WAW: La Femme- Sphynx

La Femme have returned this year with their second album 'Mystère'. One of the leading tracks and the first single is entitled "Sphynx" and it was released earlier this year in March. The super exciting video for this songs was directed by Marlon Magnée and Aymeric Bergada du Cadet. I'm sure this video will make it into the top ten best videos of 2016.

Kate Bush to Release a Brand New Live Album and Single

Following her sold out shows form earlier this year, Kate Bush will release her live Album 'Before the Dawn' this week. The album was recorded during the incredible run of 22 sold-out shows performed by Kate at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 2014 and these were her first shows since 1979. Kate has also released a special piece of film to accompany the release of her new single "And Dream Of Sheep" which is available on Vimeo and Youtube. The album is out this week.

Lisa Stansfield - The Collection Boxset Released

Edsel Records have released the Lisa Stansfield- The Collection 1989-2003, a thirteen-CD and five DVD box set. This set includes of all Lisa’s Arista albums – 'Affection' (1989), 'Real Love' (1991), 'So Natural' (1993), 'Lisa Stansfield' (1997) and 'Face Up' (2001) – as 2CD + DVD casebound book deluxe editions, as well as a remix compilation called People Hold On… The Remix Anthology – a three-CD set that contains over thirty rare and previously unheard full-length mixes. The compilation was released on November 10th 2016. 

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Retrovision: Moby- Go

"Go" was the second single release for Moby released 25 years ago. The song was featured on his self titled debut album and released on Instinct label. "Go" samples "Laura Palmer's Theme" from the television series Twin Peaks and the titular vocal from Tones on Tail's song "Go!". The "yeah" vocal which features prominently in the track is actually a sample from soul singer Jocelyn Brown, taken from her 1985 single "Love's Gonna Get You"; this sample remains uncredited. The video was directed by Ondrej Rudavsky.

Next Wave: Colour Theory

Bringing some colours and cheerful and quirky 80's electro sound to bright the rainy Autumn days comes Brain Hazard with his Colour Theory sound machine. He says that the 80's synthpop is in his blood and draws a lot inspiration from the decade especially quoting Depeche Mode as the main inspiring act for his musical creation. It's true that many bands are inspired by Depeche Mode's music, but none of them reflect the emotional side of Martin Gore so much. Career highlights include winning the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Brian is currently working on his ninth full length release which is set for release in the next few months.

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Austra Announce their third Studio Album 'Utopia'

The Canadian band Austra have announced the release of their third album. The album will be entitled 'Future Politics' and it will be their third album to be release through Domino Records since 2011. The album will have 11 brand new tracks including "Utopia" for which there is a video available and which will be the lead single from the album. 'Future Politics' is set for release on January 20th.