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Not Forgotten: Alison Moyet – Alf
When Alison Moyet launched her solo career, there was no small amount of anticipation. One of the few genuinely standout vocalists on the British Music scene in the early 80s, Moyet had impressed as the voice of Yazoo, with her warm and soulful voice managing to transcend the limitations of synthpop. Moyet was able to …
Album Review: Aimee Mann – Mental Illness
Aimee Mann has always had an interesting approach to making music. With a mix of guitar pop anthems and rousing acoustic ballads, her lyrical prowess and dry wit has always kept her on top of her game; probably the reason she is still going strong after nine albums and twenty-five years. And that’s merely her …
Meet: Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann has been a constant on the music scene for many years. From her beginnings with her former band ‘Til Tuesday, she has carved out a long-lasting solo career, with nine albums to date. Her latest is the more stripped-back sounding ‘Mental Illness’. We caught up with Aimee the week before she released the …
Track: Rina Sawayama – Cyber Stockholm Syndrome
East London based, Japanese born artist Rina Sawayama’s breakout single – last years ‘Where U are’ peeked the interest of many, and she’s back with a new single Cyber Stockholm Syndrome. Produced by Clarence Clarity and Hoost, the track has this ice cool glitchy feel about it, Sawayamas vocal standing out with its warmth, telling …
Track: Aimee Mann – Patient Zero, plus album news
Aimee Mann has consistently delivered beautiful and thought provoking since her debut solo album ‘Whatever’. It’s hard to believe that was over twenty years ago, but it’s still a record that keeps popping to the surface again and again in my listening material, and still sounds as fresh as the day it was released. Much …
Track: Talay returns with ‘Parents House’
With a departure from her acoustic debut, Talay is back and cranking it up to eleven with an anthem for millennials. Everything from the musical composition to its tone and subject matter all comes together to create a track that’s highly addictive. Musically it feels like a brilliant throwback to pop punk of the early …
Album Review: Imelda May – Life. Love. Flesh. Blood.
New Year, New Imelda. Imelda May has kicked off her new year with a new album and a new look since the divorce from her husband of eighteen years. Gone is the almost caricature-Rockabilly look and sound of her top-three album, Tribal, and earlier releases that created a striking signature of the Dublin born singer. …
See: Michelle Branch reveals video for Hopeless Romantic
With the new album ‘Hopeless Romantic’ on the horizon, Michelle Branch has recently released the title track single and it shows strong signs of things to come. As an artist that has changed her musical style as an expression of self over the course of her career, the latest offering still retains the core components …
Album Review: MUNA – About U
When you’re first introduced to MUNA, you might feel intimated and a little out of depth, but that first impression will fall away the second you realise that these are the kinda girls who will fight with you, not against you. About U is the highly anticipated debut album from the trio, released 3rd February …
Track: Josh Kemp – U.R.
Nottingham singer-songwriter Josh Kemp has returned with a brand new EP, titled A Wonderful World, complete with new music video for the single ‘U.R.’ The EP features previously released songs ‘Imaginary Friend’ and ‘Leap Of Faith’, and is available on Spotify now. “The last 12 months have been pretty turbulent globally and personally,” Josh explains, choosing …