True Survivor is the latest brand new single from David Hasselhoff. The song is the lead track from the forthcoming 2015 Swedish short film King Fury.
King Fury is an upcoming Swedish martial arts comedy short film written, directed by and starring David Sandberg. The film is an homage to 1980's martial arts and police action films. The film was crowdfunded through Kickstarter with pledges reaching US$ 630,019 but failing short of the feature film goal of US$1 million. It has been selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
The song was composed by Mitch Murder (Johan Bengtsson) and was recorded in Sweden. the song and music video for True Survivor is made designed as an ostentatious over-the-top 1980's homage/parody, with the video featuring dinosaurs, Adolf Hitler, skateboarding, Norse Gods and time travelling. Hasselhoff claimed that he had received the offer to record the song and the video by a request from Sweden Universal to 'sing a tribute to the 80's'.
There are many popular music artists out there who, when they are paying an homage to 1980's music in their artistic music creativity will only (really) use a quarter percentage of that 1980's music expression in their songs. Artists have not (FULLY-AS YET) been truly able to capture what the 1980's was about in music expression. This was NOT just an era that was just about the expression of the electronic keyboard (synthesizer) and drum machine, it was also an era of new studio recording techniques. Most importantly in Pop and Rock music (on both sides of the Atlantic), the era was about this 'OVER-THE-TOP' music expression. It is this 'OVER-THE-TOP' music expression (even at the most tames of music expression) that is at the heart of mostly all 1980's music. This 'OVER-THE-TOP-NESS) is either there in the main vocals, music instrumentation or both; but it is very much there in the music.
The incredible thing about David Hasselhoff''s True Survivor track is that they have gone for a FULL-ON 1980's track, as if they were still living in the era of the 1980's. Every musical facet of what gave the 1980's music of Pop and Rock its unique distinctive charm, is to be found in the True Survivor track. I mean the use of the Tom-Tom part in this track is a real revelation, because up to this point, I have not heard from ANY artist in the 21st Century, the use of the tom-tom played and recorded correctly in a (present-day) music track, in the same way that artists used to play and record the tom-tom on music tracks in the 1980's. It is not just the musicality of the 1980's on this track that is so very distinctive and appealing, but also the recording techniques of the era that are evident on this track.
Taking these things on board on this track to keep, in-check the era of the 1980's on this track when we have so much more advanced music technology in the recording studio, is an incredible achievement to everyone who was involved in the creation of this track.
Even more stunning is that the music video to this track is paying a 100% homage to the visual iconography of this era.
Below you can see the music video for True Survivor and also a short video documentary where David Hasselhoff describes the inspirations behind the True Survivor track and music video.
The Desired Effect is the forthcoming studio album by American singer-songwriter and The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers, which is scheduled for release on May 18th 2015 in the United Kingdom and May 19th 2015 in the United States. The new studio album was recorded at Battle Born Studios, Winchester, Nevada. It was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid and Brandon Flowers and mixed by Alan Moulder.
The album features notable musicians including Danielle Haim (HAIM), Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys), Ronnie Vannucci, Jr. ( The Killers), Ted Sablay (touring member of The Killers), Angel Deradoorian ( Dirty Projectors),Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel),Joey Waronker (Beck, Atoms for Peace), Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp), Ethan Farner (Christina Aguilera) and Bruce Hornsby (Grateful Dead).
Can't Deny My Love was released as the lead single from the album on March 23rd 2015. It was an instant download for pre-orders of the album. Flowers released a series of promotional video clips announcing the single. Flowers also released a series of promotional video clips announcing the second single Still Want You.
The Desired Effect album was voted the 'Record of the Week' on BBC Radio 2 on May 9th 2015.
Matt Yates of Q Magazine wrote of the album: 'Big, Bold and Joyful, it's exactly what a great pop album should be.'.
Track Listing for The Desired Effect.
- Dreams Come True
- Can't Deny My Love
- I Can Change
- Still Want You
- Between Me and You
- Lonely Town
- Digging Up the Heart
- Never Get You Right
- Untangled Love
- The Way It's Always Been
- Btwn Me 'N U
- The Desired Effect
Below you can see the music video for the first single released from Brandon Flowers New Studio Album for the track, Can't Deny My Love. This single was officially released on March 23rd 2015.
You can also see the music video for 3rd single released from this album, this is for the track Lonely Town. This single was officially released on April 27th 2015.
Darling Arithmetic is the third studio album from Mercury prize nominated Irish indie folk band Villagers, released on April 10th 2015 via Domino Records. The album reached number one in the Irish album charts in its first week of release.
The album was written, recorded, produced and mixed by songwriter Conor O'Brian at his home in Malahide, Dublin as a follow-up to Villagers' Mercury Prize nominated sophomore album Awayland (2013).
The first song taken from the album Courage was released on April 10th via Domino Records and reached number one on its first week of release in O'Brien's native Ireland.
The album was received positively by music critics and currently holds a score of 76 on review aggregator website Metacritic. The album was cited by some reviewers as a departure from the sound of Villagers previous albums with Pitchfork Media remarking 'Darling Arithmetic, by contrast, is a radically subdued affair-nine mostly acoustic-based tracks that O'Brien recorded at home alone, playing every instrument and mixing the record on his own.' Music critic with The New York Times, Nate Chinen also remarked on the change in sound stating 'For the third Villagers album, 'Darling Arithmetic,' Mr O'Brien has scaled back radically, turning out something that resembles an old-fashioned folk-rock confessional.'
Darling Arithmetic was also heralded in O'Brien's home country of Ireland with Tony Clayton-Lea of the Irish Times remarking that the album 'proves that O'Brien-stripped back and wilfully solo-is just as potent and pure.' The L.P. was also made 'Album of the Week' on Nialler9 who said 'Darling Arithmetic is the opposite of the Villagers' second album 'Awayland' (2013). Where that album had Conor O'Brien adorning his powerful songwriting with increased sonics and a process which included not just O'Brien but the long-standing members of his band.' While music critic Stephen White of the Last Mixed Tape called it 'a deeply personal record that connects in a real and unmistakable way'.
Not all reviews of the album were positive however, music reviewer Kate Hutchinson of the Guardian stated the record 'never manages to be magical' and 'never quite matches those artists' emotional potency'.
Tracklisting for Darling Arithmetic
- Courage
- Everything I Am Is Yours
- Dawn Me
- Hot Scary Summer
- The Soul Serene
- Darling Arithmetic
- Little Bigot
- No One To Blame
- So Naïve
Below you can see the music video for the 2nd single released from this album. This is for the track Everything I Am Is Yours which was officially released on April 2nd 2015.
****WARNING! Strong Visual Depictions of Violence in this music video****
Bush (stylized as BUSH) is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg, which was released officially on May 12th 2015 by Doggystyle, I Am Other and Columbia Records. The album was entirely produced by Pharrell Williams, and has confirmed participation of Stevie Wonder, Charlie Wilson, and other noted musicians in the R&B genre.
The new album is the first studio album entirely of hip-hop released by Snoop since Doggumentary; released on March 29th 2011. Since then, Snoop and good friend Wiz Khalifa released the soundtrack Mac & Devin Go to High School, which contained the hit single Young, Wild & Free (top ten in Billboard Hot 100). The song was nominated for a Grammy under the category of Best Rap song. In 2013, Snoop used the moniker Snoop Lion, and released his first reggae and twelfth overall album, entitled Reincarnated, that came to be nominated 56th Annual Grammy Awards in the category to Bootzilla, and joined the music producer Dam-Funk to launch the entirely of funk collaborative album entitled 7 Days of Funk.
In January 2015, Snoop revealed the album title in the Convention Consumer Electronics Show that occurred in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
The album has been produced entirely by Pharrell Williams, with additional production by Williams' and Neptunes partner Chad Hugo. The duo had worked in partnership with the rapper in albums: Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002), R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004) and Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2006). The partnership between the two artists has earned several singles of successes for both Snoop Dogg and for Pharrell, including From tha Chuuuch to da Palace, Beautiful and Drop It Like It's Hot, amongst others.
- The lead single titled Peaches N Cream, was released on March 10th 2015.
- The album's second single So Many Pros was released to iTunes on April 14th 2015.
- The album's third single California Roll was released to iTunes on May 5th 2015.
Tracklisting for Bush
- California Roll (featuring Stevie Wonder)
- This City
- R U A Freak
- Awake
- So Many Pros
- Peaches N Cream (featuring 'Uncle' Charlie Wilson)
- Edibles (featuring T.I.)
- I knew That
- Run Away (featuring Gwen Stefani)
- I'm Ya Dogg (featuring Kendrick Lamar & Rick Ross)
Below you can see the music video for the first single released from this brand new studio album for Snoop Dogg, for the track: Peaches N Cream. This single was first officially released on March 10th 2015.
This is followed by an Audio Video for the 3rd track single released from the Bush Album. This is for the track California Roll which includes Mr Stevie Wonder (playing harmonica) on the track. This single was officially released on May 5th 2015.
Hairless Toys is the third solo album by Irish recording artist Roisin Murphy, released on 5th May 2015 by Play It Again Sam. It is Murphy's first new studio album since Overpowered in 2007.
The announcement was accompanied by a stream of the first track, Gone Fishing, which Murphy confirmed was inspired by the 1990 documentary film Paris Is Burning. A four-minute edit of Exploitation was later issued as the first single, with a music video directed by Murphy herself, released on April 13th 2015. Murphy commented that the song is about 'selling out, manipulation and exploitation within creative work and in a relationship.' Murphy later explained that the song 'came from being a bit wry, a bit ironic. it's got bit of a twinkle in its eye. It's not to be taken too seriously.'
Hairless Toys has received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 83 based on 6 reviews, which indicates 'universal acclaim'. Writing for The Irish Times, Jim roll gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and said the eight-year gap between albums for Murphy 'has not lessened her knack for beautifully finessed tunes pulled together with sublime electro pop belts and braces'. Carroll further said lead single Exploitation, 'a track where the groove is simple and sparse, works with considerable panache.'
Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian rated the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that Murphy embraces the dichotomy of disco and 'intoxicating darkness {...} on intimate late-night tales, both personal and in an imagined voice of the 1980's LGBT community of New York's ball scene.' Gibsone furtherer stated that 'Gone Fishing' contains 'Italo-disco and house mutations and unusual country diversions, concluding that Hairless Toys is 'pure, evocative elegance'. Reviewing the album for Toronto newspaper Now, Kevin Ritchie gave the album 4 out of 5 and named it the album of the week, judging that it 'fuses delicate, slow-burning deep-house-type rhythms with pop twang and the odd bit of glittering glam.
Tracklisting for Hairless Toys
- Gone Fishing
- Evil Eyes
- Exploitation
- Uninvited Guest
- Exile
- House of Glass
- Hairless Toys (Gotta Hurt)
- Unputdownable
Below you can see the very impressive music video (Directed by Roisin Murphy herself) for the first single released from this new studio album; for the track: Exploitation. This single was officially released on April 13th 2015.
#1 to Infinity is the third compilation album by American singer Mariah Carey. It is scheduled to be released on May 15th 2015 through Sony Music Entertainment. The album is a collection of her 18 number-one songs in the United States, and also includes a brand new song titled Infinity which was released as a single from the album on April 27th 2015.
#1 to Infinity was released to coincide with the launch of her Las Vegas show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace which began on May 6th 2015. The singer launched a social media campaign with the hashtag #RevealMariah early on April 12th which encouraged fans to view her website, where they were then prompted to share news of the reveal in order to expedite the lift of the album's official cover art. The album is her first for Sony Music's Epic Records, with whom she signed to in March 2015.
The album features Carey's 18 number-one songs in the United States, with a brand new song titled Infinity. The track listing is adjusted for the international markets: Someday, I Don't Wanna Cry and Thank God I Found You (featuring Joe and 98 Degrees) are replaced with Without You (number one in most European countries and New Zealand), Endless Love (with Luther Vandross, number one in New Zealand) and Against All Odds (featuring Westlife, number one in the UK and Ireland).
The only new recording to be included on the compilation, Infinity, premiered on April 27th 2015, to coincide with Carey's Las Vegas launch party. The accompanying music video was directed by Brett Ratner.
On January 15th 2015, Carey appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that she signed a contract to take up residency at The Colosseum at the Caesars Palace Hotel in Las Vegas in May and July 2015, which is called Mariah Carey #1's. During the interview, Carey confirmed 'I'm going to do my first ever residency in Vegas at Caesars...This is a special event for me, and again, I have to hope that the fans will enjoy this cause I'm gonna be performing, which was kind of inspired by my album #1's, and this is now the updated version with eighteen of them. Hopefully other people will enjoy this. I've never done this before.' The confirmation of Carey's residency came after Canadian singer Celine Dion announced that she has postponed dates of her residency at Caesars Palace to care for her husband, Rene Angelil, who is suffering from cancer. In March 2015, Dion confirmed that she will return to Caesars Palace in August to continue her residency following the departure of Carey.
Tracklisting for #1 to Infinity (International Edition)
- Visions of Love
- Love Takes Time
- Emotions
- I'll be There (featuring Trey Lorenz)
- Dreamlover
- Hero
- Without You
- Endless Love (with Luther Vandross)
- Fantasy (Bad Boy Fantasy Remix)
- One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men)
- Always Be My Baby
- Honey
- My All
- Heartbreaker (featuring Jay-Z)
- Against All Odds (featuring Westlife)
- We Belong Together
- Don't Forget About Us
- Touch My Body
- Infinity
Below you can see the music (lyric) video for the brand new (and lead single) from Mariah Carey's latest Greatest Hits Compilation Album; for the single: Infinity.
Happy Music Buying and Listening Folks!
Roger Howard. 14/05/2015.
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