Champion’s Formula Records presents its first signee and the debut EP from Notion. The Digits EP is a promising start for Notion, his future releases will be of interest if this is anything to go by.
The Digits EP is released on 4th July on 12" vinyl and digitally.
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" is taken from Robin Thicke's 6th and as yet untitled studio album which should be released later this year. This track is so smooth and soulful - nice!
"Old School" is the lead track from Russo's new EP, The Ambition which is released on 16th July. The song stays true to it's name by featuring UK Hip Hop legend Rodney P.
Hot on the heels of a 27-date UK tour, which climaxed with a sold-out show at The Scala, Essex four-piece The Milk are gearing up to release their brand new single "Every Time We Fight".
Video directed by James Buckley (Jay from The Inbetweeners).
"Every Time We Fight" is released on 24th June.The Milk will be playing various dates up and down in the UK in June including Evolution Festival and the Isle of Wight Festival. Head to ThisIsTheMilk.com for more info.
Gemini's Dubstep remix of Emeli Sande's new single "My Kind of Love".
"My Kind of Love" is released in the UK on 10th June and is available to Pre-Order now on iTunes UK. Emeli Sande's debut album Our Version of Events is released on 5th June in the US and is available to Pre-Order now on iTunes US.
After the success of his last single "Follow Fashion" (featuring Ed Sheeran, Mikill Pane, Sincere and Master Shortie) XO Man is at it once again with his new five track EP, Unwrap the Club.
XO Man's launch party for Unwrap the Club is being held at The Nest in London on 21st June. FREE ENTRY for anyone wearing a XO-Mustache and it's £5 for Non mustache wearers. It's a guest list only event so please send full names to: guestlist@xomanmusic.com. Click the picture below for more info.
"The Sun Comes Crashing Down" is the first single from Platinum selling Scottish singer-songwriter's new album, Flesh and Blood. Sandi is best known for her 2006 No.1 hit single, "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)," which topped the charts in the UK, Australia, Germany, and Ireland, to name a few.
"Sun Comes Crashing Down" is available to download for free fromSandiThom.com. Sandi Thom releases Flesh and Blood on 14th August.
The 9th annual Decibel International Festival of Electronic Music Performance, Visual Art and New Media has been announced, featuring headliners Kimbra, Carl Craig, Matthew Dear, Fennesz, John Talabot, Ariel Pink, and Actress, Nina Kraviz, and Baths.
UPDATE - The following acts have just been added to the bill: Orbital, The Cannabinoids featuring Erykah Badu, Shpongle, Balam Acab, MartyParty, Teengirl Fantasy and Shlohmo!
In addition to the headlining acts above, the festival will feature such heavy-hitters as Dragonette, Emancipator, and Yppah. Click here for the first 60 musical acts announced.
Following the “artist a day” approach, the rest of the musical lineup (60 more acts out of 120) will be announced on 27th June with the entire program of educational programs, film festival, after-parties and boat-parties announced on July 11th. To reward attendees who purchase passes early, tickets will be discounted by 25% through 26th June.
The 9th annual Decibel International Festival will be held in Seattle, Washington on September 26th - 30th, 2012. Visit The Decibel Festival website for more information and to purchase tickets.
In year nine, The Decibel International Festival of Electronic Music Performance, Visual Art and New Media is quickly becoming the SXSW of the swelling cultural phenomena that is electronic music. The Seattle based festival expects to hit 30k attendees this year with over 170 artists from 19 different countries, plus 72 educational speakers, making Decibel Festival an oracle for the growth of the entire international electronic music scene. The entire festival takes place over a five day period at over 14 venues in Seattle, Washington.
After teasing us with a behind the scenes video, Rude Kid's "Get Busy" was finally unleashed in Mistajam's BBC 1xtra show. Sounding like it's gonna be big!
"Get Busy" is released on 29th July and you can Pre-Order it now on iTunes UK.
Lizzie Nightingale is a Singer/ Songwriter from from Glasgow, Scotland to watch out for. Her Tiny Teardrops EP was written in its entirety by Lizzie and features "Alone" - Lizzie's reworking of Magetic Man's "Flying Into Tokyo".
"This is an hour of musical heat. Mostly house music with a little bit of soul at the end. Lots of stuff i've been playing and loving in the last 6 months that is perfect for listening to in the SUNSHINE." - Annie Mac
Natty's brilliant Out of Fire Mixtapeis available to download for free from Natty's Facebook page. Featured artists include Sam Frank, The Ragga Twins and Busy Signal.
Bobby Womack's new album, The Bravest Man In The Universe, which is released on 11th June (UK) & 12th June (US). You can Pre-Order it now on iTunes UK & iTunes US.
Azealia Banks' 1991 EP is released on 28th May on iTunes UK and 29th May on iTunes US. The 1991 EP includes "Liquorice" as well as Azealia's buzz track "212" .