Gayngs
Bon Iver, Solid Gold, Megafaun, P.O.S. and a slew of Minneapolis musicians have united under Ryan Olsen’s supergroup to play soft rock music directly inspired by 10CC’s I’m Not In Love. It sounds dubious but judging by The Gaudy Side of Town, the album Relayted, out next month is worth investigation.
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Bob Dylan’s gonna knock you out
Dylan was joined by comedian Steve Merchant on his radio show recently and the two rapped through LL Cool J’s hip-hop classic Mama Said Knock You Out.
Delorean
Sunshine dance-pop with a Balearic twist from Barcelona, Delorean will release the superb vitamin C hit of debut Subiza in June. Pre-order it from Matador Records and you can get a free download of the album right now. More labels should do this please.
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Two Door Cinema Club remixed
The Twelves’ disco-funk remix of the Bangor band’s Something Good Can Work has been climbing up the blog charts for the last two weeks.
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