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The Yorker presents this week's succinct guide to goings-on of the musical variety, both locally and nationally. Here you'll find previews of a selection of single and album releases from the week ahead, as well as a guide to the hottest tickets in town for live music.
While we, at The Yorker, are typically great advocates of spontaneity, we strongly advise a bit of forward planning in pre-booking tickets for Miles Kane, who performs at The Duchess this Sunday (8th). After a star-turn with a certain north-polar-inclined ape, Alex Turner, in The Last Shadow Puppets, the former Rascals frontman is currently touring in support of his debut solo album Colour of the Trap. Scroll down to listen to, and read Lucie's review of, his new single 'Rearrange'.
If you find yourself in need of some live music to inject some action into your midweek then look no further than Stereo, as it plays host to two fast-rising bands in as many days. On Wednesday (4th May) you can catch North-Welsh quintet Masters in France who will present their own brand of hard-hitting indie rock before stepping gracefully aside to let four-piece hip-hop/rock fusion band Middleman enjoy the limelight the following night (5th).
In fact, music lovers are presented with something of a dilemma on Thursday 5th, with additional gig-gravitational pulls emanating from two more venues in our fair city. At the Basement Bar, legendary American singer-songwriter and guitarist Peter Case - member of the Nerves, the Breakaways and the Plimsouls before embarking on his own highly successful solo career - takes to the stage, all fresh and limbered-up in the wake of his return to the touring scene following a two year absence. Meanwhile, at Fibbers, the NME Radar Tour stops in, showcasing the acclaimed Anna Calvi. You can sample her live sound yourself with this clip of her performing her song 'Desire' on ARTE TV:
In the wake of her monumental return to the music scene with single 'On The Floor', actress-turned-popstar Jennifer Lopez releases her new album Love? today on Island Records. With four years having passed since her last LP, two of those spent in the studio recording this current effort, the pressure is on J.Lo to retain her iconic R&B mainstream status; hopefully for her, a record inspired by the recent birth of her twins will do just the trick.
Many eyes, however, will be turned towards acclaimed folk group Fleet Foxes who today unveil their attempt to tackle the 'difficult second album'. Helplessness Blues arrives three years following the Seattle-based act's eponymous debut, a record that, for many, re-established folk music as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry as opposed to a fringe attraction. You can listen to a track from the new album, 'Grown Ocean', below:
By Lucie Vincer
Miles Kane - 'Rearrange
The Last Shadow Puppets’ frontman has launched his solo career with a couple of solid efforts. ‘Rearrange’ lacks the immediacy of previous single ‘Come Closer’, but is still instantly likeable with catchy enough lyrics and a backing reminiscent of Costello, although the wailing guitars can become a little grating by the end. An enjoyable track, and with debut solo album due in a couple of weeks, it would be worth catching Kane before he gets too popular.
The Feeling - Set My World On Fire
I’m going to ignore everything I know about The Feeling and review this with a clean slate. It’s alright. I like the chorus. It would be better if they hadn’t used synth. That little guitar motif is enjoyable. I like the Caribbean feel to it. Too much synth now. Just get rid of the synth. Not bad. Gets a little repetitive. Nice summer track, though. Oh piss off, synth.
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