Artist: RAF Central Band

Artist: Vampire Weekend

You're the only band in the world to have moulded the fruity shimmering of sun-baked African pop with the leather-jacketed cool of 21st century New York rock 'n' roll, delivered it with the diligence of first-class honours students with tidy haircuts, and become a universally-lauded if unlikely international sensation as a result. You're not about to change your spots now, are you. It should come as no surprise therefore that with Contra, Vampire Weekend have delivered another full length album packed full with the same near-flawless, feather-weight indie with occasional knock-out tendencies as their eponymous first. What may be surprising though is how different a route they travelled to get to that same point this time around. Guitars are banished, or at least faded back in the mix to play textural bit parts and little more. Minimal electronic undercurrents earn a leading role, plugging a live cable into their principal artery and receiving little in the way of resistance from the main body. So the near-yodelling square dance of "White Sky", tip-toe harpsichord dub calypso of "Taxi Cab", Wacky Races jerky surf of "Cousins" and the Strokes-esque 4/4 infectiousness of "Givin...
Great album, one that really grows on you :), 2010-06-30
I've loved this band since I first heard Blake's Got A New Face on the iTunes song of the week however when I first heard this I thought that it wasn't anywhere near as good as the first album, but it alowly grew and grew on me and now I like it even more than I like the first!

Artist: 30 Seconds to Mars

My favourite!, 2010-08-27
I didn't particularly like 30 Seconds to Mars - I found their music loud with unnecessary shouting. My opinion of them changed however when I heard Kings and Queens whilst flicking through the music channels. The song quickly became one of my fave's and made me appreciate their earlier work such as The Kill and Attack. After buying this album and A Beautiful Lie I can honestly say they are now my favourite band which is strange because I wasn't really into this genre of music before. This Is War was described as sounding like a movie and I think this is a perfect description, it's atmospheric and really gets you into a good mood. Jared Leto is an amazing singer and the sound is something I've never heard before. Anyway, I now totally adore them and am going to see them perform in Birmingham in December which will be totally amazing I'm sure :D Hope this helped! xx

Artist: Amy Macdonald

Another Great Album, 2010-08-25
This is Amy Macdonald'follow up album to her first masterpiece(THIS IS THE LIFE)I thought it would be inpossible to follow up that album with another great album,but how wrong i was.(A CURIOUS THING)has some great tunes on it.The first track (Don't Tell Me That It's Over)is a good starter to this fine album, follwed up by(SPARK) then into what i think will be another Singles hit, if released 4th track(LOVE LOVE) If you have (THIS IS THE LIFE) you will love this album too.IT ROCK's

Artist: Alicia Keys

Excellent, 2010-08-30
love it love it love it - what an excellent cd would recommend it to anyone.

Artist: Brandon Flowers

Artist: Craig Ogden

extreme relaxation, 2010-09-02
This CD is a fantastic way to relax and unwind . You really feel that you can drift away with the light strumming

Artist: Biffy Clyro

Only Revolutions, the fifth long-player from Biffy Clyro, is a far cry from this Ayr trio’s earlier, reliably embittered emissions. Long gone is the abrasive post-grunge that characterised albums like 2002’s The Vertigo Of Bliss, replaced by polished production, uplifting melodies and a grand, orchestral palette. This doesn’t meant Biffy have succumbed to the sort of blanding out that afflicts so many bands that clean up their act, though--indeed, in many ways they’ve become a more complex, idiosyncratic musical force, touting big anthems laced with creative eccentricity. The likes of "The Golden Rule" and "Born On A Horse" take their cue from Muse, fitting up songs with progressive twists and turns, not to mention some curiously elliptical wordplay. "I pronounce it aluminium/'Cause there’s an I next to the U and M", spits Simon Neil on the latter, over an offbeat keyboard groove. Elsewhere, "The Golden Rule" hitches hectic riffage and gang vocals to an unashamedly epic symphonic outro, while "Shock Shock" channels relationship angst into something cosmically terrifying: "You scratch and you scratch 'til your face comes away, replaced by a hole or a vort...
Awesome!!, 2010-08-23
This is a great album - its very hard to identify any 'fillers'. In my humble opinion (as far as any opinions are humble) Bubbles has to go down as one of the best released from Biffy so far.

Artist: Florence + The Machine

Already the year’s most hyped new artist--not only first in the BBC’s famously unreliable poll of new talent and recipient of a special Brit award devised just for her--Florence Welsh has a lot to live up to, and thankfully the artfully titled and sleeved Lungs justifies the investment. The singles are undeniably the standouts. The impressive "Dog Days Are Over", neurotic and fierce, and the slightly more reserved follow-up "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" lead her debut collection, sometimes overshadowing her other material. Yet the extremes of "Kiss With A Fist", a jokey celebration of mutual domestic violence and noisy guitars that shamelessly steals its melody from the White Stripes’ charming "We Are Gonna Be Friends", and the showstopping, almost unashamedly stagy "Girl With One Eye" show off both her development and an already instantly recognisable voice. The gallows humour of songs like "Between Two Lungs", the daft "My Boy Builds Coffins" and the ferocious "Hurricane Drunk" where she threatens "I’m gonna drink myself to death" backed by a spirited choir of Florences, save her from accusations of self-absorption. The concluding, and hugely loud "Blinding" is al...
amazing voice fantastic album, 2010-09-01
I purchased this having seen Florence and the machine play live. She is amazing and could not wait to hear more.

This album is fantastic, her voice is amazing.

I found my self screaming (sadly lack any real vocal talent myself) her songs in the car and struggling not to when playing this on my ipod.

I would recommend this to anyone she blew me away live (if you get a chance GO AND CHECK HER OUT) this album did the same well worth a listen, there is not a bad track on the whole thing.

Artist: Lissie

Brilliant!, 2010-09-01
I just downloaded this on the off chance today in dire need of some new music on my Ipod. It has been on loop since half nine this morning I love it that much. I had been toying downloading this for a few days as I'd not heard any of Lissie's songs before and thought she was probably one of those artists we're supposed to say we like when actually the album never gets played. The album is full of catchy songs and if you get chance, download the Cuckoo EP for her amazing version of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance!