8MusicWeek 13.07.12 DATA DIGEST I’M NUTS ABOUT YOU
July 3, Phoenix Artist Club, London: Paulo Nutinimeetsmusical hero and‘lost idol’Rodriguez – the subject of critically acclaimed new movie, Searching For Sugarman
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BONIFACEMYDADROCKS.CO.UK Peter Cincotti • Forever And Always Propernote
Froma striking opening to the closing key change, Peter Cincotti’s Forever And Always is a solid upbeat pop track with echoes of Daniel Powter and a sprinkle of Mika in the vocal line. The switching between double and half time to bridge the verses and choruses lifts this out of the norm.
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ROB FITZPATRICK GUARDIAN, THEWORD, SPOTIFY JakeMattison • SorrowLaissez Fair club
Mancunian JakeMattison not only has a remarkable, careworn burr of a voice, but he writes truly beautiful songs that soar and shimmy and whisper without ever los- ing their richness and roundness. Sorrow has groove, grit and a psychedelic soul andMattison is a rare and serious talent.
BEN HOMEWOOD THE FLY Born Blonde • I JustWanna Be Moriaty The Cat Records
Born Blonde are becoming increasingly notorious for slathering the best bits of British indie’s last 20 years with their swirling, druggy atmospherics. Here, they pit snarling confidence against spaced-outmelancholy; and end up soundingmore like five gurningmini-Ashcrofts swaggering through outer space than ever.
ADAMPARKER FEATURES EDITOR, THE 405 Exlovers • Emily Young&Lost Club
Like a jaunty stroll through the romantic recesses of yourmemory, the latest single fromExlovers bounces along on a wondrous, janglymelody. The titular ‘Emily’ is an elusive object of worry via rolling guitars, percussion and somewhat hushed vocals, compulsive and pleading within the same, sweet instant.
SIGNS O’ THE TIMES EMI has signed East&
Young to a publishing deal. The act is looked after by fledgling company Infinite FutureManagement (IFM) headed by Aaron Ross (pre- viously of Defected Records, Radio 1Xtra, Virgin UK).
PIAS has signed The Darkness, to aworldwide licensing deal excluding North and South America. The agreement –whichwill see PIAS release the band’s third album, Hot Cakes – was signed on the label’s
first day of business at their newoffices lastmonth.
Musica Britannica ofNorfolk Music Publishing has commissioned Patrick Hawes (composer of The Highgrove Suite for HRH The Prince ofWales) to compose a Christmas album.
US guitar player Xander Demos has signed an exclu- siveworldwide digital distri- bution dealwithGerman- basedmetal label, Rock n Growl Records.
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FEEDBACK
BPI AGM:Wadsworth criticises Government’s ‘love affair’with tech companies Chris Berger: I know that Tony believes in the nurturing of talent, rather than the quick fix of celebrity TV created stars who very rarely can sustain any long career! If through lack of invest- ment, there are not enough A and R people to trawl the nation’s creative youth, we are very unlikely to spawn many futuremega stars! Protect the lifeblood of the industry fromthe tech- no sharks! I know sod all about what is required but believe inMrWadsworth’s appraisal of the current ‘crisis’.
Webbo: If we had truly embraced the digital revolution we wouldn’t still be using analogue practices of release windows tomanipulate the charts. Whilst we can’t even act together on that we have little right to castigate consumers for obtaining illegally what we refuse to sell them
BPI AGM: Taylor slams Google’s ‘stonewall refusal’ over de-listing Webbo: It would be great if themusic industry had spent one tenth asmuch on educating consumers as to what is a legal or illegal site as they have spent on legal action.With regard to TermExtension we abhor the way that the rest of the industry have embraced a very flawed European Directive so that the spoils are firmly in the hands of themusicians (who deserve them) and the labels. But not of course the featured artists whose original creativity is the root of all the income. To take 95% of the net income and leave 5% for the featured artists is deeply unfair.
Rounder Records to close RobWheeler: Very sad to hear this, I have great sympathy with owner Phil and the staff. Losing Rounder Records is a very sad day for independent record retailing.
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