Monday, 28 May 2007

Queens Of The Stone Age - Sick, Sick, Sick


Queens Of The Stone Age are back with a new single 'Sick, Sick, Sick' on the 3rd June.

The band will release 'Era Vulgaris' - the follow-up to 2005's album 'Lullabies To Paralyze' on the 12th June. The album features collaborations with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and regular Desert Sessions and ex-Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan.

Queens Of The Stone Age are playing T in the Park, Oxegen and are supporting the White Stripes at this year's Wireless festival.

Monday, 14 May 2007

Justice - †


One of the most anticipated electro dance albums of 2007 has arrived. Justice are to release their debut album ‘†’ on the 11th June.

French producers Gaspard Auge and Xavier de Rosnay formed Justice at the start of 2003, originally remixing Simian’s ’Never Be Alone’ on Ed Banger Records.
Three years later, Justice found themselves winning an MTV Europe Music Award for the same track, now re-titled ‘We Are Your Friends’ and at the top of everyone’s most wanted lists.

This new album follows-up the success of ‘We Are Your Friends’ and the more recent EP ’D.A.N.C.E.’ with more classic dancefloor fodder.
Opening with the theatrical ‘Genesis’ and blending into ‘Let There Be Light’ - the album sets it intentions at the start. Massive basslines and sharp breaks mix with off-kilt organ, keyboards, guitars and small vocal samples to create an extremely dancefloor orientated album.

The strutting ‘DVNO’, ‘Stress’ and the huge ‘Waters Of Nazareth’ are also worth a mention - the latter having destroyed nightclubs for the last year or so.

This is a good album and Justice (like Digitalism last month) have done well to translate the dancefloor to the home stereo.

Justice are to take their new live show on the road at the end of this month including nights at Fabric and a batch of festivals including Glastonbury.



Sunday, 13 May 2007

Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors


Birmingham rockers, the Editors return with a brand new single on the 18th June via Kitchware Records.

'Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors' is the lead single from Editors forthcoming sophomore album 'An End Has A Start' due to be released on the 25th June.

Editors - 'Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors'

Editors will embark on a UK tour at the end of May as a warm-up to a long summer of festivals including appearances at Wireless, V, T in the Park and Oxegen.

Monday, 7 May 2007

Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver


New York's Interpol return with a new single ' The Heinrich Maneuver' on the 7th May.

'The Heinrich Maneuver' is the first single to be taken from 'Our Love To Admire' - the forthcoming follow-up to 2005's 'Antics' LP.

Interpol - 'The Heinrich Maneuver'

Interpol play a one-off show at Camden's KOKO on the 15th May before releasing their third album 'Our Love To Admire' via Parlophone on the 9th July.

Friday, 4 May 2007

Dizzee Rascal - Sirens


Dizzee Rascal is to release a new single 'Sirens' on the 21st May via XL Recordings.

Dylan Mills, aka Dizzee Rascal returns with his third album 'Maths & English' on the 4th June. The follow-up to 2004's 'Showtime' and 2003's Mercury Music Award winning debut, 'Boy In Da Corner' has contributions from the Arctic Monkey's Alex Turner and Drum and Bass pioneer Shy FX.

Dizzie Rascal is about to head out on a small UK tour, click here for more info.

Tuesday, 1 May 2007

The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations


The Hold Steady release a new single 'Stuck Between Stations' on the 6th May via Vagrant Records.

'Stuck Between Stations' will be the second single to be released from the Hold Steady's latest album, the critically acclaimed 'Boys & Girls In America.' (as featured back in March on goodgoodpeople)

The Hold Steady will be playing a small UK tour at the beginning of July. Tickets are available from here.