Track of the Week
Track of the Week: May 22, 2013 // The National – Demons
The National have developed into one of the most distinctive and cherished indie-rock bands during the past decade; with a sound that combines the brooding and majestic melancholy of Joy Division with the songwriting purity of Americana indie-rock such as Wilco. It was with the ...
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Track of The Week: May 8, 2013 // Beyonce [feat Andre 3000] – Back To Black
Baz Luhrmann is one of cinema’s boldest directors and for his forthcoming adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby he has enlisted the assistance of Jaz-Z to executive-produce the soundtrack. As expected, it features an elite array of hip-hop royals, pop champs and ...
Track of The Week: April 30, 2013 // Frank Turner – The Way I Tend To Be
British folk-punk singer Frank Turner released his fifth studio album last week, Tape Deck Heart, to the usual chorus of critical acclaim that the acoustic troubadour has become accustomed. A fiercely driven figure, Turner has developed a career based on an incredibly intense touring and ...
Track of The Week: April 22, 2013 // Daft Punk – Get Lucky
Parisian duo and electro pioneers Daft Punk have defined French dance music for over a decade with their unique hybrid of acid-house, techno, indie-electro and hip-hop striking an influential chord via their seminal albums Homework, Discovery and Human After All. Following the well-executed film score ...
Track of The Week: April 17, 2013 // Charli XCX – You (ha Ha Ha)
Charli XCX is the artistic name of 20 year-old English singer-songwriter Charlotte Aitchison who releases her debut major label studio album, True Romance, this week. The record has been in the making since early 2010 when Charli started collaborating with super-producer Ariel Rechtshaid and since ...
Track of The Week: April 8, 2013 // Vampire Weekend – Step
Vampire Weekend have been quiet for the past couple of years, but recently announced the release of their forthcoming third record, Modern Vampires of the City. The band that formed at Columbia University and enjoyed seemingly instant success with their highly infectious self-titled debut album has ...
Track of The Week: April 1, 2013 // Snoop Lion – No Guns Allowed
Snoop Lion is the new musical moniker of Calvin Broadus, Jr, more commonly known as Snoop Dogg. One of the most commercially successful and iconic rappers of this generation, he has sold over 30 million albums worldwide since his debut record Doggystyle was released in 1993, shortly ...
Track of The Week: March 25, 2013 // Lindstrøm & Todd Terje – Lanzarote
Norwegian producers Hans-Peter Lindstrøm and Todd Terje are both key figures in the European electro scene, having both released a string of sun bleached post-disco epics during the past few years. To use Lindstrom’s (in collaboration with Christabelle) ‘Lovesick’ and Terje’s big 2012 tune ‘Inspector ...
Track of The Week: March 19, 2013 // Phoenix – Entertainment
French melodic indie-rockers Phoenix became one of the universally liked bands in 2009-10 following the release of their mainstream breakthrough, the critically adored Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Driven by a string of huge singles including ‘Lisztomania’ and ‘1901,’ their distinctive and ambitious brand of guitar rock ...
Track of The Week: March 11, 2013 // Rhye – Open
Rhye is a low-key and relatively mysterious collaboration between two well-regarded producers and multi-instrumentalists: Denmark native Robin Braum and Canadian producer / vocalist Mike Milosh. The genesis of the project seems shrouded in secrecy, but they have gone very quickly from releasing individual songs online ...