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 [...]
July 6th, 2011 | by Sim | published in News, Stream, Ticker
My favourite Swedes are returning with a new album, Ritual Union, in but a short few weeks. I’ve been fans of Little Dragon for a long time and they’re a band that have continually improved, to my mind, with age and experience. The release sequence of their third LP is well underway, which means there [...]
March 28th, 2011 | by Sim | published in Moving Mondays, Stream
The fifth grade choir at Public School 22. I was only shown this last week but they performed at this year’s Oscars so they must be pretty big by now. For those of you, like me, who hadn’t heard of them, PS22 cover pop songs in an effort to promote the value of teaching the [...]
August 24th, 2009 | by Sim | published in Download, Features
Little Dragon are a four piece Swedish electronic pop band from Gothenburg who have only recently come to my attention despite the fact they are no newcomers to the scene. Having had great success in their homeland and riding a new found wave of international blog love, great things are expected for their imminent second [...]
