10 MusicWeek 04.05.12
DATA DIGEST PICTURE OF THE WEEK
‘ARE YOU ALL DRUNK? YOU SOUND IT!’
The Brewery, London, April 26: Adele takes the stage to announce Jonathan Dickins' victory at the Music Week Awards
THE TASTEMAKERS Today’s opinion formers predict tomorrow’s headline acts
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, May 5 1990 Lenny Kravitz, Joe Cocker, Kylie Minogue, Ringo Starr and Lou Reed are among the long list of performers at a the John Lennon tribute concert held at Per Head Arena in Merseyside.
CHARLIE ASHCROFT (AMAZING RADIO) The Kill Van Kulls • Songs For Sinners EP
The Mancunians’ new EP continues the momentum generat-
ed by their two previous singles, with lead track ‘Impossible Man’ a rousing slice of synth-soaked pop. The band deals in huge cho- ruses throughout, with vocals striking a great balance between crestfallen and optimistic.
AMY LAVELLE (SPINDLE MAGAZINE) In Golden Tears • Underneath The Balance Humming Records
Underneath The Balance, cements the buzz created by laud-
ed debut, Urban Emotions. The walls of synth and driving bass lines overlaid with Kowalewski’s intoning of unassailable vocals give an 80s vibe to what is at its core, an infectiously catchy, sta- dium rock song.
FRANK MCCARTHY (BFBS RADIO) Halfway To New York • Treading Water Truestone
An American classic in the making from this UK indie-rock
band HTNY, with song writing reminiscent of Petty, Kroeger and Levine, Treading Water is a rock-rollercoaster that will grip its musical claws in seconds.
RICHARD FOSTER (INCENDI- ARY MAGAZINE) Richard Batsford • Valentine CourtMouflon Music
This is a reflective intelligent record: judicious in its pac-
ing and presentation of tone, and obviously driven by a pow- erful spiritual presence. The undulating rhythm and overall gentleness can put the listener in mind of an Eric Satie passage or Rodelius’s Lunz.
CAMPAIGN SUPERNOVA EJ • Dance Queen
SINGLES Teaser track Mama I’m Gonna Sing
released in March was on the 1Xtra playlist, had three Record of the Weeks on the same station and spot plays on Radio 1. 20 Stories will be released in June followed by Bangers & Mash.
THE LOWDOWN
Released: January 2013 Label: Sony Contact: Emma Philpott
emma@purplepr.com
LIVE EJ was recently billed second from
top at London’s We Love Live night at XOYO and will be resident at the
Queen of Hoxton this month where she will be self-curating every week.
BRANDS The newest face of Reebok Classics’
European ad campaign, EJ will appear alongside Labrinth and Mike Posner. The campaign will see EJ in over 200 Foot Locker shop windows across the UK and 21 key European territories. Images at all points of sale will be present for two weeks along with a free download of one of her tracks.
ONLINE EJ has had blanket coverage across
the blogosphere. Her Reebok Classics campaign is being support- ed by online videos and features.
PRINT Cover star status on Disorder maga-
zine, which is being supported by a large scale outdoor fly-poster cam- paign. Wonderland magazine is also featuring all three of the Reebok Classics campaign faces.
DIGITAL vs PHYSICAL Wk 16
100 Wk 13
20 40 60 80
0 DIG 31.9% CD 89.1%
Wk 14 Wk 15 DIG
28.4% CD 89.1% DIG
30.9% 62.5%
CD Wk 17 DCDIG 31.8% 65.7% 65.2% 33.4% CD DIG CD
Digital 9.9%
CD 67.5%
Digital 10.7% Digital
CD 71.3% 37.3% CD 68.7%
Digital 34%
CD 67.2% DIGITAL CD 65.8%
The UK market share for all albums in the past five weeks
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