40 Music Week 10.08.12
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White Light was released to radio on June 29 - marking the thirtieth anniversary of George Michael’s first single success, Wham! Rap, entering the British charts. Taking control of his own
RITA ORA Ora
(Roc Nation/Columbia)
Even before releasing this debut album Rita Ora has two UK No.1 singles under her belt – DJ Fresh track Hot Right Now that she featured on and her own debut single R.I.P. She has supported Drake and Coldplay on tour as well as
playing at multiple major UK festivals and events this summer including Hackney Weekend, Wireless, Lovebox, T in the Park, Capital’s Summertime Ball and T4 On The Beach to name a few. Ora’s forthcoming album features a roll call of well-known
August 27 INCOMING ALBUMS
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT Come Home To Mama (V2) Produced by Yuka C Honda and written by Martha Wainwright,
Come Home To Mama claims to be ‘an emotional rollercoaster’. Recorded earlier this year in
New York City, mostly at Sean Lennon’s home studio, the album is said to combine ‘the passionate angst of her 2005 debut coupled with the twisted pop of 2008’s I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too’. Wainwright said of the album: “This
record is a culmination of my life experiences so far. “Everything changed for me a
couple years ago and this record is a representation of that and a return to the reason I started writing songs. I can’t wait to hit the road with my family and new band in tow.”
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THE KILLERS Battle Born (Vertigo) Battle Born is the long-awaited fourth studio album from The Killers, their first in four years. It
will be preceded by single Runaways. The band’s team say the album incorporates elements of each of the records that came before it and is an album written with the live audience in mind containing heavier guitars, more powerful drums and more commanding vocals. Production credits including Daniel
Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor, Stuart Price and Brendan O’Brien. The band has sold over 15 million
copies worldwide of their first three albums. The Killers play UK dates later this
year, but before that will play an intimate, low-key show at Leeds 02 Academy and then headline V Festival later this month.
SCOUTING FOR GIRLS The Light Between Us (Epic)
British pop band Scouting For Girls will release their third studio album in
September, preceded by first single Summertime In The City on August 26. The three-piece return having sold
over two million records and bagging and four Top 10 singles. Two years in the making, the album
is full of love songs that were recorded in 10 studios across the world with five producers. Single Summertime In The City,
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which recently debuted on Radio 1, is described by the band as ‘classic Scouting For Girls... boisterous pop, witty lyrics and a chorus built for chanting back celebrating good-for-the- soul, shorts and shades days with burping brass, Blur-like bass, pounding piano and a hooky demand that it doesn’t rain’.
producers including Drake, Chase & Status, Switch, Stargate,
will.i.am, Fraser T Smith and The Dream. To celebrate the album release, Ora will play two exclusive headline shows on August 29-30 and will also make special appearances at London’s G-A-Y on August 25 and at Notting Hill Carnival on August 27. Her new single How We Do (Party) will precede the album and is out on August 12.
GEORGE MICHAEL White Light
(Aegean Records/ Island/Universal)
music business matters, Michael is releasing the single via his own label Aegean Records in conjunction with Island/Universal. He has written, produced and arranged White Light which is an emotive, electronic affair. Michael is currently working
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on a brand new studio album. It will be his first LP since Patience eight years ago, which has gone on to sell 10 million copies. The new as-yet-untitled
album is scheduled for release in the Autumn.
STAFF PICK: HARRIET SUMNER, WORK EXPERIENCE
PASSION PIT Gossamer (Columbia) I wasn’t initially won over by this album
but the more I listen the more I’m convinced by its charm. There’s a strong
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dichotomy between the melodies and lyrics which cleverly manages to be both melancholic and joyful. Indeed, I think it’s their remarkable combination of depressiveness and joyfulness which helps them stand apart. The emotionally troubled lyrics create a dark undertone in the album, but combined with a fun and uplifting beat it manages to make being down in the dumps not sound quite so bad. This album feels different to what
Passion Pit have produced before, it’s more emotionally charged, having a greater impact on the listeners than previous albums. Although the depressed lyrics are initially partly obscured by the playful melody, they are still always much more apparent than in the band’s previous album Manners due to improved lyrical diction. It’s been said
that lead singer Angelakos has been suffering ill- mental health,
even causing Passion Pit to cancel several recent shows in the States. However it’s likely the troubles he’s been experiencing were partially the inspiration behind the album and helped make into what it is. Gossamer has turned out to be a beautifully crafted LP.
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