30 Jun 2004

Hurricane

28 Costumes

Spank

WE SAY

We didn't like this at first because it's unbelievably brash, but brash can be good, especially when backed up by a chorus as good as Hurricane's. They play London's On The Rocks tonight. (25 Kingsland Rd, Shoreditch)

CONTACTS

Jon Hall, Spank Records - 0151 707 2925

SEARCH TITLE / ARTIST / LABEL

SEARCH BY DATE

Switchfoot - Meant To Live

Meant To Live

Switchfoot

Columbia

A really exceptional rock track that we featured ages ago, shortly after Columbia had started working it to radio in...

more
29 Jun 2004
Craig Johnston - Made of Stone

Made of Stone

Craig Johnston

unsigning

Hearing this reminded us of the first time we heard Coldplay - stylistically, there's been a fair amount of similar...

more
28 Jun 2004
Pocket Angel - A Good Day

A Good Day

Pocket Angel

unsigned

This has been sitting on our desks and occasionally in our CD players for some time, and the melody has...

more
25 Jun 2004
Modest Mouse - Float On

Float On

Modest Mouse

Epic

Modest Mouse, who formed in 1993, have broken America! Not 'broken' in a Flaming Lips/Bright Eyes/ Interpol-type way, off the mainstream...

more
24 Jun 2004
Lucky Jim - You're Lovely To Me

You're Lovely To Me

Lucky Jim

Skint

When we received this album three months ago, we spent a disproportiate amount of time listening to it simply because...

more
23 Jun 2004
The Crash - Star

Star

The Crash

Warner (Finland)

Finland's The Crash don't sound like HIM or The Rasmus but they do share some of the same qualities. They...

more
22 Jun 2004
DJ Hannu - The One

The One

DJ Hannu

unsigned/J Boy

The first thing that will catch your ear about this is the riff from Sweet Child Of Mine by Guns...

more
21 Jun 2004
Aloud - Sex and Sun

Sex and Sun

Aloud

Open

This is the track to break Aloud - a suave crossover smash that sees them shift from lesser-known French house...

more
18 Jun 2004
Estelle - 1980

1980

Estelle

J-Did/V2

On the strength of this single and the follow-up, the massive Free, Estelle is about to eclipse her many female...

more
16 Jun 2004
Shapeshifters - Lola<92>s Theme

Lola<92>s Theme

Shapeshifters

Positiva

Like the first flush of love, we're yearning to spend more time with this truly uplifting tune. Our devotion has...

more
15 Jun 2004
Jam & Spoon feat. Jim Kerr - Cynical Heart

Cynical Heart

Jam & Spoon feat. Jim Kerr

Polydor Island (Germany)

We really like Jam & Spoon. They've done everything from Europop to happy hardcore to gospel-inspired house, with consistently excellent...

more
14 Jun 2004
Tess - The Second You Sleep (I Stay To Watch You Fade Away)

The Second You Sleep (I Stay To Watch You Fade Away)

Tess

Bonnier (Sweden)

A truly classy trance pop smash, produced by Scandinavian newcomers who sound like they've been doing it for years. It's...

more
11 Jun 2004
Verbalicious - Don't Play Nice

Don't Play Nice

Verbalicious

Adventure

17 year-old Verbalicious's MCing won a Radio 1 rap competition last year and stopped one of hip hop's top celebrities...

more
10 Jun 2004
Bad Newz - I Ball

I Ball

Bad Newz

unsigned

A feel good, summery hip hop hit, unsigned and available for the world. Bad Newz are two brothers from Miami...

more
09 Jun 2004
Peplab - Wondergirl

Wondergirl

Peplab

unsigned

Peplab contains various member of cheesey mid- nineties Dutch group Doop, techno artist Capricorn and the hard house artist Blackburst. There's...

more
08 Jun 2004
Naila Boss - La La La

La La La

Naila Boss

La Boss

We featured this in our magazine a few weeks ago and it's since been no 1 on Channel U's Fresh...

more
07 Jun 2004