“Before you,
My whole life was acapella!
Now a symphony’s
The only song to sing
Before you,
My whole life was acapella!
Now a symphony’s
The only song to sing”
When we last saw Kelis, she was involved in a highly publicised divorce from her husband, the influential New York hip-hop icon, Nas. Two middling and transparent attempts to [...]
05/12/2009
Categories: electro, pop, techno, tunes . Tags: acapella, bossy, david guetta, geffen, kelis, milkshake, nas . Author: Billy Suede . Comments: Leave a Comment
Not long ago, I featured a purely ferocious band out of Manchester called Delphic and their single Counterpoint with its beautiful arpeggios, bleeps and blips. It’s great to see that they’ve been getting a lot of attention recently. They’ve scored a pretty sweet gig as openers for fellow Mancunians, Doves, on [...]
01/12/2009
Categories: electro, techno, tunes . Tags: acolyte, bloc party, delphic, doubt, doves, kele okereke, new order . Author: Billy Suede . Comments: 1 Comment
With all the brilliance of the new electronic pop bands coming to the fore and the second wind we’ve seen this year by the likes of Depeche Mode and the Pet Shop Boys, the time is right for another giant to return to the fold. Yes, friends, let’s rejoice for the band known as Orchestral [...]
01/12/2009
Categories: electro, new wave, pop, the classics, tunes . Tags: andy mccluskey, depeche mode, omd, orchestral manoeuvres in the dark, paul humphreys, pet shop boys, sister marie says, the history of modern . Author: Billy Suede . Comments: Leave a Comment
“I’m coming round and now my vision is so clear
If I could change my state of mind then I would disappear
The love I get from you is something I can’t chance
And I could let you slip away without a second glance“
Oh hai, Calvin! You’re back! Third time’s the charm, eh? Your [...]
20/11/2009
Categories: electro, techno, tunes . Tags: calvin harris, flashback, ready for the weekend . Author: Billy Suede . Comments: Leave a Comment
Always nice to hear some new tunes from a band with a very bright future ahead of them. You may remember I first mentioned the delectable British electro-pop band Heads We Dance back in May and took quite a liking to their bouncy poptastic sound. The band is now back with [...]
19/11/2009
Categories: electro, indie, new wave, pop, tunes . Tags: don't you want me, heads we dance, take my picture, the human league . Author: Billy Suede . Comments: 1 Comment
“Late at night, I’ll run through the streets and empty corridors.
I’ll find my counterpoint, inside a red room locked behind a door. Behind a door”
I mean, really. It simply is not fair. There must be more musical talent in Manchester, England than the whole US eastern seaboard. You know the names [...]
15/11/2009
Categories: electro, live, new music, techno, tunes . Tags: acolyte, counterpoint, delphic, england, manchester, polydor . Author: Billy Suede . Comments: 1 Comment
Sure to cap off what has been one of the best years in their storied history, the Pet Shop Boys are set to release a Christmas EP simply titled….Christmas. It’s due to be released on 14 December in the UK with no US date at the moment and includes five tracks. One of these tracks [...]
05/11/2009
Categories: electro, new wave, pop, the classics, tunes . Tags: chris lowe, christmas, coldplay, madness, neil tennant, pet shop boys, stuart price . Author: Billy Suede . Comments: Leave a Comment
Don’t you love it when a plan comes together? When two titans collide and a magic so organic and so perfect simply happens and you’re left to wonder what ever kept these forces apart in the first place? Don’t believe me? Grab a listen to U Can Dance, the blistering new single from two of [...]
30/10/2009
Categories: electro, indie, techno, tunes . Tags: simian mobile disco, dj hell, bryan ferry, international deejay gigolos, u can dance, carl craig, tim goldsworthy, dfa . Author: Billy Suede . Comments: 1 Comment
First things first. I am a Strokes fan. Check that. I am a HUGE Strokes fan. Dating back to the first time playing at Arlene’s Grocery way back when then getting my filthy mitts on The Modern Age EP, I was smitten with this band who quickly became the pride of New York and the [...]
28/10/2009
Categories: dance-rock, electro, new music, new wave, tunes . Tags: nyc, arlene's grocery, julian casablancas, the strokes, little joy, fab moretti, albert hammond jr, is this it, phrazes for the young, cult, rca, 11th dimension . Author: Billy Suede . Comments: 1 Comment
“The city really loves you, baby
But the city never really does
The feeling of corruption stays and
And, then you think about the things you’ve lost”
Their sound has been described as “a rock version of Underworld” and reminds listeners of acts such as Cut Copy and Depeche Mode. Upon reading that, I had [...]
25/10/2009
Categories: electro, indie, new music, tunes . Tags: cut copy, underworld, spleen united, denmark, suburbia, neanderthal, depche mode . Author: Billy Suede . Comments: 1 Comment