This week's hottest new sounds...
YAEJI
Waking Up Down (XL Recordings)
Listening to Yaeji is like mainlining popping candy and then staring down a kaleidoscope for ages. This is the lead track from new mixtape What We Drew, and it’s brilliant.
Contact Leah Wilson
leahwilson@xlrecordings.com
PROTOMARTYR
Processed By The Boys (Domino)
Does anyone make modern punk better than Protomartyr? Judging by this five-minute bruiser off their fifth album, we’re going with a resounding ‘no’.
Contact Aoife Kitt
aoife@dominorecordco.com
OCTAVIAN & SKEPTA
Papi Chulo (Black Butter)
If you weren’t aware, Octavian moves at his own pace. He continues to defy convention here, linking up with Skepta for a cosmic slab of freaky flamenco rap.
Contact Jon Wilkinson
jon@technique-pr.com
ELLIE GOULDING (FEAT. BLACKBEAR)
Worry About Me (Polydor)
Ellie Goulding’s first track of 2020 strikes a defiant tone, as she raises two fingers to a love interest that never was. Slinky production keeps things sweet, though.
Contact Lottie Lander
lottie.lander@s-414.com
TONES AND I
Bad Child (Bad Batch/Elektra)
Tones And I appreciates Dance Monkey, but she’s ready to move on. Her story continues with Bad Child, a mid-tempo offering that shoots venom at the doubters.
Contact Kat Bawden
kat@dedikatedpr.com
THE KILLERS
Caution (Virgin EMI)
Brandon and the boys trail sixth album Imploding The Mirage with something rather sophisticated. The legendary Lindsey Buckingham adds to the grandeur.
Contact Rachel Hendry
rachelhendry@icloud.com
WESTERMAN
Think I’ll Stay (Play It Again Sam)
You wouldn’t know that Think I’ll Stay was inspired by an illness that saw Westerman suffer chronic pain, such is the richness of its melody. His debut LP is coming in June.
Contact Jodie Banaszkiewicz
jodie@staygoldenpr.com
