January 3rd, 2012 | by Jo | published in Features, Stream, Ticker
Another year, another astonishing array of releases to get you through January to December. But where last year had some very clear cut winners across the board (from the likes of Arcade Fire, Kanye West and LCD Soundsystem), this year has not appeared so obvious. But, better late than never, Hotcakes brings you an [...]
August 30th, 2011 | by Sim | published in Features, Ticker
The Baker’s Dozen: our monthly feature of the thirteen must-hear tracks from the month just gone. Say goodbye to August with good music in your ears. Girls – Honey Bunny Roll on 12th September – the day that Father, Son, Holy Ghost is released! We’ve already been treated to the epic, brooding ‘Vomit’, well Chris [...]
August 24th, 2011 | by Jo | published in Stream, Ticker
James Blake and Justin Vernon revealed last week that they have decided to team up. This makes sense, how did we not see such a perfect collaboration before? Well the first of hopefully many more tracks has surfaced online via Radio 1, and it is exactly as every fan of the pair will be hoping [...]
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 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 9th, 2011 | by Jo | published in News, Stream, Ticker
Bon Iver have made their self-titled second album available to stream in full, ahead of its release on June 20th. It is going to be an extremely tough act to follow For Emma, Forever Ago, their debut, but if you go into it knowing that it will be a very different record, you will not [...]
May 16th, 2011 | by Jo | published in Stream, Ticker
Bon Iver have just debuted their first track from their upcoming self-titled second album. It aired for the first time on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show not long ago, you can check it out over on his blog or below. It has been a long time waiting for the first track to surface from this [...]
April 20th, 2011 | by Ollie | published in News, Stream
We brought you the exciting news just a few weeks ago that we were expecting a new LP from Justin Vernon’s Bon Iver project to come out in June. More details have now become available, the record will be self titled and will be released through Jagjaguwar on June 21st.
March 24th, 2011 | by Jo | published in News, Stream
Now that he’s got his fill on collaborating with the most diverse array of musicians imaginable, Justin Vernon is now back with his best project, Bon Iver. He announced through Rolling Stone that his yet-to-be-titled second album is out in June. Exciting news on the folk front in 2011 so far then.
February 14th, 2011 | by Jo | published in Download, Features, Stream
Already preparing to eat these words, Hotcakes have come up with a pre-emptive top 10 albums list of 2011. This a ‘calling-it-early’ stab in the dark that will probably make us look like idiots come December, but there’s nothing wrong with a bit of speculation from time to time. With 2011 taking shape quite nicely [...]
