In This Issue: So this week it’s a little... big. Some massive announcements have just come through. Coldplay are releasing a new record, along with Band Of Skulls. Back on home soil Mia Dyson and a new Byron act Toy Boats are dropping new records. Back again overseas and Swedish pop singer Lykke Li is releasing a new one, and Lune is also dropping a record. Plus there’s tons more in here, so have a read!
Coldplay
Ghost Stories, the sixth LP from the UK mega band, will be released on May 19 via Parlophone Records. Undoubtedly one of the biggest releases of the year, the single “Magic” is out now, and check out the tracklisting below for a heads up:
1. Always In My Head
2. Magic
3. Ink
4. True Love
5. Midnight
6. Another's Arms
7. Oceans
8. A Sky Full Of Stars
9. O
Mia Dyson
Her last record, 2012’s The Moment, blew up and garnered a huge amount of critical acclaim. Now the blues/roots artist Mia Dyson has announced that a new album will be released sometime later this year. It’s being funded by a Pledge Campaign, so get on it, and a new single, “When We’re Older”, is out now through iTunes.
http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/mda5?inf_contact_key=cc084e311946ac7...
Bonjah
Famous for their brilliant live show, Melbourne band Bonjah have announced that their new album, Beautiful Wild, will be released April 18 via Inertia. The lead single, “Honey” has just dropped, check it out:
https://soundcloud.com/bonjahband/honey-1/s-C6cNs
Lune
Remember that song ‘Teenage Crime’, that massive Adrian Lux track that shot to the top 10 of the Hottest 100 in 2010? Well the lady that supplied the vocals, Swedish artist Lune, is coming out with her debut record. Music & Sports will be released March 10 through Refune Records (also known as the record label of Sebastian Ingrosso, a member of Swedish House Mafia).
Rick Ross
The man is back: Rick Ross has just released his new record, Mastermind. It features a host of ridiculously special guests, including Kanye West, Jay –Z, Lil Wayne and heaps more. Bound to be a good time. It’s out now, and you can grab it on iTunes.
Jaytee
He’s been working the club circuit for a while now, but Newcastle producer Jaytee has been quietly cutting his own originals behind the scenes, and now he’s dropping his debut EP. Cold Blue is out now, and you can stream it here:
https://soundcloud.com/jaytee_hazard/cold-blue?in=jaytee_hazard/sets/jay...
LCD Soundsystem
Heads up LCD Soundsystem fans: April 19 will see the release of a mega 5-LP vinyl recording of the bands last performance at Madison Square Garden. It’s a complete recording of the show, and produced by James Mercer himself. It’s exclusively available then on Record Store Day, and then on May 16, it will be released to retailers.
Toy Boats
Toy Boats is the brainchild of Byron artist Hugo Costin-Neilson, and he’s getting ready to drop his debut full length Wedding Town, to be released April 11 via Resist Records. Bound to be a good one, and you can preorder here:
http://www.resistrecords.com/catalog/
Lykke Li
Swedish pop sensation Lykke Li will release her third album, I Never Learn, on May 9 through LL Recordings/Atlantic Records. You can check out the lead single below, where it’s streaming on Pitchfork:
http://pitchfork.com/news/54196-video-lykke-li-love-me-like-im-not-made-...
PUP
They’ve just recently been named by influential site Stereogum as one of the bands to watch in 2014. So that seems like a pretty good reason to mention that their self-titled debut is set to drop on April 11 via Shock Records. Worth a listen.
Band Of Skulls
And to round out the week, UK rockers Band Of Skulls will be releasing their new record, Himalayan on March 38 through Electric Blues Recordings. You know, just to remind you.
