Great new mash up video for The Nextmen’s new single “Round of Applause”
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When I hear something for the first time and am not too sure about it, but then on more listens it becomes added to every playlist I have on the go it annoys me slightly that I am then a good bit late on the case. So is the case with the Swanton Bombs (MySpace) right here.
The good folk at Young & Lost sent over their new single Doom (video below) I should have known better (pre-order it on 7″ from Y&L). They are pretty much on the money normally …
Cancel the Astronauts (MySpace) have put together five tracks of glorious and unashamed indie pop, adding to the resurgence of Edinburgh’s music scene. From when the tom-tom-led drums fall into the opening and title track “I am the President of your Fanclub (and last night I followed you home” and are joined by some Strokes-esque tight guitars you know you’re in for indie-danceable delight.
They aren’t reinventing the wheel, but with a sound that fits somewhwere between The Futureheads and We were Promised Jetpacks with a little of first album Franz …
Walrus favourite Jamie T is back with his second album Kings & Queens this week, and whilst the review will be a few days here are a couple of videos for two of my favourites. Stick ‘n’ Stones especially is just a wonderful wonderful pop song. Listen up.
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Quite a surprise all round on the winner on the Mercury Music Prize with Speech Debelle, who many considered to be the token urban act, came through and picked up the prize. Whilst her album doesn’t always hot the right notes with me I do appreciate what she’s doing surrounding herself with great musicians and bringing hip hop away from the pure production studio environment that has defined it for much of recent history. It’s a airy, breezy acid jazz to all intents and purposes, with Speech Debelle throwing some …
You have to hand it to the French for putting Sebastien Tellier on Eurovision and throwing a decent tune at the competition back in 2008. He may not have won but anything that will get his music in front of more people can only be good news.
The man himself is back with the last 12″ release from the wonderful Sexuality in the form of Fingers of Steel/L’Amour et La Violence EP, which you can pick up looking pretty on pink vinyl. Now Fingers of Steel is good tune with the …
