Baiana System – Jah Jah Revolta – Song for the Weekend
I love Twitter. No, not because you end up reading lots of little sentences about people’s unfulfilled lives. It’s because you can find music which you would not otherwise have ever found before. So I was delighted to hear through a Guardian Music Tweet about the Musical Alliance Pact (MAP) which is being run by...
SolarSolar
Canadian duo Dan Drysdale and Angela Drysdale are producing mesmerisingly beautiful dream pop as SolarSolar. If you miss the glory days of trip-hop then SolarSolar‘s take on one of Bristol’s most famous exports will not disappoint. Angela Drysdale’s vocals are exquisite and haunting yet clear and despite having a multitude of layers and events in the...
Stay – New Video from Hurts
Here is the just released new video from Hurts for their next single Stay. Their recently released anthem packed debut album Happiness has brought me much joy, I never thought so many ballads would make me smile so much.
Galapaghost – Neptune – Song for the Weekend
To us naive Brits (well me at least) Austin Texas is a magical land of tumbleweed, cowboy boots, and of course the not so magical country music. My rodeo view of Austin is gradually being skewered though, especially knowing one of my favourite bands, the folksters Shearwater, come from there. Along the same folky vain...
Red Headz Mash Up of Wolfgang Gartner & 3OH!3
Came across this Red Headz mash up of Wolfgang Gartner’s mash up of Beethoven’s 5th symphony and 3OH!3‘s First Kiss featuring Ke$ha. If you understood all that I’ll give you a medal. You all know I hate classical crossover – so fear not, I’m not going to submit you to such aural torture with this...
First Aid Kit cover Fever Ray’s When I Grow Up
Karin Dreijer Andersson‘s music has already propelled the likes of Jose Gonzales to stardom with his cover of one of my favourite songs, The Knife‘s Heartbeats - and now it seems to be the turn of First Aid Kit. The Swedish folk duo have just released a cover of Fever Ray’s When I Grow Up...
Breakfast in Fur
The creative juices can flow at the worst times – I’ve irked many a neighbour at 3 in the morning perfecting a few bars of music. Maybe it’s the rush of adrenaline from the fear that an irate pyjama clad person may knock on my door and shoot my face off that can make late...
Cassius – I <3 U So – Song for the Weekend
We all need a track for the weekend – especially an uplifting one with the weather looking so gloomy over London. So lets pray thanks to Cassius‘ amazing track from their new The Rawkers EP which I came across on Tilt. Although Cassius have mainly been lending a hand to the likes of Cut Copy...
Gaggle
Choirs conjure up a tirade of stereotypes, usually involving grey hair and cups of 50p tea served in polystyrene. As a member of London Philharmonic Choir my liver can certainly prove we drink more Stella than PG Tips. Gaggle, the female alternative choir from London, are legions apart from crusty old veneer of group singing. They’ve...
Spektrum – I’ve Done It Now (Free MP3)
With a third album on the way, Spektrum are back. The 4 piece electro-punk Londoners from indie label StopStart are recording a third album to follow up to their last release Death At The Gymkhana Club Spektrum are fronted by the prodigal Lola Olafisoye, armed with the wit of Peaches and the vocals of Macy Gray. I’ve...
Dallas Frasca Will Probably Like You Better than Me
Australia is one of the most American countries I’ve ever been to. Ozzies don’t seem shy to admit it though unlike their fellow commonwealth partners in crime Canada. Maybe distance can make the heart grow fonder. So with it’s big gridded cities and vast open spaces comes big gritty rock and vast vicious voices like...
Hurts Cover Kylie Minogue’s Confide in Me
I still get goosebumps every time I listen to anything Hurts make. Right now I love this cover of Kylie Minogue‘s Confide in Me – she appears on their debut album Happiness too which is out on 6 September. You can pre-order Happiness from Amazon. In the meantime check out the Cajón on this:
