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Multi-platinum producer,
WILL.I.AM MAROON 5
Overexposed (A&M Octone)
Guitarist James Valentine says that Maroon 5’s fourth studio album is their “most pop record ever, and we weren’t shy about really going for it’. Recorded in Los Angeles over the last year, the album is said to be a ‘pop-infused collection’ of ten new tracks, executive produced by Max Martin with additional production by Benny Blanco and Ryan Tedder. It also features outside writers for the first time, inspired by the success of Moves Like Jagger (which was the second biggest- selling UK single last year with 1.2 million sales). Lead single Payphone, featuring rapper Wiz Khalifa, will be
released on June 18. The three-time Grammy-winning band have sold more than
17 million albums worldwide, going gold and platinum in over 35 countries. In addition to his work with Maroon 5, in 2011 frontman Adam
June 25 INCOMING ALBUMS
NATASHA ANASTASIADES A Tribute Album (Rise International) Natasha Antoinette Anastasiades, a promising young singer-songwriter, was
killed in March 2005 in a car crash. She left a body of work which her music producer father Mario spent seven years completing alongside Chaz Dabat for The Natasha Foundation and the Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. Crossing styles and genres, it features a combination of original compositions, collaborations and vocal donations from a number of stars including George Michael, Boy George, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Mark Nelson (Boyz II Men), Antony Costa and many more. Almost all the tracks contain
Natasha’s vocals but those from George Michael and Boy George were gifts from the artists themselves. Mario said of the album project: “We need to raise awareness of reckless driving.”
THE OFFSPRING Days Go By (Columbia) Following 2008's Rise and Fall, Rage And Grace, The Offspring are set to release ninth studio
album, the Bob Rock-produced Days Go By. The album title track is currently
available to stream via an Instagram- powered interactive photo calendar on the band’s website. The CA-based four-piece have
performed over 1100 shows across the globe and sold more than 36 million albums worldwide. Their 1994 release Smash remains the highest-selling album of all-time on an independent label. The first single to be released from
the record will be Cruising California (Bumpin’ In My Trunk) on June 24. The band are due to play two UK
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shows at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire on June 5 and 6.
JUNE 25
GAGGLE From the Mouth of the Cave (Transgressive Records) Gaggle will play their first headline show of 2012 at Village Underground,
London on July 4 - live shows by the riotous 21-strong female choir are said to be talked about well after they happen and this gig promises to be no different. To mark the release of their debut
album, From the Mouth of the Cave, the group will be staging a series of surprise events that will see them ‘pop-up’ across London. These events will start the week before the album is released culminating in a launch on June 8. Twelve events will take place – each corresponding with a specific album track. The record is ultimately, “about being
honest about things from a female perspective – because they happen to be written by a woman and sung by women.”
JUNE 4
Levine joined the US hit series The Voice as a coach. Maroon 5 were nominated for Best International Group at the 2012 Brit Awards.
June 24
This Is Love feat. Eva Simons
(Interscope)
songwriter and The Voice UK coach,
will.i.am, is soon to follow up his UK Top 3 hit T.H.E (The Hardest Ever), which was released earlier this year. Both singles are taken from his upcoming solo record #willpower. The electro-hop track is co-
produced by Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello and features Dutch singer- songwriter Eva Simons (featured on Afrojack’s Take Over Control). The founder and front man of
The Black Eyed Peas is also a seven-time Grammy Award winner and has worked with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, including Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Cheryl Cole, and film composer Hans Zimmer.
STAFF PICK: CZARALEE ANDERSON, SALES EXECUTIVE
THE SHUTES Echo of Love EP (Cross Keys Records) Isle of Wight guitar band The Shutes
bring catchy hooks, beautiful harmonies and excellent hair. Echo of Love (produced by Julian Simmons - Guillemots) is their first EP under indie label Cross Keys Records. It’s already generating a lot of excitement with combined plays of over 65,000 and the title track Echo of Love peaking at No.2 on Hype Machine with over 40k plays in one week. Reminiscent of early REM and The
Shins, Echo of Love combines the ethereal vocal of front man Michael Champion with fuzzy guitars and pop synths. The uplifting title track mixed by
Rich Woodcraft (Radiohead) stays in your head for days, as does the equally as haunting acoustic track Bright Blue Berlin Sky. This EP has seen me through the
recent dreary British weather, prompting me to dance about wherever I may be and as a result has secured a firm place on my summer playlist. The Shutes are
just as impressive to witness in the flesh. Their live set is refreshingly tight and oozes cool; they know
their sound inside out and are clearly excited to share it. In short, Echo of Love is a small taster of the huge talent and potential this band has. The Shutes are a definitely ones to watch and I’m looking forward to seeing them at their Bull and Gate show next month. OUT NOW
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