Time for the ‘cringeworthy-moment-of-the-day’.
So Solid Crew’s MC Romeo has rerecorded the chorus of infamous UK garage track 21 Seconds for the new Confused.com TV advert.
The reworking focuses on the ’21 seconds’ required to get a car insurance quote from the online price-comparison website’s new QuickQuote scheme.
It’ll make you cringe but you know you want to see it!
Scottish synth-trio Chvrches (pronounced ‘Churches’, to make things clearer) have had a pretty good year by all accounts. After coming fifth in BBC’s ‘Sound of 2013’m the group released their Recover EP to a fairly strong response, whilst also embarking on a fairly broad summer festival tour across the globe – all without having a studio album under their belt.
Until now that is.
The Glasgow three-piece have unveiled their debut album The Bones of What You Believe, following the fanfare received by lead track The Mother We Share, which, coincidentally, is also the album opener. The track serves well to draw you into the Chvrches sound – combining electro-pop with as many synths you could shake a stick at, immediately The Mother We Share draws strong resemblance from the Ellie Gouldings to the Goldfrapps, all the way to Prince. In parts at least.
Unfortunately, whilst lead singer Lauren Mayberry’s calm, often enchanting, vocal abilities prove impeccable with the first album track, you could often feel lost, forgetting you are hearing one full LP vs an incredibly long song; at times at least. Second track We Sink alas fails to impress. Focusing far too much on the synth (which, for all intense purposes, IS the ‘Chvrches-USP’), Martin Doherty’s vocals bring far too many similarities to an 80s sound (think New Order). Whilst this is no bad thing, it’s a complete surprise how this was picked up for the FIFA ’14 soundtrack – it’s far removed from chart abilities.
HOWEVER, things take a turn to the positive with Gun; here the Ellie Goulding-similarities will appear in full swing; just listening to the song makes you believe the trio had a whale of a time making the album.
Tether, whilst bringing the tempo down, is impeccable in its approach. With the hype around London Grammar currently gracing critics, and fans alike, it’s easy to see Tether bringing a new set of fans onboard for the Chvrches ride.
It’s obvious from the offset that the album is focused on synth. Whilst it’s completely refreshing to hear at first, after a couple of plays, it’s easy to get bored. There are of course some standouts; Recover, whilst sharing similarities to The Mother We Share, is simply wonderful, whilst the fusion of 80s synth with modern-day dubstep/grimes instruments work impeccably well throughout Lungs.
All I’m, a charming debut effort by Chvrches. There’s a strong theme on The Bones of What You Believe, plucking synth-beats from their 80s grave, and mixing them up with a more modern sound does seem to work well, however some listeners may oft switch to listen to something more subdued after a while. Is it one for the collection though? You bet!
Hit the iTunes link below to buy The Bones of What You Believe:
Eliza Doolittle has unveiled her new single Let It Rain as well as associated lyric video.
The track, the follow-up to July’s Big When I Was Little, is taken from Doolittle’s forthcoming new album In Your Hands.
You know what to do – hit the play button pronto!
Justin Timberlake has unveiled his new single T.K.O.
The track, the follow-up to July’s Take Back The Night, is the second release from the star’s forthcoming new album, The 20/20 Experience volume 2, set for release on 30th September.
Hit the play button to hear T.K.O., and click the iTunes link below to pre-order The 20/20 Experience volume 2
Jessie J took to BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge today, in support of her new single It’s My Party, along with her forthcoming second album Alive.
Whilst there, the singer also performed a rendition of Taylor Swift’s ‘Harry Styles’bashing’ track I Knew You Were Trouble.
Check out the performance in the above video and let us know what you make of this rendition.
Über-talented British singer/songwriter Tawiah has unveiled her new single SEAlion, complete with supporting video.
Taken from the singer’s FREEdom Drop EP, the release of the stunning SEAlion video follows equally beautiful excerpts from the mini-album FACes and TEARdrop.
Check out the video and let us know your thoughts.
For those who fondly remember dance music as it was meant, way back in the 1970s, the name Donna Summer is sure to bring smiles. To celebrate the disco queen’s influence on the dancefloor, Verver Records are to release a Donna Summer remix album Love To Love You Donna.
Featuring production by some of the biggest names in today’s dance scene, including Duke Dumont and Benga, Verve have unveiled the first track to be featured on the LP – Last Dance, remixed by garage/house supremos Masters At Work.
Take a listen; we can’t wait to get our hands on the full album!
Justin Timberlake has previewed his new single T.K.O. after a string of Instagram teases throughout the day.
The star recently unveiled a couple of short 10-second snippets of T.K.O. – take a look below. We’ll update you once we have the full track.
Enrique Iglesias has premiered his new single Heart Attack.
The track, the second single to be lifted off the Spanish star’s forthcoming tenth album, was premiered on US radio earlier today.
Hit the Soundcloud widget to play now.
French producer Tchami has unveiled his remix of AlunaGeorge’s You Know You Like It, taken from the duo’s debut album Body Music.
Take a listen to the remix from the Soundcloud widget above, and check out our Body Music review here.