Good songwriters don’t necessarily write good books, but Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody’s lyricism works just as beautifully on the page as it does in his music. If you’re looking for a memoir about the process of creating an album, which also dives into the raw, human themes behind the music, then this book is […]
Loverboy is beyond hyped to announce that the legendary UK DJ, Producer and hellraiser Goldie will be gracing the stage at Barcelona’s Razzmatazz on 11th April and will be bringing with him a live band. OK, but this is going to be theee party of the year. An icon in Dance, Goldie is known for his […]
“When I really think about it, yes, we have made some good records in our time but it’s been a long time since we have made a great album. And that is the painful truth,” confesses Skunk Anansie‘s vocalist and all-round legend Skin. And it is with this statement the group announced that they are ready […]
After six years in a self-confessed ‘musical wilderness’, singer/songwriter/producer Shura is preparing for the release of her third album, I Got Too Sad For My Friends, out 30th May. The swooping first single was ‘Realise‘, with its epic 80s drums and the message of self-comfort ‘with a coffee and a good book’. Next single, ‘Richardson‘, […]
‘Sun Don’t Leave Me‘ is the most gorgeous track to pull you through the darker days of February. Raveena returns with this hot toddy of a record, one of four news songs that form Where The Butterflies Go In The Rain Deluxe – out this Friday. Behind the beauty of the track lies sadness as […]
We may be covering flowerovlove‘s Valentine’s Day kiss-off anthem ten days after the event itself but this is a song for the ages, with a message that deserves to be delivered every day.` ‘i’ve seen ur ex‘ is the new super cute single from flowerovlove as she says, ‘Thanks, but no thanks.’ With pop punk […]
Release the rats! Today the Brooklyn, noise-rock quartet Model/Actriz announce their return with new single, ‘Cinderella‘, and album to follow, Pirouette, out 2nd May via True Panther/Dirty Hit. Available to pre-order now. It feels like only yesterday we were conversing with frontman Cole Hayden, as he extolled the virtues of the legend Liza Minelli and […]
The British-born, Berlin-based Anika has just announced the release date of her fourth album, entitled Abyss, out 4th April via Sacred Bones Records. For a taste of what is to come, Anika has released the first single, ‘Hearsay‘ which sounds like something Jefferson Airplane would be cooking up in 2025 after immersing themselves in 90s […]
How awkward. It would seem someone has forgotten to tell Australia’s Mallrat that the second album is supposed to be difficult…the sophomore struggle! Instead her new album, Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right, is like really good and it’s out today. Experimenting further within the realms of electronica, the singer/songwriter/producer plays with UK […]
