To sell upwards of 12 million copies of any single in this day and age just doesn’t really happen anymore. However, one of the exceptions is Jason Mraz, who has achieved this feat with his worldwide hit ‘I’m Yours’, originally released in 2008. Could the man be on track to do something similar with his […]
It’s really hard to believe that ‘Meteora’ by Linkin Park is twenty year’s old. On April 7, the band will release the album. ‘Lost’ is the new/old song that nearly made it onto the original album. However, it was bumped off for another track that the band preferred at the time, ‘Numb’. How ‘Lost’ remained
Inhaler were a band on the crest of a wave in 2021 despite their touring schedule heavily disrupted by the pandemic. That year, they secured a debut UK album number one with ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’. Also, despite the disruption to that fully fledged debut – the band are back with latest single
A&W by Lana Del Rey will likely be one of the most exciting, beautiful, and unusual songs you will hear throughout 2023. The track is a long one. Moreover, it clocks in at just over seven minutes and with Del Rey’s immense storytelling skill, telling a fictional tale of a girl definitely not living the
The latest musical offering, ‘Borderline’ by Tove Lo (pronounced ‘Too – Va – Loo’) seems to have been released as a one-off as the Swedish star extensively tours North America promoting her 2022 album release, ‘Dirt Femme’. ‘Borderline’ is rumoured to have been hanging around as a project since 2018. Also, it is co-written by
Yonaka have quietly gone about their business over the last few years building up a vast and loyal fanbase. They have been on this journey since they burst onto on the scene with the release of their first EP in 2017. The band’s latest single ‘PANIC’ is a stomper with both an anthemic chorus and
‘Sirens’ by The Sherlocks – Single Rating: 4/5 ★★★★☆ The Sherlocks are underrated as well as unashamedly consistent. The band are seldom mentioned as critics favourites, but out of their three albums, two have made it into the U.K top ten. Their fourth LP offering ‘People Like Me & You’ should be a good bet to join
‘Empires’ by The Smashing Pumpkins – Single Rating: 4/5 ★★★★☆ The Smashing Pumpkins latest body of work is so vast that it is coming out in three stages. Also, lead singer and head writer Billy Corgan dissect a track each week on a podcast called ‘Thirty Three’. (titled this as it’s the total number of new tracks
‘Heartbreak Feels So Good’ by Fall Out Boy – Single Rating: 4/5 ★★★★☆ It’s been over six years since we have heard anything from Fall Out Boy, and they been sorely missed. The latest single ‘Heartbreak Feels So Good’ is their second from the bands upcoming new LP ‘So Much (For) Stardust’. It will be out on
‘Red Flags’ by Mimi Webb – Single Rating: 3/5 ★★★☆☆ Fresh off being nominated for ‘Best Young Talent’ at this year’s Brit Awards, Mimi Webb releases her third single, ‘Red Flags’ from her upcoming debut album, ‘Amelia’ out on 3rd March. Mimi Webb is only 22 but her writing and themes are so mature and well crafted.
‘Oceans Niagara’ by M83 – Single Rating: 3/5 ★★★☆☆ The latest sound and style from M83 means they find themselves very much in vogue. Especially, as the popular culture of today laps up everything that has a hint of 1980’s flavour. ‘Oceans Niagara’, the band’s latest single has a distinct 80’s feel. Also, it is the first
‘Screaming Suicide’ by Metallica – Single Rating: 4/5 ★★★★☆ It feels like Metallica have never been away despite not actually releasing a studio album since 2016. Since then, they released their second collaboration of ‘symphony metal’ with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in 2020 (S&M2) and last summer one of their best-known tracks ‘Master Of Puppets’ had
Gaz Coombes’ third solo album was a new entry at number six in the UK album charts this week and it couldn’t be more deserved. It’s such a fantastic and interesting record, quality song writing, and heroic musicianship. Album opener ‘Overnight Trains’ begins with a piano led intro, George Harrison styled sultry slide guitar and
‘(pls) set me on fire’ by Enter Shikari – Single Rating: 4/5 ★★★★☆ You can never ever really put Enter Shikari into a genre box. Are they ‘synth metal’, ‘alternative rock’, ‘electronic rock’? Listening to their latest single ‘(pls) set me on fire’, it’s still impossible to make that decision. There is so much going on in
‘Flowers’ by Miley Cyrus – Single Rating: 4/5 ★★★★☆ ‘Flowers’ is such an obvious song but in the best way. It’s raw, honest, and brave from Miley Cyrus and she deserves a lot of respect for that. Taken from her forthcoming eighth studio album ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ (released on March 10th), Cyrus describes her latest LP as
‘Comments’ by Iggy Pop – Single Rating: 4/5 ★★★★☆ ‘Comments’ the third single from Iggy Pop is the latest from his 19th studio album ‘Every Loser’, and at 75 he is sounding fresher than ever. Pop himself admits it is a surprise that he made it to 65. The album title ‘Every Loser’ is quoted within the
Grammy award winning DJ Tiësto first burst into the music mainstream ten years ago with his European-wide hit ‘Red Lights’ which reached number 6 in the U.K chart. Since then, the appointed ‘Godfather of EDM’ has enjoyed a further three additional U.K top 10 singles. ‘Lay Low’ could well be his fifth. ‘Lay Low’ is
‘Anyway’ by Gabrielle Aplin – Single Rating: 4/5 ★★★★☆ Gabrielle Aplin in 2023 sounds like someone that is now liberated. She is truly now an independent artist, self-releasing her fourth LP ‘Phosphorescent’ entirely through her own label Never Fade Records. ‘Anyway’, the latest single from ‘Phosphorescent’, heavily hints at the songwriter’s self-reflection with an honest and heavy
