‘How you been? Have you told your mother about me?’, sings Rex as he opens his set at The Barfly in Camden on Sunday. I’ve been well thanks, and yes, yes I have. In fact I’ve told pretty much everyone I know about you since you dropped your album last month. Rex, also known as Alex, released his first track back in June, ‘Corduroy Dreams’. It’s a croony lazy love song full of wit and…
20 year old producer from Liverpool SG Lewis has dropped No Less, the first track from his upcoming EP. Featuring vocals from Louis Mattrs, its a soulful, sexy piece of R+B that flows calmly with an arousing exuberance. The hook of the song ‘I just wanna do you right’ may sound crass, but accompanied by Lewis’s lush production it is the perfect lyric. The simple beat is hypnotic, and…
Oliver Heldens is a dutch producer that has very quickly made his name in the charts. If you don’t recognise the name I can guarantee your ears will be familiar with his debut banger “Gecko”. Oliver Heldens first caught my attention with his original mix of “Gecko”; a version featuring no vocals, just certain funky grooves mixed with commercial house. I instantly knew it would dominantly make itself an essential track in club sets, and…
I first heard Aquilo about 6 months ago with the track ‘Part Of Your Life’. It was part of a delicate EP released shortly afterwards, which shows exactly how pop melodies can be crafted into a soundscape of unadulterated bliss. I was immediately excited after hearing this and since then have been looking forward to the time I would see them live. Coming from the Lake District, this was their first London show, which they…
Source Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett – I Can’t Give You Anything But Love single artwork There are many things that you can say about Lady Gaga but you cannot say that she can’t sing. The erratic pop singer, Lady Gaga and the jazz legend Tony Bennett, will release their newest album together on September 23. Cheek to cheek will contain 16 lovely songs and is already available for pre-order worldwide…
Royksopp and Robyn Source The Norwegian electronic duo, Royksopp decided to share a remix of their latest released single, featuring Robyn. Monument, was remixed by the British singer and composer Kindness and it also features the South-African singer and poet Busiswa. Speaking about the song, Kindness said that: It’s been a pleasure seeing how “Monument” started stretching its legs over time: from 5 to 7 to 12 minutes at one point. When…
Silent Strike – Carousel artwork Source The Romanian electronic music composer, Silent Strike released a new single from his upcoming EP with the same name, Carousel, which will be officially released on August 27. Silent Strike released 5 albums so far, and collaborated with many artists and bands from the Romanian scene. He is also best known for opening the concerts of Faithless, Bonobo, Jazzanova and many other names from the international…
Ninja and Yolandi Source Die Antwoord just released their third studio album, Donker Mag. The album is available on iTunes and Amazon and it contains 15 new tracks. If on their first albums they were trying to be a little bit funny and twisted, on this new album I think they tried everything to make this album the most NSFW album of the year. The album’s artwork (check out the album cover here)…
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready is all about supergroups nowadays – after last year we were telling you about a supergroup planned with former Guns’n’Roses bandmember Duff McKagan, now, he joined instrumental group Tuatara, consisting of R.E.M. and Screaming Trees members among others. Together, they have unveiled the band’s upcoming double album: “Underworld”. No bonus points for title originality. The group was formed back in 1996 by R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, drummer Barrett Martin of the Screaming Trees,…
Ben Khan Source The British neo-soul artist revealed a new video for one of the songs from his recently released debut EP, 1992. The video for Youth is a combination of videos, images and a shower scene where the artist holds a knife in his hand, maybe symbolising the teenage depressions. Talking to Pitchfork about the artists and albums that inspire him in order to create music, Ben says about J Dilla’s album’s,…
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