Filed under: News , New Music Florence Welch is hitting the books for her sophomore album. In a recent interview with NME , Welch says that she's busy working on the next Florence and the Machine album, with "science" informing the new song 'Strangeness and Charm.' "I was having a conversation with my father and he was talking about this thing -- strangeness and charm," Welch told NME. "It's actually the name of the two smallest particles that there are when you [...]
Check out some awesome new music from Bloc Party guitarist Russell Lissack. The side project is called Pin Me Down with singer/songwriter/guitarist Milena Mepris describing it as meshing influences from the 80s with a futuristic soundscape, Pin Me Down make dance music for rock kids, or “apocalyptic pop”. Lissack has definitely integrated Bloc Party-esque guitars, which feature prominently on the track 'Time Crisis' . The album is set for release on the 19th of April with a pre-release available via there website now. Be sure to check out their myspace site to [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Guitarist Russell Lissack isn't taking it easy while his London four-piece Bloc Party take a break. Along with New York-based vocalist Milena Mipres, the floppy-haired axeman has been polishing off the 10 or 11 tracks the duo handpicked -- from around 50 -- for their debut album under the moniker Pin Me Down , an album they hope to drop by this summer. "The two songs that we've put out so far are quite representative of our [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive As the Soft Pack release its self-titled debut album this week, singer and guitarist Matt Lamkin admits he's not quite sure why the California quartet has, in his own words, gone "further than 90 percent of the bands that start in the garage." "We're purely trying to write good songs and have honest lyrics, so I guess that's kind of a timeless thing," Lamkin tells Spinner. After [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive While it is true that Tiesto 's remix for Tegan and Sara 's track, 'Back in Your Head,' was by all means a success in 2007, the Canadian folk-rock sisters aren't exactly the first artists who pop in your head when you think of the Dutch DJ. After all, he's a trance producer who claims to be "the biggest DJ in the world," while Tegan and Sara are, well, just themselves as always. "It sounds so much more powerful [...]
When's the last time you ate something so delicious that it completely changed your mood? You took the first bite and the next thing you know you start doing a little dance? Well, I'm happy to report that I just had one of those moments. If you didn't know, I'm gluten-free and I have a major sweet tooth, sometimes tasty desserts are hard to come by (or at least a variety of them, unfortunately I'm getting a tad sick of Giant Eagle's Chocolate Gelato, even though it is damn good!). What did I eat you ask? A chocolate cupcake from [...]
this time things will be different and you're gonna see Bloc Party - One More Chance "One More Chance" huh? Well after A Weekend In The City and then Intimacy once chance is about all Bloc Party gets. Looking to the lyric above it's almost like Kele is singing to the listener, except it's our love he should be hoping for. This track is too much of a departure for it to be redemption but I hope they can take this dancey new look and make it last [...]
Bloc Party's Intimacy Remixed is in stores today in the UK and tomorrow in the US. In celebration, they've released the brand new video for the Villains Remix of Ares. Enjoy the video comprised of mobile footage from the Easter gigs at the Olympia, and one of my favorite remixes from Silent Alarm Remixed below. MP3: Bloc Party - This Modern Love (Dave P & Adam Sparkles' Making Time Remix) or zShare Tagged: bloc party, music video
In no way are Doves a band branded on thievery. The British trio has built a career on unconventional, original and daring music, with only subtle influences sprinkled throughout their first three albums. Their fourth effort, Kingdom of Rust , however, seems to borrow a bit more regularly from some other noteworthy U.K. acts. The result is an album that often misses out on the band’s trademark gritty, Euro-sound, but also benefits from higher levels of processing and polish. It’s an ambitious and diverse collection of work, pitting synthesizers against orchestral arrangements, all while remaining an unabashed [...]
The new Bloc Party album Intimacy will be released in physical form by Wichita/Atlantic Records on October 27th, just a week after this song, "Talons", is physically released as the first single. You already know (if you purchased the album's digital release) that this track is not included in the digital version of the album - but is a value-added bonus for those of us who purchased the digital album. The sound, both on the album and the single, marks a noticeable departure from the Bloc Party sound of recent memory, demonstrating that they are sharing [...]
TALONS Our new single 'Talons' will be premiered on Zane Lowe's Radio One show this evening. The single isn't on the digital album that was released last month, but if you've already bought the album you will get the digital track immediately after it's played on Radio One, and it will be on the CD that will hit shops on the 27th of October. The single will be released on the 20th of October. Make sure you tune in to Radio One tonight or listen online . [...]
Bloc Party have announced full details of their third album, to be digitally released this month with a full release expected in October. Full details and tracklisting inside!
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