8 MusicWeek 06.07.12 DATA DIGEST LIFE’S A BEACH
July 1, Weston-super-Mare Labrinth jumps for joy during his per- formance at the 2012 T4 On The Beach event, broadcast on Channel 4
PICTURE OF THE WEEK THE TASTEMAKERSToday’s opinion formers predict tomorrow’s headline acts 1 2 3 4
MARK HOLUB LED BIB King Capisce • If Not Now, Then When? King Capisce
It's great to hear a band like this, creating a sound which isn't concerned with genre and stylistic constraints, and is just concerned with making good music. A joyful noise, full of vigour, it's worth a good listen. Enjoy.
KEITH ARMSTRONG EX-KITCHENWARE The Bazaars • Girls In Time AWAL
I recently heard this track through a friend of mine and instantly fell in love with the immediacy of it. Plus there’s a nice raw element sadly missing from so many new releases I’ve heard recently. You can’t go wrong having Richard Woodcraft (Radiohead/Last Shadow Puppets) as the producer.
ROB SAYCE SUBBA CULTCHA, ROCKSOUND Meursault • Something For The WeekendSong By Toad Records
This Edinburgh outfit’s third record is their finest to date, an affecting, rich and well crafted set of songs that hit both the head and the heart. It’s brittle but beautiful stuff, and frontman Neil Pennycook endows songs like ‘Hole’ with phenomenal emotional heft. This is music to cherish.
LIZA DARWINMTV Polarsets • Tropics Euphonics Records
Newcastle trio Polarsets salute the double-sidedness of youth - that exhilarating bliss as well as the shadowy notion that it's fleeting - in their newest vacation anthem. With a shimmery intro, delicate featherweight beats, and lush melodies, there's enough honesty in the chorus to keep the track grounded.
SIGNS O’ THE TIMES Universal Music Group has
signed Rod Stewart (pic- tured) to a long-term world- wide recording agreement in a multi-album deal.
pigFACTORY Music has signed Eighties rock band Tesla to an international pub- lishing administration and sync representation deal. It allows pigFACTORY to exclu- sively administer the publish- ing for all songs that Tesla have written as well as license them for sync along with later recordings.
Touch Tones, part of the Tummy Touch Music Group, has signed a publishing deal with Dan Stephens, AKA Dan Le Sac. The deal covers his existing catalogue, along with next album Space Between The Words.
EMI Music France has signed a deal with Sugar Music for Italian breakthrough artist Raphael Gualazzi. EMI will reissue Gualazzi’s first album, Reality And Fantasy, (with six bonus tracks) on Blue Note in September.
FEEDBACK
Julian Wall to exit BPI Daniel Higgins: “Having met Julian on one of his synch trips in LA, I can truly say he is a real gentleman that will go out of his way to help everyone, includ- ing me with dissertation research. I wish him all the best in the future.”
Stephen Anderson: “Julian Wall is a great guy I hope he stays in the Music Business. We need people like you Mr Wall!!!!!!!”
Sam S: “Shame. Nice guy.”
Sky Arts apologises for ‘disappoint- ing’ Isle of Wight festival coverage chris: “I also found the coverage of Bruce Springsteen poor. You only decided to broadcast songs from his latest album. “Perhaps this was a marketing ploy
for promotional purposes. Based on this l am not going to buy it and hope others follow suit.”
UK album sales slump 13.8% in H1, digital up 17.3% Kai Lofthus: “Most importantly, when analysing sales statistics, everything boils down to A&R. “It's always about which releases
came out in the corresponding period last year and which releases came out this year.
Sony/ATV MD Rak Sanghvi reported to have left company Ian Penman: “Sorry to hear the news about Rak. We had fun doing deals over the years (Oscar Paul’s comes to mind). Hopefully there will be more...!
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