Florence And The Machine – Lungs

Florence And The Machine – Lungs

Just when I think that the UK has finally exhausted its supply of quirky/sexy/cool female singer-songwriters (i.e. Kate Nash, Laura Marling, Adele, Duffy, Amy Winehouse, …

 

Imogen Heap – First Train Home + Canvas

Imogen Heap – First Train Home + Canvas

Imogen heap debuted the first single ‘First Train Home’ from her new album ‘Ellipse’ (due out 8/25) this morning on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic.  Like …

 

Damone – Roll The Dice

Damone – Roll The Dice

For me, Damone is as close as I’ll ever get to The Rolling Stones or Kiss or even Aerosmith.  They’ve got all the right guitar …

 

Mandy Moore – Amanda Leigh

Mandy Moore – Amanda Leigh

I am going to go ahead and disclose my approved list of teen stars.  Ashlee Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, Mandy Moore, Taylor Swift.  The list that …

 

Discovery – LP

Discovery – LP

Vampire Weekend + Ra Ra Riot + Autotune = MAGIC.  Never in my wildest dreams would I have guessed I’d like this album.  Never in …

 

Bat For Lashes – Two Suns

Bat For Lashes – Two Suns

Natasha Khan, better known as Bat For Lashes is Bat For Lashes.  Sometimes I will admit that I have an immediate bias against a band …

 

Regina Spektor – Far

Regina Spektor – Far

My friend Hannah introduced me to Miss Spektor in 2006, by way of ‘Soviet Kitsch’, which of course was a few years old by then.  …

 

Little Boots – Hands

Little Boots – Hands

Victoria Hesketh aka Little Boots has been around a little while, but her debut album just finally came out in the UK (release date still …

 

La Roux – La Roux

La Roux – La Roux

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that the mass-media-music sites can still introduce you to some great new music.  This was the case when I visited …

 

The Gossip – Music For Men

The Gossip – Music For Men

Like most, I first heard of The Gossip by way of ‘Standing In The Way Of Control’ back in 2006.  While not many of the …