Hard to believe that Donna Summer has just died of cancer, aged 63.  The Queen of Disco was probably the first disco artist i was truly moved by, when she had a top twenty hit covering Jon & Vangelis’s 1981 … Continue reading →

Montreal’s Claire Boucher, aka Grimes, released her third album, Visions, via British indie stalwarts 4AD on Monday.  It’s a small leap forward from previous albums Geidi Primes (No Pain In Pop) and Halfaxa (Lo Recordings), her kittenish vocals embellished by much sharper … Continue reading →

Can’t get enough of this cover of Wave Machines‘ mini-smash by new British pop chanteuse Joyce, who is apparently so fresh off the starting blocks, she doesn’t even have a web presence at the time of writing this…   And yet, … Continue reading →

Strikingly inventive live outfit Django Django‘s eponymous debut album was released today by French label Because Music. Half the quartet have Scottish roots (Edinburgh/Fife), they met at Edinburgh College of Art and, although various attempts were made over the last … Continue reading →

Here’s a Hobbesian Top 50 for the year (of sorts), downloadable in three parts here, here and here, to help get your party started this festive season.  I’m not really a massive fan of charts but did quite enjoy reflecting on some of my … Continue reading →

  All rise for the return of Cee Lo Green, the singer who fronted/partnered Danger Mouse in Gnarls Barkley and set the world on fire with crossover smash Crazy five years ago.  Apparently a more club-friendly version of this song … Continue reading →