pop tracks
Track: Lianne La Havas – Paper Thin
Things are happening in the Lianne La Havas camp. She’s announced a new self-titled album is coming out on July 17th via Warner’s, and she’s followed up a brilliant NPR Tiny Desk Concert at home she did with a new track – Paper Thin. Steeped in (but not bound by) 90s R&B of the Destiny’s …
Track: Tom Grennan – Oh Please
Tom Grennan has released a new track, ‘Oh Please’, taken from his second album, expected later in the year. It’s Tom’s second single of the year, following on from the much lauded ‘This Is The Place’, and come on the back of Tom fighting the Coronavirus himself. On the track Tom says “When writing ‘Oh …
Track: Sami Nathan – Beautiful Outside
After spending time writing songs for other artists, singer-songwriter Sami Nathan has stepped out from behind her, well, whatever she sits behind and into the spotlight. Out right now is her new single ‘Beautiful Outside’, and judging by that, it might be the smartest move she’s ever made. Beautiful Outside has this 60’s torch/soul song …
Track: Westerman – Your Hero is not dead
Taken from his debut album of the same name, out on June 5th via Play it again Sam, ‘Your Hero is not head‘ is the latest single from Westerman, following on from ‘Waiting on Design’, ‘Think I’ll Stay’ and ‘Blue Comanche’. Of the track Westerman says “This was the last song I wrote for the …
TRACK: PET SHOP BOYS – I DON’T WANNA
Fourth single from their latest album – ‘Hotspot’ Pet Shop Boys release ‘I Don’t Wanna’ from the synth pop duo via their own label x2. ‘I Don’t Wanna’ would not be out of place if they released it at the start of their career and not when entering their 4th decade of music making. They …
Track: Christine & The Queens – I disappear in your arms
Christine and the Queens has announced her new single ‘I disappear in your arms’, is out now and lifted from her surprise EP she released earlier in the year. It’s getting a vinyl and cd release via Because Music on May 29th. I disappear in your arms is effortless in so many ways -effortlessly melodic, …
Track: Florence + The Machine – Light of Love
Originally written for the last Florence + The Machine album High as Hope, Light of Love never made the final cut, but Florence Welsh has decided to release it now, with all proceeds going to The Intensive Care Society Covid-19 fund Florence welcomes fans to make a donation if they are in a position to …
Track: 1010 Benja SL – Dobby
Out right now on the brilliant Young Turks label is ‘Dobby’, the new single from 1010 Benja SL. His Boofiness single announced him to the world as a man of huge talent, and this was confirmed with follow up ‘Wind Up Space’, and his ‘Two Houses’ EP. Built on this rather beautiful acoustic guitar lick …
Track: Oh My My – Sipping The Bottle
Sydney horror pop duo Oh My My have released a new single, Sipping the Bottle ahead of the release of their debut EP, and a handful of NSW dates. Talking of the track, Sam Thomlinson from the band says, “It’s about drinking wine in the middle of a cricket pitch,” he explains, “under a sleeping bag, at …
Track: Hannah Georgas – That Emotion
Produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, the new single from Hannah Georgas is a gorgeous, dreamy pop song that is celestial and majestic: soothing, crystalline guitars and a driving rhythm, with Georgas’s voice the absolute icing on the cake: Georgas says of working with Dessner: Aaron and I agreed the production needed to bring out …