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Leonard Cohen is an american folk singer who has had a career spanning for more than 5 decades with many of his songs being used in popular culture like films, television shows, advertisements. His most recent album Old Ideas is a beautiful masterpiece containing 10 heart-felt tracks. The album begins with the magnificent “Going Home” and you can tell straight away that Leonard’s vocals are still as amazing as they were on his last release Dear Heather, which was also an folk album with cleverly constructed songs.
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Enter Shikari’s third studio release entitled A Flash Flood of Colour which was released on the 16th of January 2012 and maintains all of the electronica and impressive vocals by the lead singer Roughton Reynolds (who also plays numerous instruments) as in the last two albums.
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If there are any Deadmau5 fans out there, then this song is definitely for you. Even if you’re not a Deadmau5 fan, you should still give his music a chance because he’s so creative and crafty. But that’s not all – it’s fresh and liberating in a way.
Personally I’ve always kept this particular song close to my heart, simply because it’s filled with so much love and detail, and trust me you will love this one.
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Coldplay’s fifth studio album release combines 14 cleverly crafted songs onto an album that all sound very fresh and modern. It is nothing like their previous albums and has a new sound and hints of experimentation with the help of Brian Eno who helped produce the album. Starting with Mylo Xyloto, a short instrumental prelude that follows into Hurts like Heaven
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Sigur Ros’ first live album, Inni, combines all of their previously released material and some unreleased tracks into an awe inspiring live performance. The album contains fifteen live performances recorded at the Alexandra Palace in 2008 and begins with the beautiful track ‘Svefn-g-englar’ and ends with the magical ‘Luppulagio’.
Read moreSo if you could get three of the coolest and most creative music makers/producers of modern times in a studio together with no agenda, what would you get? Something along the lines of Do Ya Thing, certainly.
Read moreSo here is what I think about the new single from Adele. In one word – wow!!!
Read moreIs it a sign of old age when the coolest thing at a gig is the awesome air-con? Nottingham Rock City wasn’t packed out tonight, but the noise could have come from a crowd twice its size. Relentless energy from two support acts didn’t stop the venue from erupting when Matt Skiba, resplendent in a shirt and bow tie, reached the stage with his bandmates, kickstarting a night of massive singalongs and moshpits.
Read moreOk so it’s probably a tad pointless reviewing this album after its well-documented internet leak over a month ago, but some of us are keen to remain professional and for a potential new prog album, I’m always happy to oblige. Except it’s not really prog, is it? I’d sum it up as a reckless, phantasmagorical journey into psychedelic rock,
Read moreWoah, thanks to our chums at Atlantic Records I’m hanging at Birmingham Academy to catch Plan B on his current sold out UK tour. Now that’s the stuff! Just before he hits the stage, a random guy called SFX comes on looking mega sharp in a suit and shirt.
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