Top Club Track & A Highly Tipped Songstress

Chart Update
Number 1 in the singles top 40 this week is Girls Aloud with 60's inspired 'The Promise' after a well publicised performance on XFactor. Second highest new entry is NMU (3/10/08) featured 'Infinity 2008'- Guru Josh Project at number 3 this week. Bloc Party slip in at number 39 with 'Talons' (NMU 16/09/08).

Rock legends AC/DC managed a mighty number 1 album spot in a total of 29 countries, reflecting a dedicated fanbase still going strong. 4 other top 10 new albums starting the Christmas rush come from Sash's 'Best Of', Sugababes, Katherine Jenkins, Leon Jackson. Kaiser Chiefs commendably settle for number 2 with their third Mark Ronson produced album 'Off With Their Heads'.

This week I bring you...

Song Of The Week

Kid Cudi- Day & Night (Crookers Remix)

www.myspace.com/kidcudi

Hip Hop/Alternative/Rap

Already becoming an underground hit on the dancefloors, Day & Night (Crookers Remix) is currently circulating Radio 1Xtra's B List and is highly anticipating a Radio1 crossover. When a live strobe light accompanies the track breakdown that includes a manifesting alarm loop in a club, urban dancers are set alight to pulsating beats and 'whomping' bassline electronics. The original track by US rap outift Kid Cudi about a 'lonely stoner' has clocked up over a million listens on his myspace for this song, whilst the remix transforms it from a laidback cruise to a spark of energy. This new rapper boasts similarities with both Kanye West and Lil Wayne and aims for a crossover of genres. Guitars, drum and bass, and catchy samples all feature in Kid Cudi's music. A release date for the Crookers Remix of Day & Night is yet to be announced.

New Artist

Florence And The Machine
www.myspace.com/florenceandthemachinemusic
Indie/Punk/Soul

This voice will hit your soul. Emotional, dramatic and powerful are a few words to describe this new sound hailing from South London. Florence And The Machine make music so captivating they beg to be seen live, a potential festival stand out. It is expected this band will be all over the summer festivals of 09. Your first listen of this band was possibly from an advert for channel 4's new music channel '4 Music' with 'A Kiss With A Fist' (see below). Songs suggest a stripped down folk-indie sound with energetic drums, keyboards and guitars that accompany lead singer Florence Welch's powerful swoons. Florence And The Machine are currently on a UK tour including an acoustic set at the intimate Union Chapel in London for Jo Whiley curated 'Little Noise Sessions'. References can be made with the edgyness performance of Cat Power, the catchy rhythms of Feist, and Ida Maria who is also part of the progressing new punk wave. Next single 'Dog Days Are Over' is a happy clappy feel-good sing along to be released through Moshi Moshi Records on 1st December 2008. An album is yet to be confirmed.

Recent Uploads to my iTunes:
Bloc Party- Intimacy

Crazy P- Stop Space Return (iTunes Single Of The Week)

Joss Stone- Governmentalist

Re-energised Dance Tune & A Raggae Blondie

Chart Update
Kings Of Leon rule the music charts this week, staying for a second week at the top of the singles chart with 'Sex On Fire' (NMU 19/8/08) and match it in the album chart with the release of their excellent fourth album 'Only By The Night'. New singles 'You Make It Real' by James Morrison and 'Girls' by Sugababes are the highest new entries in the singles chart at position 7 and 8 respectively. Kanye West's surprise single release 'Love Lockdown' goes in at number 16 on downloads alone and is sure to climb higher.
Rihanna refusing to leave the album chart moves a place higher to number 2, whilst Pussycat Dolls, Bette Midler, McFly and David Gilmour all make a new entry in the top 10.

This week I bring you...

Song Of The Week
Guru Josh Project- Infinity 2008
www.myspace.com/gurujoshproject
Electro/House/Techno

First previewd by Pete Tong on Radio 1, this is the next club stomper to take over the club scene. Infinity was originally released in 1990 and became a worldwide smash and now in remix form is once again hitting the dance top 5 in home turf Germany. This may not be a big sing along tune like other successfull dance tunes i.e. 'Love Don't Let Me Go'- David Guetta vs. The Egg, but it's in the pulsating synths and heavy beats that this song finds its greatness. Similar synths can be found on other songs but are used far more effectively here with a choppy rhythmic effect. Horns throughout help keep a euphoric feel as if you are having the time of your life in Ibiza. The usual convention of dance videos has been taken on here with a sexy girl dancing around intertwined with various clips from a recent DJ headline slot from Guru Josh Project at a huge venue. Infinity 2008 is sure to reach the top 10 here in the UK and is released on 27th October.

New Artist
Ava Leigh
www.myspace.com/avaleigh
Reggae/Ska/Pop

Here to bring something fresh, new and exciting to the music scene is Ava Leigh. Ava Leighis a blonde bombshell from Chester specialising in the genre of reggae. First heard on the 'Next' Summer catologue advert last year, she sang a delightful cover of 'Mas Que Nada'. Then later came debut single 'Mad About The Boy' in September 2007 about confusion with a love interest, which unfortunately failed to set the charts alight. Now back for another attack on the charts, she brings her next single 'La La La'. Steel drums keep a carribean theme and a steady bass guitar keeps the pace laid back yet fluid, whilst Ava's strong voice rolls and holds notes well. True to the genre the video is set in a typical jamaican village with sepia colour insinuating the tropical weather and urban city feel. 'La La La' is out through Virgin Records on 27th October.

Recent Uploads to my iTunes:
Kings Of Leon- Only By The Night
Foals- Antidotes
Vampire Weekend- Vampire Weekend
The Chemical Brothers- Brotherhood