Kidztomania
All I remember in music class when I was young was Frère Jacques and Kumbaya but it seems like that’s all about to change.
Gregg Breinberg and his class of New York kids aka PS22 Chorus have taken music or choir class to a whole new level. By adopting popular songs that most of the pupils know, they’ve added a new lease of life on a dying mandatory curriculum class and become an internet sensation at the same time.
Phoenix’s stand-out track from their last album is their latest project which you can watch below and we think it’s really really nice.
Who knows what’s next for PS22 Chorus but the sky’s the limit. Surely.
PS22 Chorus -- Lisztomania (Phoenix Cover)
Spanish Sahara
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 - 
The Maccabees – Empty Vessels ft. Roots Manuva
Delphic
We’re not even a month into the new year and already there’s an album that could well be a contender for one of the best records of 2010 (but it’s a little early to make any shotgun presumptions).
Delphic’s Acolyte, released yesterday in the UK, feels like a sharp and crisp yet warm electronic kiss which is just what I need during this frosty time.
We posted their first single Doubt in August and since then we’ve seen some great festival performances as well as some beautifully directed music videos and a stand-out performance on Jools Holland.
They’re on tour which crosses the UK and Europe in this month and the next so if you can make it down to a gig, do it!
Easily one of our stand out tracks from the album is Red Lights but they’re all fantastic and well worth downloading!
Delphic -- Red Lights -- Buy from
Delphic -- Halcyon (Live on Jools Holland)
We Heart Kitsuné
Finally back after a busy Christmas plus a 10 day ski-trip to France so it’s time to get into the swing of things for 2010.
Apologies for the delay!
Let’s start the year then with a Kitsuné flavoured track from Two Door Cinema remixed by Whatever Whatever.
Last year in March we picked up on the Irish 3-piece who have since gathered some serious attention from everyone -- they’re definitely ones to watch this year and it’s absolutely no surprise that Kitsuné got in as early as they did.
Two Door Cinema Club -- Undercover Martyn (Whatever Whatever Remix) - download
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Two Door Cinema Club -- I Can Talk
