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My Chemical Romance -
The Black Parade
new single 9 October
Some may say pretentious but the ambition of this new concept album is undeniable and ... the title track is is a spine-tingler of an appetizer. A lone piano note announces the arrival of a song which develops Bohemian Rhapsody like into an epic tale of death and glory, there's even a hint of Brian May guitar. 'The Ghost Of You' - the sequal - brilliant. XXXXx mychemicalromance.com (Posted 24 Sept) |
 
Paramore -
Pressure new download only single 30 October
Paramore follow 'Emergency' with 'Pressure' another superb track from their debut album 'All We Know Is Falling'. Singer 17 year old Hayley Williams, bass Jeremy Davis, guitar Hunter Lamb, lead guit Josh & drummer Zac Farro begin a nine date UK tour at Cardiff Barfly on Thursday 5 October where they'll be supported by Cute Is What We Aim For. This is exciting music, top five hopefully! XXXXx paramore.net (Posted 12 Sept)
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The Dears -
Whites Only Party
new single 16 October
The Dears release their best song yet a storming almost Adam Ant Goody Two Shoes like drum track, an intriguing title and a curious lyric. The second single from the wry 'Gang Of Losers' and follow-up to the mocking 'Ticket To immortality'. All this bodes well for The Dears having their biggest hit yet. XXXXx thedears.org (Posted 24 Sept) |
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Lorraine -
Heaven
new single 2 October
Norway have the natural pop successors to a-ha in again a three piece outfit. Lorraine have had to move from their homeland to gain recognition, lead singer Ole Gunderson told me of their trek around Europe chasing a record deal. 'I Feel It' was a deserved top thirty hit, 'Transatlantic Flight' was just as good and now comes the third single, a cover of The Psycadelic Furs 'Heaven'. A fine crossover pop hit . XXXX lorrainemusic.com (Posted 24 Sept) |
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Infadels -
Girl That Speaks No Words
new single 9 October
This band rocks ... andthey can dance too. Unlucky not receive greater success with their first to singles, 'Girl That Speaks No Words' comes with a great cover of The Raconteurs 'Steady As She Goes' - demonstrating what a great Jack White composition it is. Top Twenty? XXXXx infadels.co.uk (Posted 24 Sept) |
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X-press 2 -
Kill 100
new single 18 September
The Music's Rob Harvey guests on 'Kill 100' the first single from X-press 2's new album 'Makeshift Feelgood'. It is in fact an all-star cast featuring Kurt wagner of Lambchop, Tim De Laughter of polyphonic Spree, Anthony Roman from Radio 4, Bernard Fowler Peech Boys and Kissing the Pink. With so many heads it could be messy, but this is minimalist and a pounding mellow Ibiza beat rises to a storming climax. Briliant. XXXXx xpress2.com (Posted 24 Sept) |
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Cooper Temple Clause -
Homo Sapiens new single23 Oct
TCTC return with an awesome rocker, an angry powerful dismissal of angry powerful dismissals ... the video is fixed with some nasty expression view it on YouTube at the link here. Tour dates start in Shrewsbury Butter Market on 11 October, then Exeter, Cardiff Uni, Bristol, Southampton, Notts, London Koko, Colchester, Brum, Lincoln, Carlisle, Liverpool, Hull, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester and Cambridge. XXXXx thecoopertempleclause.com (Posted 24 Sept) |
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Mumm-Ra -
Out Of The Question
new single
Mumm-Ra release a second fine single, 'Out Of The Question' has a light electric accoustic feel, light airy vocals, it's a catchy lyric. A new set of tour dates just announced, they play at Cardiff Barfly on Saturdy 28 October supported by Amusement Parks On Fire. XXXx mumm-ra.com (Posted 24 Sept) |
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Babyshambles -
Janie Jones
new single 30 October
It's a Clash song, t's got Pete Doherty and ... Carl Barat, Kooks, Rakes, Mystery Jets, Paddingtons, Larrikin Love, Good Books, Lisa Moorish? (Yep Pete & Liam's let's all get related former floosie), Jamie T, Guillemots and Lady Fuzz plus .... It's safe to assume this is going to be a big hit, and nevermind that porny girl Janie Jones is now in her seventies it's not a bad recording either, recapturing much of The Clash's urgency. XXXx strummerville.com (Posted 24 Sept) |
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Vega 4 -
Traffic Jam new single 16 Oct
Vega 4 have come up with a three minute epic here, 'Traffic Jam' is produced by Garret 'Jacknife' Lee of U2/Snow Patrol/Bloc Party/Editors fame. You may have seen Vega 4 on The Hope Of The States tour, heard them win the Fresh Meat contest on The Zane Lowe Show, also sessioned on Xfm, Virgin and ... Radio 2. Top Thirty ... XXXXx vega4.com (Posted 24 Sept) |
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The Matches -
Decomposer new single 18 Sept
Tim Armstrong ... Transplants ... Rancid ... The Matches are brilliant, there's real character and in ya face rock here. Perhapos previewed by the surprising edgy sounds displayed on The Transplants 'Diamonds and Guns' a few years back, 'Decomposer' deserves and should recieve great acclaim. Brilliant. XXXXx thematches.com (Posted 24 Sept) |
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Patrick Wolf -
Accident & Emergency
new single 23 October
Patrick Wolf ad Edward Larrikin from Larrikin Love can be heard on this. A riff modelled on Aztec Camera & Mick Jones 'Good Morning Britain' with fine results, and following Paramore the word 'Emergency' begins this latest mid-tempo tune from Mr. Wolf. A worthy follow-up to 'Lycanthropy' and 'Wind In The Trees', see Wolf on tour in October. XXXXx myspace.com/officialpatrickwolf (Posted 24 Sept) |
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Keane -
Nothing In My Way
new single 30 October
A slower more refined listen from Keane, 'Nothing In My Way' is the third single to be lifted from second album 'Under The Iron Sea'. A UK tour begins on 17 October at Hull Arena, then Manchester, Aberdeen, Reading, Wolvehampton, Plymouth, Brighton and London Ally pally on 26 & 27 Oct. Top Thirty ... XXXx keanemusic.com (Posted 24 Sept) |
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Cord -
Other People's Lives
new album 18 Sept
CORD are classy with sophisticated production and yet somehow edgy ... the lyrical phrasing gives them the shine over rivals like Keane ... CORD played the Cardiff Festival 5pm Saturday slot and 500 were left bemused. A return to Cardiff Barfly next Sunday 1 October should be a fine musical occasion. This album is worth buying if only for the brilliantly 'chilling' tale of love lost 'Winter' XXXXx cordonline.co.uk (Posted 24 Sept) |
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My Alamo -
1994
new single in October
South Wales / Brum band My Alamo debut single is worth a Top Thirty slot. '1994' recorded at Mighty Atom in Swansea with producer Joe Gibbs of Funeral For A Friend and Jane's Addiction credit, is a chomping mid paced rocker with a dark edge. For many years great rock bands from South Wales wouldn't get a look in, thankfully that's changed and My Alamo should have no trouble following FFAF and Lostprophets up the ladder. XXXXx myalamo.co.uk (Posted 24 Sept) |
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new cd's
our weekly a to z of new cd's is listed below
This Week
Babyshambles
Cooper Temple Clause
CORD
The Dears
Freddie Mercury
Infadels
Keane
Lorraine
Mars Volta
Matches
Mumm-Ra
My Alamo
My Chemical Romance
1990's
Paramore
Patrick Wolf
Vega 4
Xpress2
11 Sep
Basement Jaxx
Beck
Born Ruffians
Clinic
Justin Timberlake
Lemonheads
Milburn
Mr Hudson & The Library
The Academy Is
The View
4 Sept
Archie Bronson Outfit
Colours Are Brighter Comp
Cud
Guillemots
The Human Value
Imogen Heap & High Contrast
James Yorkston
Khoma
Long Blondes
Outkast
Razorlight
Trivium
28 Aug
Fubar
Mars Volta
Natalie Ross
Phillip Roebuck
Pulp
Ross Copperman
21 Aug
Akira The Don
Albert Hammond Jr
All American Rejects
Beyonce
Dirty Pretty Things
Jarvis Cocker
Longcut
Matches
Outkast
Slayer
14 Aug
CORD
(intheclear)
James Dean Bradfield
Gelatine Rocks
Just Jack
Maccabees
Neil Layton
New Young Pony Club
Rapture Remix
Switches
Wolfmother
7 Aug
Automatic
Arctic Monkeys
Cud
Cute Is What We Aim For
Jump The Underground
Rapture Album
Walkmen
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
31 Jul
FromMars
Hedrons
Kharma 45
Walkmen
Young Knives vs Metronomy
24 Jul
The Affair
Bernard Fanning
Eighteen Visions
Fratellis
Hope Of The States
Jackson Analogue
Killers
Paramore
The Rapture
Razorlight
Winston Giles Orchestra
Zutons
17 Jul
Animal Liberation Orchestra
The Basement
Bullet For My Valentine
Coheed & Cambria
Crimea
Eagles Of Death Metal
The Feeling
Futureheads
Hatebreed
Keane
Matt Costa
Orson
Pearl Jam
She Wants Revenge Album
Stone Sour
Terror
Young Knives
10 Jul
Evermore & Dirty South
Gym Class Heroes/Papoose
Humanzi Album
28 Costumes
Vega4 Sampler
3 Jul
Charlatans Remix
Dears
Fake Bad News
Fort Minor
Gym Class Heroes
Ladyfuzz
Mystery Jets
New York Dolls LP
Panic At The Disco
Sybridion
Vega4
26 Jun
Boy Kill Boy
Flaming Lips
Franz Ferdinand
Head Automatica
Hope Of The States
James Dean Bradfield
The Knife
The View
The Yell
Zerox Machine
19 Jun
Anti-Flag
Clearlake
Good Shoes
Humanzi
Madonna
New York Dolls
Performance
Secret Machines
Super Jupiter
12 Jun
Archie Bronson Outfit
Common Redstarts
Digital Penetration
From First To Last
Guillemots
Huski
Keane
The Longcut
Milburn
Mumm-Ra
She Wants Revenge
Snow Patrol
Wolfmother
5 Jun
Belle & Sebastian
Charlatans
Dirty Pretty Things
Editors
Fatboy Slim
The Feeling
Freelance Hellraiser
Mousse T / Dandy Warhols
Jim Noir
Robots In Disguise
Strokes
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