January Singles Round Up

Here is the line up of our favorite releases from January. Most of the artist are returning with new albums this year and these singles are just warm ups.

Alice Boman - Everybody Hurts


Tame Impala - Lost in Yesterday


The Men- Children All Over the World


Sally Dige - It's You I am Thinking of


Kirin J Callinan - The Homosexual


Destroyer - Cue Synthesizer


Algiers - We Can't Be Found


Pet Shop Boys - Monkey Business


Alex Ebert - Fluid


Riki - Earth Song

Best of 2010's - Top 100 Singles

It is impossible to sum up the all decade's great single releases in 100 songs but somehow we agreed on the following 100 songs have made big impact on us at the time that they were popular and beyond it. "Sugar for the Pill" is clearly our favorite song of the past decade.

01. Slowdive - Sugar for the Pill 
02. Arcade Fire - Sprawl II 
03. Austra - Beat and The Pulse 
04. Goldfrapp – Drew 
05. Preoccupations – Memory 
06. Tame Impala - The Less I Know 
07. Weyes Blood – Andromeda 
08. M83 – Solitude 
09. Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness 
10. Tears for Fears - I Love You But I'm Lost  
11. The Horrors - Still Life  
12. Beck - Waking Light 
13. John Maus - Hey Moon 
14. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round 
15. David Bowie - Where Are They Now? 
16.  Bjork - Stone Milker 
17.  The War on Drugs - The Strangest Thing 
18.  Boy Harsher – Motion 
19. SSion ft Ariel Pink - At Least The Sky is Blue 
20. PJ Harvey - The Glorious Land 

WAW: Tame Impala - Lost in Yesterday

Tame Impala has revealed the video for the songs "Lost in Yesterday" which the fifth single to be taken from the upcoming fourth studio album by Tame Impala 'The Slow Rush' to be released in February. This is also the first video recorded for the new material and it was directed by Terri Timley.

 

Sally Dige Announces New Single

After two album releases in the previous decade and several art projects, Sally Dige is returning with a new single this month titled "It's You I'm Thinking Of". The song is currently promoted through her Bandcamp page and expected to hit Spotify tomorrow. Sally has also directed the video for the song which is available on Youtube.

Austra Returns with a New Single "Risk It"

The Canadian artist Katie Stelmanis recording under the Austra moniker has returned with a new single and first new Release since 2017. Where as the vocal ranges seem to play weird on this first single titled "Risk It", it remains to be seen what will be the concept of Austra in 2020 and if further releases will follow. Austra has shared a Jasmin Mozzafari-directed video for the song and she will embark on Euro tour this spring.

WAW: Destroyer - Cue Synthesizer

Following the release of two singles in 2019, Destroyer has officially returned with a brand new studio album 'Have We met' which is due for release end of this month, January 31st. The video for the third single "Cue Synthesizer" has also been revealed this month and it was directed by David Ehrenreich. This is at the same time the third single from the upcoming album.

 

WAW: Kirin J Callinan - The Homosexual

The Australian singer and song writer Kirin J Callinan has returned with a brand new video for the song "The Homosexual" which was directed by Mickey Ratman.

 

Retrovision: Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

It is thirty years since Sinead O' Connor had her biggest hit "Nothing Compares 2 U" as this song entered the UK Charts at number 3. The song was written by Prince and it was featured on her second album 'I Don't Want What I Haven't Got'. 

This brings us also closer to the 1990 for which we mark the 30 years anniversary this year.

U.S. Girls Announce New Album for March

U.S. Girls aka Meghan Remy has announced the release of her eight studio album 'Heavy Light', to be released via 4AD. The album is currently being promoted withe first single release "Overtime" for which Meghan directed the music video which can be previewed below. The album is going to be released in March.

WAW: Georgia - 24 Hours

Following the three previous hit singles in 2018 and 2019, Georgia reveals the  video for the fourth single "24 Hours", from her upcoming debut album 'Seeking Thrills'. The album is out on Friday, January 10th and it will be released through Domino Records.

Wire to release their 19th Studio Album this Month

Following the release of their single "Cactused" in October 2019, the Post Punk outfit Wire will release their 19th studio album 'Mind Hive' on January 24th which will be followed by a tour. This way the band enters into the sixth decade of their musical activity and creativity.

Deacon Blue Return with a New album in March

Deacon Blue will return this year with a brand new album 'City of Love'. This will be their 9^th studio album in more than 30 years of band's existence. The album will contain eleven new tracks out of which "City of Love" is already promoted as lead single. Following the release, the band will embark on tour which will include UK, Netherlands and Germany. 'City of Love' will be released March 6th and available to pre-order now from www.deaconblue.com.

Thirty years ago, in January 1990, "Queen of the New Year" entered the UK charts.