The Latest Music Download Reviews

THE MACCABEES - Walking In The Air

First of all, we would really like to apologise for reviewing this every week past due. Maybe a Electric Banana review would have prompted this cracking cover version to hit the pinnacle spot rather than Matt Cardle? Probably not, but we will lamentably by no means know! Anyway, the lovely festive conventional (sung by means of Aled Jones - even though, now not in the real movie model) is given a brooding indie make-over through The Maccabees.

The south London 5-piece recorded their model at some stage in a recent live recording session for On Track With SEAT for Channel four, which changed into at the telly on 8th December and obtained one of these first-rate response from fanatics that a Facebook campaign was launched to get it released...And right here it is. Now, you probable suspect that Orlando Weeks vocals are not as robust as Mr Aled Jones. Well, you're right, however he uses his moody voice flawlessly to create an atmospheric triumph. Brilliant!

Rated four out of five

MONO - Trouble On The Way

Do you don't forget while Kings of Leon have been 60% band and forty% moustache? Yeah? They had been quite splendid weren't they? These boys are from the identical neck of the woods (Nashville) as their older homies and provide a quite excellent substitute for the interesting and uncooked 2003-generation KoL stuff that has long past missing from the Followill's own music considering they commenced experimenting with Gillette products. click here davido songs

They've were given that (conventional rock) southern rock sound that made KoL so famous once they first broke out, but additionally (singer and Joe Strummer lookalike) Nick Brown's vocals sound uncannily like Caleb Followill, which makes it almost not possible to look a Mono evaluation over the following couple of months with out seeing a mention of Kings Of Leon covered. So, if you favored Youth and Young Manhood, then whack this onto your Christmas (download) listing.

Rated four out of 5

THE BEES - Winter's Rose

Recent interviews with the The Bees over latest months has seen the band huge up the "psychedelic ayahuasca plant" that they claim has broadened their horizons and is without delay responsible for this Simon-&-Garfunkel-stoned-off-their-faces-esque track. Now, we do not condone drug use in any respect, however we may ought to have a reconsider after being attentive to this blissed out little gem.

Winter Rose appears on The Bee's fourth album Every Step's a Yes, and is an indie reggae song (preserve on, do not judge it too quick) that turns it into a hypnotic delight. The brilliance might not be on the spot, but provide it a few listens and permit it intoxicate you.

Rated 4 out of five

HURTS - All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day

Again, this changed into launched remaining week (what the hell were we doing?) and sees the 1980s Bros-lookalikes release a tune that is rammed full of Christmas cliches, however come what may manages to be keep away from being absolutely garbage.

And if you realize your Christmas pop, then you will know that piano and a snowy video is the important thing to all matters Christmassy. Double tick. However, no matter it being a decent effort at an authentic Xmas music (which could be very rare) - it could be nearly be lumped into the equal file as Westlife or Take That, as it sounds a chunk phoney. Are we being a bit too harsh here? Also, why is Robert De Niro (or lookalike) dressed as Santa on the quilt? Scary.

Rated three out of five

THE HUMAN LEAGUE - Night People

The Human League's Don't You Want Me has been played to loss of life by way of TV advertising, La Roux, Little Boots, and possibly every artist (moderate exaggeration) who has launched a track in 2009 and 2010 - because of the amazing electro renaissance. Therefore it truely is not any surpise that they have got decided to make a comeback and strike at the same time as the iron is warm! Well, perhaps lukewarm, as we are all getting ill of electro and Eighties-stimulated keyboarding aren't we?

Yes we're, however in spite of this surely sounding like a camp 1980s model of a Kraftwerk tune with garbage lyrics which could make you snigger out loud, it's miles an OK music for those of you who can nonetheless stand all this electro nonsense and stupid useless lyrics.

Rated 3 out of five

KATY B ft. MS DYNAMITE - Lights On

Everybody (with the triumphing mixture of working ears and brain) knows that Dubstep is the worst element that has ever came about inside the records of famous tune. FACT.

So, here is the girl responsible for making it come out of our radios a ways too regularly than it need to. Damn her! Katy B (Katie Brien), Peckham's greatest musical export, releases a music that continues the commercial brand of Dubstep that ALMOST makes it bearable to pay attention to. However, it needs to (dub)step completely faraway from Dubstep for most of you to get any amusement out of this.