
One of the most anticipated releases from 20122s rising star, Emeli Sande, has leaked onto the internet a few days before its official release date. The highly-touted new singer, who is going to join the ranks of Adele, Florence + The Machine and (Ekh) Jessie J by getting the Brit newcomer award, is ready for us to digest. Our Version Of Events is on multiple download sites, which you will have to find by yourself. Filed under: Beats , Brit Brit Brit Tagged: adele , album , brit , [...]

LA dream-pop duo Magic Wands , comprised of the totally unrelated Chris and Dexy Valentine, have spent the last several years releasing their hazy blend of boy-girl pop exclusively through singles and EPs. On April 24th, the pair will at last release their debut full-length, Aloha Moon , via Bright Antenna. The lead single, "Space", is a sexy, synth-y ride through outer space on the wings of Dexy Valentine's sultry vocals and a driving guitar part. Stream it at SoundCloud . Aloha Moon Tracklist: 01. Aloha Moon [...]

Long Beach's own Blown Celeb's debut album "1000 Screaming Kamikaze's" will be available digitally and Pre Order February 6th. Blown Celeb consist of Dizzy Dustin (Ugly Duckling) and Swiss Precise (The Fortyseven/Halfway House Emcees). Both from the legendary KBH crew so expect this one to be a bare knuckle bar brawling rootin tootin good time! Listen/Stream "1000 Screaming Kamikaze's" ON SOUNDCLOUD CLICK HERE WIB ATTACK BY COMBINATION!! Kamikazi Airlines: Twitter Dizzy Dustin: [...]

Crocus Our Memories Dress Me In A Dead Lust Holy Roar 13 February 2012 by Tom Doyle British bands are often accused of apeing their American counterparts - a trend which is most patently seen in the rock mainstream, and where the UK and US markets are intrinsically wed by the lifelines of big package tours and [...]

Hey, guess what? There's another Hot Chip side project on the way! Al Doyle and Felix Martin, both of whom are main components of the British dance rock band Hot Chip, are teaming up with composer and engineer Tom Hopkins for a dark, disco pop record. Yesterday Was Lived and Lost will be out April 3rd on Lanark Recordings. "Finding Reasons," as you might remember, was released last year as the band's first single, but now New Build have a four track teaser set available for streaming purposes. With mixing and post-production help from PLANNINGTOROCK, there's definitely a [...]

Brooklyn-based artist Sophia Knapp will release her upcoming album, "Into the Waves," on February 28th on Drag City. After singing and playing guitar in NYC psych rock all girl band Cliffie Swan (ex LIGHTS), this will be Knapp's debut solo album. Co-produced and co-arranged by esteemed piano and film composer Eric Gorman and Jay Israelson, the album will feature musical contributions by Bob Brockman (TLC, Mary J. Blige, Cee-Lo) on bass guitar, Robert "Chicken" Burke (The Duke and The King) on drums and vocals by Bill Callahan. Knapp has 2 upcoming shows in NYC, the first [...]

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Just found this goodness by Hip-Hop duo Villa Rosa, composed of Maria Isa and Muja Messiah. The track "Chico" is taken from their 14 track debut album " Blue Diamond Island " About: Since 2008, Maria Isa and Muja Messiah have released several tracks together including "Royalty" from Muja Messiah's 2008 release Adventures of BBoy DBoy, "Cruel and Unusual Punishment" off Muja Messiah's 2010 mix-tape M-16's, and "Never Let Go" off Maria Isa's 2009 record Street Politics. [...]

On May 22nd, Vancouver producer/digital-do-it-yoursel fer Teen Daze will release his debut album, All Of Us, Together , via Lefse Records. The follow-up to his latest EP, A Silent Planet , the album was inspired when Teen Daze (who has only ever revealed his first name, Jamison) found a book entitled Utopian Visions in a thrift store, sparkin thoughts of what the future might actually hold. "We're becoming more and more self-reliant, more and more separated from our communities," he told FADER recently. "I wanted to [...]

It's about time: Jack White has announced his first-ever solo album. As his new website points out, Blunderbuss will arrive April 23rd/24th via Third Man Records/Columbia. The album's lead single, "Love Interruption", will be available to stream at some point today (members of Third Man's Vault can hear it now.) It will then be released digitally tomorrow and on 73 vinyl on February 7th ( pre-orders are ongoing). The single is backed by a non-album track called "Machine Gun Silhouette".

Clock Opera have announced that their debut album, Ways To Forget , will be released in the UK on April 9th via Moshi Moshi / Island Records. You can pre-order it by clicking here , though let's take a moment to have a look at the beautiful artwork... 1. Once and for All 2. Lesson No. 7 3. 11th Hour 4. Man Made 5. Belongings 6. White Noise [...]

It's a shame when things don't go to plan, and perhaps equally upsetting is just how often that's the case, what with Burns night last week "the best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men gang aft agley" springs to mind... The plan on this occasion revolves around a certain David's Lyre, a band for who we've been predicting big things for quite a while, from being intrigued by their mysteriousness to including them in our Songs Of 2010 it's safe to say we were rooting for them. Given that they were essentially signed to Mercury Records, albeit via Hideout [...]

"All of my life, I'd hope to find someone like you so sweet and kind" Courtesy of Janet Jackson and her seriously underrated 1982 eponymous debut album. The joys of being in Love. Janet Jackson - The Magic Is Working

Dallas based SP1200 producer Gensu Dean is preparing to release his debut album "Lo-Fi Fingahz" February 28th on Mello Music Group. To introduce Dean, the razor sharp DJ Chief-One has put together a dope mixtape of Dean's production including work with Sadat X, Crooked Lettaz, and Large Professor.Free Mixtape: Gensu Dean "Jointz" (Mixed by DJ Chief-One) This compilation of tracks from Mellow Music's newest member "Gensu Dean" is a very solid project of the timeless acts of what kind Gensu craft is working with.. This is the appetizer to what is [...]

Okay, so there were many leaks that were a combination of tracks that weren't the actual Born To Die album. This is it, allegedly. The album that everyone is waiting on from the newcomer that has been on everyone's tongue Lana Del Rey has officially leaked. Now that a bunch of sharing sites have closed down or been forced to close down, it'll be hard to get it. but it's out there! Filed under: Beats , Yankee Panky Tagged: 2012 , ass , born , debut , [...]

It's been four years in the making and come February 27 2012 the JODIE MARIE will be soothing our ears with her rich, soulful vocax as the Welsh she-singer unleashes her much anticipated debut LP, 'Mountain Echo' , via Decca. Her tracklist will be : 1. Single Blank Canvas 2. Numb 3. I Got You 4. On The Road 5. Dandelion Wishes 6. What Would It Take? 7. Like A Runaway 8. Shadows Of Rain 9. Greeny Blue 10. Remember Me 11. Mountain Echo And if you don't know who the MARIE [...]

What makes Superior Thoughts music unique is his signature sound. He has the ability to create a stimulating atmosphere which interacts with your ears and mind like your eyes react excitingly to vivid colours and motion. His use and restructuring of samples aswell as orginal instrumentation and dynamic vocal use has defined his style as distinct, rich and memorable.Here is the S'strumental instalment of Dark Thoughts. 16 hard hitting beats taken from the debut album. Enjoy! Previous Posts on Superior Thought CLICK HERE [...]

Those of you looking for something to fulfill your folk/americana niche this week definitely need to look into Lost Lander, the project of Matt Sheehy. He's just released his debut for the project, DRRT , this week, and I've definitely got some room on my daily playlist for this album. There's definitely a rising moment in this song, as the strummed guitar builds to an eruption of lush orchestration featuring various string instruments; it all crashes into a steady drumbeat, creating an emotionally beautiful moment within the song...and then [...]

It's been a minute since we've last talked about (Brad) Oberhofer . Actually it's been 18,720 minutes (13 days) but who's counting. The wonderkid has just released the track "HEART" off his upcoming March 27 debut LP Time Capsules II . The track features Brad's now signature honest and impassioned vocals along with a lovely symphony of arpeggios overlaid with the lighthearted tiptoeing sound of runs on the xylophone makes yet another perfect indie pop love song. And I'm a big fan of love. And obviously a big fan of Oberhofer. [...]

If I were a betting man (I'm not) and there was a place where you could actually bet on music artist's chances of succeeding (God, I hope there isn't), Electric Guest might be as safe as a bet that you could place on a new artist. For one thing, they got Danger Mouse to produce their debut album. In addition, every song we have heard from them in advance of their debut album has been some form of good, with widespread appeal seeming likely. And, they are from L.A., so, you know, we like to bet on our local acts. [...]

Miami-based partnership Sounduo (otherwise known as Will Mills and Zach Morillo) have been hard at work on their debut album for East Coast troublemakers Made In Glitch . The new album promises a bass-heavy collection of Hip-Hop tracks that they describe as "roots glitch" and "dub hop". Their new album 'Departures' is either a massive EP or a concise LP, depending on how anal your definition of an album is, and will be made available in a few weeks. It promises to incorporate elements of their energetic live shows that feature [...]