The trip-hop UK duo, of [tag]Morcheeba[/tag], are just a few weeks away from their highly anticipated new album, titled “Dive Deep,” release. With over 6 million albums, several tours behind their back and some of the most moving and instantly recognizable tunes throughout the nineties, Paul and Ross Godfrey are confident they’ve made a record that’s set to propell them back into the spotlight. Actually the Godfrey brothers consider Dive Deep as a “emotional blueprint”…
We talked a bit about [tag]Sheryl Crow[/tag]’s forthcoming new record called “Detours”, in a previous post, but now we’re back with some details. For instance, after resolving, her misunderstandings with long time friend and collaborator, Bill Bottrell, the both in a burst of creativity, recorded twenty-four songs in forty days in the basement studio of Crow’s Nashville-area home. Of these, only fourteen made the cut, on what’s considered Crow’s most personal album yet, fact she…
After releasing a set of European tour dates, now [tag]Radiohead[/tag] have sorta/kinda announced some North American locations, but no venues, no dates, just 22 mapped US and Canadian cities. At least you know where to expect them. Meanwhile In Rainbows sits well on the #1 of the Billboard 200, with 122,00 units sold in it’s second week, after a more weak first week (timing didn’t help). Radiohead is set to perform the North American tour,…
In a previous edition of our MP3 freebies I posted a song that really touched me and that proved to be a true on repeat by [tag]Kate Tucker[/tag] & the Sons of Sweden, namely the slow motioned soundtrack of Faster Then Cars. This time I’d like to put to your attention a song of at least similar beauty and musical craftsmanship, called “In The End.” The track revolves around Kate’s mellow falsettos, with a laid…
Taylor Hicks is among the fabled few which managed to win American Idol; his self-titled, post-“Idol” album, released in December 2006, debuted at No. 2 on the charts. You would expect him to be a gold mine yet things are not as good as you could have believed. The thing is he has been dropped by J Records, a label within Sony-BMG, which signs the show’s singers. “Taylor is going to record on his own…
This spring sees everyone’s favorite troubadour, [tag]Jose Gonzalez[/tag], embark on a eco-friendly tour, in partnership with Reverb, a non-profit organization designed to educate and engage music fans and promote environmental sustainability. They work closely with artists to create earth-friendly events and tours. Part of Gonzalez’s ‘greening’ is his rider will include biodegradable catering products, and a reduction of plastic water bottles will be facilitated by providing his crew with re-usable water bottles to carry throughout…
Back in autumn we introduced you to [tag]Goldfrapp[/tag]’s new forthcoming forth album “Seventh Tree,” set for release on February 25. I gave it a few premature spins and can say that it sounds quite great, a bit different from what Alison Goldfrapp and the group that shares her last name used to perform in the past, but still retaining that mellow pop extravaganza, that made the group so big. Seventh Tree’s first single is A…
Anthony Gonzalez, more known under his electro moniker of M83, has always been a favorite of mine in terms of ambient electro music. His music is extremely refreshing and ecletic, plus his use of ambiental guitar kinda makes him fall into the shoegazing genre. “Saturdays = Youth”, is M83’s fifth studio album and promises to be his best yet, as it’s set to deliver the rich sonic textures for which M83 is well known –this…
Photo by Mocking Music If the recent shopping spree traffic had some negative affect on your jovial holiday spirit, here’s a bit of spiritual elevation from behalf, of whom has recently become to us the new indie Christmas elf, [tag]Sufjan Stevens[/tag]. Sounds Familyre just compiled a list of new interpretations of traditional Christmas carols as well as original songs, with free streams and mp3, that also includes Sufjan’s take of the classic “We Wish You…
A while back [tag]Radiohead[/tag] announced, on their blog, that further copies of In Rainbows box set will not be produced (guess they’ll get pretty valuable in the future) and that the free download, of the digital In Rainbows, will stop as well, starting from 10 December 2008. Despite the fact they’ve put a bit of a cork on it, the band has decided to gracious with even more tour dates, two to be precise, as…
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