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Mar 12

Eyes Down

Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 in Alternative, Electronica, Video

New track from Bonobo is subtly beautiful.

Very excited about the upcoming album.

Bonobo -- Eyes Down

Mar 11

Naked For Life

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2010 in Alternative

Fink has just put out a ‘new’ track that never made his most recent album so he’s kindly decided to give it away for free!

Naked For Life has all the elements that make a perfect Fink track so the fact it didn’t make the final tracklisting for Sort of Revolution surprises us a little. Maybe it just didn’t seem right at the time.

Biscuits For Breakfast and Distance and Time and are both on my desert island disc collection.

Fink – Naked For LifeFink

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Mar 8

Mahogany Minute with Kyla la Grange

Posted on Monday, March 8, 2010 in Alternative, Indie/Folk, Mahogany Minute

I grew up…in Watford (just outside London) in a house full of South Africans, Zimbabweans and a big hairy alsatian dog.

It all started when…my parents bought me a violin. I hated it and refused to practise, but realised i loved music more than anything. Later on they bought me a guitar instead.

If I’m not playing music you’ll find me…going for a long run or putting on a one-man disco in my room.

I can’t perform unless I have…no shoes on and a glass of whisky.

My three dream festival headliners would be… Cat Power, Bright Eyes and Elliott Smith (it’s a dream so you can bring people back to life).

You’ll always see me wearing…clothes. Unless the day is hot and uninhibited.

I wish I hadn’t…cracked my little brother’s head open on the bathtub when we were little. (He’s ok now).

If there’s one thing I’ve learnt it’s…If you ever see a whole tiramisu left on the side of the road, definitely pick it up and definitely eat it.

Give me 10 minutes and I’ll cook a great…Moussaka. Though actually it takes about 2 hours.

Buy me a drink and I’ll…possibly forget to buy you one later.

I’m not really into Country, but I do like Dolly Parton.

My favourite food is…scrambled eggs and beans on toast.

My favourite smell is…caramelised nuts being roasted. quite specific.

My most recent release is…a free download of Vampire Smile!

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Kyla la Grange – Vampire Smiledownload

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Mar 4

Wolf Gang

Posted on Thursday, March 4, 2010 in Alternative, Pop/Rock

University isn’t for everyone -- it wasn’t for Mahogany and it certainly wasn’t for Wolf Gang who left the lecture halls of LSE for greener and more exciting pastures.

Instead he decided to make some music. Music that we think has a lot of potential for 2010 and beyond.

His new single, Back To Back, reminds us of early MGMT minus the Californian sunshine.

We’ll be keeping our eyes on this young man because it’s about time for a talented young male to balance the current industry strewn with female vocalists. We’re not being sexist but it’s time things evened out!

Wolf Gang -- Back To Back -- download

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Wolf Gang -- Back To Back

Mar 2

Spanish Sahara

Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in Alternative, Indie/Rock

Foals’ first album is sitting comfortably in my best albums of all time list and I’ve got a feeling the new record could top the debut.

Spanish Sahara was exclusively aired for the first time on the Zane Lowe show and the video was released shortly after. It’s not the first single, due to be The Orient, but it’s a fantastic example of what they’ve been doing in the studio.

The sound is on the same par as Antidotes with noises we’ll all be familiar with but there’s a sense of progression and maturity in it and I cannot wait to hear the whole thing.

The album, Total Life Forever, is due out in May but we’ll all be hearing a lot more before that date drops.

Foals -- Spanish Sahara - Foals

Mar 1

Listen to Plastic Beach in its entirety

Posted on Monday, March 1, 2010 in Alternative, News, Rap/Hip-Hop

The Guardian have the highly anticipated new album exclusively to stream from start to finish (link at the bottom of the post).

We’ve had a listen and it’s a very interesting record – something that needs to be listened to a few times to really get a grasp of it but heavy sounds throughout.

Definite keeper.

1. Orchestral Intro
2. Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach (feat. Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
3. White Flag (feat. Kano & Bashy)
4. Rhinestone Eyes
5. Stylo (feat. Bobby Womack and Mos Def)
6. Superfast Jellyfish (feat. Gruff Rhys and De La Soul)
7. Empire Ants (feat. Little Dragon)
8. Glitter Freeze (feat. Mark E Smith)
9. Some Kind Of Nature (feat. Lou Reed)
10. On Melancholy Hill
11. Broken
12. Sweepstakes (feat. Mos Def & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
13. Plastic Beach (feat. Mick Jones & Paul Simonon)
14. To Binge (feat. Little Dragon)
15. Cloud Of Unknowing (feat. Bobby Womack)
16. Pirate Jet

Listen to Plastic Beach before it’s released.