June 28th, 2011 | by Sim | published in Reviews, Ticker
Plants Plants are a mix of electronic soundscapes and synth pop vocals that are getting quite a few people excited. Produced by Jas Shaw, one half of Simian Mobile Disco, they are friends Stuart Francis and Howard Whatley. They’ve been together just a year or so honing their sound and have just put out a [...]
June 23rd, 2011 | by Sim | published in Download, Ticker
Just a quick one before I head off to Glasto – everyone’s favourite endangered animal is back. Gold Panda has just released a new track, his first piece of new material this year, and what’s more it’s available as a free download. This is a Lucky Shiner b-side either, it definitely meets the high Panda [...]
June 22nd, 2011 | by Jo | published in Features, Stream, Ticker
Hotcakes are proudly introducing a new feature this month. It is called Baker’s Dozen, in which we will be revealing the 13 tracks that have hit us hardest over the past month. Feast your ears on our most loved tracks over June. YACHT – Dystopia This is pretty much what we have come to expect [...]
June 20th, 2011 | by Sim | published in News, Stream, Ticker
Just a quick one – it’s too early to write a full review but you can now stream the entire debut album from SBTRKT. It’s not out officially until 27 June but you can listen to it here until then.
June 20th, 2011 | by Sim | published in Moving Mondays, Ticker
Moving Mondays is back with Birdy’s new single – a cover of The xx’s ‘Shelter’. At only 15 years old, she shot to fame earlier this year with her cover of ‘Skinny Love’ by Bon Iver and now it looks like she’s here to stay. And with a voice as good as hers, she’s more [...]
June 18th, 2011 | by Sim | published in Stream, Ticker
I’ve been meaning to put some Maverick Sabre on these pages for some time so the release his latest single gives me a good reason to do just that. Touted as the next Plan B, Sabre is something of a cross between an improved Professor Green and a male Adele, shifting between rap and soul [...]
June 14th, 2011 | by Sim | published in Reviews, Stream, Ticker
I don’t write about a lot of pop music on these pages but when I do it tends to be about Florrie. The future star is back with her latest release, the Experiments EP, and I’m pleased to say its a refreshing pop blast of catchy hooks and sing along choruses. The upbeat, keyboard-led and [...]
June 14th, 2011 | by Sim | published in Download, Ticker
Fresh off the press, dubstep superstar Benga just uploaded his rework of The Prodigy anthem ‘Smack My Bitch Up’. As one of the original mainstream dubstep pioneers and one third of Magnetic Man, Benga has done more than most to boost the profile of the scene and remixes of classic dance tracks like this are [...]
June 13th, 2011 | by Jo | published in Moving Mondays, News, Ticker
Chilled dance guru Dayve Hawk, AKA Memory Tapes, has just released the third track from his upcoming new album Piano Player. The song is called ‘Yes I Know’ and it is accompanied by an intriguing video where a man slowly disintegrates into nothing. Then birds fly around. Artistic. The track itself sheds more light on Hawk’s’s choice [...]
June 13th, 2011 | by Jo | published in News, Stream, Ticker
Yes, again, NPR have got the stream of an upcoming album. Recently they’ve had Bon Iver and Cults, and now YACHT have joined the list. Shangri-La is out on June 21st and is the second album to include front woman Claire L. Evans. With See Mystery Lights propelling the band into the recognition that their [...]
