Wednesday, October 19, 2011

A Resurgence in Vinyl? I'm all for it...!

Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Adele help vinyl album sales hit six-year high

Beady Eye, PJ Harvey and Bon Iver have also shifted quite a few long-players

Strong sales of Radiohead, Adele and Arctic Monkeys' new albums have helped to see vinyl LPs record their best sales figures for six years.

According to the Official Charts Company, sales of vinyl albums in 2011 have already outsold the total for the whole of 2010, with over 240,000 LPs shifted, compared to 234,000 in 2010.

If the current sales continue, then sales of vinyl albums are likely to exceed 300,000 for the first time since 2005, when over 351,000 albums were sold.

Radiohead's 'The King Of Limbs' has been the spearhead for the increase in vinyl album sales, selling over 20,000 copies alone, more than 10 times what Adele's '21' has sold, the second best selling album on vinyl of 2011.

Other artists to enjoy strong vinyl sales are PJ Harvey, Beady Eye and Bon Iver.

The 10 best selling vinyl albums of 2011 thus far are as follows:

1. Radiohead – 'The Kings Of Limbs'
2. Adele – '21'
3. Beady Eye – 'Different Gear, Still Speeding'
4. Arctic Monkeys – 'Suck It And See'
5. PJ Harvey – 'Let England Shake'
6. Bon Iver – 'Bon Iver'
7. Alex Turner – 'Submarine OST'
8. Kate Bush – 'Director's Cut'
9. Elbow – 'Build A Rocket Boys!'
10. Nirvana – 'Nevermind'

Friday, October 14, 2011

Coldplay - Paradise (With Lyrics)

Coldplay: ''Mylo Xyloto' is a concept album about love conquering all'

Coldplay have said that their new album 'Mylo Xyloto' is a concept album about two characters 'Mylo' and 'Xyloto' who meet and fall in love.

The band release the album, which is their fifth studio LP, a week on Monday (October 24) and have also revealed that it is strongly influenced by dance and urban music.

Speaking to The Sun, drummer Will Champion revealed that the album follows the story of two characters and the struggle they go through to find love.

He said of the concept and characters: "They fall in love and try to escape together, the songs following what happens. 'Charlie Brown' is about running away while 'Paradise' is about feeling lost. The ending is very powerful and about love conquering all."

Bassist Guy Berryman also said that the band felt "bold" on this album and were unafraid to incorporate new influences and sounds, including a guest spot from Rihanna.

He said:

We love Rihanna's music. We love so many different kinds of music that there is really nothing to lose by reflecting that in your record. We've been brave and bold with these songs. There are more modern, urban and dance influences in there. We approached it with a lot of confidence.

Champion also revealed that the album was almost an acoustic release before the band wrote new single 'Paradise', adding: "We'd started an acoustic album but then we wrote 'Paradise' and knew the acoustic thing didn't have legs."

Check out the "Paradise" song down below. Official Vid hopefully soon!

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down LIVE Dave Grohl on Drums 2011 HD

Dave Grohl drums for Cage The Elephant after sticksman Jared Champion falls ill

Foo Fighters mainman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl has temporarily joined Cage The Elephant as their touring drummer. You can watch a video of him playing with the band by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking.

The band, who are currently supporting the Foo Fighters on their US tour, are presently without their drummer Jared Champion after his appendix burst on Monday (October 10) evening.

Champion, who has since undergone surgery, will also miss tonight's (October 13) gig at the Los Angeles Forum, meaning Grohl will fill in once again behind the kit.

Cage The Elephant's guitarist Lincoln Parrish told Spin that Grohl volunteered his services as soon as he heard about Champion's condition.

He said:

"Dave somehow heard what had happened and called our tour manager. He said, 'Hey, so do you think the guys would go for it?' Our manager was like, 'Um, yeah!!!''

Asked about what the experience was like of playing with Grohl, he replied:

I had to pinch myself. I turned around and Dave Grohl is playing the drums. It's an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience. Nobody can replace Jared. But it's Dave fucking Grohl. If you're going to be replaced by anybody, it might as well be the best.