In Review: Ladytron - Ladytron

Ladytron have released their sixth studio album eponymously entitled ‘Ladytron’ after seven years of hiatus. The album was co-produced by Jim Abbiss, also a reference to the Ladytron’s third album ‘The Witching Hour’ which most people believe is band’s most successful album to date. The latest long player was released in partnership with Pledgemusic and it was promoted with series of singles throughout 2018.

 Originally founded in Liverpool, Ladytron have been in the music business for twenty years now. In the early 00’s they started off well with their very innovative and distinct analogue synth pop form and soon, with the rise of Electroclash, became this style’s ultimate trademark. Towards to the mid 00's the band began to experiment even more with the music, embracing new elements and musical arrangements, becoming more mature and complex in sound.

 The brand new album 'Ladytron' is out today, February 15th, and it has been announced  as being much heavier than their previous work on 'Gravity the Seducer'. And indeed, the album does not have this immediate effect on the listener like the first two promo singles "Animals" and "The Island", but still, it manages to get under the skin. Once again the band returns with dark and very atmospheric sound that spreads over the whole album and it sounds like a compilation of songs and styles from all their albums, in a brand new song collection. The majority of songs on the album are performed by Helen Marnie whereas Mira Aroyo take leads on two tracks, "Paper Highways" and "Horrorscope". The former is also one of the album highlights placed halfway through the record changing the dynamics of the album for better course towards the end. Along "Paper Highways", the singles, the haunting "Figurine", dreamy and hypnotic "The Mountain" and acid "Deadzone" are clearly the high spots on the record. There are tracks where the bouncy synth elements might be over exposed, yet this does not affect album's balance in whole a lot.

This album has not revealed anything ground breaking from Ladytron's end, but overall happy to see that band is back and that we have been able to listen to their first new sound in seven years. With this album they mange to make a very nice comeback and round up Ladytron's body of work that now includes two decades. 


78/100

In Prospect: 2019 Album Releases (First Quarter)

In this first week of January, just after we completed our Top 100 singles list of 2019, time to give you a small digest of some of the anticipated release for the first quarter of 2019. 

The Belgian group Balthazar will return with a new album in January and it will be their fourth release and the follow up to their album ‘Thin Walls’ from 2015. The album will be entitled ‘Fever’ and its release was preceded with the release of the single of the same name in October last year.

Brooklyn based Beirut will return after four years break with a new album in February. The new album will be entitled ‘Gallipoli’ and as the previous two, it will be released through 4AD. Two singles were already issued from "Corfu" and "Gallipoli"were issued in later 2018.

After eight years of hiatus Ladytron will return with the self-titled sixth studio album. The album will be released in February and it was already announced with three singles and two videos in 2018. Sadly the band did not appear in any of them. As per media announcements, the sound on 'Ladytron' will be heavier than on the previous album. 

Sharon van Etten will release her sixth album ‘Remind Me Tomorrow” on Jagjaguwar. The album was preceded by two singles in 2018 and Sharon certainly got big plans for 2019. Yesterday she announced the video for the third single "Seventeen" on Youtube.

White Lies will return with their fifth studio album this year fittingly entitled 'Five' which was preceded by three single releases. The band continues to deliver uplifting and melodic post punk and has also revealed  some interesting artwork material on their album and single releases covers.

Boy Harsher will release their second album this year on February 1st and this will be their first follow up to their debut from 2016. In 2017 the duo released the 'Country Girl' EP which was pronounced as the EP of the year on Burning Flame. So far two singles were announced from the upcoming album.

The Brooklyn based Xeno & Oaklander will release their seventh studio album in March. The album is going to be entitled 'Hypnos' and the first single from the album and the visual concept have already been reveled. "Angelique" is the first lead track for now while the animations were provided by by Mike Meire.

Ladytron Return with a New Single -Animlas- and Announce New Album

Ladytron are back! After five years of hiatus and some of them focusing more on their solo work, they have released a brand new single "Animals", which also announces their sixth studio album in partnership with Pledge Music, expected to release in the second half of 2018. The b-side single includes the remix of Vince Clark. More about Ladytron to come...

Best of 2011- The Album List

01. Duran Duran- All You Need is Now [S-Curve/ Edel]

02. John Maus- We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves [Upset the Rhythm]

03. Lykke Li- Wounded Rhymes [LL]

04. The Horrors- Skying [XL]

05. PJ Harvey- Let England Shake [Island]

06. Crystal Stilts- In Love With Oblivion [Slumberland]

07. Mirrors- Lights and Offerings [Skint]

08. SSION- BENT- digital

09. Cut Copy- Zonoscope [Modular]

10. Austra- Feel It Break [Domino]

Ladytron- Gravity The Seducer

Ladytron are releasing their long awaited fifth studio album 'Gravity The Seducer' this week. The album is their second release for Nettwerk and it is going to be released on September 12/13, both in UK and in the USA. The album features the songs "Ace of Hz" and "White Elephant" which were previously released as singles.

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Ladytron- Ace of Hz Video

The official video for the song "Ace of Hz" which announces the 'Best Of Ladytron: 00-10' is out. The band has also relased 'Best Of Remixes' which features mixes by Soulwax, Tiesto, Toxic Avenger, Felix Da Housecat, Hot Chip, Simian Mobile Disco, and more.

http://www.ladytron.com/#news

Ladytron's Decade in Review

'The Best of Ladytron: 00-10' will be released on March 29, 2011 in the US through Nettwerk Records (March 28 in UK). The collection reflects on a decade highlighted by '604', 'Light & Magic', 'Witching Hour' and 'Velocifero' plus two new tracks; "Ace Of Hz" and "Little Black Angel." A two-disc deluxe version, featuring an additional 16 tracks & 80-page photo booklet, will also be available on March 29, 2011.

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John Foxx and the Maths- Interplay

Interplay is the hotly anticipated new album from John Foxx and The Maths. This is a collaboration between John Foxx and electronic composer and synthesizer collector, Benge (Ben Edwards) who's best known for his 2008 album "Twenty Systems" which was described by Brian Eno as 'a brilliant contribution to the archaeology of electronic music'.

Moody and atmospheric, but also full of songs that are actually more 'pop' than avant-garde, 'Interplay' pulls various strands of electronic music together - from early electro to 70s Krautrock. One of the tracks, "Watching A Building On Fire", features Mira Aroyo from Ladytron who also came up with the original synth riff.

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Ladytron Ace The Hz

A brand new Ladytron track has recently appeared online. The song is entitled "Ace of Hz" and is a possible new single from the forthcoming Ladytron album. "Ace of Hz" is also featured in the the highly anticipated EA FIFA 11 video game. The band is also working on their fifth studio album which is scheduled for release next year. More news on Twitter!

http://twitter.com/#!/LadytronMusic

Ladytron- Velocifero

'Velocifero' is the fourth studio album from Ladytron and their first to be released by their new label, Nettwerk. "Black Cat" is now available to download on their website. They have announced that "Ghosts" will be the first single of the album. The album is available for digital download on iTunes as of 19 May 2008. It is released on CD and other download websites on 2 June in the UK and 3 June elsewhere. Ladytron's record label have confirmed this album will be the first of Ladytron's with no vinyl release. The music video for Ghosts was officially released on YouTube on 17 May 2008.

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