Justin Timberlake – SoulMate

Justin Timberlake

The Top 20 Most Blogged Artists in the World So Far

Disclosure most blogged

Last night on Now Playing on BBC Radio 6, Disclosure was revealed to be the most blogged artist in the world this year during a special Half Year Music Blog Zeitgeist in collaboration with Hype Machine.

The top 20 so far this year are below:

2. Phoenix
3. Chvrches
8. Haim
12. The xx
13. Ms Mr
14. Classixx
15. Daughter
17. London Grammar
18. Foals
19. Grizzly Bear
20. Say Lou Lou

I brought three CD’s from HMV this weekend…

hmv store old

I know it sounds a bit old school to write about buying CD’s from a record shop, but whatever. One of my few pleasures is buying physical albums from HMV. It always makes me feel like a kid, and there’s something fun about looking forward to opening the case up.

Anyway, I brought myself three albums this weekend. Three of the most anticipated pop albums of the year, and they were all as good as I expected them to be. So here’s each one, with an album track that I particularly enjoyed. What a dorky post… Anyway, try and buy a CD every now and again. It would be a shame to see them go…

Laura Mvula – Sing To The Moon

laura mvula sing to the moon album

In theory, this is the sort of album that wouldn’t warrant more than one listen every now and again. But Laura Mvula’s album has been on repeat all over the weekend. The way she writes these songs… Sublime…

Woodkid – The Golden Age

woodkid golden age album

THE most anticipated album on my list this year for sure, I was ridiculously excited to finally hear this. Epic and orchestral and stunning.

Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience

Music Review Justin Timberlake

Think what you like about Justin Timberlake but this guy always delivers slick production on his records. There’s a rumour he’s releasing a follow up album before the end of the year.

New Music: CJ Holland

Right then, this one I’m predicting will blow up big time within the next year. Signed to Lava/Universal (the same label behind Jessie J), and with a random track featuring Lady Gaga titled ‘Luv U Sum’, CJ Holland is being primed to be the next Justin Timberlake (or something). And from experience, knowing how hard it is to currently track a decent picture of this guy, or a decent video tells me there’s some big bucks being thrown around behind the scenes. Which is exciting. Check out here.