Single of the Week: MIA – Paper Planes This song actually feels like it’s been around forever now. Thankfully it’s finally seeing a physical single release, and so I can finally award it its thoroughly deserved Single of the Week. You’ve almost certainly heard it by now, and if you haven’t, well, click the link [...]
Archive for March, 2008
New Releases 24th March 2008
Posted: 31st March 2008 by MV in ReleasesTags: black keys, estelle, kanye west, kate nash, long blondes, mia, snoop dogg, uk releases
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New Releases 17th March 2008
Posted: 28th March 2008 by MV in ReleasesTags: billy bragg, girls aloud, guillemots, moby, pj harvey, sonny j, sugababes, supergrass, the breeders
Single of the Week: Sonny J – Enfant Terrible I have to say this has been my least favourite week for singles so far in 2008. No discredit to Sonny J though, as this is one of the more interesting things I’ve heard all year. Not French, as the title might suggest, Sonnington James III [...]
Single of the Week: Mystery Jets – Young Love While the Mystery Jets had a couple of standout moments on their debut, this single sees them re-emerging as an almost entirely different band. The base materials are nothing special: it’s a middling guitar band with a straightforward love song, and a female guest vocalist. But [...]
Single of the Week: Hercules and Love Affair – Blind Another tough week to choose, with excellent pop (Alphabeat), top-notch indie (MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Late of the Pier), and other-worldly beauty (Martina Topley-Bird) that would all have been contenders in another week. Sometimes you go with your personal indulgences, and sometimes you just know that [...]
I’m still playing catch-up… Single of the Week: Les Savy Fav – Patty Lee Aside from the odd song here and there, I’ve never really given Les Savy Fav the time of day. I’d probably written them off as overly arty. If that’s the case elsewhere, it certainly isn’t here. Perfectly judged dancefloor post-punk, with [...]
I’m playing catch-up… Single of the Week: Lykke Li – Little Bit TOUGH CALL this week. A very strong list of releases here, but ultimately, it’s two weeks in a row for Swedish pop. On first listen, while evidently striking, there seems to be a flimsiness to this, and perhaps an excess of affected cuteness [...]