Brooke Fraser - Something in the Water (Sony)
Brooke Fraser is a successful young New Zealand singer-songwriter. Three albums into her career, she has made a single which has the potential to make...
Reviews
Sunday Girl - Stop Hey (Polydor)
She didn't get her name from the Blondie song, but there are still similarities. Sunday Girl's latest single is electro pop, but is it any good? We...
Cloud Control - There's Nothing In The Water We Can't Fight (Infectious Records)
With Australia's Cloud Control around there's no sign of bad weather only sun-drenched days in a paradise.
Miles Kane - Come Closer (Columbia)
Miles Kane returns with second single, 'Come Closer', a garage rock stomper with a perhaps unwelcoming lad-rock rumble.
Eliza Doolittle - Skinny Genes (EMI)
Eliza Doolittle's hot summer sing-a-long gets a re-release, in the middle of cold, cold winter.
Trail - Killing Sun (Trail Music)
And you will know us by the trail of our influences.
Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday (EMI)
'Everyday is Like Sunday' is a surreal mixture of nostalgia, economic decline and nuclear war. Welcome once again to Morrissey's less than idyllic...
The Ting Tings - Hands (Sony)
Here we go again. The Ting Tings are back with another annoyingly mediocre tune.
Frank Turner - Try This At Home (Xtra Mile Recordings)
Folk/punk artist, Frank Turner, returns with 'Try This At Home', a new single which sets out to encourage budding musicians across the country....
The Strange Death of Liberal England - Rising (Republic of Music)
A band named after a political book by George Dangerfield predictably give a sour taste of catchy but unoriginal and pretentious indie 'intellect'.
Band of Skulls - Fires (Shangri-La)
Southampton trio, Band of Skulls, return with a new single that shimmies in an intriguingly seductive direction. Find out how the band fair when it...
Young Fathers - Automatic/Dancing Mantaray (This Is Music)
Edinburgh trio Young Fathers release their double a-side 'Automatic/Dancing Mantaray' and show why they're going to be so interesting to watch...
Swedish House Mafia - One (Your Name) (Virgin Records)
The dons of the White Isle offer all that is expected with their debut release.
Grum - Can't Shake This Feeling (Glasgow Underground Music)
Despite Morrissey's incessant pleading to 'Hang The DJ' and his musings on the 'Death Of A Disco Dancer', the likes of Grum seem determined to keep...
Biffy Clyro - God and Satan (14th Floor)
A year on from the release of 'That Golden Rule', Biffy Clyro are still releasing singles from Only Revolutions. But it's a testament to the quality...
She & Him - Thieves (Double Six)
Zooey Deschanel is at her best as she blasts away the stereotype of naff actors-turned-singers with one of her best songs to date.
Two Door Cinema Club - You're So Stubborn (Kitsune)
Another club to think about joining, especially if you like your pop-rock short and sweet.
Mystery Jets - Flash A Hungry Smile (Rough Trade)
A chirpy and whimsical pop tune crammed with bobbing Byrds-esque positivity.
TeenagersinTokyo - End It Tonight (Back Yard Recordings)
Interesting, well polished, and with a distinctive Indie Rock come 80's Synth Pop feel - End It Tonight is another single from a band capable of doing...
Delphic - Counterpoint (R&S Records)
Mancunian three piece bring dream like harmony to the alternative dance floor.
Beach House - Norway (Subpop)
The dreamy Baltimore duo show there's more to their hometown than the moniker 'Bodymore, Murderland' suggests.
Wolfmother - Far Away (Modular)
They came from down under to fill us with wonder...and failed miserably.
Yeasayer - O.N.E (Secretly Canadian)
Experimental Brooklyn outfit, Yeasayer, strive to 'fit in' with one foot still firmly in the leftfield.
Herve - Blaze It (Cheap Thrills)
Herve deals up his take on the rave resurgence. It's a banger!
The Temper Trap - Love Lost (Infectious)
Syllable stretching Aussies return with a very ordinary follow up to a 'Sweet Disposition'.
I Blame Coco - Caesar (Island Records)
Sting's girl touts her new release. Does talent shine through, or is she just another famous child trying to impress?
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang (SideOneDummy)
While there's no hint of stateside colloquialisms in the new Gaslight Anthem single 'American Slang', it's clear that the band are still mining a rich...
Kele - Tenderoni (Wicha/Polydor)
If you want tough, he'll give you tough. He'll also give you a reason to dance like a complete idiot.
AC Slater feat. Ninjasonik - Take You (Party Like Us Records)
More choice than a Kellogg's cereal variety pack, but potentially less fibre….
Sinden & SBTRKT - Midnight Marauder (Grizzly)
Not quite Tribe Called Quest but….
David Guetta ft. Fergie & LMFAO - Gettin' Over You (Virgin)
Wind down the windows in your suped up Clio - this one's a 'banger'!
Sia - Clap Your Hands (Monkey Puzzle)
Sia's sound may have changed but the result is interchangeable (not to mention fun and novel) electro pop.
Villagers - Becoming A Jackal (Domino)
Villagers aka Conor O'Brien proves that sometimes you can believe the hype with Becoming A Jackal.
Parachute - Mess I Made (Mercury Records)
Quite possibly the 'Parachute' Cheryl Cole has been looking for.
The Drums - Best Friend (Island Records)
The Drums' Best Friend is a summer anthem best served hot under a clear blue sky.
Losers - Flush (Distiller)
Can the combined talents of of Eddy Temple Morris and Tom Bellamy prove they are Losers by name, not by nature?
Nneka - Walking (Decon Inc)
Clever but cool, it'll get you dancing.
Lee Ryan - Secret Love (Polydor)
This is a single review, not a personal attack, remain objective. This is a single review, not a personal attack, remain objective. Repeat….
Ash - War With Me (atomicheartsrecords)
The latest in Ash's 'A-Z' series – this one is 'M', strangely – sees the rockers in poppy mood. Unfortunately, it's a bit of a damp squib.
Biffy Clyro - Bubbles (14th Floor Records)
An energetic, raw and anthemic single.
The Fall - Bury (Domino)
Bury sounds like Mr. Totally Wired forcing his way out of an old, wireless radio in pure fury.
Delphic - Halcyon (Polydor)
New Order? Of course not!
Jónsi - Go Do (Parlophone)
The Sigur Rós frontman goes solo, with spectacular results.
Agnes - On & On (AATW)
The clocks have changed, the sun is shining and everyone's booking their summer holidays. It's time to begin the search for this year's summer dance...
Gramophonedzie - Why Don’t You (Virgin / Positiva)
A sure chartworthy floor filler from the promising Serbian producer.
Eugene & The Lizards - Bugjuice / I Want Action (Domino)
Eugene McGuinness is back and he's brought some Lizards with him, but will they come out squirting blood from their eyes, like the noble horned...
She and Him - In the Sun (Double Six Records)
Here's a pleasant surprise, evidence that actors can pull off engaging pop music.
Cha-Cha - The Fellowship (Pop Noodle)
The valium of the musical world.
Mirrorkicks - Anything (Fruit Pie Music Records)
Mirrorkicks are the band that need to wear more lobsters on their faces.
Marina and the Diamonds - Hollywood (679)
Did you know that Marina Diamandis has a lot in common with the Jamacian bobsleigh team?
