Just Watch: FKA Twigs – MELL155X [explicit]
FKA Twigs Watch the video for MELL155X here: Well by now I would suspect that you already have some kind of idea of what to expect from FKA Twigs and this self-directed series of videos that accompanies her new MELL155X EP more than delivers. Darkness versus light, evil vs good, death, birth, colour and lack … Continue reading
Just Listen: X&Y – Rocket Science
X&Y Listen to Rocket Science here: With a call to arms and military style percussion against R&B style vocals X&Y begin their new track Rocket Science with a little of something that aims to catch the ear and genuinely succeeds. Things take a turn for the rockier sound come the chorus, making a serious dent … Continue reading
Just Listen: Passport To Stockholm – All At Once
Passport To Stockholm Listen to All At Once here: Passport To Stockholm have crafted a pretty damn decent tune with All At Once. A strong but subtle combination of sounds have been moulded into one of the most perfect indie pop tracks I’ve heard in ages. I don’t even know if that’s still a viable … Continue reading
Just Listen: Transviolet – Girls Your Age
Transviolet Listen to Girls Your Age here: Watch the video for Girls Your Age here: It took me ages to realise that it takes well over one minute for any actual music to come into the equation in Transviolet’s new track Girls Your Age. It’s all the vocal that keeps your attention. OK it has … Continue reading
Just Listen: Banners – Shine A Light
Banners Listen to Shine A Light here: Shine A Light is the massive follow up single for BANNERS (formerly RAINES) and sees him take yet another step toward exploding into the public’s conciousness. Shine A light begins quite ominously, full of deeply dark and luxurious vocal textures set against the breakout of soaring vocals that … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Festevol 2015 Pt2
Festevol 2015 Words: Gary Lambert The Saturday after the Saturday before. We come to Festevol Part 2, headlined by the fabulous All We Are, and I am excited. After a fantastic day of revelry last week mixed with some brilliant music from the likes of The Probes, Zuzu and a knockout set from The Vryll … Continue reading
Just Listen: Fictonian – Little Blue Book
Fictonian Listen to Little Blue Book here: Fictonian has announced his new single will be Little Blue Book, to be released September 18th 2015 preceding his debut album, Desire Lines, out November 6th 2015. The album announcement coincides with Fictonian finally revealing his face after months of releasing incredible tracks under his mysterious moniker. … Continue reading
Album Review: Sleaford Mods – Key Markets
Key Markets Released July 24th 2015 Words: Gary Lambert A question to the reader, do you like capitalism, TOWIE and style over substance? If so, jog on now. Don’t even bother with the following album review. You might enjoy the clever yet simple beats and the weird shouting vocals, but you will not get the … Continue reading
Just Listen: Jimi Charles Moody – The Woman
Jimi Charles Moody Listen to The Woman here: Jimi Charles Moody returns after his last single The Other Man with new single The Woman.Another undeniably moody by name moody by nature track. With huge swathes of blues and soul that drips with every breath and beat. To add to it there’s a real bitterness … Continue reading
Album Review: De Lux – Generation
Generation Released23rd June 2015 Words: Nick Jacques Imagine Duran Duran and the Human League sipping cocktails and they’re being served by David Byrne (Talking Heads) and we’re some way to knowing where the LA duo De Lux are coming from. Generation is their second album and it’s arrived in fine fashion. Dripping with looping synths, … Continue reading
Just Listen: !!! (Chk Chk Chk) – Freedom! 15
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) Listen to Freedom! 15 here: I have found lately that there has been some serious changes in the way my mind processes music that it likes and dislikes, you might have noticed, you might not have. But I’m really starting to enjoy more than a little Disco and Funk and well … Continue reading
Just Watch: Everything Everything – Spring/Sun/Winter/Dead
Everything Everything Watch the video for Spring/Sun/Winter/Dead here: It would appear that Everything Everything have left planet Earth. In fact perhaps they are not actually from here anyway, who knows. This video for the fantastic Spring/Sun/Winter/Dead as taken from their recent albumhttps://poppedmusic.co.uk/2015/07/02/album-review-everything-everything-get-to-heaven/. The video perfectly encapsulates the off the wall feel that this band emulate … Continue reading
Just Watch: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Ur Life One Night
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Watch the video for Ur Life One Night here: To be totally honest I can’t quite get a solid grasp on the lyrics to Ur Life One Night by Unknown Mortal Orchestra but yet the rhythms and melodies and even the vocal style totally speaks to me. Aside from that this video … Continue reading
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