Belgian rock/electronic band Soulwax is the long-running project of brothers Stephen and David Dewaele. Along with bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Piet Dierickx, the group formed in the city of Ghent and released their debut album, Leave the Story Untold, in 1996. Much Against Everyone’s Advice followed in 1998, after which the Dewaele brothers […]
Kamasi Washington is a Los Angeles-based saxophonist, composer, and bandleader who was branded the future of the new jazz on the arrival of his three-disc The Epic. While the term has been bandied about since the 1950s, what it refers to in his case is Washington’s diversity given his wide experience playing with artists of […]
1 Havana (feat. Young Thug) Camila Cabello 3:34 2 I’m the One (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne) DJ Khaled 4:46 3 Sorry (feat. J Balvin) [Latino Remix] Justin Bieber 3:38 4 Reggaetón Lento (Remix) CNCO & Little Mix 3:06 5 3:28 6 Feel It Still Portugal. The Man 2:41 7 […]
Hossein Mousavi aka ‘Tohi’ was born on 25th January 1989 in Tehran the capital of Iran. At the young age of thirteen Tohi had a strong interest in rap and R&B music and decided he wanted to follow his dreams of becoming an International artist and break boundaries by becoming the first Persian rapper. Through […]
Jorja Smith is an English R&B singer/songwriter whose soulful, jazz-tinged cadence, heartfelt lyrics, and retro sound invoke names like Alunageorge, Nao, Lulu James, and Amy Winehouse, the latter of whom the Walsall-based artist cites as her biggest influence. Smith issued her debut single, “Blue Lights,” in 2015, but it was 2016’s powerful “Where Did I […]
Internationally known violinist Joshua Bell has performed with all the major orchestras and is proficient in the works of Beethoven, Lalo, Tchaikovsky, and Wieniawski. He is known for both his contemporary and classical repertoire. Joshua Bell was born in Indiana in 1967 and acquired an interest in playing the violin at an early age. By […]
Harlem-based singer, rapper, songwriter, dancer, actor, and model Teyana Taylor gained recognition in the States on an early-2007 episode of MTV’s My Super Sweet 16. By the time it aired, she had already signed to Star Trak/Interscope, helped popularize the Chicken Noodle Soup dance, and aided in the choreography for Beyoncé’s “Ring the Alarm” video. […]
Beginning with his classic debut, Illmatic (1994), Nas stood tall for years as one of New York City’s leading rap voices, outspokenly expressing a righteous, self-empowered swagger that endeared him to critics and hip-hop purists. Whether proclaiming himself “Nasty Nas” or “Nas Escobar” or “Nastradamus” or “God’s Son,” the self-appointed King of New York battled […]
Headie One is a U.K. rap artist from Tottenham, London. Known for his unwavering vocal flow with stylings of trap and drill, he made his first appearance on the scene in 2010 on tracks such as “Wood Green Diss” and “Youngers from Farm” with fellow drill artists from around North London including Young Josh and […]
Rising as a songwriter for Eminem, Rihanna, and Selena Gomez, Brooklyn-born pop singer Bebe Rexha made her way from the studio to the stage, racking up hit singles with electronic artists Cash Cash, David Guetta, and Martin Garrix; rappers G-Eazy, Lil Wayne, and Nicki Minaj, and country duo Florida Georgia Line, with whom she recorded […]
Some couples repair rifts in their relationships with expensive therapy. Beyoncé and JAY-Z tour stadiums together and surprise-release collaborative albums that mine their self-mythologised personal drama for big-ticket entertainment. Sonically closer to Beyoncé’s 2016 high-art airing of dirty laundry Lemonade than Jay’s 2017 response 4:44, this isn’t just rubbernecking at the doings inside America’s royal […]
‘Cheap Trophies’ is a new E.P from ‘Christian Family Atmosphere’ that takes you on an epic and atmospheric journey through sound. It’s experimental and radical while conjuring up images of outer space and a smoke filled room full of synths, tangled wires and two electronic musical geniuses with some robots thrown in for good measure. […]
The Scoundrel Squirrels are a one piece outfit fronted by mastermind ‘Mondie’ who hail’s from Leeds but is based in London. The Scoundrel Squirrels and are set up to fuse the wonders of music to the glories of an England football World Cup campaign. They exist due to the firm belief that a tournament as […]
A folk-pop singer, songwriter, and guitarist with a knack for writing melodic and narrative songs that aren’t afraid to move into deeper territory than the typical pop song usually does, Lily Kershaw was born and grew up in the Los Angeles, California region. Her public breakthrough came when one of her songs, “As It Seems,” […]
Raised in Richmond, Virginia, singer/songwriter Natalie Prass began her career in her adopted home of Nashville, where she spent a number of years co-writing and backing up other artists before heading out on her own in 2009. With her delicate songbird voice and sophisticated sense of songcraft, she offers a striking sound that features elements […]
PREVIEW Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82: III. Allegro molto – Misterioso – Largamente assai – Un pochettino stretto 2015 PREVIEW Star Wars – Main Title (feat. Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker) 2015 PREVIEW Behind-the-Scenes of Prokofiev 3 & Bartók 2 2013 PREVIEW Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, […]
1 Mannish Boy (Single Version) Muddy Waters 2:56 2 Green Onions Booker T. & The M.G.’s 2:49 3 John Lee Hooker 2:40 4 Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles 3:39 5 Feeling Good Nina Simone 2:55 6 The Thrill Is Gone (Single Edit) B.B. King 4:03 7 Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues Buddy Guy […]
1 We Will Rock You Queen 2:03 2 Start Me Up (Remastered) The Rolling Stones 3:32 3 With or Without You U2 4:54 4 Livin’ on a Prayer Bon Jovi 4:10 5 Radioactive Imagine Dragons 3:08 6 Mr. Brightside The Killers 3:43 7 Stereophonics 4:58 8 Take Me to Church Hozier 4:02 9 Rockstar (Radio […]
1 Fly Me to the Moon Frank Sinatra 2:28 2 Haven’t Met You Yet Michael Bublé 4:06 3 You Know I’m No Good Amy Winehouse 4:17 4 Liquid Spirit Gregory Porter 3:36 5 Brother Can You Spare a Dime George Michael 4:21 6 At Last (Single Version) Etta James 3:01 7 What a Wonderful World […]
Bridging the worlds of indie and mainstream pop with big synths and bigger hooks, Glasgow’s electro-pop trio Chvrches features singer Lauren Mayberry and keyboardists/vocalists Iain Cook and Martin Doherty. In September 2011, Mayberry, who previously played with the band Blue Sky Archives and holds a law degree as well as a master’s degree in journalism, […]
It only took Shawn Mendes three years to realize his pop dreams. After catching a wave of fame on Vine, he steered it into solo stardom with two chart-topping albums, a world tour, and a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden. Then, the Toronto-area native got right to work on his third album, an adventurous […]
Who lead singer Roger Daltrey forged a parallel solo career beginning in 1973, when the group had begun to fall apart in the aftermath of Quadrophenia. Born March 1, 1944 in London, Daltrey grew up in the same Shepherd’s Bush neighborhood as future Who bandmates Pete Townshend and John Entwistle, performing with them as the […]
Lump is a collaborative project from Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay (Throws, Tunng). Lindsay began working on music outside of his respective bands, but eventually found himself in need of a vocalist. Marling and Lindsay met at a Neil Young show where Marling was appearing as the support act. They were both mutual fans of […]
The Spitfires are a Watford based 4-piece consisting of songwriter Billy Sullivan on lead vocals and guitar, Sam Long on Bass/backing vocals, Matt Johnson on drums and George Moorhouse on keyboards. The Spitfires take in a wide range of influences from Reggae and Ska through to punk and soul. This melting pot has helped infuse […]
1 Mall (Eurovision 2018 – Albania) Eugent Bushpepa 3:07 2 Qami (Eurovision 2018 – Armenia) Sevak Khanagyan 2:57 3 We Got Love (Eurovision 2018 – Australia) Jessica Mauboy 3:04 4 Nobody But You (Eurovision 2018 – Austria) Cesar Sampson 3:03 5 X My Heart (Eurovision 2018 – Azerbaijan) Aisel 3:01 6 A Matter of Time […]
Los Angeles-based house duo DJDS (aka DJ Dodger Stadium) first burst onto the scene with the release of their acid-drenched, ghetto house debut Stadium Status in 2011. Formed by Jerome Potter (aka Jerome LOL) and Sam Griesemer (aka Samo Sound Boy), the pair released the EP on their own label, Body High. With a handful […]
1 Jones: Talking to the Birds BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Dan Jones 0:50 2 Jones: Solemn Love Esther Yoo, BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Dan Jones 1:36 3 Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma” – 9. Nimrod (Adagio) By Sir Edward Elgar – BBC National Orchestra of Wales & […]
1 The Greatest Show Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya & The Greatest Showman Ensemble 5:02 2 A Million Dreams Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman & Michelle Williams 4:29 3 A Million Dreams (Reprise) Austyn Johnson, Cameron Seely & Hugh Jackman 1:00 4 Come Alive Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Daniel Everidge, Zendaya & The Greatest […]
Punjabi-Canadian hip-hop recording artist NAV (aka Navraj Goraya) had his first taste of fame when reality TV star Kylie Jenner posted a Snapchat video of herself singing along to his song “Myself.” The mysterious star had been steadily building a large following through a string of releases via his SoundCloud account, beginning in 2015 with […]
The maturity of Justin Nozuka’s music, a soulful blend of R&B and pensive singer/songwriter folk that recalls both Nick Drake and Lauryn Hill, belied his years from the start: Nozuka was only 18 when his debut album was released. The son of a Japanese father and American mother (actress Holly Sedgwick, who happens to be […]
We have just seen Jon Allen tonight at the Railway Inn Winchester for a very special intimate charity gig. He is Utterly brilliant live pitch and note perfect. We are privileged to have been able to buy the new album before it’s official release and every track is a joy to listen to. 10/10 👌🏻
Guitar mastermind Joe Bonamassa, a young player with the childhood dream of playing music similar to legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix, was 22 when he inked a deal with Epic. Hailing from Utica, New York, Bonamassa could play the blues before he could drive a car. He first heard Stevie […]
Phantom – EP 2016 Glued – Single 2017 Glued (Acoustic) – Single 2017 Suspended – Single 2018 Suspended (Juju & Jordash Remix) – Single 2018 Pressure – Single 2018 PREVIEW Glued 2017 Glued (The Church Sessions) 2017 PREVIEW Suspended 2018 PREVIEW Pressure 2018
One of the most influential soul singers of the 1960s, Otis Redding exemplified to many listeners the power of Southern “deep soul” — hoarse, gritty vocals, brassy arrangements, and an emotional way with both party tunes and aching ballads. He was also the most consistent exponent of the Stax sound, cutting his records at the […]
First Mind 2014 Wake Up Now 2017 Fever To the Form – EP 2014 Wake Up Now (Unplugged) – EP 2017 Nitrous – Single 2013 Nitrous – Single 2013 PREVIEW Cucurucu 2014 PREVIEW Remembering (Wake Up Now Unplugged) 2017 PREVIEW I Don’t Want To Go Home 2014 PREVIEW Nitrous 2013 PREVIEW Mountain To Move 2017 […]
After Pavement announced they were going on hiatus at the end of 1999, the status of one of America’s finest indie rock bands was a mystery for the first half of 2000. It became clearer that summer, however, when it was revealed that both singer/songwriter/guitarists Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg were preparing solo albums. Malkmus […]
The oldest son of reggae legend Bob Marley and his wife Rita, Ziggy Marley was the natural heir to the throne left vacant by his father’s untimely death in 1981. Along with backing band the Melody Makers, a unit comprising his brothers and sisters, he successfully carried on the tradition of communicating the music’s message […]
With a voice that recalls a huskier, sandpapery version of Van Morrison and Tim Buckley, Ray LaMontagne joins such artists as Iron & Wine in creating folk songs that are alternately lush and intimately earthy. The songwriter was born in Nashua, New Hampshire in 1973; his parents split up shortly after his birth, and his […]
Selena Gomez may have started her career as an actress starring in a Disney Channel series at the age of 15, but she soon showed that her musical talents were perhaps even stronger as she piled up hit singles and chart-topping albums. Born in 1992, she grew up in Texas and got her first break […]
Blue Eyed Boy is fronted by ‘Johnny Rose’ an electronica/pop artist and singer/songwriter based in London. The brand new single from Blue Eyed Boy is entitled ‘Time’ and is taken off the album ‘ Blue Eyed Boy’. The single ‘Time’ recently made it’s chart debut on the Kings of Spins DJ Chart at NO 1 […]
Parquet Courts’ blend of noisy, punk-friendly clatter and snarky, sometimes serious lyrics delivered in a menacing monotone struck a chord within indie rock circles with their 2012 album, Light Up Gold, and after loads of touring and a series of literate and scrappy albums made for What’s Your Rupture? and Rough Trade, they firmly established […]
Leon Bridges’ first strides as an R&B artist prompted comparisons to legends like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, but the native Texan quickly came into his own with the remarkably refined Top Ten albums Coming Home (2015) and Good Thing (2018), the former of which led to a pair of Grammy nominations. Bridges expanded his […]
British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason won the prestigious BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2016 when he was just 17 years old, performing Shostakovich’s fiendish Cello Concerto No. 1. The first black musician to win the competition in its 38-year history, Kanneh-Mason was born and raised in a suburb of Nottingham, England. The third […]
South Korean boy band BTS (Bangtan Boys or “bulletproof boy scouts” in Korean) blend dance-oriented K-pop with hip-hop influences. The septet’s lineup includes Rap Monster (Kim Namjoon), team leader and rapper; Jin (Kim Seokjin), singer; Suga (Min Yoongi), rapper; J-Hope (Jung Hoseok), rapper and choreographer; Jimin Park, singer and choreographer; V (Kim Taehyung), singer; and […]
Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett first came to light in 2012 when her self-released EP, I’ve Got a Friend Called Emily Ferris, appeared and was roundly praised across Australia. Her conversational, deadpan delivery and garage rock-infused folk-pop style caught the attention of influential website Pitchfork, which named her song “Avant Gardener” one of its Best New […]
1 Royal Salute (The Arrival of Her Majesty The Queen) The State Trumpeters 0:25 2 Rejoicing (The Arrival of the Bride) The State Trumpeters 0:18 3 Eternal Source of Light Divine (Birthday Ode for Queen Anne, HWV 74) Elin Manahan Thomas, David Blackadder, Members Of The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Members of the English […]
A singer/songwriter with a penchant for crafting moving and evocative folk-pop, James Bay hails from the North Hertfordshire market town of Hitchin. Bay honed his skills regionally, eventually landing high-exposure support slots with Tom Odell, John Newman, and Kodaline before inking a record deal with Republic/Universal in 2012. Bay soon began recording material, and charted […]
Therése Neaimé is a Swedish-Lebanese singer/songwriter who has enjoyed great success in the US, Europe and the Middle East. Her debut album ‘Livin’ was released in 2006 on her own label Future Records in collaboration with Universal Music Sweden and included the hit singles ‘The Future’ (No 13 in the US) and ‘Not Easy’ (No […]
June 25th will see the UK release of, Kotadama’s new single ‘Endure’. The band signed for the whole of Europe with record label Tabitha Records. Australian brothers, Chris and Evan Brown formed Kotadama. The four piece band is already known for their sweeping, high-gloss songs that epitomizes their youth. Their uplifting and melodic tunes and […]
Yuri Vekshin is a composer and member of the International Union of Composers of XXI AGE. Yuri composes music in the genre “Classical crossover”. He creates music and music settings with a very special and attractive sound, skilfully balanced harmonies softly reveal the narration. Yuri considers the music as one of the most universal expressions […]