17 Feb 2005

Kiona
Slowmotion

unsigned

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This Danish unsigned band won us over with a superior chorus and a powerful vocal. Slowmotion is the opening track from their new EP, produced Dennis Ahlgren (Zero 7). They headline the Camden Underworld on March 2.

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Speedy feat. Lumidee - Sientelo

Speedy feat. Lumidee
Sientelo

(Mach 1 (Germany)

Reggaeton - if you don't know what it is yet, you will soon. There are some clues here and here....

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16 Feb 2005
Nine Black Alps - Shot Down

Nine Black Alps
Shot Down

Island

Nine Black Alps achieved a buzz and bidding war without sounding like anything else around, and without a 'The' at...

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15 Feb 2005
Trader - Used To Lie

Trader
Used To Lie

unisgned

Another of those delightful tracks that was sent to us out of the blue as an mp3, by the artists....

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14 Feb 2005
Kano - Typical Me

Kano
Typical Me

679

The 19-year-old east Londoner came third in the influential BBC Online's 'Sound of 2005' behind The Bravery and Bloc Party....

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11 Feb 2005
Apathy feat. Emilio Lopez - It Takes A Seven Nation Army To Hold Us Back

Apathy feat. Emilio Lopez
It Takes A Seven Nation Army To Hold Us Back

Demigodz

We've been listening to Lamacq Live a lot recently and that's where we heard this. Some very enjoyable rapping over...

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10 Feb 2005
Akon - Locked Up

Akon
Locked Up

SRC/Universal

No soundclip. We've been keeping tabs on this massive US hit for months and featured it in our magazine before...

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09 Feb 2005
Lake Placid - This Air

Lake Placid
This Air

Universal (Denmark)

Eight piece Lake Placid are the latest buzz alternative act out of Denmark. This Air is a very Scandinavian sounding...

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08 Feb 2005
C-Sixty Four - On A Good Thing

C-Sixty Four
On A Good Thing

Manifesto

Cabin Crew and/or Sunset Strippers are heading for the top of the charts - will this be the last of...

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07 Feb 2005
The Bees - Chicken Payback

The Bees
Chicken Payback

Virgin

The Bees' debut LP on Wall Of Sound was Mercury- nominated and there was nothing surprising about the quality of their...

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04 Feb 2005
Tears for Fears - Closest Thing to Heaven

Tears for Fears
Closest Thing to Heaven

Gut

Apparently, Tears For Fears got together to discuss their reunion and said "Above all, let's make sure that this time,...

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03 Feb 2005
SLK - Hype! Hype!

SLK
Hype! Hype!

Smoove/Ministry of Sound

A big release for Smoove - the urban imprint named after the successful night at Ministry's London club. Hype! Hype!...

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02 Feb 2005
Cabin Crew - Star 2 Fall

Cabin Crew
Star 2 Fall

Data

When we featured the Sunset Strippers version of Waiting For A Star To Fall yesterday, we mentioned that Cabin Crew...

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01 Feb 2005
Sunset Strippers - Falling Stars

Sunset Strippers
Falling Stars

Direction

Here we go again with multiple, simultaneous cover versions of a golden oldie. This is no bad thing - it...

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31 Jan 2005
Grace - Sleep All Day

Grace
Sleep All Day

unsigned

This is track three on the Grace's debut single and it suggests to us that there could be some major...

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28 Jan 2005
Aventura - Obsesión

Aventura
Obsesión

Hit Mania

Obsesión is one of the freshest, most original and simply the best international hits of recent years. It has already...

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27 Jan 2005
Doloroso - Radio Silence

Doloroso
Radio Silence

This band are unsigned, unpublished and unmanaged. But that situation is sure to change soon - they have a breakthrough...

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26 Jan 2005