Imogen Heap

Imogen Heap's new track 'Canvas' from her forthcoming album 'Ellipse'

Peaches

For sure 2009 is a Peaches' year.
The forth video for 'Serpentine' from 'I Feel Cream' album is already out.


directed by Price James

If you also want to check out the previous three videos, you have to click on:
'Talk to Me'
'More'
'Lose You'

ps: On August 2nd Peaches will perform live in Mykonos Music Festival

Lykke Li

The 23yo girl Lykke Li is here again.
We have seen her many times in acoustic versions, but this new one is really good.

Friendly Fires

New Friendly Fires video.
Although the front man needs some more dancing lessons, the video itself is very nice.

Gentle Wave Playlist (26/07/09)

1/4
The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home
A Camp - The Crowning
No-Man - Wherever There Is Light
Sara Schiralli - I Will Not Let You In
Bon Iver - Creature Fear / Team
Jonatha Brooke - What You Don't Know
Jenny Owen Youngs - Here is a Heart
Slow Club - Christmas TV
She & Him - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

2/4
VV Brown - Crazy Amazing
God Help the Girl - God Help the Girl
Jack Peñate - Be The One
Jonathan Johansson - Alla Vill Ha Hela Världen
Awesome New Republic - Florida
Lili Ster - L'Homme a Plume
Sliimy - Wake Up

3/4
Lissy Trullie - Ready For The Floor
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (James Iha Remix)
La Roux - Tigerlily
Regina Spektor - Dance Anthem of the '80s (Bodytime Remix)
Noah and the Whale - Blue Skies (Death to the Throne Remix)
Cubismo Grafico - A Whole New World
RAC - Super Mario Bros (RAC Mix)

4/4
Imogen Heap - Canvas
Marina and the Diamonds - Obsessions
Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone
Crooked Fingers - Luisa's Bones
Dan Black - Symphonies
Malbec - The Answering Machine
Plushgun - Just Impolite
teru - Android Girlfriend (ft. John Anealio & Fireproof Babies)



Don't stress out, Linda. I'll make the last show good.

Tonight's Dancing Madly Backwards is CANCELLED!

Sorry guys but I'm moving house tomorrow morning!!
Hopefully there will be a show next week!


XX

D.J.Girl

Mercury Prize 2009 Nominees

The Mercury Prize exists solely to champion UK music by promoting the 12 albums of the year by British or Irish artists.
All genres of music are eligible and all albums are treated equally.

Bat for Lashes Two Suns
Florence & The Machine Lungs
Friendly Fires Friendly Fires
Glasvegas Glasvegas
Kasabian West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
La Roux La Roux
Led Bib Sensible Shoes
Lisa Hannigan Sea Sew
Speech Debelle Speech Therapy
Sweet Billy Pilgrim Twice Born Men
The Horrors Primary Colours
The Invisible The Invisible

Hope, the result for this year will not be disappointing...

Chromeo DJ-KICKS

It's Chromeo's turn for DJ-KICKS

Download Chromeo's DJ-KiCKS exclusive track HERE

Delphic

We loved their debut 'Counterpoint' a few months ago.



Now, Delphic are coming with another release.
'This Momentary' (also with an amazing video) is going to be released on Monday 31st August and downloadable through Kitsuné


don't forget to check their very nicely designed website

New Coldplay

VERY NICE ANIMATED VIDEO by Shynola for Coldplay.

Gentle Wave Playlist (19/07/09)

1/4
The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home
Zee Avi - First Of The Gang To Die
Leon Jean-Marie - Beg
Emm Gryner - Song 2
Lily Allen - 22
Plushgun - An Aria
ActionAid - I'm Every Woman
Broken Records - If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It

2/4
Phoenix - Playground Love (Live on KEXP)
Sara Schiralli - Bang Bang
The Magic Numbers - Crazy In Love
jj - from africa to malaga
Mundy - Wherever, Whenever
Marina and The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (Acoustic)
Regina Spektor - Dance Anthem Of The '80s
Elizabeth and The Catapult - Taller Children
LaRoux - As If By Magic

3/4
Building Rome - Poker Face
Dunproofin' - Groove Is In The Girls
Marc Johnce - Bulletproof Paranoid
Mando Diao - Dance With Somebody (Rodion Remix)
Sally Shapiro - Love In July (CFCF Remix)
Chromeo - Momma's Boy
Thecocknbullkid - On My Own
Chew Lips - Salt Air (Suds and Soda Clash Up)

4/4
Imogen Heap - First Train Home
Franz Ferdinand - Bite Hard
Frankmusik - Every Breath You Take
Basement Jaxx - Raindrops
Passion Pit - Folds In Your Hands
Jack Peñate - Tonight's Today
Morcheeba - Everybody Loves A Loser
Florence and The Machine - My Boy Builds Coffins
Discovery - I Want You Back (In Discovery)



Get it? 2 to go.

WHAT????

Roisin is pregnant???
It seems, it's true...

links to confirm
HERE
HERE
and HERE


this photo was taken last weekend on serpentine's gallery opening.

Patrick for Bachelor

"It's a very serious love album"

Patrick Wolf said about his latest album 'The Bachelor' on NME's camera while he was preparing himself for his performance at T in the Park festival.

The XX

The XX is a new UK band.
Their first album is going to be released on August 17th, but they already have their first single out 'Crystalised'

[Look like atmospheric Gossip]



Here is an acoustic version of it

Every Woman

ActionAid for women who live in poverty

The single 'I'm Every Woman' is a cover of the Chaka Khan classic, but with 6 artists as innovative, exciting and individual as Amanda Ghost, Michachu (Bjork's favourite new artist), Roisin Murphy, TheCockNBullKid, Alessi's Ark and Sinead O'Connor.

You can download the song for free HERE




Here is Roisin's interview, speaking about the project

Gentle Wave Playlist (12/07/09)

1/4
The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home
MGMT - Destrokk
Kings Of Convenience - I Don't Know What to Save You From (Royksopp Remix)
Cassettes Won't Listen - Freeze and Explode
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - Once
A Camp - Golden Teeth and Silver Medals
John Anealio - Summer Glau
Tori Amos - Butterfly

2/4
Come Monday Night - God Help the Girl
Plushgun - How We Roll
Matt and Kim - Daylight
Run Toto Run - Sleepyhead
Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance
Axton Kincaid - I Wanna Be Adored
Chris Garneau - Fireflies
Magic Wands - Black Magic
Leon Jean-Marie - Bring It On
The Drums - I Felt Stupid

3/4
Alphabeat - Digital Love
Sally Shapiro - Love In July
Val Venosta - Peace And Quiet Is For Libraries!
Shakira - Loba
Kinky - Hasta Quemarnos (Marcello Cunning Remix)
Lady Gaga - Paparazzi (Stuart Price Remix)
The Phenomenal Handclap Band - You'll Disappear
Thecocknbullkid - I'm Not Sorry (Sturat Ramsay Remix)
Marina and The Diamonds - I Am Not a Robot (The Shoes Remix)
Mando Diao - Dance With Somebody

4/4
Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek (Tommie Sunshine Acid Edit)
Kerli - Fragile
Illinois - Kid Catastrophe
Julie Doiron - When Brakes Get Wet
Awesome New Republic - Forcefield
Passion Pit - Little Secrets
The Killers - Joy Ride (Night Version)
Lily Allen - Fuck You (Doctor Rosen Rosen Remix)
Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen

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That's not a .gif. Too wasted to post pic.

Bloc Party

New Bloc Party video for their new single 'One More Chance'.
The single is going to be released on August 10th.

Lily Allen - 22

New Lily Allen! NEW LILY ALLEN!



Personally, I find her better-looking as a mess...

Dirty Projectors

Dirty Projectors have a very nice video for their new single 'Stillness Is The Move' directed by Matthew Lessner.

Juliette Lewis announced...

... her US tour and the release date for the new album.



She is sooooo crazy...LOVE HER!

Sally Shapiro

Sally Shapiro presented yesterday her new single 'Love in July' [which is going to be released on July 14th] with a very nice animated video.

In this music video a whale and a fish fall in love, get surrounded by ice, but the sun of July melts the ice and makes love possible
(too drama for me, but the video is really nice)

Tronik Youth Teaser

Tronik Youth announced his new single.

Jenny Lewis - See Fernando

Just watch this like the awesome '60s throwback that it is

and check out creators Team G on Vimeo.

The Phenomenal Handclap Band

I've finally found an American band I'm happy to vouch for. According to their MySpace, The Phenomenal Handclap Band is a tight-knit aggregation of musicians and artists from Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. At the center of it is Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand.

After working with a wide range of artists, from veteran soul acts to up-and-coming rock n' rollers, the duo set their sights on The Phenomenal Handclap Band, a collective comprised of various luminaries of the indie rock and underground soul scenes. The resulting self-titled debut (which boasts guest appearances by Aurelio Valle, Carol C, Jaleel Bunton, Bart Davenport, Jon Spencer, and Lady Tigra) is the harmonious culmination of numerous diverse musical backgrounds, as well as a testament to Collás’ and Marquand’s singular musical vision. They have crafted a sound that is equal parts anthemic, dancefloor-oriented and orchestral, borrowing elements from progressive rock, disco, electro, and psychedelia.

Their debut album has just hit the (virtual) shelves and I'll hopefully get a chance to see them live very soon, so I'll see for myself whether "their delirious sermonizing whips crowds into a charismatic frenzy" and "their live shows are more akin to a spiritual church revival than an actual rock show". Until then, enjoy "You'll Disappear".

Gentle Wave Playlist (05/07/09)

1/4
The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home
Morrissey & Siouxsie - Interlude
Beirut - Elephant Gun
AM - New Road (ft. Meiko)
Regina Spektor - Eet
Porcupine Tree - Collapse The Light Into Earth
John Anealio - Transfromers

2/4
Custom Kings - Boys Of Summer
Phoenix - Armistice
Glee Cast - Don't Stop Believin'
The Boy Least Likely To - When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Boy Again
Kerli - The Creationist
Peaches - Gay Bar
Metric - Gold Guns Girls
Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket

3/4
Lily Allen - Fuck You
Marina and The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (Starsmith's 24 Carat Remix)
Plushgun - Maybe Tomorrow
Thecocknbullkid - I'm Not Sorry
Yoav - Club Thing (Funkerman Remix)
VV Brown - Shark In The Water (Blame Remix)
Alaska In Winter - Berlin (Doctor Rosen Rosen Remix)
Freemasons - Uninvited (ft. Bailey Tzuke)

4/4
Monsters Are Waiting - I Wanna Be Adored
The Marches - Need Me Back
Awesome New Republic - Digital World
Bat For Lashes - Two Planets
Stars - Personal
Electrelane - Saturday
Cocosuma - Charlotte's On Fire



Of course, his name means freedom.

Thecocknbullkid - I'm Not Sorry

There is no way to top her own words, so allow me to just copy & paste...

From Thecocknbullkid's myspace:

Thecocknbullkid is Anita Blay.

Thecocknbullkid is one word with no apostrophies, please.

Thecocknbullkid writes all her own songs and produces a number of them too.
She urges you not to be overly impressed with this.

Thecocknbullkid thinks the Sugababes were never the same when Mutya left.

Thecocknbullkid thinks you should stop aspiring to the OC. It's so much easier being yourself.

Thecocknbullkid has been writing and recording for 23 years and hopes you will like it.





I'm Not Sorry Released March 9th on Moshi Moshi.

Directed by Ollie Evans

Have you seen her video? Because it is AWESOME.