POPDAR ALERT.
Newalbumnewalbumnewalbum!!!! Alex Clare's "The Lateness of the Hour", another male solo act from London, but not one fumbling about with claustrophobic beats and breathy vocals. Alex's sound is in-your-face, dirty and thoroughly addictive. Dance music at its core, with Diplo and Switch playing backseat drivers to Alex's crazed joyrider. His voice isn't the timid instrument of crooning that has trended of late, but a cocky, gritty tenor that simply soars on tracks such as incredible lead single "Treading Water". On that track, pulsating dubstep bass and clattering drum and bass beats are the order of the day, as is much of the record. Check out the reggaeton beats and screeching guitars of "Up All Night" to the frankly OBSCENE bass in "Too Close".
But the real highlight? His cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry"
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What else did I listen to today? Nothing quite as visceral, but I revisited Coldplay's "Parachutes" and was warmed to see that "Yellow" still has the potential to lift my spirits and maybe even believe in love. A true classic can never be overplayed. Finishing the day with a bit of Bombay Bicycle Club in anticipation of the upcoming new record, "A Different Kind of Fix" (out 29th Sept), it's good to see that bands as good as Coldplay once were are far from a thing of the past. My old ASSistant manager once said to me "Music's just no good anymore"... what a load of crap. The way I see it, you stop listening, you'll stop hearing. SO DON'T STOP LISTENING.
Song of the day? Alex Clare aside, an honorary mention goes to...
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB - CANCEL ON ME
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