10 MusicWeek 30.03.12
DATA DIGEST PICTURE OF THE WEEK
Photo: BBC/Mark Allan
JACK MAGIC WOMAN
March 20, County Hall, London Jack White makes a surprise appearance alongside Mayor of Lambeth Councillor Christiana Valcarcel at the first UK playback of his debut solo album Blunderbuss.
THE TASTEMAKERS Today’s opinion formers predict tomorrow’s headline acts ON THIS DAY
Saturday, March 30 1967 During an appearance by Jimi Hendrix on TOTP, a technician plays a backing track for Alan Price’s Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear. “I don’t know the words to this one, man” is Hendrix’s response.
KIMBERLEY-MARIE SKLINAR (NEVER ENOUGH NOTES) Super Best Friends Club • ‘Yes You Are’ Hakisac Records
An ethereal and shim- mering sense of awe- someness, it reeks
beautifully of Animal Collective’s My Girls and nods towards dream- pop and psychedelia. Repetitive piano is layered under almost Gregorian vocals, dizzying chanting and delicate percussion. A gorgeously summery piece.
BRIAN HURST (
SOULANDJAZZ.COM) Incognito • Surreal Dome Records
An album which illustrates a real confidence in both choice and
style. Incessant grooves such as The Less You Know feat. Maysa or the Nuyorican feel of Rivers On The Sun with customary Buddhist-like harmonies. Incognito get better with age.
AL HORNER (Q MAGAZINE) Soccer96 • Soccer96 Demons Are Real Records
Brighton-based elec- tro-adventurers Soccer96 are not just
a snappy name. From the euphoric dance splash of California, this debut album impresses. Analogue synths grind against live drums and Day-Glo rave loops while Dan Leavers’ vocals ghost in and out, sounding like Flying Lotus on a giddy hip-hop tip.
SAAM DAS (FADED GLAMOUR) Caan • Every Little Thing Camouflage Recordings
A member of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool until their tragic demise,
Caan is now forging his own electro-pop path. Hypnotic debut single Now Hear This My Friends gained favour with XFM and NME, with this new single continuing Caan’s compelling new journey.
DIGITAL vs PHYSICAL Wk 08
100
20 40 60 80
0 DIG 31.7% CD 89.1% Wk 09 DIG 31.2% CD 89.1% Wk 10
28.7% 62.5%
DIG CD
Wk 11 DIG
23.6% 65.7%
CD Wk 12
29.8% 65.2%
DIG CD
The UK market share for all albums in the past five weeks
CD
Digital 9.9%
CD 67.9%
Digital 10.7% Digital
CD 68.4% 37.3% CD 70.8%
Digital 34%
CD 76.1% DIGITAL CD 69.7%
CAMPAIGN SUPERNOVA LABRINTH • Electronic Earth
RADIO Support from Radio 1 has included a landmark live lounge with Fearne Cotton and a Zane Lowe session. Labrinth is also set to appear at Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend in June.
THE LOWDOWN
Released: April 2 Label: Syco Contact: Laurence Boakes
Laurence.Boakes@
sonymusic.com
PRESS Key positioning pieces have featured
in both music and fashion publica- tions from GQ, Vanity Fair, FHM Collections and Wonderland through to NME, RWD and Flavour.
TV A “less is more approach” saw
Labrinth announce himself to the ITV1 audience with a special per- formance of Earthquake on The Jonathan Ross Show on March 24. The arrangement saw him backed by a 24-piece choir and an orchestra.
BRANDS A pan-European deal with Reebok
as brand ambassador includes
Labrinth as the face of their above the line advertising activity for its spring/summer and autumn/winter campaigns for 2012 in UK and across Europe.
SYNC Sync and brand deals with
Nokia, Ambre-Solaire, Mastercard, Sennheiser and Sony Xperia have followed the Reebok affiliation.
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