“Orange juice is the centre of the world” sings MEN front-woman JD Samson and I feel I have to agree with her having been ill for the past week and relying on vitamin C to keep my spirits up. Not only has the orange juice kept me feeling bright, but listening to Brooklyn-based MEN’s debut full-length, Talk About Body, has certainly lifted my mood. As...
Gay for Johnny Depp are the best named band, ever. Fact. Releasing their sophomore album, What Doesn’t Kill You, Eventually Kills You, on the most romantic day of the year (14th February) is a genius move. Fact. Enlisting Grammy-nominated producer Alex Newport, of The Melvins fame, to mix their album means that this will be a hit. Fact. Oh and they have a...
Unfortunately I am an X Factor fan. I don’t like to admit it but there’s something so horribly addictive about watching crap singers and spending a Saturday night moaning at the TV. However, once the programme has finished I rarely pay attention to what the contestants are up to. Last years runner-up Olly Murs has recently released his debut self-titled...
Admittedly it’s been a long time since I’ve listened to Groove Armada. It was not so long ago that their chill-out tunes graced every dinner party compiliation in England. However, after the successful release of Black Light earlier this year, Groove Armada are certainly reclaiming their position as masters of the electro genre. White Light is a...