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Bat For Lashes
Daniel new 7" single 6 April
What a superb track, atmospheric intro, haunting vocals pulling in around 134bpm. Remixes supplied here by Duke Dumont and Death Metal Disco Scene. Full UK tour begins on 7 April with two dates at Shepherds Bush Empire on 17 & 19 April. Surprisingly Tasty

Billy Boy On Poison
Standing Still new single 27 April
As previewed on their sampler this is a stand-out track from Los Angelinos Billy Boy. They took their name from an Anthoiny Burgess Clockwork Orange character so you may imagine the bands uncompromising stance. Upbeat and 152bpm... now Metro Station are top ten these guys could soon follow suit, hit potential

Delta Spirit
People C'mon new single 20 April
San Diego's Delta Spirit bring us a new song, the 127bpm 'People C'mon' from their debut album 'Ode To Sunshine' - "a soulful slice of Americana - more Deep South than West Coast".. yes this is a little different - very reminiscent of Seasick Steve, it's standout material ... will it sell? Well the Seasick one has got plenty of shelf space and Delta Spirit on 'Decca' could fill his space easily

Hollywood Undead
Undead new single 4 May
As one of my banker friends said to me some years back "Is there life before death". I think he's now living in The Phillipines, somewhere in Asia or maybe he's joined this new masked Slipknot meets Eminem troop. "I don't give a f++k..." is the message from The Hollywood Undead, there has to be a possibility Sir Fred is involved here, possibly as part of his Prince's Trust duty. Seriously, if Eminem and The Knots are still in there's a worthy support act here but I'm not sure it fits the spoken direction of the new world order. Hollywood Undead's 81bpm 'Undead' is a challenging rap rock stomper

InnerPartySystem
Heart Of Fire new single 4 May
Following their sell-out tour Pennsylvania's IPS release another storming new single. 'Heart On Fire' is another 144bpm electro whizz with superior production values and a great pop ambience. I hope this one cracks the top forty for them, great

Little Boots
New In Town new single 25 MayLittle Boots aka Victoria Heskath has managed to carve a demand out for herself by introducing her new songs on YouTube in various states of near undress, writing at night-time that's probably not so unusual. Here's a prediction, 'Stuck On Repeat' will sooner or later go top ten. Here then is the first proper single from Ms Boots and it's another electro pop tenurion primed masterclass, 'New In Town' takes an interestingly different and accessible spin on a story time lyric.. yeh hope it's a top forty for her

PJ Harvey
A Woman A Man Walked By new album 30 March
PJ Harvey credits her long time helper John Parrish with full writing credits and a joint tour with this new collection of songs. The dark single 'Black Hearted Love' kicks off with Polly in top form, then 'Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen', 'Leaving California', 'The Chair', 'April', title track 'A Woman A Man Walked By / The Crow Knows Where All The Little Children Go', 'The Soldier', 'Pig Will Not', 'Passionless Pointless' and 'Cracks In The Canvas'. Forming part of Island Records fiftieth anniversary year - Polly's fifteenth - PJ gives us another artistically fine album

VersaEmerge
VersaEmerge new EP
On Panic At The Disco's FuelledByRamen label here's another similarly styled outfit. Six top quality tracks virtually merged and musically stimulating. Great vocals and production they make their UK tour debut at the Give It A Name tour, see them in manchester Academy on 18 April and Brixton Academy on 19 April

This week's Top 40 ...

 

 

Top 40 Sun 29 Mar 09

Lady GaGa number one again with the excellent 'Poker Face' fighting off a superb single from The Noisettes 'Don't Upset The Rhythm' which debuts at 2.

Asher Roth, Jennifer Hudson, White Lies and KIG's 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes' make up this week's new entries

Just look at the funny or is it cringeworthy Comic Relief 'Islands In The Stream'.. 1, 3 and now 23. At least we know that Homne Secretary Jaqui Smith and her Government chums are joining in by doing 'something funny for' our money ... charging us to watch additional features. Laugh? I nearly did

7 new entries – 6 up, 24 down, 3 non-movers

This Week ... Last Week ... Weeks In ... Artist ... Title

1 1 11 LADY GAGA Poker Face

2 new NOISETTES Don't Upset The Rhythm

3 2 4 FLO RIDA & KESHA Right Round

4 9 4 BEYONCE Halo

5 202 AR RAHMAN & PUSSYCAT DOLLS Jai Ho

6 5 6 TAYLOR SWIFT Love Story

7 6 7 T.I. & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Dead & Gone

8 8 5 AKON Beautiful

9 22 3 METRO STATION Shake It

10 7 4 KELLY CLARKSON Life Would Suck Without You

11 11 2 LA ROUX In For The Kill

12 new ROBIN S, STEVE ANGELLO & LAIDBACK LUKE Show Me Love

13 12 13 LADY GAGA & COLBY O'DONNIS Just Dance

14 4 4 SATURDAYS Just Can't Get Enough

15 10 25 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody

16 new LILY ALLEN Not Fair

17 17 9 LILY ALLEN The Fear

18 new KIG Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

19 15 7 PRODIGY Omen

20 30 2 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS & CIARA Takin' Back My Love

21 13 17 JAMES MORRISON & NELLY FURTADO Broken Strings

22 27 2 FRANZ FERDINAND No You Girls

23 3 3 ROB & RUTH Islands In The Stream

24 18 12 ALESHA DIXON Breathe Slow

25 16 3 SEPTEMBER Can't Get Over

26 21 9 SHONTELLE T-Shirt

27 14 2 PET SHOP BOYS Love Etc

28 19 6 TAKE THAT Up All Night

29 24 17 BEYONCE Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

30 28 11 KID CUDI & CROOKERS Day N Nite

31 29 29 KINGS OF LEON Sex On Fire

32 23 8 EMINEM, Dr DRE & 50 CENT Crack A Bottle

33 26 9 PUSSYCAT DOLLS Whatcha Think About That

34 new WHITE LIES Farewell To The Fairground

35 36 12 JASON MRAZ I'm Yours

36 32 11 TINCHY STRYDER & TAIO CRUZ Take Me Back

37 new JENNIFER HUDSON If This Isn't Love

38 34 9 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS Gives You Hell

39 37 4 KINGS OF LEON Revelry

40 new ASHER ROTH I Love College

America's Hot 100
This Week ... Last Week ... Artist ... Title

1 1 FLO RIDA & KESHA Right Round

2 3 LADY GAGA Poker Face

3 4 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM & SAMMIE Kiss Me Thru The Phone

4 2 T.I. & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Dead & Gone

5 6 THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS Gives You Hell

6 5 KELLY CLARKSON My Life Would Suck Without You

7 8 JAMIE FOXX & T-PAIN Blame It

8 7 KANYE WEST Heartless

9 - CARRIE UNDERWOOD & RANDY TRAVIS I Told You So

10 7 LADY GAGA & COLBY O'DONIS Just Dance