I heard Lianne La Havas’ sophomore effort in early August, it threw me slightly. Having appreciated her debut album as an enjoyable offering of pop-flecked neo-soul, I was fascinated to hear where she’d go next, but I was temporarily bamboozled …
Track: Rebecca Everett releases the yearning torch song, Sting Of A Kiss
Rebecca Everett is set to unleash her new album ‘Seven Shades’ and she promises it will be “dark, moody, melodic”. Well, if “Sting of a Kiss” is any indication then she looks to make good on that promise. This is a classic torch song with shades of early James Bond and a southern twang.
See: Oh, Be Clever release new video for ‘River’
Oh, Be Clever are a bit of a new discovery for us. Not their fault, more ours. Turns out the Salt Lake City duo, Brittney Shields and Cory Scott Layton make these rather lovely slices of electronic pop. Certainly, River has this buffed gloss about it, complete with clicking guitars and a sheen about the …
See: Harper – ‘White Lies’ Music Video
After the debut from Harper made the top slot in my Top 10 EP’s of 2014 list, Harper has returned with brand new music and an incredibly captivating music video to go with it. This is Harpers signature sound in full swing. It’s dark, involving, addictive and powerful. Here is the video for ‘White Lies’, …
Album Review: Youth Lagoon – Savage Hills Ballroom
Trevor Powers has the kind of fragility in his voice that when you hear it you feel at any time during a song he may just disappear into thin air. A pin hole leak in a balloon that slowly releases air into the world. Any kind of pressure or pushing will cause a bevy of …
Album review: RHODES – Wishes
A few years ago whilst looking through the Glastonbury line-up, trying to decide which acts to see and which I’d have to miss, I stumbled across a little known singer-songwriter called Ed Sheeran. He was playing numerous times over the weekend on various tiny stages. I remembered the name because his song ‘The A Team’ …
Album Review: Lana Del Rey – Honeymoon
Who didn’t love Lana Del Rey’s breakthrough hit ‘Video Games’? It was unique, sexy and classy. It was unlike anything we had heard, and rightly gave Ms. Del Rey her place on the map, and giving her her first top ten single. Since then, reactions to this sultry singer have been somewhat mixed. Her follow …
See: Lauren Aquilina releases the heartbreaking ‘Ocean’, plus tour dates
You can learn a lot about Lauren Aquilina from her Twitter bio: “nothing makes me happier than writing sad songs.” She’s continuing that trend with new song ‘Ocean’, which is her latest single and the title of her forthcoming EP. Lauren has had an incredible start to her music career, headlining the BBC introducing stage …
Not Forgotten: Ray Davies – The Storyteller
The rock star’s autobiography is big business these days, but rarely are they as revelatory, or as informative as they could be and even rarer do they actually make for enlightening reading. There are, of course, honourable exceptions. Indeed, both volumes of Julian Cope’s autobiography are wildly entertaining (whether you are actually a fan of …
Album Review: Lucy Rose -Work it Out
Lucy Rose has moved on since the release of her folk fuelled debut album Like I Used To. While her vocals continue to have a distinctly delicate sound anyone who describes new album, Work It Out, in the same way isn’t giving the 26 year old singer-songwriter the credit she’s due. This is an album …