Music

If you don’t think you’ve heard of Jon Bellion yet, you will have heard his music. He wrote the chorus for Eminem and Rihanna’s 2013 hit ‘The Monster’ and co-wrote and produced Jason Derulo’s 2014 ‘Trumpets’. This will have given Bellion a hefty bank balance, enabling him to concentrate on his first studio album, The Human Condition. It launches us headfirst into who he really is – moving seamlessly through family, self-assurance, love, break-ups, uncertainty and faith. The first track...

By Declan Robers (@DeclanMR) This month Finnish reissue label Svart Records prepare themselves to release remastered tapes from Liisankatu Studios, featuring special edition sessions with 1970s Finnish music legends including KOM Quartet, Taivaantemppeli and Jukka Hauru & Superkings. These bands broke the barriers of genre conventions and brought the Finnish music scene to the world stage. The Finnish Broadcasting Company archives have been thrown open and these rare live recordings have been remastered for Svart to release on brand new...

By Alex Lodge (@alexlodgemusic | Insta @alexlodgemusic7) Alex Lodge is a music supervisor for film, TV and advertising at Thirty Two.  A longer than usual list today starting with a weird/sexy jam called Sunshine, through a lovely cover of one of my all time favourite songs, This Is How We Walk On The Moon by Jose González, some Fat White Family to make me feel better about not going to Field Day this year and a couple of nice remixes....

Crowds in Berkley, California, were told of the news of Muhammad Ali's passing before Paul Simon played "The Boxer". The musician announced the sad news to the packed Greek Theater, saying "RIP to The Greatest". The Boxer, from the Bridge over Troubled Water album, contains several poignant lyrics, including: In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the remainders Of every glove that laid him down And cut him till he cried out In his anger...

By Grant Bailey (@GrantDBailey) Monika Brodka’s fourth full-length is a smoky and weirdly-caustic mix of offbeat pop. The Polish pop star has taken a snaking route from her discovery on Polish Pop Idol 12 years ago, and while third album Granda really delivered the first, unadulterated shot of weirdness that Brodka had to offer, Clashes feels like a refinement of that identity to a honed point. In ‘Horses’ we have the first example of smouldering, galloping pop in the mould...

By Alex Lodge (@alexlodgemusic | Insta @alexlodgemusic7) Alex Lodge is a music supervisor for film, TV and advertising at Thirty Two.  It’s nearly June, everyone is starting to think about how they’re going to shed their winter coat (read excess weight) for the summer, and the city is starting to believe we might actually have some proper sun this year. Time for some dusty retro, some weird ambient and some astral jazz to get you ready to make the transition....

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor You have just released your new single ‘Bakkos’ on DELPHI, how was it working with Marc Pell and Gavin Farrell on the track?  It was a long learning process for me. I worked with Gav before on demos and he's great to work with. I had limited time with him, he tracked the drums and bass in a friends rehearsal space and main vocals in my bedroom then the session was left with me. I...

New York duo Diet Cig are returning to the UK for a run of dates, including a handful of highly-anticipated performances at Brighton's Great Escape Festival and across the Dot To Dot Festival schedule. The tour also sees the band landing in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Nottingham, Leeds, and a show in Paris before returning back to the States. The band have already built up a significant fanbase and industry interest with their direct, infectious indie-pop and unashamedly fun live...

Brand New have announced the release of new single “I Am A Nightmare,” their first new music in more than a year. The song—produced by Brand New and longtime collaborator Mike Sapone, mixed by Vince Ratti, and taken from the band’s upcoming release—will be available via all Digital Service Providers this week and can be pre-ordered now on vinyl. “I Am A Nightmare” comes in advance of brand New’s upcoming Canadian headlining tour and American co- headlining tour with Modest Mouse. The song’s...