Stop what you are doing and check out this amazing release if you haven’t already. James Parkinson, also known as One Cure for Man, has not only lived up to the hype created by his stunning single releases toward this one. He has far exceeded it.
Born in Ireland, Brooke Scullion has begun to build a strong reputation as a talented performer. In 2020, as a contestant on the Voice, she managed the rare feet of turning all four of the judges chairs around, demonstrating her raw talent and power as a singer. Many people may have seen her perform in the 2022 Eurovision semi-finals, representing Ireland and eventually finishing 10th overall, but didn’t quite make it to the final!
The Young British artist has been busy since her initial rise to fame. First performing on the Glastonbury Introducing stage in 2019, her first release came in early 2020 and she can now boast a growing catalogue of songs. Scarlett (Garden Version) is from her second album - ‘The walls are way too thin’ and establishes her place as one of the country's most exciting acts to watch out for.
Low Island are a UK based band from Oxford who are starting to gather a good reputation as an exciting live and recording band. They are currently working their way around Europe on tour promoting their material, but will be back in the UK to continue to build a following by the middle of October.
I'm In Love With You is the third single to be released from The 1975’s latest album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language. The band have been going now for 20 years, being formed in 2002, but have only really been a feature of the mainstream music scene for the last 10.
Neither artist here needs much of an introduction, although, I am interested to know how, why and when they decided that this duet should happen! It does always surprise me when we see artists' ages appear and I often forget how much time has passed since they were first brought into the public eye. Elton John, now 75 and Britney Spears is now 40! Both artists are undoubtedly icons and have legions of fans across the globe that will buy Hold Me Closer.
Gayle may be a new name to many people, as her entry to popular culture is very much in its infancy, but her passion and dedication to her craft stand her in good stead for the future. Born in Plano, Texas, her desire to make a name for herself was fostered very early on and her first release came in 2021, with her debut single ABCDEFU reaching the number 1 spot in many countries. Her latest track comes from her recent album called A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two and is a wonderful example of her raw talent.
Fans are still recovering from the emotional roller coaster of the previous single, “On the Edge,” from James Parkinson, the genius that is One Cure for Man. But he is not even close to being done with us yet. The first track may have been a delightful teaser, leading us toward his forthcoming EP, “We All Pretend,” which is due September 23 of this year. But the second, will blow your mind.
The original version of US pop starlet Meghan Trainor’s “Bad for Me” may still be bobbing around in our heads and encouraging us to stay strong in the face of toxicity since it landed in June, but now she’s gifted us with a special treat. An acoustic version of this heart-wrenching, wonderful song.
Just a few weeks after the announcement of their upcoming seventh album, and a new single, Slipknot are back already with ‘Yen’, another teaser of what’s to come in ‘The End, So Far’.
With a promise of a full album after so many years of shining their talents to the world, DOMi & JD BECK gives the world a tease of what’s to come with their newest single, ‘WHATUP’.
Fueled by laid back grooves, catchy melodies, and swelling jazz harmony, Fullmoon Groove with Cisco Swank team up for the new single, “you don’t”.
Slipknot fans rejoice! The Iowa band has announced a brand-new album, ‘The End, So Far’, out in September, with a new single accompanying the news titled ‘The Dying Song (Time to Sing), bundled in with ‘The Chapeltown Rag’, which has also been revealed to be part of the upcoming album.
This weekend saw the return of Beat-Herder, Lancashire's much-loved festival. Packed with over ninety artists across many wacky and wonderful areas and stages, it was an action-packed weekend for all who attended. The main headliners were Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Hot Chip, and The Wailers and included on the bill were legendary BBC DJs Craig Charles and David Rodigan, who helped contribute to an eclectic mix of music, including funk, soul, reggae, electronic music, psychedelic rock and much more.
Following a very consistent release schedule, Bill Wurtz once again comes into the music stratosphere to bless us listeners with another gem, ‘At The Corner Store’.
Coming from the high from her album from last year, fueled with pop-punk electricity, WILLOW returns with a new single, ‘<maybe> it’s my fault’ which continues the direction she’d taken before, exploring new sounds for the musician.
In a beautiful blend of country and modern R&B, Jimmie Allen, alongside Jennifer Lopez, put their minds and voices together to create a power-ballad, ‘on my way’, that’ll sway you off your feet.
This weekend saw the return of Guns N Roses to the UK, performing at the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium, which also marks the first time that the venue has hosted a live music event.
With a new single as a primary songwriter, Jacob Collier returns from the ‘Djesse Vol. 3’ high in ‘Never Gonna Be Alone’, featuring the wonderful talents of both Lizzy McAlpine and John Mayer.
The infamous nu metal band are back with an album hilariously titled Still Sucks, and the opening track is enough to turn a whole new generation into Limp Bizkit fans.
Charlie Puth has been around for longer than we might think, with his first Youtube channel being created in 2009, but he found his first real taste of the spotlight in 2015 with his hit Marvyn Gaye. His latest release, Left and Right, also features Jung Kook, a member of the South Korean boy band phenomenon BTS who adds an excellent foil for the vocal performance of the song.
The big movie hype at the moment is the Baz Lurman biopic Elvis. This week we see Maneskin of Eurovision fame release their cover of the Elvis track ‘If I can Dream’. If I am honest, I don’t know the original well, it was featured on the 1968 ‘Comeback special’ but was never in the same league as some of Elvis’ classic tracks. The Italian Band Maneskin have gone from strength to strength since their Eurovision win in 2021 with Ziiti e bourni and I was intrigued to see how they would blend their style with this film score!
You may know Chloe as one half of duo Chloe x Halle, where she teams up with her sister to perform some powerful R&B classics, but she also has a strong portfolio of solo work that showcases her individual talent as a singer, songwriter and producer.
Back from its slumber, now solo-project Panic! At the Disco returns with a song that both sounds straight from the 70s, but also deeply rooted in modern songwriting in ‘Viva Las Vengeance’.
Harry Styles has returned for a third LP, taking his musical ambition to levels higher than ever before, best displayed by the opening track of his newest record, ‘Harry’s House’, titled ‘Music for a Sushi Restaurant’.
Veering in another new direction, like Bring Me the Horizon have done from the beginning of their career, ‘Fallout’ featuring Masked Wolf lets the two groups explore a whole new array of sounds, complimenting each other beautifully.
Leaning a bit more heavily into the R&B side of her music, Laufey presents to the world a soft lullaby of a slow R&B jam, titled ‘Everything I Know About Love’.
Dan Avidan, teamed up with longtime Ninja Sex Party’s producer, Jim Roach, decided to create a project, called Shadow Academy, proving that the duo shine outside of the realm of comedy in their newest, rocking single, ‘Invisible’.
Back with his first single in almost a decade, James LaBrie of Dream Theater fame has come back with a hard rock gem, ‘Devil In Drag’, giving us the first tease of his upcoming studio album.
Switching the normally chill, soulful old-school R&B vibe to instead take the other side of that same coin, Cory Henry takes it to the dance floor with ‘The Fool’, a fast-paced dance anthem.
The second leading single from James LaBrie of Dream Theater notoriety, ‘Give and Take’, showcases another side of LaBrie, one that has been beautifully explored in Dream Theater’s discography and wonderfully expanded in this newest single.
Cole Swindell takes a fun twist to the classic pop-country formula with his newest single, ‘Stereotype’, where he takes what makes the genre so fun in an even more modern lens.
Tones and I does it again, with another incredibly groovy single that brings all kinds of surprises, titled ‘Eyes Don’t Lie’.
With a fourth single now coming from his upcoming album, Michael Bublé brings it back to his roots with an interpretation of the famous jazz standard made famous by the legendary Nat King Cole, ‘A Nightingale Sing in Berkeley Square’.
Rereleased as part of a single, the ballad of Coldplay’s newest album, ‘Music of the Spheres’, makes rounds again, as ‘Let Somebody Go’ finds another way to find itself in your hearts thanks to the British group and Selena Gomez.
Another new single now has now totally mucked any theories on the band’s new direction, Muse came strong once again with one of the grooviest prog pop singles of the year, ‘Compliance’.
After missing out on the writing process for Metallica’s latest album, 2016’s ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’, guitarist Kirk Hammett took the opportunity to dish it all out on his first solo project, the first single being the instrumental track ‘High Plains Drifter’.
When you have a supergroup composed of the talents of Cory Wong, Joe Dart, Nate Smith, and Mark Lettieri, you absolutely can’t go wrong. In 2020, they teamed up for an amazing record, and they did so again for a godly comeback with ‘The Fearless Flyers III’, taking the world by storm with a single from that record ‘Running Man’.
Very few artists can make each and every release sound totally unique, or rather thematic to their current music endeavors. MARO manages to exceed at this with each and every single release she puts out, while still holding on to a particular style that is only possessed by MARO alone. This is especially the case with ‘saudade, saudade’, her newest single, that brings so many elements of MARO’s previous music in a new direction.
Mixing the instrumentation of classic vocal jazz with the excitement of anthem pop, Michael Bublé takes to new levels with his third single from his upcoming album, ‘Higher’.
The queen of the dance-pop scene of the 90s is back with a gorgeous piano ballad titled ‘Olive Branch’.
Music comes and goes, going through fads and cycles, and though its recording attempts to immortalize it, some music simply fades. When a song becomes a landmark, experiencing it feels like a privilege of sorts – Jacob Banks delivers that feeling with his opus ‘Just When I Thought’.
The long awaited, emotionally-charged power ballad single from the musical genius Charlie Puth titled ‘That’s Hilarious’ is upon us, seeing a vulnerable window into the life of the pop star.
No, this isn’t a rerelease of some obscure Pink Floyd song you’ve barely heard, or a live single from a show long past; the legendary British prog-rockers that changed the course of rock forever have released a brand-new single, ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’, with Andriy Khlyvnyuk in support of Ukraine amidst the devastating conflict, their first single since ‘The Endless River’, which itself was an off-take from ‘The Division Bell’.
If disco had its uprising in 2022, still using a lot of the instruments and the special elements that made the genre so definitive such as strings and horns, it would sound very similar to ‘Dancing Feet’ by Kygo and DNCE.
If Bill Wurtz tries to make comedy the primary focus of his music, to the detriment of the song at hand, he failed so miserably. Not only is his newest song ‘I’m Scared’ hilarious, but it’s also one of the greatest neo-jazz songs to be released in the last decade.
Taking all the best parts of modern pop music and the rising force of pop punk, Beren Olivia creates the anthem of the year with her newest single, ‘So Emotional’.
If medieval, fantasy-and-legends-driven music were made today with the instruments and technologies now available, it would sound exactly like ‘King’, the newest single from ‘Florence and the Machine’.
The music world was shocked and saddened on Saturday to learn that legendary musician, Taylor Hawkins had passed away aged 50. Most well-known as being drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters, Hawkins tragically passed away in Bogota, Colombia, when the group was on tour.
The 80s happened over forty years ago, but the music and culture that came from it are still strong in our hearts, as made evident by the gorgeous new single by Brothertiger and Yvette Young titled ‘Torn Open’, that pays homage to the sounds and ideas that fuelled the late 80s and early 90s, flavoured with complex jazz harmony.
The Canadian pop-punk giants are back yet again, with an electrifying and popping new single titled ‘Ruin My Life’ featuring the talents of Deryck Whibley.
Sometimes, you just need a soft, groovy pop track to lift your spirits. Florrie is there just for that, all thanks to her newest single ‘What If I’m Wrong’.
It is a project that has been in the works for over 11 years. Matthew Heafy, Trivium guitarist and vocalist, has had the dream of a black metal band for a long time, and now, it is finally happening. Rashomon, the debut album for Heafy's new band Ibaraki, will land on May 6 via Nuclear Blast.
It’s 2006 again, a new Avril Lavigne song is blaring on your cheap radio, titled ‘Bite Me’, and all seems right with the world again.
The New-York based multi-instrumentalist has returned with a new single, arguably his most ambitious yet, titled ‘Could It Be You’, alongside Luke Titus, to propel listeners in a groovy, experimental soundscape.
Songs of old are long past, but their spirits are still very alive, even in our youngest generations – Laufey brings the sound of traditional vocal jazz to the modern soundscape in one of the greatest studies of the genre I’ve heard in my lifetime.
March 20 this year marks the first official day of Spring. So, how appropriate that Weezer would choose to drop their latest album SZNZ: Spring on the same day. Their seventh studio album is the first in a four-album project and has just landed, with the ever-whimsical quartet informing us the "SZNZ" is pronounced "Seasons." Get it? Good.
Brace yourselves. After four long years, hip hop legends Cypress Hill are back with a brand new release. Their tenth studio album, Back in Black has just dropped, and feels like a wondrous trip back in time. The band have created a stunning release that clings firmly to their roots, and that peppy, in-your-face, relentless sound that made us all fall in love with them back in 1991.
With a final single releasing alongside her first original LP ‘PREY//IV’, Alice Glass shows us how creepy atmospheres can be as groovy as ever with ‘EVERYBODY ELSE’.
From ‘Descendent’ fame, Dove Cameron released her second solo single, ‘Boyfriend’, that takes inspiration and fuels it up to levels unimagined.
Still fresh off their 2021 release, ‘An Evening With Silk Sonic’, the supergroup ‘Silk Sonic’ show no sign of slowing down with a brand-new single, ‘Love’s Train’, a gorgeous Con Funk Shun cover.
Cory Henry is the king of the modern organ, that much is undisputed. In his newest single, ‘Fighting for Peace’, he puts his talents on the forefront, along with his gorgeous voice and band, to bring a slow-grooving classic R&B jam that’ll surely uplift your soul.
Bow Anderson released the ultimate young-adult anthem, ‘20s’, a song that’ll get you to celebrate and dance through your youth.
Caroline Polachek enters the world with one of the most ambitious singles of the year, ‘Billions’, where the lack of clear foundation, done so in complete confidence, ultimately works beautifully in its favor.
Never has pop music sounded so talented – Boyzlife have created an absolute masterpiece with their newest single, ‘Burn For You’.
Alt-J returns with a new single titled ‘The Actor’ to show the world that having ambiguous inspirations and an ambitious take on composition, production, and execution can result in some of the most interestingly unique music, even in 2022.
Back with a heavy metal banger titled ‘Fear of the Dawn’, Jack White reminds the world of his massive success in revitalizing garage rock back in the early 2000s, along with all the gold he’s produced through his solo material and White Stripes.
Michael Bublé returns to jazz roots for his second single from his upcoming album, Higher, titled ‘My Valentine’, in which he goes beyond the vocal-standard stratosphere into the realm of cinematic soundscapes.
Earlier in 2021, Lilyisthatyou took the world by storm with her first single, a viral Tik Tok hit, titled ‘FMRN’. Two singles later, Lilyisthatyou continues her message of sex positivity in one of the most fun songs of 2022 so far – ‘Purity’.
Virginia To Vegas have released a song that’s sure to find itself on many people’s summer playlist with his light-dance track, ‘Amnesia’, off his newest EP titled ‘it’s a little complicated, but I’m okay’.
