Video: Pete and the Pirates - She Doesn't Belong To Me

This is a song Thomas Sanders (aka Tap Tap and lead for Pete & The Pirates) did for our World Cup compilation, ' Fast Forward ', last summer. It was in the main a very fun record representing each of the 32 nations playing at the tournament. Not only that but it delivered one or two outstanding tunes with 'Dry, Dry Land' (written for Portugal) pretty much at the summit. Sanders had spent some time in Portugal (well, very nearby anyway) so his lyrics ring true, the music for its part is as inventive as his shimmying vocal delivery [...]

• Tap Tap - Dry, Dry Land

Reading finest Pete & The Pirates are back in the studio working on a follow up to 2008's Little Death. Not familiar? Well you should be. Their unique style incorporates dark yet beautiful vocal harmonies with upbeat indie disco to magical effect. From anthems such as "Mr. Understanding" & "Come On Feet", to the more somber numbers such as "Eyes Like Tar" & "Humming". Each listen to the [...]

Arrivano i pirati Questa sera sulla spiaggia dell' Hana-bi di Marina di Ravenna approderà una nave pirata partita da Reading, vecchia Inghilterra. Il tesoro però lo abbiamo già scoperto da un pezzo e si intitola Little Death , album di debutto di Pete & The Pirates , giunto a tirare le somme di un paio di singoli ed ep che già promettevano molto bene. Visti per [...]

• Pete and The Pirates - She Doesn't Belong To Me

Waarom Pete And The Pirates met het vrolijke 'Mr. Understanding' geen bescheiden hitje in ons land heeft gescoord, mag mijn inziens een waar raadsel heten. Ben ik dan de enige die hier uitermate vrolijk van word? Maar goed, genoeg ouwe koeien. Wellicht dat de nieuwe single, 'She Doesn't Belong To Me', het piratenschip met geld laat binnen komen voor Pete en zijn mannen. Denk het niet, maar een fijn nummertje is het wel. Check de amusante video... ...

Surprisingly, there were few music-related pranks pulled on April Fools Day yesterday. Sorry, but the New Kids on the Block reunion is no joke - at least not in the strict literal sense - and as far as I can tell, the free Radiohead show in London actually happened. However, a few did try. In an industry press release, Ben Gibbard revealed a fabricated side project: "Born out of an interest in exploring music free from rules and convention, Just Jazzin' offers the world a chance to see another side of Ben. " Sorry, [...]