Asobi Seksu to release Christmas single
New York pop-rockers Asobi Seksu are to release a special Christmas single later this year, a cover of The Ramones' 'Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)'»
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Kate Nash - Pumpkin Soup
Catchier than her ‘Mouthwash’ single though it is, Kate Nash’s ‘Pumpkin Soup’ is unlikely to be a chart challenger given its festive release date»
The British Expeditionary Force - Chapter One: A Long Way From Home
The British Expeditionary Force is, at its core, Justin Lockey; formerly of yourcodenameis:milo, it’s hardly a surprise to find Lockey’s latest project bearing a clunky moniker, albeit one mercifully bereft of a confusing colon this time around»
Remi Nicole - My Conscience And I
Summarised in press release speak as “a direct descendant of the Mike Skinner pop vocabulary” though Remi Nicole is, My Conscience And I is more akin to the tiresome indie-pop jangle of The Kooks than it is an album from any deadpan rappin’ romantic»
Scout Niblett - Kiss
Try as I have over the past five years or so, Scout Niblett and my tastes just haven’t clicked. There’s something so very off about the girl’s voice»
Morrissey: new record deal and greatest hits due
NME.com, via Billboard, has reported that Morrissey is to sign a new record deal and release a greatest-hits compilation»
Keane - The Night Sky
Released to raise money for said charity (read all about it here), ‘The Night Sky’ is your typical Keane single: sloppy, gloopy, saccharine, slushy, plinky-plonky, meh»
Land Of Talk - Applause Cheer Boo Hiss
Traditional three-piece band playing accessible indie-rock with big hooks in all the right places; misshapen female vocals that could be sexy if ‘breathy’ is your thing»
Caribou - She's The One
All starry eyed and melancholic, this standalone pick shuffles nonchalantly on sweeping string samples and high-end vocals; it’s the work of a bedroom electro geek fleshed-out with a symphony orchestra, or at least with a digitised version of one»
The Black Ghosts - Some Way Through This
Odd one, this: comparisons past have nodded to Dave Gahan and Daft Punk, yet ‘Some Way Through This’ sounds more like Cold War Kids remixed by some in-the-margins electro sort obsessed with (melo)dramatic string samples»
Queens of the Spring Age: rockers on tour
Californian rockers Queens of the Stone Age are to tour in February? Their latest LP, Era Vulgaris, is totally out now»