17 Nov 2004

The Words Don't Come

Knights

unsigned

WE SAY

The songwriting on this project is just so fresh and so good. It's somewhere between Hall & Oates and Prince, and there are several other songs in the same league as this one. Good lyrics too. A project to watch.

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Lucy Heyman, Equal Media - +44 (0)20 8960 4443

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Headland - Molly's Disco

Molly's Disco

Headland

Touchy Feely/Prolifica

Electrofolkprogpop is how Headland describe their music and Molly's Disco is a prime example. It's the third offering from their...

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16 Nov 2004
Martha Wainwright - BMFA

BMFA

Martha Wainwright

Drowned In Sound

This is one of our favourite tracks of the year and several critics agree with us on that. A small...

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15 Nov 2004
The Breakmakers - Something Without Me

Something Without Me

The Breakmakers

unsigned/Everybody's

We saw this lot live recently. There were briliant five part harmonies and A&Rs in abundance. Plus they can pen...

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12 Nov 2004
The Dawn Parade - The Underground

The Underground

The Dawn Parade

unsigned/Sugartown

Greg McDonald of The Dawn Parade is one of our favourite songwriters of the moment, in the mould of Mike...

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11 Nov 2004
Merril Bainbridge - For A Moment

For A Moment

Merril Bainbridge

Gotham/BMG Australia

Merril is best known for the excellent Mouth, an international hit in 1997. This is from her new album which...

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10 Nov 2004
The Dears - Lost In The Plot

Lost In The Plot

The Dears

Bella Union

No soundclip. We helped fuel the UK buzz on this band when we stumbled across them by accident at SXSW....

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09 Nov 2004
Mark Aston - All The Roads

All The Roads

Mark Aston

unsigned

We've been championing British singer songwriter Mark Aston for some time so it was gratifying to receive one of the...

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08 Nov 2004
Alexis Strum - Bad Haircut

Bad Haircut

Alexis Strum

Mercury

Great news from the Alexis Strum camp - she has signed with Mike Sault for records. We're delighted to hear...

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05 Nov 2004
Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter

The Blower's Daughter

Damien Rice

DRM/14th Floor

This was our first ever Record of the Week, gracing our magazine pilot issue way back when Damien was unsigned...

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04 Nov 2004
Bluelagoon - Break My Stride

Break My Stride

Bluelagoon

Sony (Germany)

Ace Of Base covered Matthew Wilder's excellent 1984 hit Break My Stride but didn't do it justice. Now Blue Lagoon...

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03 Nov 2004
Aeroplanes - This Is My Love

This Is My Love

Aeroplanes

unsigned

This stopped us in our tracks. What a voice - like hearing Liam Gallagher or Kelly Jones sing for the...

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02 Nov 2004
Rufus Wainwright - Oh What A World

Oh What A World

Rufus Wainwright

Dreamworks

People keep on talking about Rufus Wainwright's third album Want One, and rightly so - it's brilliant, as we've been...

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01 Nov 2004
The Radio - Remember Me Remember You

Remember Me Remember You

The Radio

Reekus (Ireland)

The Radio are the Flaming Lips morphed with a Phil Spector girl band. It's wildly ambitious and, on this track,...

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29 Oct 2004
Greenhaus - Higher Ground

Higher Ground

Greenhaus

unsigned

At first we thought Chris Morris had hijacked BBC London News but it turned out this had started playing through...

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28 Oct 2004
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks

Teenage Kicks

The Undertones

Sanctuary

How could we run anything today but a tribute to John Peel? We’ll remember him as a music enthusiast without...

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27 Oct 2004
Uniting Nations - Out Of Touch

Out Of Touch

Uniting Nations

Gusto

We generally avoid featuring records we're involved with but here is one - our music editor JT manages the producers...

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26 Oct 2004