AMARANTHE, the fast-rising modern metal sextet,will release their sophomore album, ‘The Nexus’, on March 25th via Spinefarm Records.
Produced by Jacob Hansen (whose credits include Volbeat, Dreamshade & Ginger Wildheart, and who worked on Amaranthe’s 2011 self-titled debut), ‘The Nexus’ sees the Swedish/Danish outfit further honing a musical style that blends cutting-edge melodic metal with soaring pop melodies, the whole thing topped off by a unique three-vocal attack…
Says guitarist and band co-founder Olof Morck: ”The moment has come to let loose ‘The Nexus’ on an unsuspecting world! This time we went all the way with our futuristic dream-nightmare – a no-compromise vision steeped in deep contrast between the mechanically ultra-heavy and shimmering serene melody...
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Late March sees the release of Transvision Vamp’s first two highly successful album releases from the late 1980s, Pop Art and Velveteen. The albums are being released as 2-CD sets, each featuring a bonus disc of B-sides and rarities.
Signing to MCA in 1986, British rock-pop act Transvision Vamp enjoyed massive chart success in the UK and abroad before disbanding in early 1992. In late 1987 they released a cover version of the Holly and the Italians song, Tell That Girl To Shut Up and a few months later their follow-up single, I Want Your Love, which made number 5 in the UK charts. Their debut album, Pop Art was released in October of that year, reaching the British Top 5.
Pop Art was Transvision Vamp’s debut album and is celebrating its 25th anniversary with this 2CD re-issue.
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Read MoreVi är oerhört glada att kunna presentera Mando Diao till Norrköping i sommar! Borlängegrabbarna har under loppet av tio år släppt ifrån sig fem stycken studioalbum som sålt mer än 1,5 miljoner exemplar runt om i världen vilket gör dem till ett av våra internationellt mest framgångsrika band på den här sidan millennieskiftet. I sommar kommer de endast att ställa sig på ett par få festivalscener för att framföra musiken från den senaste succéskivan Infruset så därför känns det extra kul att de väljer att besöka Bråvalla Festival.
Mando Diao har som band visat sig vägra att stagnera, som om utrymmet i den garagerock de utgick ifrån vid debuten Bring em In 2002 inte var tillräckligt för all fantastisk musik inom dem...
Read MoreSinger/songwriter Chantal Claret unveils an exciting new direction, blending big 60s beats with a contemporary hip hop embellishment, for her new solo debut ‘The One, The Only…’out in the UK this March.
Fans around the world know the little lady with the big voice for her time fronting acclaimed rock band Morningwood, whose “catchier than Chlamydia hooks” (as described by Rolling Stone), led to sold-out tours around the world, countless film and television appearances and a No. 1 debut on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
Written and co-produced by Chantal, new album ‘The One, The Only..’ puts a modern twist on early femme-pop, getting inspiration from the clubs she used to sneak into underage...
Read MoreWITH A storming new stomp in their boots and a renewed, lithe swagger to their legendary sound, Saxon will release “Sacrifice”, on 25th February 2013 through UDR Records. Taking a sharper, re-invigorated approach to the production, on this, their 20th album, Saxon have produced 10 of their strongest, heaviest and most inspired songs for many-a-year, and a more than worthy successor to their last album “A Call To Arms”. “Less tricks, more power!” roars frontman and founding father Biff Byford, “my brief to the band was to be raw, be real and not be afraid to look back at the old classic material for inspiration.”
The album was recorded at LS Studios in Yorkshire and was produced by Byford with Andy Sneap mixing and engineering by Jacky Lehmann...
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‘If you like well-produced, catchy, decent guitar playing and solid vocals then you’ll like this.’ – Gold Flake Paint
After a number of years of writing, producing, and recording, David Bronson officially releases the first instalment of a 22-song cycle project, The Long Lost Story, in the UK. ‘Story’ is the first album out now, to be followed by ‘The Long Lost’ later in the year. To celebrate the occasion, Bronson gives away two free downloads of tracks from the record, accompanied by beautifully intimate new videos.
Bronson on the tracks:
”’Easier’ is a very reflective kind of song, roughly narrating some of the story of the record, in a hopeful, if kind of wary way...
NEW ALBUM ‘ANGELS WITHOUT WINGS’
OUT FEBRUARY 18TH 2013 ON NAVIGATOR RECORDS
‘Angels Without Wings’ is an album of original compositions glowing with special guests from the worlds of folk, pop, rock and bluegrass. Featuring collaborations with Mark Knopfler, King Creosote, Jerry Douglas, Tim O’Brien, Karine Polwart, Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow) Julie Fowlis and more
“A voice that’s both awestruck and tender” (The New York Times)
US Indie Acoustic Award, twice BBC Folk Awards nominee
When Mark Knopfler and Jerry Douglas offered to play on Heidi Talbot’s new album, they thoughtfully recorded their parts in several different styles – some were instantly recognisable, others more low-key...
Read MoreJULIAN COPE – ST JULIAN DELUXE EDITION
4th Feb 2013 – UMC
Saint Julian was the first album recorded by Julian Cope for Island Records, following his two albums on the Mercury label.
Encouraged by his new manager, Cope changed his image: cutting his hair, wearing rocker’s leathers and embracing a ”Rock God” perspective (as well as investing in a bizarre climbable microphone stand (with integral steps).
To record and tour the album, Cope put together a new backing group, this featured lead guitarist Donald Ross Skinner and drummer Chris Whitten and James Eller (who’d played alongside Cope on the second Teardrop Explodes album, Wilder) and Cope himself on vocals and rhythm guitar.
For the album, Cope also played keyboards under the alias of ”Double DeHarrison”,
Several songs on the alb...
LOS ANGELES, CA: Before her untimely death at the age of 54 on the day after Christmas 2010, Teena Marie, known as the Ivory Queen of Soul or simply Lady Tee as one of the only white artists ever signed to Motown Records, wrote, produced, arranged and sang on 13 albums that have sold 2.5 million copies in the soundscan era. Starting with her 1979, Rick James-produced debut, Wild and Peaceful, Teena Marie’s many soul and R&B hits include “Square Biz,” “Behind the Groove,” “I Need Your Lovin’,” “Fire and Desire,” “Lovergirl” and “Ooo La La La,” a song famously sampled by the Fugees.
Teena Marie was working on her 14th and latest album for Universal Music Enterprises, Beautiful, at the time of her passing, the follow-up to 2009’s Congo Square, which peaked at #4 ...
Read MoreSALIF KEITA: Talé
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Release date: Monday 11th February 2013
Live dates:
Friday 1st February – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
Wednesday 13th February: Royal Festival Hall, London
Africa’s finest, most soulful singer, Salif Keita, releases a new album, Talé, on Monday 11th February. Produced by Philippe Cohen Solal of Gotan Project and featuring guest appearances from Roots Manuva, Esperanza Spalding, Bobby McFerrin and Manu Dibango, Talé is full of surprises – pushing musical boundaries and bridging gaps between the past and the future.
Philippe Cohen Solal met Salif Keita in January 2011 and they both agreed they wanted to breathe new life into the Mandingo tradition. “I want it to dance!”, says Salif...