Tag: art pop
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Oh, Whinnie Williams, how can we count the ways we love you? Remember the first time you heard Lily Allen and it felt so magical and new? Or the first time you heard Ellie Goulding, perhaps? Well, Whinnie Williams’ Bad Girl EP is just as wonderful and exciting, primed to give you a rush like…
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interview by Michael McCarthy I won’t brag about the volume of music we receive on a daily basis now, but I will say that it’s often overwhelming. And it takes a lot to please me these days. Being good or even great doesn’t necessarily cut it. I have to fall totally in love with an…
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When we last interviewed the UK’s critically acclaimed Bat and Ball they were promoting their glorious second single, “Stops My Mouth,” which blended an easy breezy pop melody with poignant lyrics and haunting vocals courtesy of Abi Sinclair, one of the band’s two lead singers. (The other vocalist is her brother Chris.) The same description could…
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“Like summer rain, I hate it when you come and go,” sings Marie Digby on her new single, “Vanish,” from her forthcoming Chimera EP. Like every song Marie writes, it’s poetic and lovely. It’s also mighty infectious, the chorus wrapping itself around you like a warm blanket on a freezing cold night. You hear this…
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On their last single, “Stops My Mouth,” Bat and Ball delivered electronic beats with sparse guitars and cool basslines. It was a somewhat melancholic tune with a haunting vocal courtesy of Abi Sinclair, who comprises the duo with her brother Chris. Now they’re back with their new single “Lizard Cuts,” a deeply melancholic song about “loss, desire…
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Much catchier than her usual fare. We like.
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[PRESS RELEASE, as written by her publicist] LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 – This fall acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata will hit the road for an extensive run of headlining live dates in North America. These career-spanning sets will also feature the premiere of a collection of new songs from her forthcoming album to be released…
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Grimes’ debut album, Visions, was a marvelous electro-pop journey of the most artistic variety. Our one complaint was that the vocals weren’t more prominent in the mix, often making it hard to understand what she was singing. Well, we’re thrilled to say that she’s increased the vocal level here on her comeback single “Go” featuring…
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Back in 2012 Kimbra seemed to become an overnight sensation thanks to her part in Gotye’s global hit “Somebody That I Used To Know.” So when her debut album Vows was released here in the States later that year I expected it to be a huge success. Unfortunately, all those downloads of “Somebody That I…
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Bastille deliver one hell of an electro-thud with their spectacular new tune “Bad News” from their forthcoming Oblivion EP. “Bad news like a sucker punch / What do you say,” begins the first verse and you’re already hooked by those thick and luscious beats. But even though it might be an “electro” song, it still…
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PRESS RELEASE LOS ANGELES, CA – August, 18 2014 – Neon Trees will kick off the “First Things First Tour” with a trio of California shows, playing Bakersfield’s Majestic Fox Theatre on September 29, The Observatory in Santa Ana on September 30 and Santa Clara’s Leavey Center on October 1. The run will include a two-night stand…
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A thick electronic pulse underscores this gorgeous ballad. Awesome!
