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heard these new talents?
Holy Holy
When the Storms
Would Come
Released on the
eve of another OS
adventure (this
time to Primavera
in Spain, then a
European tour),
Holy Holy have unleashed their
debut album, featuring exquisite
single You Cannot Call for Love Like
a Dog. A trip through a rabbit hole
to modern nostalgia, Holy Holy rock
like yesterday and today all at once.
Definitely a band to watch.
New Releases
Seth Sentry
Strange New Past
Adam Lambert
The Original High
Major Lazer
Peace is the Mission
STREAMING ON
Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers Deluxe Ed.
As the Stones roll on and on, this
reissue ofSticky Fingers brings
us rare live tracks, unheard
versions and more.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT ON JB HI-FI NOW
Silky old style soul, in the vein
of Sam Cooke or Percy Sledge,
is the name of the game for
Leon Bridges. It's not nostalgic
or any pale imitation though:
this young singer is his own
man and his own talent. While
his voice is the undoubted star
of this album, and his guitar
work is sharp and sweet,
Bridges is also a trained dancer
and choreographer.
Leon Bridges
Coming Home
Can We Sing the Theme Tune?
Hear the original recordings of some of the best
TV releases hand-selected by us all in one place
for those who missed it, or just don't remember!
It's uncanny how the first few bars put you right
back there: from the opening slide guitar in the
theme to Breaking Bad, to the pomp of Game of
Thrones, to the ghostly, elegant floating tones of
Twin Peaks (back again
after 25 years in 2016!)
All those faves and
more (from Seinfeld to
Friends) can be found in
JB HI-FI NOW's Best TV
Themes mix! Check it
out now.
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MUSIC
Josh Pyke's fifth album
gleaned inspiration from
a rather original place: a
scam inventor from 1812
called Charles
Redheffer,
who claimed to
have invented a
perpetual motion
machine (see
album cover below). Produced
by John Castle (Megan
Washington) But for All These
Shrinking Hearts came to
fruition after Pyke overcame
a long bout of writer's
block. The cure? One Bruce
Springsteen...
Josh Pyke
But for All These
Shrinking Hearts Kevin Parker
has done the full
Stevie Wonder/
Prince one-man
in the studio
wonder job with
Currents. Fresh from working with
Mark Ronson, producing his mates
Pond and touring the world, Parker
has turned his pop maestro's
touch to this shimmering new
popwave of Tame Impala
shockwaves. Parker's on
psychedelic intergalactic cruise
control on this vault through the
pop star system, and he's taking
inspiration from the entire universe
of music, from '70s funk to
homages to Daft Punk. Hear it!
Tame Impala
Currents
Refused are legendary for
several reasons, namely
their epoch- defining album
The Shape of Punk to Come,
in 1998, and their fervent
declaration that they'd never,
ever get back together.
Well, to the absolute
consternation of
their fans,
here they are
again in 2015.
Freedom
acknowledges
the weight of the past, and
branches out in all kinds of new
directions, hence the album
title. Contains the provocatively
titled single Dawkins Christ.
Refused
Freedom
T here is just so much new music
to hear right now! It's a great
problem to have, isn't it? Leon
Bridges (see below) is one out of the box:
his Coming Home album is one of the
releases of the year – soulful, smooth,
melodic and just doesn't put a dancing foot
wrong. Wolf Alice are another pack of
cheeky young talents from Camden Town,
London (the area that produced Kitty, Daisy
and Lewis). They'll be here for Splendour in
the Grass, and one UK music rag called My
Love is Cool "the debut album of the
decade." No pressure, then. Their influences
are classic: from The Velvets and The
Beatles, to Nick Cave and Bowie.
Everything Everything (also here for
Splendour) follow their smash up ARC
album with Get to Heaven, produced by
Stuart Price (Madonna, Zoot Woman).
Tori Kelly (right) is a talent to watch:
the 22-year- old Californian found fame
making songs in her bedroom and
posting them online; her new album
features Ed Sheeran and LL Cool J. City
Calm Down's single Rabbit Run has been
a massive breakthrough for the Melbourne
four-piece, so if you like pop that collides in
all kinds of colours, hear them – and all this
great new music - on JB HI-Fi NOW.
HOMEGROwn
Tori Kelly