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Track: Bryan Ferry – Loop De Li, plus album news
Sometimes age isn’t kind. Judgement becomes cloudy, and previously unsullied back catalogues become minefields. So there’s always a bit of baited breath when artists such as Bryan Ferry (69 as it happens) decide to bring out a new album. Avonmore, out on November 17th, follows on from “The Jazz Age” and his more that passing …
Live: Kate Bush – Before The Dawn
The story of Kate Bush’s return to live concerts is now well-known: one six-week tour in 1979 finished at the Hammersmith Apollo and she never again went on tour or performed an entire set for the public. Some cited nerves, others exhaustion from her relentless perfectionism. Rumours said that the death of her lighting director, …
Not Forgotten: Kate Bush – The Dreaming
It seems almost ridiculous to be writing a “Not Forgotten” piece about Kate Bush. She is currently all the rage after undertaking her first live performance in 35 years, her back catalogue of albums charting again and a whole host of people discovering her music for the first time. It’s no surprise that Hounds of …
Album Review : The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart :: Days Of Abandon
There has been a gradual move for New York City’s The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart; from a rough-around-the-edges sound on their debut to something resembling a sunny 80s pop sheen on their newest long player Days Of Abandon. The change is subtle, but there. On their debut album there was a slight darkness to …
Not Forgotten – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – The Roaring Silence
Ah pop-prog, that strange little sub-genre that only Electric Light Orchestra, Queen and Supertramp seemed to get right. Each band had their own special way of approaching it, so none of them ever sounded remotely like each other, but most of them enjoyed a certain level of success that allowed them to become household names …
See: Nicole Atkins releases video for “Girl you look amazing”
Out tomorrow is “Girl you look amazing”, the first single taken from New Jersey singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins.’ new album Slow Phaser. She’s just finished a run of UK dates which featured Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ Jim Sclavunos on drums, before heading home and supporting the same band on their North American Tour. The …
EP Review: Hannah Trigwell – ‘Rectify’
Hannah Trigwells latest EP ‘Rectify’ has just launched this morning and after the eager anticipation I can easily say that it truly lives up to the hype that has surrounded the release, better than that it has exceeded it. Throughout the EP, there’s the feeling that Hannah has focused on every part of production personally …
New Music: V V Brown – Faith (feat. Kele Okereke)
Its all about faith with V V Brown. Not only is it the title of her latest single, which features the vocal talents of Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke and is out next week (march 17th), but it is something that’s helping Brown with everything. Already a singer, songwriter and producer, she has enough faith to …
Track: Alus – Alustrious EP
Twenty year old Alus is on the way up. The singer, musician and entertainer, based out of New Jersey, has just released her debut EP, titled ‘Alustrious’. Dipped deep in RnB and sultry electronic based pop, Alus describes the mood of the EP as “It’s a lot of relatable music for everyone. I’m writing what …
Album Review: A Great Big World – ‘Is Anybody Out There’
Of all the albums coming out this first quarter, this has been the one I’ve been looking forward to most. When you listen to a lot of albums that try to be deep & meaningful this and concept that it’s always nice to return to an album that has just simple and honest good music. …