Entries in Alternative (77)

Sunday
May202012

The Temper Trap - The Sea Is Calling

'The Sea Is Calling' is the strongest track from Australian band The Temper Trap's highly anticipated self-titled sophmore album. The album isn't as consistent as their debut release, but it's still very enjoyable and this song is beautiful. Drops tomorrow, pre-order HERE.

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Monday
Apr162012

Kasabian - Days Are Forgotten (KOAN Sound Remix)

KOAN Sound uploaded this new remix to their SoundCloud last night, which sees the production duo add their unique Glitch-Hop style to one of Kasabian's singles from last year. This will drop May 7th, and I can't wait - big love.

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Saturday
Apr142012

Jason Mraz - Everything Is Sound x Who's Thinking About You Now?

'Everything Is Sound' and 'Who's Thinking About You Now?' are two of my favourite tracks from American singer/songwriter Jason Mraz's upcoming fourth studio album 'Love Is A Four Letter Word', which is set for release on April 17th. Definitely one of my guilty pleasures, although Mraz is a brilliant musician when you look deeper than the surface - his music makes me very happy. Pre-order.

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Saturday
Apr072012

Laura Sheeran - Lonesome Soldier

'Lonesome Soldier' is my favourite track from Laura Sheeran's sophmore album 'What The World Knows', which was indepentantly released yesterday. Yes, Laura is the cousin of record-breaking singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, but her music incomparable - from the outset, this project is incredibly dark, mysterious and enchanting, whilst somehow being uplifting at the same time. Granted this won't be for everyone, but if you go into it with an open mind, you could well end surprising yourself - buy HERE.

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Sunday
Mar252012

Laura Sheeran - Forever Love (Video)

After bringing you the audio yesterday, here is the incredibly artistic video for the lead single from Laura Sheeran's forthcoming album 'What The World Knows'. Pre-order the album HERE.

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Saturday
Feb252012

Gotye - Easy Way Out (Video)

Following the success of the incredible 'Somebody I Used To Know', Belgian-born Gotye has today unleashed some sick visuals for the latest single to be taken from his most recent album 'Making Mirrors'. Massive fan of his music, and an even bigger fan of the creative ideas behind his music videos. Get your copy HERE.

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Sunday
Feb192012

Chiddy Bang - Grab A Plate

The ever impressive Hip-Hop duo Chiddy Bang offer up a new piece from their forthcoming debut album 'Breakfast', which is set to drop on February 27th. Nothing but love for these two guys - can't wait to hear the LP. Pre-order HERE.

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Wednesday
Jan112012

Paul McCartney - Only Our Hearts (Feat. Stevie Wonder) x Home (When Shadows Fall)

My two favourite tracks from Paul McCartney's new album, Kisses On The Bottom, which is set to be released February 7th and is the first release from the singer/songwriter since 2007. 'Only Our Hearts' is a new collaboration with fellow legend Stevie Wonder on the Harmonica and 'Home (When Shadows Fall)' is a brilliant interpretation of Sam Cooke's 1963 classic. As he explains, "This is a collection of classic songs that inspired me to write songs - it's the type album you listen to at home after work, with a glass of wine or a cup of tea".

Tuesday
Dec272011

The House Of Coxhead: Top 100 Songs of 2011

After bringing you the Top 100 Remixes of 2011 on Christmas Eve, here is my Top 100 Songs of 2011. Whereas the majority of the tracks on the remixes list were from an Electronic genre, this list covers a much wider range of music, including Funk, Soul, Hip-Hop, Folk, Alt Rock, Pop, Grime and more. There will be a distinct lack of songs from Rock/Indie artists, but for those people who follow my blog closely, you will already know that this isn't something that I cover on regular basis anyway. 2011 has been a simply mind-blowing year for music, and putting this list together became a much more difficult task than first planned, because I had to get down to an eclectically selected list of 100 tracks from a 8,500 song playlist. As with the remixes list there will be a few selections that you would/wouldn't have in your list (or higher than I have them), but for me this covers everything positive that has been released in 2011 and the incredibly wide diversity in sound. Hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed putting it together over the past 3 months, see you all in 2012 and thank you for your continued support. Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to me (for New Year's Eve)!

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Wednesday
Nov092011

Snow Patrol - Lifening

My favourite track from Snow Patrol's highly anticipated sixth studio album, Fallen Empires, which is set to be released on November 14th. A simply stunning piece of music from an album that a lot of heart and passion has clearly gone into over the past three years. Pre-order your copy HERE.

"This is all I ever wanted from life..."