This is odd yet great. Marina And The Diamonds collaborated with piano-whizz/ producer Gonzalez on a new full orchestral version of the song ‘Hollywood’ for an Estonian TV show. Marina’s latest newsletter also lets it slip that she is down to play Tripod on May 27th in Dublin and the Speakeasy, Belfast the night before.
The Hollywood single is out today. Here’s an MP3 of the above performance.
Amazing. From the new album Plastic Beach. Mr Womack kills this one.
The album is out on March 5th in Ireland/ 8th in the UK. ‘Stylo’ the single is out on 26th January. Check out the stellar tracklisting below with guests: Snoop, Gruff Rhys, De La Soul, Little Dragon, Mark E Smith, Lou Reed, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and more.
Alternative Youtube stream in case the above one goes down.
This is the official “new” version of the song which is released as a single on the 22nd February. The video’s got a floating sequence and stars (duh, obviously).
For the record, the Jakwob remix remains the best version of this tune.
This is not really the regular type of tune I’d post here but Ali Love’s ‘Love Harder’ is a pop song with a ridiculously awesome bassline ripped from Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s ‘Relax’ so it gets my vote.
Mr. Love as his mama no doubt calls him will release an album this spring. You may know him from his vocals on the Chemical Brothers’ ‘Do It Again’. This single will be backed with remixes from Prins Thomas, Jaymo & Andy George and Mighty Mouse and is out on the 22nd of February through Back Yard recordings.
A video for previous single ‘Diminishing Returns’ is after the jump. Remixes and stuff are on Hype. More..»
Great new tune from Róisín Murphy with a pop/ classic-house feel just in time for the weekend.
Murphy had a baby girl before Christmas and this song is a forewarning to her daughter Clodagh for when she throws a strop in future. This is released on the 18th of January.
In other news – Róisín guests on two songs from Crookers‘ upcoming record due out in March. You can hear a clip of one of them here though it may be a remix.
HoW 2 MakE it iN ‘thE AmEriCA’…..: a) sing about cellphones & ringtones b) auto-tune c) collaborate with big names. Cannot. Wait.
That was Marina taking the piss on Twitter last week. As she unveils her new video, the girl is coincidentally actually in Hollywood where she recently boarded a Bart Simpson ride at Krustyland, drank a Squishee from the Kwiki-Mart and bought clothes in Melrose. The things Twitter can tell you.
‘Hollywood Infected Your Brain’ is being considered as her first big pop single and you may remember it from the Dublin gig earlier in the month. I love the Catherine Zeta line. The video is directed by Kinga Burza and the single on 1st February 2010.
MP3: Marina and the Diamonds – Obsessions (Gold Panda remix)
I’ve been waiting for a decent rip of this before it went up on the blog. It finally arrived via the glittering Neon Gold who are releasing this tune on November 9th.
Much like was suggested by her Myspace covers and the brilliant ‘Starry Eyed’, it’s brilliant pop music which has subtle electronica and real radio-pop flourishes under its skin. That seems to be becoming the trademark for Starsmith who produced the tune. And I haven’t even mentioned, Ms. Goulding herself who’s following Marina into the heady netherworld of new pop princesses who are also undeniably talented. Goulding has an unusual type of voice which is a little bit naive and a little bit sexy at the same time. This is a tune.
Ellie Goulding – Under the Sheets
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There are remixes coming from Theophilus London, Baby Monster and Jakwob, who did this KILLER remix of ‘Starry Eyes’ earlier in the year: More..»
You may have heard The Sound of Arrows‘ ‘M.A.G.I.C.’ already around the blogosphere.
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This meeting takes place in July 2009 in the lobby of a plush hotel in Berlin, the day before Amanda Blank’s performance at Astra Berlin to promote her debut album, I Love You (stream here or here). You’re Only Massive are a band project from Waterford and Cork who have moved to Germany to record their debut full album, a follow up to 2008’s critically acclaimed Dot Dash LP. The current single ‘Under The Neon’ is available in 7″ vinyl from your local independent record store (Road Records in Dublin, Plugd in Cork, BPM in Waterford, Sligo) and on iTunes. Words by Yseult Murphy.
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We’ve had Marina remixes, videos and an interview so what’s logically next? Inevitable disappointment. Unplugged acoustic time!
This is an alternative, stripped-down but still orchestral version of her recent single is a nice addition to the Diamond canon. Our spy at Field day told us her set at Field Day was rather good so I’m looking forward to seeing her live. She plays The Big Chill festival this weekend and Electric Picnic in September.
On the day that Florence and the Machine’s debut album Lungs is officially launched, it is number one in the midweek album chart. Michael Jackson’s memorial concert might stilll have something to do with the eventual outcome but right now in The Rivoli Ballroom in Camberwell, South London there’s a triumphant feel in the air. The Rivoli is a classic space – a listed Edwardian South London ballroom decorated with chandeliers, a ladies boudoir, red velvet and a long wooden dancefloor. the White Stripes played here in 2007 and Tina Turner shot her ‘Private Dancer’ video in the venue. It’s a fitting place for Florence’s sweeping and grandiose art-pop as evident on Lungs but it’s fitting for another reason. Welch grew up nearby and attended Camberwell College of Art so the gig is attended by many friends, family and locals.
If there were ever any doubt to Florence Welch’s talent (and various rumours of a poor Glastonbury show and jests that “the machine” should be an auto-tune device) then that is instantly quelled tonight. Upon first glance, she already looks like a star with her fiery red hair and a stage fan blowing it for dramatic effect. Her voice is note-perfect as she performs the first few songs with the band – the brilliant ‘My Boy Builds Coffins’ and that-O2-song ‘Cosmic Love’ amongst them – her arms flail dramatically and her pleasant dramatic timbre dominates. Lungs indeed. More..»
