Saturday, 16 March 2013
Bextor Is Back
After the release of her last album, Trip The Light Fantastic, many thought Sophie Ellis-Bextor was hanging up her dancing shoes for good... She had since confirmed that she will release new album 'Fairy Tales' in September this year, she states it's a 'little different' from her previous releases... Baited breath!
Friday, 15 March 2013
Hurts: Exile Album Review
*****
Hurts are back, at last with their second album Exile, fresh off the back of new single Miracle.
I was skeptical about this album as rumours were rife that it was dark and moody and I assumed they would suffer from 'second album syndrome'.
Wrong!
The album is nothing short of wonderful. Opener Exile sets the scene followed by Miracle that, to me, is a masterpiece in musical production. Second single Blind follows closely and this is an album highlight full of the Hurts angst and drama the fans love and crave.
Other highlights are the dark and grimy Cupid, the poppy and über catchy Sandman, the beautiful Somebody To Die For and album closer Help which has a little help from Elton John on keys.
There is not a bad song on this album , it's fair to say there are no standout pop tunes such as Stay and Better Than Love as there was on the debut but this is an all round better and more polished album that is sure to be played by fans for a very long time to come!
Best album release of 2013 so far...
Hurts are back, at last with their second album Exile, fresh off the back of new single Miracle.
I was skeptical about this album as rumours were rife that it was dark and moody and I assumed they would suffer from 'second album syndrome'.
Wrong!
The album is nothing short of wonderful. Opener Exile sets the scene followed by Miracle that, to me, is a masterpiece in musical production. Second single Blind follows closely and this is an album highlight full of the Hurts angst and drama the fans love and crave.
Other highlights are the dark and grimy Cupid, the poppy and über catchy Sandman, the beautiful Somebody To Die For and album closer Help which has a little help from Elton John on keys.
There is not a bad song on this album , it's fair to say there are no standout pop tunes such as Stay and Better Than Love as there was on the debut but this is an all round better and more polished album that is sure to be played by fans for a very long time to come!
Best album release of 2013 so far...
It's Been A While
It's been almost a year since we updated this blog, apologies! We won't go into why but we promise to keep this up to date with all the latest music news and reviews from now on!
Monday, 30 July 2012
Ellie Goulding Album Release Date & Artwork
Ellie has today confirmed that her long awaiting second album, Halcyon, will be released in the UK on October 7th. She has reportedly been working with Swedish House Mafia among others and I am super excited to hear this.
Her debut Lights is one of my all time favourite albums and still gets played to death now.
And here's the artwork...
Her debut Lights is one of my all time favourite albums and still gets played to death now.
And here's the artwork...
Sunday, 22 July 2012
New Mariah Carey Single News
MiMi has released details of her new single via Twitter. She wrote 'I can finally announce that my single will be out in early August, it's called Triumphant'.
She went on to explain that she wrote the song when she was going through a bad time and encourages people to 'listen to the lyrics'.
This is the first new music from Mariah since the release of Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, I'm hoping this will be a little better as that album was nothing but a disappointment.
Mariah is also in talks to be a judge on American Idol but with rumours of payment being around ten million dollars people are unsure if they can even afford her!
She went on to explain that she wrote the song when she was going through a bad time and encourages people to 'listen to the lyrics'.
This is the first new music from Mariah since the release of Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, I'm hoping this will be a little better as that album was nothing but a disappointment.
Mariah is also in talks to be a judge on American Idol but with rumours of payment being around ten million dollars people are unsure if they can even afford her!
Friday, 20 July 2012
This Weeks News In Bits
Here's this weeks news in a nice quick bite sized chunk...
P!nk has revealed a song featuring Lily Allen will feature on her new album, the Truth About Love. She has also stated that the album contains NO dance music as she refuses to bow to the current trend. Good on her I say, it's that attitude thats kept her at the top of her game for twelve years.
Conor Maynard is 'not the British Justin Bieber' he has said. No, he's just a chav that fell lucky and who's twice as annoying as the Bieb.
Cheryl Cole will release new single Under The Sun on September 10th.
Ke$ha has stated that her new album uses less auto tune and will have a rockier, hippy edge, whatever the hell that means.
Marilyn Manson doesn't like Lady GaGa's music. I'm sure she's beside herself at the news!
Madonna is expected to gross around $450 million dollars from the MDNA tour by the time it ends later this year. With those ticket prices it's hardly a suprise though is it.
Ellie Goulding has finally broken the top ten of the US Top 100 singles chart with her single Lights. The song jumps from number 12 to number six this week after 49,000 people with exceptional taste downloaded it. Well done Ellie!
Jo Jo has said that 50 Shades Of Grey has influenced the songs on her new album and she described the books as 'freaky shit'. Sounds like a 'has been' trying to jump on an already full bandwagon to me!
Leona Lewis has been working with Adeles producer Fraser T Smith and she wants the album to be a masterpiece and worldwide smash. The album has already been put back twice, it was originally slated for a March 2011 release but will now be released this October.
Ronan Keating is releasing a new album. Fuck me, really? Do we need this? It's not even nearly mothers day!
P!nk has revealed a song featuring Lily Allen will feature on her new album, the Truth About Love. She has also stated that the album contains NO dance music as she refuses to bow to the current trend. Good on her I say, it's that attitude thats kept her at the top of her game for twelve years.
Conor Maynard is 'not the British Justin Bieber' he has said. No, he's just a chav that fell lucky and who's twice as annoying as the Bieb.
Cheryl Cole will release new single Under The Sun on September 10th.
Ke$ha has stated that her new album uses less auto tune and will have a rockier, hippy edge, whatever the hell that means.
Marilyn Manson doesn't like Lady GaGa's music. I'm sure she's beside herself at the news!
Madonna is expected to gross around $450 million dollars from the MDNA tour by the time it ends later this year. With those ticket prices it's hardly a suprise though is it.
Ellie Goulding has finally broken the top ten of the US Top 100 singles chart with her single Lights. The song jumps from number 12 to number six this week after 49,000 people with exceptional taste downloaded it. Well done Ellie!
Jo Jo has said that 50 Shades Of Grey has influenced the songs on her new album and she described the books as 'freaky shit'. Sounds like a 'has been' trying to jump on an already full bandwagon to me!
Leona Lewis has been working with Adeles producer Fraser T Smith and she wants the album to be a masterpiece and worldwide smash. The album has already been put back twice, it was originally slated for a March 2011 release but will now be released this October.
Ronan Keating is releasing a new album. Fuck me, really? Do we need this? It's not even nearly mothers day!
The Original Sugababes First Promotional Shots
It's been on the cards for a while but at last the original Sugababe line up have released promotional shots ahead of their long awaited comeback... Known as MKS the group have hinted that new music will be released very soon. They have also been working with the likes of Emeli Sande on their new album, this is definitely going to be one to watch! 
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