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Ben Hillier
Ben Hillier is an English songwriter and pop-rock record producer who is part of the creative team 140 dB. He produced the notable albums '' Playing the Angel'', '' Sounds of the Universe'' and ''Delta Machine'' by Depeche Mode, ''Think Tank'' by Blur, '' Some Cities'' by Doves and '' Cast of Thousands'' by Elbow. " ''Manchester Evening News Arena Event Listing''. Retrieved on 21 April 2007. Discography Production * 2022 - ''Pray For Me I Don't Fit In'' album (producer) * 2020 Nadine Shah – ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop-rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, early pop rock was influenced by the beat, arrangements, and original style of rock and roll (and sometimes doo-wop). It may be viewed as a distinct genre field rather than music that overlaps with pop and rock. The detractors of pop rock often deride it as a slick, commercial product and less authentic than rock music. Characteristics and etymology Much pop and rock music has been very similar in sound, instrumentation and even lyrical content. The terms "pop rock" and "power pop" have been used to describe more commercially successful music that uses elements from, or the form of, rock music. Writer Johan Fornas views pop/rock as "one single, continuous genre field", rather than distinct categories. To the authors Larry Starr and Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Now (album)
''Happy Now'' is the ninth studio album by English post-punk band Gang of Four, self-released on 19 April 2019, and their most recent album as of 2022. The release has received mildly positive reviews. It is the band's final album before the 2020 death of guitarist Andy Gill, who was then the only original band member, though in 2021 Gang of Four re-united with two of four original members. Critical reception The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave the album four out of five stars, with reviewer Mark Deming writing, "this is taut, effective music that honors Gang of Four's heritage but succeeds on its own terms". In '' Under the Radar'', Mischa Pearlman's review praises the music's social and political relevance, giving it a seven out of 10. Track listing All songs written by Andy Gill, except where noted: #"Toreador" – 3:34 #"Alpha Male" – 4:33 #"One True Friend" – 4:24 #"Ivanka: 'My Name's on It'" – 3:52 #"Don't Ask Me" (Andy Gill, John "Gao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becoming A Jackal
''Becoming a Jackal'' is the debut album by the Irish rock group Villagers. In 2010 it was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Vinyl editions of the album contain 2 discs, with tracks on the first three sides and an etching on the fourth. Critical reception The album received positive reviews, and holds a Metacritic score of 78 out of 100, based on 16 reviews. Track listing Chart positions References {{Authority control Villagers (band) albums 2010 debut albums Domino Recording Company albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villagers (band)
Villagers are an Irish indie folk band and the musical project of the sole long-term member, Conor J O'Brien who is a singer-songwriter based in Dublin, Ireland.. Widely known for his production, arrangements and thought-provoking lyrics, O'Brien currently releases Villagers material via Domino Recording Co. Villagers first came to prominence in 2010 with the release of their debut album, ''Becoming a Jackal''. Released to critical acclaim, the album was shortlisted for the 2010 Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize. Their second studio album, '' '' was released in 2013. It won the Choice Music Prize that year and was also shortlisted for the 2013 Mercury Prize. In 2015 Conor released Villagers' third album, ''Darling Arithmetic'', and the following year ''Where Have You Been All My Life?''—a compilation of live reworkings of some of the band's best-known tracks. In May 2016 ''Darling Arithmetic'' won the Ivor Novello award for Best Album. ''The Art of Pretending to Swim'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runaway (album)
''The Runaway'' is the third album from London indie-rock band The Magic Numbers. The Stodart and Gannon siblings reveal a rather upbeat side on this offering, compared to their 2006 release '' Those the Brokes''. The album features string arrangements by Robert Kirby (Nick Drake, Elvis Costello), who died in 2009, with ''The Runaway'' ultimately proving to be his final piece of work. Track listing All songs written by Romeo Stodart and Michele Stodart, except where noted. # "The Pulse" (R. Stodart) # "Hurt So Good" (R. Stodart) # "Why Did You Call?" # "Once I Had" # "A Start With No Ending" (R. Stodart) # "Throwing My Heart Away" # "Restless River" # "Only Seventeen" # "Sound of Something" # "The Song That No One Knows" (R. Stodart) # "Dreams of a Revelation" # "I’m Sorry" Personnel ;The Magic Numbers *Angela Gannon – melodica, percussion, Vocals, design *Sean Gannon – drums, design *Michele Stodart – bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocals, design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Numbers
The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band consisting of two brother-and-sister pairs, from Hanwell in west London. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their debut album titled '' The Magic Numbers'' on 13 June 2005. Their follow-up album, '' Those the Brokes'', was released on 6 November 2006; ''The Runaway'' was released on 6 June 2010, ''Alias'' was released on 18 August 2014, and their most recent album, ''Outsiders'', was released on 11 May 2018. The Magic Numbers consists of Romeo Stodart (lead guitar, vocals), his sister Michele (bass guitar, vocals, glockenspiel), Angela Gannon (melodica, percussion, keyboard, vocals) and her brother Sean Gannon (drums). History Backgrounds The Stodarts are the children of a Scottish father and a Portuguese mother and were born in Trinidad in the Caribbean, where their mother was an opera singer and had her own TV show. When the family fled an Islamic coup attempt there in 1990, they were raised in New York City. In the mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose
''Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose'' is the debut studio album by Beth Jeans Houghton recorded with the Hooves of Destiny and released in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2012 (on 28 February 2012 in the United States), by Mute Records. The album was produced by Ben Hillier, noted for his works with Blur, Elbow and Depeche Mode, among many others. "Liliputt" (b/w "Your Holes") was released as the album's lead single on 14 November 2011. It was followed by "Sweet Tooth Bird" (b/w "Telephone") on 20 February 2012, the song about "sabotaging a relationship that's too good." On 23 April (with a special Record Store Day release on the 21st) came out the third single "Atlas", accompanied by black-and-white video directed and produced by Beth Houghton's friend Juan Iglesias in Los Angeles. Critical reception Upon its release, ''Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose'' received generally favourable reviews. Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Jeans Houghton
Beth Jeans Houghton (a.k.a. Du Blonde) (born 3 January 1990) is an English multi-disciplinary musician, composer, artist, animator and video director. Their influences range from psychedelic rock, punk, blues, 1960s garage rock and soul. They create art under their birth name, Beth Jeans Houghton, using photography, illustration, animation, video, sculpture and embroidery. They have directed and animated music videos for multiple artists including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ezra Furman, and Laura Marling's band LUMP. They write, perform and produce music under the name Du Blonde. Biography Beth Jeans Houghton was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Houghton started writing songs in their teens. At sixteen they left school and bought a Fender Stratocaster, which they taught themselves to play. Houghton first appeared in front of an audience in 2006; their debut release, titled ''EP'' (a limited-edition 7-inch), was on Bird Records in 2008. They signed then with Static Carav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A+E (album)
''A+E'' is the eighth studio album by British singer-songwriter Graham Coxon, released on 2 April 2012 through Parlophone. The album was made as a "reaction" against Coxon's prior album, '' The Spinning Top'', which consisted of psychedelic folk songs. ''A+E'', on the other hand, consists of pop rock songs. Coxon, who is also the guitarist of Blur, recorded 21 songs during the album's two-month-long recording process with producer Ben Hillier. The 11 songs that did not make it onto ''A+E'' were divided into a separate album that was supposed to be released in late 2012, but Coxon was never announced it as of 2023. The album received positive reviews from critics, although some criticized its songs for being too long. Despite its critical success, it was Coxon's least successful album on the UK Albums Chart since '' The Kiss of Morning'', peaking at number 39 and staying on the chart for only one week. Background ''A+E'' started as a "reaction" against Coxon's previous album, '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Coxon
Graham Leslie Coxon (born 12 March 1969) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and painter who came to prominence as a founding member of the rock band Blur. As the group's lead guitarist and secondary vocalist, Coxon is featured on all eight of Blur's studio albums (although 2003's ''Think Tank'' only features his playing on one track, due to his temporary departure from the band during recording sessions for the album). He has also led a solo career since 1998, which all of his solo albums were produced and all the instruments played by himself. As well as being a musician, Coxon is a visual artist: he designed the cover art for all his solo albums as well as Blur's '' 13'' (1999). Coxon plays several instruments and records his albums with little assistance from session musicians. ''Q'' magazine critic Adrian Deevoy has written: "Coxon is an astonishing musician. His restless playing style – all chord slides, rapid pulloffs, mini-arpeggios and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Have Band
We Have Band, also known as "WHB", is a three-piece electronic music group from Manchester and London consisting of Darren Bancroft and the husband-and-wife duo Thomas Wegg-Prosser and Dede Wegg-Prosser. They have released three albums through the French-based Naïve Records. Their first album, ''WHB'', was released on 5 April 2010 and a ten-track second album, ''Ternion'', was released on 29 January 2012. We Have Band have remixed many artists including Gorillaz, Bloc Party, Micachu, Peter Bjorn and John and M83. Instruments and style The band writes with guitars, bass guitars, synthesizers, soft synthesizers, percussion, drum machines and drum samples. Within a few months of working together they had the collection of songs that formed the backbone of their first album. Many of these songs have appeared as single releases and on various compilations including the Kitsuné Maison compilations. Their style has been variously described as disco revival and depressive disco. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homosapien (PVT Album)
PVT ( disemvoweling of ''pivot'') is an experimental band based between London and Sydney. Band members are Richard Pike, Laurence Pike and Dave Miller. Brothers Richard and Laurence grew up in Sydney, later meeting Dave Miller who originally comes from Perth, Australia. The band have released five albums. History PVT was formed as Pivot in Sydney in 1999 by brothers Richard Pike and Laurence Pike. The band spent the subsequent four years developing their sound and working on their debut album, with guitarist Richard Pike producing. They released their debut album, '' Make Me Love You'', in August 2005 on Sensory Records. It was nominated for a J Award by national youth broadcaster Triple J. The band added Perth electronica artist Dave Miller in late 2005, omitting the old members from their line up and becoming a three piece. In 2008, PVT signed to UK label Warp Records and '' O Soundtrack My Heart'' was released in August 2008 and the band toured across Europe and the UK. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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