42MusicWeek 06.09.13


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TRACK OF THE WEEK


MATT GOSS


Life You Imagine (Decca)


Matt Goss is reigniting his solo recording career with the release of album Life You Imagine in October. His early career in the music industry, some 27 years ago, kicked


off with trio Bros who had a string of hits including the likes of I Owe You Nothing and When Will I Be Famous? Now, Goss’s new sound has been inspired by his long-running,


weekly residency in Las Vegas, where his Caesar’s Palace show has been dubbed the ‘Hottest Show in Vegas’ (LA Times). It encompasses sonic and stylistic inspiration from the Rat Pack era. Forthcoming album Life You Imagine has been created with


October 7 INCOMING ALBUMS


MIKILL PANE Blame Miss Barclay (Virgin EMI)


Mikill Pane signed to Universal last year off the back of his early mixtapes and live shows and is now


set to release Blame Miss Barclay, his debut album. He’s been in the studio with Jake


Gosling (Ed Sheeran, Nina Nesbitt) for the making of the record which us said to include songs that are ‘Quick-witted, thought-provoking and evocative snapshots of London life, taking in parties, hot days in the park, cycling manically around the streets come day or night’. The artist performed earlier this year


at Glastonbury – headlining The Introducing Stage - and The Great Escape. His live CV also boasts tour support slots with the likes of Rizzle Kicks and Ed Sheeran. His new single Summer In The City will


be also be released on September 9. SEPTEMBER 9


TAL NATIONAL Kaani (Fat Cat Records)


Hailing from Niamey, Niger, Tal National are set to move from hometown hero status to the global


stage, thanks to their recent signing to FatCat and their first tour dates outside of Niger, at the Chicago World Music Festival this month. Kaani is TN’s third album and their


sound encompasses a mix of Saharan and West African influences with an upbeat vibe that interlaces with electric sounds and layered percussion through a combination of original compositions and new arrangements of old West African folk songs. On stage, TN perform with six


musicians, but due to their rigorous schedule (performing five nights a week for five hours at a time, without breaks) there might be up to 13 members of the band at any one time.


SEPTEMBER 9


VARIOUS ARTISTS Inside Llewyn Davis OST (Nonesuch Records)


Inside Llewyn Davis is a film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and co- produced by Scott


Rudin. It stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, and Justin Timberlake. The official soundtrack is produced by T


Bone Burnett, and Joel and Ethan Coen, with Marcus Mumford its associate producer. It features 12 new recordings created especially for the film and soundtrack featuring some of its acting cast. This marks the Coen brothers’ fourth


collaboration with Burnett; his soundtrack to their film O Brother, Where Art Thou? won five Grammys. Inside Llewyn Davis recently won the Grand Prix at the Cannes International Film Festival and will be distributed by CBS Films in the US, where it opens on December 6 and January 24 in the UK.


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legendary music producer Ron Fair (who has produced hit records for Lady Gaga, U2, the Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige and Fergie) with Goss’ songs and performances accompanied by a 40-piece Hollywood orchestra. A swinging version of When I Will Be Famous? is included for good measure, too. Achieving multiple platinum sales as Bros frontman in the late


1980’s and early 90’s, Goss is proud to have been one of the biggest acts in British music, selling out the world’s largest stadiums.


NINA NESBITT Don’t Stop


(Island Records)


Nineteen-year-old singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt has been asked to soundtrack the latest John Lewis advert – which has proven a lucrative chart-booster for the likes of Gabrielle Aplin and Ellie Goulding in the past - and is currently doing so with a cover of Fleetwood Mac Rumours album classic Don’t Stop. DIY artist Nesbitt first came to


prominence by posting covers on YouTube. She then self-released EPs and topped the iTunes singer/songwriter chart. By the end of 2012, Nesbitt had signed to major label Island and was crowned ‘Singer/Songwriter New Artist of the Year’ by iTunes. She is currently co-producing


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her debut album with Jake Gosling (Paloma Faith, Ed Sheeran, One Direction) at his studio in Surrey and is also working very closely with Iain Archer (Jake Bugg). Following festival appearances


this summer, Nesbitt will embark on an 11-date headline tour in October.


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EARL SWEATSHIRT Doris (Columbia)


What would you do if you were the son of a lawyer and a political activist, had been catapulted to fame thanks to about three songs, then forced to attend a correctional facility in Samoa before returning to sanity and finding out that the whole blogosphere had been prophesising your return like it was the second coming? Probably create your own imprint on Columbia and get to work on that debut album. With a few guest verses aside, that’s exactly what Odd Future member and 19-year-old Earl Sweatshirt has gone and done. Doris is the result, a 15-track album


of ambitious production and – for the most part – well-fulfilled expectations. The latter comment is no small


statement to make - Doris really does


as well as any release could considering the immeasurable hype surrounding it, but it’s clear that amongst the haters and the fanboys there’s some genuine respect from his peers too. Neptunes- produced Burgundy sounds less like a song of their own, more like a nod to Odd Future leader (and one of the main producers) Tyler, The Creator’s lo-fi jazzy production. The headline artist’s own production also features alongside others whom


you might not expect in such a large- scale release, such as Brainfeeder father Samiyam and Canadian jazz trio BadBadNotGood. This could be a ‘wait until the dust


settles’ sort of release for the final impact, but purely from a perspective of both the beats and the raps, Doris is a great record. Here’s hoping it can stand up to the rest of hip-hop’s intimidating 2013 output. As a debut album, it deserves to.


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