MORRISSEY ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM : "WORLD PEACE IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS"

The title of Morrissey's first album in five years references world peace, but it's not exactly a hopeful proclamation. Morrissey zine True to You has confirmed that the former Smiths frontman's new album is entitled "World Peace is None of Your Business."
According to the post, the album is "provisionally set" for a release in either late June or early July. The album will be released by Harvest Records, an imprint of Capitol, Rolling Stone reports. The 12-track release, produced in France by Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, My Morning Jacket), marks the singer's first album of new material since 2009's "Years of Refusal," which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 upon its release. Last month, Morrissey told Billboard of the new album's subject matter: "The good and the bad must be documented.
Life is a serious business, so why pretend it isn't? I'm amused by modern pop artists who can only sing about s.e.x... as if nothing else mattered on the planet." The new album follows the frontman's autobiography, naturally and aptly titled "Autobiography," which was a U.K. best seller for five weeks. He'll head out on the road this spring for a 25-date North American tour, beginning May 7 in San Jose and closing June 21 in New York.

 Source: Billboard

KYLIE MINOGUE “KISS ME ONCE” (RETAIL) | BONUS TRACKS PREMIERE | ULTIMATE MUSIC REVIEW

‘Kiss Me Once‘ is the upcoming twelfth studio album by Australian singer and Goddess of pop Kylie Minogue, due for release on 14 March 2014. It is her first album under the management of Jay Z’s Roc Nation, with which Minogue signed with in 2013. 

It’s Minogue’s first studio album release since ‘Aphrodite‘, launched in 2010.

The first single ‘Into the Blue‘, was released on January 27, although its demo has been leaked on the Internet a week before. During Valentine’s Day, Kylie unveiled a promotional video performing her new single ‘Into the Blue’ on The Old Blue Last club in London. In the show she also performed for the first time a new track from the album entitled ‘Les Sex‘.
Be ready to be SLAYED!

Tracklist

1. ‘Into the Blue’ | Kelly Sheehan, Mike Del Rio, Jacob Kasher
2. ‘Million Miles’ | Chelcee Grimes, Peter Wallevik, Mich Hedin Hansen, Daniel Davidsen
3. ‘I Was Gonna Cancel’ | Pharrell Williams
4. ‘Sexy Love’ | Wayne Hector, Autumn Rowe, Peter Wallevik, Mich Hedin Hansen, Daniel Davidsen
5. ‘Sexercize’ | Sia Furler, Marcus Lomax, Clarence Coffee, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson
6. ‘Feels So Good’ | Tom Aspaul, MNEK
7. ‘If Only’ | Ariel Rechtshaid, Justin Louis Raisen, Daniel Nigro
8. ‘Les Sex’ | Amanda Warner, Peter Wade Keusch, JD Walker
9. ‘Kiss Me Once’ | Sia Furler, Jesse Shatkin
10. ‘Beautiful’ (feat. Enrique Iglesias) | Enrique Iglesias, Mark Taylor
11. ‘Fine’ | Kylie Minogue, Karen Poole, Chris Loco

Special Edition

1. ‘Mr President’ | Tommy Trash, Kelly Sheehan
2. ‘Sleeping With the Enemy’ | Kylie Minogue, Claude Kelly, Greg Kurstin
3. ‘Into the Blue’ – video
4. ‘Making of ‘Into the Blue’ – video
5. ‘Into the Blue’ – trailer
6. Behind the Scenes of Kiss Me Once Photo Shoot - video
7. Kylie on Kiss Me Once – video

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Ultimate Music Review

Although she has a more than enviable career behind her, with ‘Kiss Me Once‘, Kylie begins a new journey under the umbrella of Roc Nation. But, it will be affected her so distinctive sound? Our goddess ‘Aphrodite‘ returns with charged batteries and doing the best she can do, pop in the broadest sense of the word. Kylie is obviously a synonym for good pop music, and the whole world knows that.

• ‘Into the Blue‘, the lead single from the album, well known to all. Upon first listen, you think … “could be better”, but It certainly has the soul of the artist, a formidable instrumentation and a wonderful melody, but it hasn’t the potential of instant success at all. It’s a grower, beautifully orchestrated from beginning to end. With a right balance between euphoria and melancholy. And leaves us something to posterity the incomparable beginning of the chorus ”Into the buh-looooo!“. Maybe it’s not a present Kylie, but will become a classic Kylie for sure.

• ‘Million Miles‘ If this song can be sung by any other artist, it would be ‘so generic’ for sure. But Kylie gets to make it an f*cking instant hit. Classic standard-modern Kylie at its best. The supa-catchy chorus “Feel like I’m a million, million, a million miles away“ is devastating and it’s impossible not to start singing and dancing to its frantic disco-pop music. It’s without doubt the ‘Get Outta My Way‘ of this album. Interestingly both songs were produced by Danish hitmaker Cutfather. Although we miss the touch Stuart Price, Kylie never disappoint. The song has every chance to be the next single. Again, her pronunciation is priceless ‘Milian, Milian‘.

• ‘I Was Gonna Cancel‘ Kylie and Pharrell, maybe not the best way to continue with the album. An R&B/Pop sound set in any nightclub in the 80s, halfway between Daft Punk’s last album, Robin Thicke ‘Blurred Lines‘ and Madonna’s ‘Hard Candy‘. That’s the sound that’s reminiscent of her ‘Body Language‘ era. What should have been. Fabulous, easy and catchy chorus ‘go, go, go, go, go girl‘.

• ‘Sexy Love‘ When ‘Wow‘ meets ‘Love at First Sight‘ and becomes an instant crush. Yes, it’s a hit at first listen. It has that easy-pop touch reminiscent of Max Martin productions like Katy Perry’s ‘Birthday‘ and Danish pop band Alphabeat, with a fun and sexually perfect result. ‘You look so sexy in my head, you looks so sexy in my bed‘. Simply irresistible. Pure pop at its best. Single material once again produced by Cutfather.

• ‘Sexercize‘ The pseudo-dubstep track that Rihanna might have perfectly discarded from her last album. The Monsters & The Strangerz delivered a sexual anthem inappropriate for Kylie. Carnally appealing and fully inspired by the classic ‘Nu-Di-Ty‘, the singer tries but fails. Boring and repetitive, even taken away the part of Brooke Candy, even penned by Sia, it disappoints. One of the worst songs on the album by far.

• ‘Feels So Good‘ MNEK is the new black. This midtempo pseudo-electro track was originally called ‘Indiana‘ and released by Tom Aspaul last year. The only way to improve it was to add Kylie’s vocals. They did and they matched. Elegance and luxury blended seamlessly into a delicate and simple piece of music.

• ‘If Only‘ Overwhelming melancholy, the song takes you back to a glorious musical atmosphere. There is so much instrumentalization that at times sounds over-produced. More is less. Anyway, it’s a good track and without doubt another grower. Produced by Ariel Rechtshaid and Justin Raisen (Sky Ferreira, HAIM, Charli XCX and Vampire Weekend). It must be good.

• ‘Les Sex‘ Purest weakness. This 80′s dance-infused song is perfect in every way. After presenting it live concert at The Old Blue Last in London, I knew it would be one of my guilty pleasure. Potential single and perfect club banger. Also including flawlessly lyrics: ‘Take two of these and meet me in the shadows, If love’s a drug, we’re higher than stilettos‘ and supa-catchy chorus ‘Les Love, les Sex, le-lo-o-oh!“. I’m dying of pleasure.

• ‘Kiss Me Once‘ melodically flawless and heavenly perfect. The Sia-penned track is good, really good. This time the result is as expected. Bells to love, majestic anthem. It is the song that shows the essence of the album in its best. ‘Kiss me once and you will watch me fall, kiss me twice and I will give you my all‘ I’m falling in love, Kylie. Potential single material.

• ‘Beautiful‘ (featuring Enrique Iglesias) A bad joke. Disgusting. A song produced by Metrophonic that brings nothing, vocoder-excessive-heavy and booooooring. A song that Enrique wants to make it official single and Kylie team no. Obviously. I don’t understand the meaning of this duet. Neither I, nor most of the world. Perhaps it would be a pretty tune  if I had a decent bit of vitality. Seriously, what’s the point to include this in this album?

• ‘Fine‘ A great promising start that doesn’t disappoint at all. This mature piece inspired by house music of the 90s and produced by Chris Loco, grabs the best touches of ‘Aphrodite‘ and shows a safe Kylie. This time using the vocoder has been a success. It’s not an instant hit but it could become easily one of my favorite songs on this album. A hymn to optimism that becomes a grower. After listening, I’m sure you’ll be fine!

Ultimate Music Score: 8 / 10

PHARRELL WILLIAMS “MARILYN MONROE” (OFFICIAL SINGLE COVER)

Pharrell Williams continues promoting his acclaimed second solo studio album ‘G I R L‘, released on digital retailers on March 3, 2014 via Columbia Records.

After the worldwide success of the first single ‘Happy‘, main theme of ‘Despicable 2′, the omnipresent producer has chosen the next single from the album.

The album’s opening track ‘Marilyn Monroe‘ was released as second single on March 10, 2014. It features uncredited vocals from English singer-songwriter Kelly Osbourne. The song was written by Williams and Ann Marie Calhoun and produced by Williams. It’s the only song on the album that Williams didn’t write by himself. The song’s production is characterized by Williams’ signature “skittering” beat and “bumping” bass line.

Williams also confirmed a new song titled ‘It’s On Again‘, produced by himself, it will be the main theme for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘ and it’s performed by Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar.

KYLIE MINOGUE “SEXERCIZE” | MUSIC VIDEO FIRST PIC

Kylie Minogue has made everyone happy publishing her upcoming twelfth studio album ‘Kiss Me Once‘ in full stream.

Meanwhile, her fist single ‘Into the Blue‘ is plummeting to the bottom of the ocean blue. It certainly has not had the expected impact.

Therefore, it seems that her new record label Roc Nation, has set the next official single from the album. It’s confirmed that the song ‘Sexercise‘ will be officially released as the second single.

The pseudo-dubstep song produced by The Monsters & The Strangerz was co-written by Sia Furler, Marcus Lomax, Clarence Coffee, Jordan Johnson and Stefan Johnson. In my opinion it’s a really bad choice as a single. The music video was filmed in London on March 11, 2014 and it was supervised by Richard Christiansen.

CAPITAL CITIES “ONE MINUTE MORE” (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO PREMIERE)

After confirming ‘I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo‘ as the third official single taken from its debut studio album ‘In a Tidal Wave of Mystery‘, American indie pop band Capital Cities has ready a re-release of the album with a special deluxe edition, released on digital retailers on March 11, 2014 via Capital Records.

The new version of the album includes new remix of smash single ‘Save and Sound‘, a cover of Sinéad O’Connor’s classic ‘Nothing Compares 2 U‘ and the new single ‘One Minute More‘, fourth overall from this era and first taken from the re-release.
 The new single was also released as a special bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album in 2011, and included on the official ‘Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall’ (Music Inspired By the Motion Picture), released in 2013.

GOLDFRAPP - THEA (BLOOD DIAMONDS REMIX)

'Thea' is taken from the new Goldfrapp album "Tales of Us" , out now on Mute.

The remix bundle featuring remixes by Twin Shadow, Blood Diamonds, WAWA and Red Top is released March 24, 2014.

For one night only, on March 4 2014, see the unique Tales Of Us film, followed by an exclusive performance of classic songs and selections from the spellbinding new album screened live to cinemas across the globe.

Find cinema showtimes and tickets at po.st/GoldfrappFilm

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2: MAIN THEME ‘IT’S ON AGAIN’ BY ALICIA KEYS

Pharrell Williams continues to rule the music world. After not getting his expected Oscar for best original song with ‘Happy‘, the main theme of the animated film ‘Despicable 2′, the singer has a new song ready for another soundtrack, new attempt to get the award next year.

But this time only as a producer, not as a singer. The new song is called ‘It’s On Again‘ and it’s performed by Alicia Keys with the guest collaboration of American rapper Kendrick Lamar. The track co-written by Pharrell, Keys, Lamar with the collaboration of Hans Zimmer serves as the main theme of the upcoming American superhero film ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘. Alicia Keys said about the upcoming track:

I’m very excited to be a part of such a powerful collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer. This is the next chapter in the ‘Spider-Man’ legacy and we really feel ‘It’s On Again’ captures the experience, the story — and most importantly — the meaning behind the film, which is that we all have the potential to be extraordinary. There’s a little bit of a super hero in all of us 

The soundtrack will be released on digital retailers on April 22, with the film itself hitting U.S. theaters May 2. It’s also scheduled to feature new material from the Neighbourhood, Pharrell, Alvin Risk and LIZ. Phosphorescent’s ‘Song for Zula‘ will also make an appearance on the soundtrack.

DAFT PUNK – COMPUTERIZED (FEAT. JAY Z)

Surprise! The Internet has unearthed “Computerized,” an unreleased collaboration between Daft Punk and Jay Z.

And yes, it’s actually real.

How the song came to be is still unclear, although users on the Daft Punk sub-Reddit point out that it contains elements from the Daft Punk-produced TRON: Legacy soundtrack.

Specifically, the song “Son of Flynn.” The Jay Z half of “Computerized” has never been heard before, but it makes sense given the fact that he expressed interest in working with the robots circa 2010, the same time the duo was working on TRON.

The song obviously doesn’t fit in with Random Access Memories (and the line “start macking on my BlackBerry” would rule out the Samsung-sponsored Magna Carta Holy Grail), so the most logical explanation for “Computerized” becomes a discarded demo from the 2010 film’s soundtrack that’s just now leaking out.

Regardless of it’s history though, “Computerized” sounds sweet, so throw it on repeat below and hopefully someone will spill the facts soon.

FOSTER THE PEOPLE “BEST FRIEND” (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO PREMIERE)

Foster The People continues squeezing their upcoming second studio album entitled ‘Supermodel‘, scheduled to be released on March 14, 2014 via Columbia Records.

After promoting the lead single ‘Coming of Age‘, launched on January 14, the band is ready to strike back with the second.

The next single is the track ‘Best Friend‘, produced by Paul Epworth.

It was confirmed by the band’s lead vocalist Mark Foster during a radio interview on Alternative SONiC 102.9 Edmonton.
The single was released on iTunes on March 10, 2014.

CAPITAL CITIES RELEASE “IN A TIDAL WAVE OF MYSTERY” (DELUXE VERSION)

“In a Tidal Wave of Mystery” is the debut studio album by American indie rock duo Capital Cities formed by Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian. The album was released on digital retailers on June 4, 2013 via Capitol/Universal Records and Lazy Hooks. It comes preceded by the lead single “Safe and Sound” and the promotional track “Kangaroo Court“. The band released its self-titled debut EP “Capital Cities” in June 7, 2011.

Capital Cities planned to re-released the album with a deluxe edition including new single ‘One Minute More‘ and a cover of Sinéad O’Connor’s classic ‘Nothing Compares 2 U‘. The re-released was released on iTunes on March 11, 2014.

Tracklist:

1. “Safe and Sound”
2. “Patience Gets Us Nowhere Fast”
3. “Kangaroo Court”
4. “I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo”
5. “Center Stage”
6. “Farrah Fawcett Hair” (feat. André 3000)
7. “Chartreuse”
8. “Origami”
9. “Lazy Lies”
10. “Tell Me How to Live”
11. “Chasing You” (feat. Soseh)
12. “Love Away”

Deluxe Version

1. ‘One Minute More’
2. ‘Patience Gets Us Nowhere Fast’ (Napoleon Remix)
3. ‘Lazy Lies’ (CliffLight Remix)
4. ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’
5. ‘Safe and Sound’ (Dzeko and Torres’ Digital Dreamin Remix)

“In a Tidal Wave of Mystery” is available on iTunes