NEWSFLASH: Wiley Announces New Single

East London’s finest Richard Kylea Cowie aka Wiley has taken the E3 music scene from an underground phenomenon to full mainstream success. Along the way, he’s produced and / or mentored most of the scene’s biggest names including Dizzee Rascal, Tinchy Stryder, Chipmunk and JME. Now the groundbreaking MC, producer and mad genius returns with the February 21st release of his new single ‘Never Be Your Woman’ on Relentless / Virgin Records.

‘Never Be Your Woman’ is Wiley’s contemporary take on the almost forgotten 1997 classic that White Town took from out of nowhere and straight to the top of the charts. Wiley’s bold rhymes are powered with a raw energy that provides the attitude needed to make the track a relevant and vital addition to 2009’s burgeoning UK scene.

The track was produced by rising underground star Naughty Boy with guest vocals from Emeli Sande. The duo previously collaborated on Chipmunk’s Top 10 hit ‘Diamond Rings’.

Wiley first became notable on the underground scene in the Nineties but it was his formation of the Roll Deep collective that defined grime as a genre that could infiltrate the mainstream music scene. Always eager to break new ground and to surprise with new developments sounds, Wiley’s unique talent is matched by his prolific nature. His solo career already encompasses four studio albums as well as a vast array of mixtapes including several releases as part of his regular Tunnel Vision series.

Wiley is currently pushing ahead with new material for an upcoming album project.

Mixes come courtesy of Shy FX, Agent X, Herve, Solo, and N-Type.

www.myspace.com/eskiboywiley

NEWSFLASH: Late Of The Pier announce new single!

“Here is the beginning of something new.
We’re rewriting our own rules.
And taking on new projects.
In new forms of expression.
The past few years have given us a lot to think about
and feel.
And now we begin to bring to life,
our imaginations.
Here is the beginning of something new.

Love,
LOTP”

Fresh from their debut album release Fantasy Black Channel, Late Of The Pier return with ambitious new track ‘Blueberry’. Produced by Erol Alkan, this new slab of prog-pop will initially be released on Alkan’s own Phantasy label as a single download in December before seeing a 12-inch vinyl release along side another new track ‘Best In The Class’, released in February 2010.

The track received its debut on the third installment of Erol’s 6 Mix residency on BBC6 Music on Saturday 21st November, and the response has been overwhelming with Boys Noize terming them “the best band on the globe.”

2010 looks to usher in a new era of Late Of The Pier as the band branches off into new multimedia projects… from solo albums, side projects and collaborations to scripting, editing and directing film. It’ll also see the official launch of the bands Zarcorp label, including the Samuel Dust-produced debut single from newcomers Egyptian Hip Hop and the upcoming audio/visual project La La Lepus. It will also see the beginnings of their follow-up album for Parlophone Records and ‘something very special and very secret’.

The New Year promises Late Of The Pier a new studio, new friends, new sounds and many new ideas… and if ‘Blueberry’ is anything to go on… we’re all in for a very exciting year.

www.myspace.com/lateofthepier

NEWSFLASH: Paper Route announce Paramore support slots!

Nashville indie-electro outfit PAPER ROUTE are confirmed to support pop-punk behemoth PARAMORE on their forthcoming December UK tour. Commencing on December 10th in Glasgow, the 4-piece will be supporting Paramore on 6 other gigs in Birmingham, Dublin, Cardiff, Manchester, Brighton and London’s Wembley Arena.
As well as these support slots, Paper Route will play two headline gigs in London, December 15th at Water Rats and Club NME at KOKO on Dec 18th after their Wembley gig.
Josh Farro of Paramore commented, “We chose Paper route to tour with us because of their incredible talent and passion in the art that they create.  Their live set for me is an amazing spiritual experience. It’s an experience you won’t forget.”
The band will also be releasing a remix EP, which features tracks from their 2009 debut album Absence remixed by the likes of Passion Pit and Catchdubs.
Their UK tour schedule and remix EP tracklisting is listed in full below.
Paper Route is composed of Chad Howat (bass, piano, programming), J.T. Daly (vocals, keyboards, percussion), Andy Smith (vocals, guitars, harmonica), and Gavin McDonald (drums).

UK TOUR DATES:
Dec 10 Glasgow SECC w/Paramore
Dec 11 Birmingham NIA w/Paramore
Dec 12 Dublin 02 Point w/Paramore
Dec 14 Cardiff CIA w/Paramore
Dec 15 London Water Rats
Dec 16 Manchester MEN w/Paramore
Dec 17 Brighton Centre w/Paramore
Dec 18 London Wembley Arena w/Paramore
Dec 18 KOKO, Club NME

For more information, go to:
http://www.myspace.com/paperroute
http://www.paperrouteonline.com

NEWSFLASH: Little Boots Announces New Single

“All hail Little Boots, the indie Madonna!” – The Independent
“The first proper single from Hands is saucier than a beach postcard and sharper than ground glass in your candyfloss” – NME
“A timely night out anthem for penny pinching times from the Blackpool electropopper” – Observer
“Absolutely fab summer electro disco from one of 2009’s hottest tips” – Sunday Times Culture
After all the hysteria of the past few months, Little Boot’s debut single ‘New in Town’ is finally out! You can purchase the single now from iTunes:  http://tinyurl.com/r6nugu

Blackpool native Victoria Hesketh will be playing a gig this Thursday at London’s Heaven.

Her debut album Hands will be released on June 8th through 679/Atlantic

NEWSFLASH: Florence & The Machine announce release of album and new single!

DEBUT ALBUM LUNGS RELEASED ON JULY 6TH ON ISLAND RECORDS
NEW SINGLE ‘RABBIT HEART (RAISE IT UP)’ OUT JUNE 22ND

After releasing just two limited singles (‘Kiss With A Fist’ and ‘Dog Days Are Over’) the magnetic Florence & The Machine has built up a formidable following of fans and critics alike, even winning this years highly prestigious Critics Choice BRIT Award. Now with the impressive debut album Lungs Florence Welch looks set to exceed all hype and expectation, blowing her contemporaries out of the water.
 
An insight into why the wonderful world of 22 year old Florence has mesmerized more than a few, the long player is an intoxicating mix of delicate fragility, dark humour and twisted Tim Burton style fairy-tales. Production duties come care of Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, Jack Penate, Maximo Park), James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, The Klaxons, Last Shadow Puppets) and Steve Mackay (Pulp, M.I.A), who were all eager to work with the young newcomer.
 
From the live favourite ‘You’ve Got The Love’ to the raw blues tinged ‘Girl With One Eye’ to the beautifully painful ‘Between Two Lungs’, the album is crammed with crowd pleasers. Also boasting fresh tracks like new single ‘Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)’, ‘Drumming’ – with its epic denseness, the terrifyingly brilliant ‘Howl’ and ‘Hurricane Drunk’ with it’s paradoxical charms of heartbreak, love and loss, Lungs promises to leave us wanting more of the insanely captivating Florence Welch.
 
ALBUM TRACKLISTING:
1. Dog Days Are Over
2. Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
3. I’m Not Calling You A Liar
4. Howl
5. Kiss With A Fist
6. Girl With One Eye
7. Drumming
8. Between Two Lungs
9. Cosmic Love
10. My Boys Builds Coffins
11. Hurricane Drunk
12. Blinding
Bonus: You’ve Got The Love
 
CATCH FLORENCE LIVE IN THE UK:
May
22nd – 02 Academy, Birmingham
27th  – Bloomsbury Ballroom, London
28th  – Bloomsbury Ballroom, London
Acoustic set at Phonica as part of Island 50th
31st  – Oran Mor, Glasgow
June
1st  – St Phillips Church, Manchester
2nd – Concorde 2, Brighton
21st – Hurricane, Germany
26th – Blur support at Manchester M.E.N Arena
27th – Glastonbury (John Peel Stage)
 
July
3rd – Blur support at Hyde Park, London
4th – Hop Garden, The Isle Of Man
5th – Eurockness, France
11th – T in park, Scotland
12th – Oxygen, Ireland
18th – Lovebox, London