RECORD ARCHIVE - records in April 2008
Label: Heavenly
The Loose Salute, founded by drummer Ian McCutcheon of Slowdive and Mojave 3 who also sings and plays guitar in... Label: unsigned
Boy-girl duo Slow Club's unique and cheery brand of folk-pop won us over at the Camden Crawl recently, where they... Label: Blue Thumb/UCJ
Beth Rowley's forthcoming album 'Little Dream', produced by Steve Power (Blur) and Bacon & Quarmby (Richard Hawley, Finlay Quaye), is... Label: LL Recordings/ Atlantic
We featured Lykke Li's debut release 'Little Bit' in December last year to a great reaction. Her album 'Youth Novels',... Label: EMI
Following on from Ready For The Floor, Hot Chip's first Top 10 single, their next single is everything we love... Label: Columbia
With a Top 10 single and album in the US already, Sara Bareilles' big radio hit is off to a... Label: UCJ
A skillful blend of chilled-out blues, folk and jazz, Melody Gardot's debut album, Worrisome Heart, was released to critical acclaim... Label: unsigned/ Nude
Beat Bop is the limited edition first release of Southend band Hoodlums. It's a one-off through Nude Records after the band... Label: unsigned
Steve Pilgrim, formerly of The Stands and drummer with John Power and Paul Weller, self-released his solo album last year... Label: unsigned/ Wagram, France
'Electro-swing jazz' isn't a genre we dip into often but a fun debut from this French ensemble, Caravan Palace, was... Label: Atlantic
Jason Mraz's third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things is out June 9 on Atlantic and is... Label: unsigned
Label interest in Skeletons has been growing since busy London showcases earlier this year. This is the lead track from... Label: NoCarbon/ Universal
Brighton band The Rivers' singles deal with NoCarbon Records/Universal Music starts with She Gives It Around - a short and... Label: Independiente
The follow-up to Martina Topley Birds' Mercury Prize-nominated debut album Quixotic is due out next month on Independiente. Danger Mouse-produced... Label: unsigned
Well-written pop with a strong chorus and a big hook, this from Brighton band Rubylux touches on their stated influences... Label: Epic
Go:Audio's next single sees them establish their hybrid pop-rock-electro sound with considerable aptitude - it's a very likeable start to... Label: unsigned/Ventilation
We found this track from Copenhagen five-piece Passtime Poets on a demo we were given at Midem. Hollywood, straight from... Label: Charisma/EMI
We've already featured Alphabeat's 'Fantastic Six' and 'Fascination', their Top 10 hit. Their next single '10,000 Nights' looks set to pick... Label: Vibes and Pressure/Atlantic
Natty's debut single has already received R1 plays on Jo Whiley and a Jools Holland live TV appearance is lined-up... Label: Gung-Ho!
Petter & The Pix's Nevermind, which John Kennedy of XFM has given radio support to over here, has a great... Label: 3 Beat Blue/AATW
3 Beat Blue, a label from the Liverpool record shop 3 Beat, establish their crossover merits with this instant and... Label: Full Time Hobby
White Denim's loud experimental rock sound won favour with many at this year's SxSW. Full Time Hobby have now picked...
The Loose Salute, founded by drummer Ian McCutcheon of Slowdive and Mojave 3 who also sings and plays guitar in... Label: unsigned
Boy-girl duo Slow Club's unique and cheery brand of folk-pop won us over at the Camden Crawl recently, where they... Label: Blue Thumb/UCJ
Beth Rowley's forthcoming album 'Little Dream', produced by Steve Power (Blur) and Bacon & Quarmby (Richard Hawley, Finlay Quaye), is... Label: LL Recordings/ Atlantic
We featured Lykke Li's debut release 'Little Bit' in December last year to a great reaction. Her album 'Youth Novels',... Label: EMI
Following on from Ready For The Floor, Hot Chip's first Top 10 single, their next single is everything we love... Label: Columbia
With a Top 10 single and album in the US already, Sara Bareilles' big radio hit is off to a... Label: UCJ
A skillful blend of chilled-out blues, folk and jazz, Melody Gardot's debut album, Worrisome Heart, was released to critical acclaim... Label: unsigned/ Nude
Beat Bop is the limited edition first release of Southend band Hoodlums. It's a one-off through Nude Records after the band... Label: unsigned
Steve Pilgrim, formerly of The Stands and drummer with John Power and Paul Weller, self-released his solo album last year... Label: unsigned/ Wagram, France
'Electro-swing jazz' isn't a genre we dip into often but a fun debut from this French ensemble, Caravan Palace, was... Label: Atlantic
Jason Mraz's third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things is out June 9 on Atlantic and is... Label: unsigned
Label interest in Skeletons has been growing since busy London showcases earlier this year. This is the lead track from... Label: NoCarbon/ Universal
Brighton band The Rivers' singles deal with NoCarbon Records/Universal Music starts with She Gives It Around - a short and... Label: Independiente
The follow-up to Martina Topley Birds' Mercury Prize-nominated debut album Quixotic is due out next month on Independiente. Danger Mouse-produced... Label: unsigned
Well-written pop with a strong chorus and a big hook, this from Brighton band Rubylux touches on their stated influences... Label: Epic
Go:Audio's next single sees them establish their hybrid pop-rock-electro sound with considerable aptitude - it's a very likeable start to... Label: unsigned/Ventilation
We found this track from Copenhagen five-piece Passtime Poets on a demo we were given at Midem. Hollywood, straight from... Label: Charisma/EMI
We've already featured Alphabeat's 'Fantastic Six' and 'Fascination', their Top 10 hit. Their next single '10,000 Nights' looks set to pick... Label: Vibes and Pressure/Atlantic
Natty's debut single has already received R1 plays on Jo Whiley and a Jools Holland live TV appearance is lined-up... Label: Gung-Ho!
Petter & The Pix's Nevermind, which John Kennedy of XFM has given radio support to over here, has a great... Label: 3 Beat Blue/AATW
3 Beat Blue, a label from the Liverpool record shop 3 Beat, establish their crossover merits with this instant and... Label: Full Time Hobby
White Denim's loud experimental rock sound won favour with many at this year's SxSW. Full Time Hobby have now picked...