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RUSTIE, L.A. SALAMI plus MAVERICK SABRE

September 7th, 2011 by admin

MAVERICK SABRE’s ‘I Need’ has been floating around the internet for a while but now he’s breaking through it’s getting the full ‘release works’. A really distinctive voice with hints of Plan B, Liam Bailey and what I imagine Amy Winehouse would have sounded like if she’d been a bloke. Penned for a mid-October release [...]

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ADELE – The Raving Capitalist

May 26th, 2011 by admin

I’m about to spout a massive generalisation, ready yourself for a journey to stereo-type central… most musicians have a broadly left of centre view on life. Certainly more Labour than Tory, certainly more Robin Hood ‘tax the rich and give to the poor’ than Maggie T’s laissez faire each man (or handbag loving woman) to [...]

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HHYMN, DELS plus BOY MANDIVILLE

May 25th, 2011 by admin

The debut album from HHYMN messes with my head in two main ways. Firstly I cannot fathom how this band are not better known, particularly in the Mumfordian Era we currently inhabit, we’re so much more open to folkier, less conventionally ‘bandy’ sounds. Secondly in the classic way of a great album, trying to decide [...]

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BRAND NU TOP THREE 11 03 11

March 13th, 2011 by admin

BRAND NU TOP THREE 11 03 11 1) ELBOW – ‘Build A Rocket Boys’ (new album) 2) THE BULLITS ft JAY ELECTRONICA + LUCY LIU – ‘Close Your Eyes’ 3) LCMDF – ‘Cool and Bored’ With an Honorary mention to SBTRKT – ‘Living Like I Do’ This week’s “great but not quite”: CLOUD CONTROL – [...]

Tags: Brand Nu Top 3, Cloud Control, Elbow, Jay Eletronica, LCMDF, Lucy Liu, New Music, San Cisco, SBTRKT, The Barnum Meserve, The Bullits
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BRAND NU TOP THREE 25 02 11

February 25th, 2011 by admin

BRAND NU TOP THREE 25 02 11 1) RADIOHEAD – The King of Limbs 2) TREEFIGHT FOR SUNLIGHT – ‘Facing The Sun’ 3) WRETCH 32 – ‘Unorthodox’ With an Honorary mention to This week’s “great but not quite”: BALAM ACAB – ‘See Birds (Moon)’ AWOLNATION – ‘Sail’ TINA DICO

Tags: Awolnation, Balam Acab, Brand Nu, New Music, Radiohead, Tina Dico, Treefight For Sunlight, Wretch 32
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Toodle Pip

February 1st, 2011 by admin

So I’m off to the jungle to hunt out the best New Music from the furthest corners of the globe. Ok so I’m actually off raving for a couple of weeks. Seeya when I’m back ya sexy mama/ papa. nml x

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BRAND NU TOP THREE 14 01 10

January 15th, 2011 by admin

BRAND NU TOP THREE 14 01 10 1) SHARKS TOOK THE REST – ‘Sleeping Conniptions’ 2) JAMES VINCENT MCMOROW – ‘If I Had A Boat’ 3) ED SHEERMAN and JME – ‘Radio’ With an Honorary mention to RAINY BOY SLEEP – ‘Your Face’ This week’s “great but not quite”: SHARON JONES and THE DAB-KINGS – [...]

Tags: ED SHEERMAN, James Vincent McMorow, JME, METRONOMY, New Music, Rainy Boy Sleep, SHARKS TOOK THE REST, Sharon Jones, The Dab Kings, TOP THREE
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BRAND NU TOP THREE 19 11 10

November 20th, 2010 by admin

BRAND NU TOP THREE 19 11 10 1) ADELE – ‘Rolling In The Deep’ 2) THE SPIVS – ‘Radio’ 3) BOYS NOIZE – ‘Yeah’ With an Honorary mention to GUTI + DUBSHAPE – ‘Every Cow Has A Bird’ This week’s “great but not quite”: YOUNG MONTANA – ‘Sacre Cool’ JOE WORRICKER – ‘Finger ORPHAN BOY [...]

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BRAND NU TOP THREE 15 10 10

October 15th, 2010 by admin

BRAND NU TOP THREE 15 10 10 1) FRENCH HORN REBELLION – ‘This Moment’ 2) ZOMBIE NATION – ‘Squeek’ 3) GHOST POET – ‘Survive It’ With an Honorary mention to EAGULLS – ‘Council Flat Blues’ This week’s “great but not quite”: DJ RASHAD – ‘Its Not Rite’ WILLOW SMITH – ‘Whip My Hair’

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Fenech Soler, The Wombats and Grum

August 13th, 2010 by admin

A wee bit of internet research would imply it’s been released before but not quite made it, deservedly coming round for a second attempt to capture the attempt of muppets like me who missed it first time around I am loving ‘Lies’ by FENECH SOLER. Big, big guitar driven track but with the euphoric hands [...]