The Gossip’s fifth album A Joyful Noise has leaked all over the internet. The new album was slated for a May 14th release, but somehow made its way online a week before. This probably being downloaded all over the world right now and a few will actually purchase it which is kind of sad because indie bands need support. At any rate, the album is ready for you to hear should you wish to wait or stream it online.
This may not be the greatest quality, but you get the gist. This was the only embeddable option. She’s really grimacing, since it was SNL and she didn’t want to lip sync for her life.
Yuna is the only export from Malaysia we know that has the ability to break the world market. Her beats tackle issues of love lost and little emancipations. In this track, Yuna takes her folk strumming and combines it with the powers of Pharrell. Whenever Pharrell works with non-mainstream singers he does real well. Just inquire with Shea Seger. “Live Your Life” is beautiful lullaby strewn upon an intricate melody. It’s the perfect song to have brunch to. All kinds of cuteness in one tune.
Are you ready for some M.I.A. madness? This is a new track from a yet-untitled fourth album that will surely turn some heads and it sounds like it can rule the world with a beat. We love us some M.I.A. and we hope she keeps it coming with those wild wild beats. Click below to listen to a bit of the track.
Dragonette are back in full force and are ready to take over the world with their underrated pop. The Canadian trio are set to launch the yet-untitled album sometime this year. Watch out!
We’d like watch this video, but apparently the uploader has made it unwatchable in Kuwait. Boo.
Missy Higgins is back, but the new sound is very different. We are not sure if we will warm up to it just yet, but its definitely not we expected from the Australian folkster.
Santigold’s second album Master Of My Make-Believe has leaked onto the internet. It did so the same day many other albums have leaked for some reason. Master of My Make-Believe is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Santigold aka Santi White, to be released on April 24, 2012 in the UK, and May 1, 2012 in the US, by Downtown/Atlantic Records.The cover art representing three incarnations of Santi, was designed by Jason Schmidt.
The record was produced with a wide range of different collaborators and producers including long time friends like Switch and Diplo plus David Sitek of TV on the Radio and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The album was preceded by three singles: “Go!” featuring Karen O, “Big Mouth” and “Disparate Youth”.
The highly-awaited debut, titled Instinct, of the Swedish duo Niki & The Dove has leaked all over the internet. In case you don’t know: Niki & The Dove are an electropop trio that originate from Stockholm, Sweden. The group, which consists of members Malin Dahlström (vocals), Gustaf Karlöf (keyboards) and Magnus Böqvist (drums), formed in February 2010 and are co-signed by Sub Pop and Mercury Records. On December 5, 2011, the BBC announced that the trio had been nominated for the BBC’s Sound of 2012 poll, to which they ultimately finished in fifth place.
Norah Jone’s new album Little Broken Hearts has apparently leaked on the internet before its release date! Little Broken Hearts is her fifth studio album, which will be released May 1, 2012 on Blue Note Records. The album follows the release of 2009′s The Fall. The album is produced by Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse, who is notable for his production work with The Black Keys, Gnarls Barkley, and Beck, among others.
This is just magnificent. Jessie Ware continues to impress us with her beats. This is a great way to welcome Summer.