Matt Cross, a young singer-songwriter from Essex, is certainly one to watch over the next few months. With a fantastic debut EP under his belt and an equally catchy new single to follow, he’s fast becoming one of the most exciting new artists I’ve discovered in quite some time. His new song, ‘You Said You Needed Time’, is a driving little tune with some great riffs and mean guitar tones. He’s yet to…
Rex, Camden Barfly, 4th October
Joe Mills
‘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…
Aquilo – St Pancras Old Church, 30th October
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…
Band to Watch – Lisbon
Olivia Pad
A new one for you here! After being recommended to listen to Lisbon, a four piece band hailing from Newcastle, England, it’s fair to say I’ve had them on repeat for the last few months. A track which you most likely may have heard is “BLUE LOVE”, a melodic and pleasing song on the ears, with vibes that make you wish it was summer all year round. It’s really a track you can’t help but…
“Young Blood” EP and exciting new artist, Saint Raymond
Keep your eyes set on this promising singer-songwriter from Nottinghamshire. Callum Burrows, better known by his stage name Saint Raymond, is not afraid to get you addicted to his indie-pop gems and after the success of his E.P “Young Blood” smashing the U.K charts, we can be eager in expecting great things from the creative teenager. Only 19 years old and having already supported HAIM and Ed Sheeran, it is fair to say there is…
Lily Allen tries to piggyback on Brazil World Cup hype with “unofficial World Cup song”
Andrei Mihai
The Football World Cup in Brazil is just around the corner, with 9 days left. For you Americans out there, that’d be ‘soccer’, but for the rest of us, it’s football. Every world cup has a song, and this year… well, it kind of sucks; big time. Pitbull feat. Jennifer Lopez & Claudia Leitte – We Are One (Ole Ola). You can almost tell how bad it is just from the name. You can listen to it…
Sebastian Bach becomes Maroon 5 frontman for unique ‘Moves Like Jagger’ Performance
Well, Sebastian Bach sure didn’t revolutionize the music industry like he promised, but at least he’s having a lot of fun – he starred in the first episode of “Sing Your Face Off”, a new show on ABC. Most people wouldn’t wonder how rock legend Sebastian Bach would look and sound like imitating Maroon 5’s Adam Levine, playing “Moves like Jagger”; but then again, the guys working at ABC aren’t most people. In the network’s latest…
Foster The People release new video: Best Friend
Alexandra
Foster The People – Best Friend Source The indie pop band, Foster The People just released their newest video for Best Friend. The song is actually one of the tracks from the band’s latest album, released in March this year, Supermodel. The video for Best Friend, which was directed by Brewer, tells the story of a young supermodel who actually eats other girls in order to take their most beautiful body parts,…
Lily Allen announces North American tour
Lily Allen for Esquire Source Lilly Allen announced her first North Amerian tour in five years, in order to promote her newest album Sheezus. The album was released on May 2nd and it contains 14 tracks. In the previous months she also released several videos for some of her songs: Sheezus, Hard Out There, Our Time and Air Ballon. You can check out her recent video for Sheezus, which was released two weeks ago, at…
Ben Khan releases new video: Youth
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,…