Monday 18 March 2019

Pussy Galore - Carly Rae's feline fine in catty new video



Canadian pop princess Carly Rae Jepsen plays the ultimate crazy cat lady in new video Now That I Found You.
The video is another suitably quirky affair from pops most underrated starlet. The promo sees the Call Me Maybe singer rescue and adopt a string of furry feline friends.


The sparkling new track is part of a dual single alongside the darkly seductive No Drug Like Me.  Carly Rae's fourth studio album is expected later this year. It follows the cult classic , 2015's E-M-0-T-I-O-N which was a huge critical success.


Now That I Found You is out now. Watch the video below



Tuesday 12 March 2019

Mellow Yellow - Waterford band strike gold on debut


As the summer aproaches and the evenings become more stretched than Katie Prices fanny. Rest assured that See Why by Waterfords Crome Yellow will soundtrack many a raucous summer night



At the heart of this storming debut are tales of youth with a lyrical depth that belies their young years. 
The album has its fun and games of grabbing a hold of her tights ( Are We Gonna Leave The Lights On  )   The out on the town misadventure of Fruitless Escapade.


Wash Basket Earpiece opens with a swirly sunkissed intro that makes you dream of sitting in a beer garden in the height of July.
The almost quietly iconic Lately follows and is as bouncy and infectious as any track you're likely to hear. It a shot of musical Vitamin D that would put a smile on the saddest face.




Crome Yellow have been in existence the past five years and in 2017 released debut EP Yellow Road.

Clare Kirwan guests on two stellar cuts from the funk fuelled Who Says Theres Got To Be Music and the mighty Are We Gonna Leave The Lights On. Which tongue in cheek asks some poor yungwan whether she wants her bedroom antics in the light  or the dark. Or maybe shes just worried about the electricity bill.
Poison sees our protagonist looking for that special elixir to mend his broken heart.



The album for me recalls the youthful adventures and swagger of the Arctic Monkeys debut album. Love , lust , sessions and figuring shit out.

See Why the title track , closes the album in anthemic fashion with its call and response chorus.

It may have been a while since they were at the races. But they're out in front on See Why. The future is bright. The future is yellow. Crome Yellow

See Why is out now on Spotify ,  CD and Vinyl. 


Thursday 21 December 2017

THE PLAYLIST READERS POLL 2017 RESULTS






The results are in , in the 3rd annual The Playlist Readers Poll. This year saw the largest number of respondents across social media. However it was Pink who topped the polls more than once and runner up in two further categories.
The triumphant One Love Manchester concert picke dup the most votes with 32% of votes in its category. Read on below for the full results , and thanks to everyone who voted



ARTIST OF THE YEAR


1. DUA LIPA  16%
2. Little Mix 14%
3. Pink 12%
4 = Ed Sheeran 6%
Taylor Swift  6%



BEST ALBUM



1. BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA Pink  31%

2.   DUA LIPA  Dua Lipa    15%
3.  DAMN Kendrick Lamar   13%
4 =  LUST FOR LIFE Lana Del Rey  11%
   TEARS ON THE DANCEFLOOR  Steps  11%

6.  RAINBOW  Kesha  6%




BEST GROUP

1.  LITTLE MIX  18%

2,  ARCADE FIRE  10%
3 = THE XX        6%
     COLDPLAY   6%
     CLEAN BANDIT  6%
     STEPS  6%

4.  LONDON GRAMMAR  5%





TOP SONGWRITER



1. SIA   18%

2.  PINK     14%
3.= KENDRICK LAMAR  9%
    LANA DEL REY     9%
   ED SHEERAN     9%

4=  JULIA MICHAELS  6%
        LORDE      6%

5. TAYLOR SWIFT  4%



TOP RADIO DJ


1. ROMAN KEMP  16%

2.  =   ANNIE MAC   15%
        SCOTT MILLS   15%

3. GREG JAMES     11%
4.  ZANE LOWE    10%
5  DERMOT WHELAN  8%




ULTIMATE TRACK OF THE YEAR


1. SCARED OF THE DARK  Steps  18%

2.  WHAT ABOUT US   Pink    14%
3   THE CURE  Lady Gaga    8%
4  NEW RULES Dua Lipa    6%
5  =  SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran  4%
      GREEN LIGHT  Lorde    4%
  HAVANA  Camila Cabello    4%




BEST VIDEO

1. WHAT ABOUT US Pink  16%

2.  NEW RULES  Dua Lipa  13%
3   LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO Taylor Swift   11%
4  BOYS  Charli XCX   10%
5  JOHN WAYNE Lady Gaga 8%
CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM 8%

6= LOVE Lana Del Rey  6%
    THE MAN The Killers 6%

7 BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA 5%




BEST NEW ARTIST


1. CAMILA CABELLO  30%

2 =   KHALID  10%
   JULIA MICHAELS  10%
CARDI B    10%

3.  JUDAH & THE LION 6%
4=   MURA MASI   5%
     THE AMAZONS 5%





MOST ANTICPATED ALBUM OF 2018

1. KYLIE MINOGUE 26%

2.  LADY GAGA   16%
3  ARIANA GRANDE  8%
4=  ARCTIC MONKEYS  6%
     EMINEM  6%
RIHANNA    6%

5=  KANYE WEST  5%
       HOZIER    5%



MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR


1. ONE LOVE MANCHESTER CONCERT  32%

2. = LADY GAGA'S SUPERBOWL HAL F TIME SHOW 19%
       DEATH OF GEORGE MICHAEL  19%


3. THE RETURN OF SHANIA TWAIN 6%

4. DUA LIPA'S NEW RULES  4%














Sunday 17 December 2017

THE 101 ULTIMATE TRACKS OF 2017




So , 2017 is almost done and dusted. And like the iconic Madonna hit , "music makes the people come together ".
This was in stark evidence in May when a terrorist attack left 22 dead in Manchester following an Ariana Grande concert. That one of music's greatest cities should give us one of the defining moments in music this year at the One Love Manchester concert. It is testament to the power and resilience and power of music in 2017.

Kesha rose like a phoenix to deliver a triumph of an album. Taylor Swift threw more shade than an episode of Drag Race with her comeback. Dua Lipa rewrote the rules and we all stood back and complied. Ed Sheeran was the definition of ubiquity this year , dominating the airwaves all year long.
Veteran pop luminaries such as Pink showed they can still strike a chord and sell millions in the process. Katy Perry got woke , Lana showed us her Lust For Life and Lorde produced possibly the album of the year.
In hip hop , Kendrick Lamar told us to be humble , Jay Z returned and Eminem also stormed back. Then there was the invasion of Latino music as Despacito claimed the summer and Camila Cabello's solo career took full flight with the massive Havana.

Rock saw old reliables such as Foo Fighters , The Killers , U2 , and Elbow deliver new albums. whilst young blood such as Alt J and Royal Blood continued to stretch the boundaries of the genre.

And here , once again , we count down the annual 101 greatest tracks of the year. An accolade previously won by Frank Ocean , Sia , Beyoncé and Daft Punk.




101. PASSPORT HOME JP Cooper
100.  iSPY Kyle feat Lil Uzi Vert
99.  BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly feat Camila Cabello
98. LIFES ABOUT TO GET GOOD Shania Twain
97.  WATERFALL Stargate feat Pink & Sia
96. CRYBABY Paloma Faith
95. HUMONGOUS Declan McKenna
94.  SPENT ALL DAY IN BED Morrissey
93. CAME HERE FOR LOVE Sigala feat Ella Eyre
92.  BAD LIAR Selena Gomez
91.  GOLDEN SLUMBERS Elbow
90. LOST IN YOUR LIGHT Dua Lipa feat Miguel
89. SKIN  Rag n Bone Man
88. IT AINT ME Kygo & Selena Gomez
87. SOLO DANXE Martin Jensen
86. POWER Little Mix feat Stormzy
85. LOVE SO SOFT Kelly Clarkson
84. WILD THOUGHTS DJ Khaled feat Rihanna & Bryson Tiller
83. GO TO WORK   Nadine Coyle
82. MALIBU Miley Cyrus
81. READY FOR IT ?  Taylor Swift
80. BAD AT LOVE Halsey



79. DONT MATTER NOW George Ezra
78.  FOR WHAT ITS WORTH Liam Gallagher
77. BELIEVER Imagine Dragons
76.  HATERS    TLC
75.  SHOULD'VE BEEN YOU Imelda May
74.  SUN COMES UP Rudimental feat James Arthur
73.  THE MAN  The Killers
72.  GOOD OLD DAYS Macklemore feat Kesha
71. OH WOMAN , OH MAN London Grammar
70. LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO  Taylor Swift
69.  SORRY NOT SORRY Demi Lovato
68.  DISCONNECTED Clean Bandit & Marina And the Diamonds
67.  THE RAREST BIRDS  Alison Moyet
66.  TOUCH Little Mix
65.   CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran
64. SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS  The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
63.  FEELS Calvin Harris feat Pharrell , Katy Perry & Big Sean
62.  LUST FOR LIFE Lana Del Rey feat The Weeknd
61.  SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran



60.  RUN Foo Fighters
59.  LIVE FOR THE MOMENT The Sherlocks
58.  WALL OF GLASS Liam Gallagher
57.  FRIENDS Justin Bieber & BloodPop
56.  PYT John Gibbons
55.  MIDNIGHT Jessie Ware
54.   STAY Zedd feat Alessia Cara
53.   ROCKSTAR Post Malone
52.   WALK ON WATER Eminem & BeyoncĂ©
51.  THUNDER Imagine Dragons
50.  BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA  Pink
49.  MIRACLES (SOMEONE SPECIAL )  Coldplay feat Big Sean
48.  HAVANA  Camila Cabello
47.   CIAO ADIOS Ann-Marie
46.   YOU KNOW ME Jax Jones feat RAYE
45.  DID YOU SEE  J Hus
44.  WHITE MUSTANG  Lana Del Rey
43.  PERFECT PLACES Lorde
42.  ROYAL HIGHNESS  Tom Grennan
41.   LIVING IN THE CITY Hurray For The Riff Raff



40.  HOLY MOUNTAIN Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds
39.   RUDE LOVE      Becky Hill
38.   BEAUTFUL ONES Hurts
37.  ON MY MIND Disciples
36.  GLORIOUS Macklemore feat Skylar Grey
35.  LOYALTY  Kendrick Lamar feat Rihanna
34.   WAY BACK  TLC feat Snoop Dogg
33.   SYMPHONY Clean Bandit feat Zara Larsson
32.  DREW BARRYMORE  SZA
31.  PRAYING  Kesha
30.  UNFORGETTABLE French Montana feat Swae Lee
29.  LOVE  Lana Del Rey
28.  FINDERS KEEPERS Mabel
27.  BOYS  Charli XCX
26.   ISSUES Julia Michaels
25.   THE CURE Lady Gaga
24.   BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE PT 2  Stormzy feat MNEK
23.  NO ONE KNOWS ME ( LIKE THE PIANO )   Sampha
22.  CHASING HIGHS  Alma
21.   FEEL IT STILL Portugal , The Man




20.  DISCO TITS  Tove Lo





19.  HUMBLE   Kendrick Lamar



18.  CUT TO THE FEELING  Carly Rae Jepsen



17.  SILENCE Marshmello feat Khalid






16. SKYWALKER   Miguel





15.  SAY SOMETHING LOVING  The XX




14.  BIG FOR YOUR BOOTS   Stormzy





13.   1800  - Logic feat Alessia Cara & Khalid

 


12.  YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A PSYCHO  Kasabian







11.  WANT YOU BACK  Haim





10. BIG PICTURE London Grammar





9.  WHAT ABOUT US   Pink




8.   YOUNG , DUMB AND BROKE  Khalid




7.  SLIDE  Calvin Harris feat Frank Ocean & Migos




6.  SCARED OF THE DARK  Steps




5. DONT KILL MY VIBE  Sigrid





4.  BLESS THIS ACID HOUSE  Kasabian





3. GREEN LIGHT  Lorde





2.  NEW RULES  Dua Lipa








1. FOUND WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR  Tom Grennan



Tom Grennan is poised to be THE soundtrack of 2018. With his debut album Lightning Matches due on March 9th, the Bedford singer songwriter is set to be catapulted to stardom. Found What I've Been Looking For is EVERYTHING we needed in a sometimes bleak and frustrating year. Anthemic , resilient , emotive and a voice that is balm for the soul. Grenann is authentic and his voice gritty and more mature than his years.

He will dominate 2018 , but in 2017 , Found What I've Been Looking For is The Playlist's Ultimate track of 2017.









Thursday 7 December 2017

Lightning In A Bottle - Tom Grennan set to capture hearts and minds in 2018



Tom Grennan once said about writing songs whilst being dyslexic  "mentally I put songs on a washing line. So then I pick the odd socks , lyrically. And then I put an odd sock to an odd sock and think "How can I make that a pair of pearly whites "

Well , those pearly whites have come to fruition in the shape of his highly anticipated debut album Lightning Matches which drops on March 9th 2018. The Bedford singer songwriters lyrical approach may be unorthodox, But the man himself has built up a legion of fans with his everyman personality coupled with a raw and emotive voice that is set to soundtrack 2018.




It could all have been so different for the 21 year old though. Instead of lining up a long awaited debut album , Tom could have found himself on the England team heading to Russia next summer. Grennan had a promising football career , running out for Northampton Town , Lution Town , Aston Villa and Stevenage.
However he'll just have to make do with lighting up next summers festival circuit. Its probably just as well Glastonbury is on hiatus next summer as Grennan would more than likely steal the show down Worthy Farm.

Tom discovered that unmistakeable voice  at a "piss up " and his head was soon turned by music. Its little stories like this that have endeared him to an ever increasing faithful.


Dates for his tour next year are already vanishing ahead of the release of his hotly anticipated debut album Lightning Matches on March 9th




For a guy who at the tender age of 21 is on the cusp of stardom ,  Grennan's voice sounds older than his year. A primal , raw and gravelly voice infused with warmth , emotion and true grit. His lyrics and songs are certainly that of a 21 year old finding his way in this crazy world. None so more evident on the rousing closing track of his stunning EP Release The Brakes , the fantastic This Is The Age.

"raise a glass to those who choose to live without. I dont need no keys for a castle or a ticket to the stars. So close your eyes and know how lucky you are "




Grennan as you can guess from his surname , has Irish blood running through his Bedford born veins and his voice recalls the earthy , gritty soul that emanates from a good old fashioned Irish session.

On the awesone Royal Highness , Tom displays an irresistible swagger on an absolute stomper of a track. Bowed down and beseeched to his lady in waiting , its a track that will cause much fervour during his upcoming UK dates.
The video shows the sheer star quality of the guy. Evidence of this was further displayed in his cameo in Charli XCX's Boys video.  And with his down to earth charm and lush vocals , Grennan doesn't look at all out of place with such pop pin ups as Joe Jonas and Dplo. In fact he clearly belongs there



His Found What I've Been Looking For EP is a joy to listen to from start to finish.The title track , which he recently performed on primetime Friday night BBC1 music show Sounds Like Friday Night. It is my track of the year here at The Playlist.
A sure fire anthem that will be the soundtrack to many a festival weekend next summer.





Interestingly enough , Tom has stated that he listens to at least one Amy Winehouse track a day. And if the late great Queen of Camden Town could break your heart with vulnerability and soaring vocals. Then Tom does exactly the same on the demo of Silhouette.  Its raw , vulnerable and  as soaring as the London skyline. Here is where Grennan stretches his vocal muscles to devastating effect. He sounds wise beyond his years yet coupled with the fragility of early adulthood. Its a stunning track.

And just before that track were treated to the jaunty First Day Of The Sun. Another uplifting , bouncy , festival bound sing a long. Grennan goes from the highs of youth - partying with your mates , falling in love to the lows such as heartbreak and self doubt. It just shows how adept he is at veering from ripping your heart out one minute and making you sing your heart out the next.
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2018 is set to be the year of Tom Grennan. In these uncertain times of Brexit and Trump , Grennan and his voice and youthful vigour are balm for the soul. The Bedford boy done good will break your heart , lift your sagging spirits and more than likely make more than a few girls and some boys fall in love with him in the coming year.
Your summer festival soundtrack Lightning Matches drops on March 9th. And when it does , stand a few inches back cos Tom Grennan is bringing the fire in 2018. And long may the flames roar




Thursday 10 August 2017

Pink storms back with What About Us as new album Beautiful Trauma comfirmed




The long wait is over. Pink will release her seventh album Beautiful Trauma on October 13th. The 13 song collection is lead by the pulsating and anthemic new single What About Us. The track premiered at lunchtime today and is already scaling iTunes charts globally. By far , its her strongest lead single since 2008's So What.

The track starts as piano led ballad before erupting into a powerful synth laden stomper. Pink's vocals are as strong and defiant as ever. Lyrically , the track harks to some of Pink's usual underdog themes "Sticks and stones they may break my bones , /But then I'll be ready " and "What about all the broken , happy ever afters "
The dance infused synths are a welcome departure for the singer. And the track is bound to give her another well earned Number 1.

Meanwhile , Beautiful Trauma will come over five years since 2012's The Truth About Love. That album spawned the US Number 1 Grammy nominated smash Just Give Me A Reason with Nate Ruess.
Since then , Pink has appeared alongside Dallas Green on 2014's side project You+Me. The duo released the acoustic folk of Rose Ave.
Last summer Pink appeared on Setting the World On Fire with country legend Kenny Chesney. Earlier this year she appeared alongside Sia on the track Waterfall by production whiz Stargate.



The track listing for Beautiful Trauma out October 13th

1. Beautiful Trauma
2. Revenge
3. Whatever You Want
4.  What About Us
5.  But We Lost It
6. Barbies
7.  Where We Go
8.    For Now
9.   Secrets
10/ Better Life
11.  I Am Here
12.  Wild Hearts Cant Be Broken
13.   You Get My Love





Monday 24 July 2017

Pink line sup new single




It's been a long time coming , but finally Pink is set to return. The pop icon will release What About Us on August 10th.
It trails her forthcoming as yet untitled seventh album. It comes five years after her last album The Truth About Love. The 2012 album spawned the hits Blow Me ( One Last Kiss ) , Try and the Grammy nominated US Number 1 Just Give Me A Reason.


In the five years since her last album , Pink has given birth to a son Jameson. In 2014 , she released an album alongside Dallas Green as part of the folk duo You+Me. Last year she released the underwhelming Just Like Fire from the Disney movie Alice Through The Looking Glass. As well as that she teamed up with US country star Kenny Chesney on the track Setting The World On Fire.
Earlier this year , she teamed up with Stargate and Sia on the track Waterfall.

The star has made her return to the live scene with well received shows at numerous US festivals. She headlines V Festival in the UK next month alongside Jay Z.

 Her much anticipated seventh album is rumoured for release this autumn. The five year gap is her longest between records.


Watch the video for So What below