Focus Music Notes. "Out of the Blues". Popular music through the decades

Today Sigrid announces her highly anticipated debut albumSucker Punch, set for release on 1 March 2019 on Island Records. The Norwegian pop star’s experience over the last year has been the backdrop for her debut record. From writing at the piano of the stunning Ocean Sound Recordings in her hometown of Alesund, to winning the BBC Sound of 2018, Sigrid’s epic songs are tales of the unexpected; fearless musical collages and shout-outs to human resilience. “I figured out early on that it’s gonna be difficult for me to try and be anything other than who I am. I always said if I’m gonna do this it’s easiest to be myself and look like myself, where I can recognise myself,” Says Sigrid. Sigrid’s defiant pop was catapulted into the public consciousness last year with the zeitgeist defining ‘Don’t Kill My Vibe’; the certified-Gold ‘Strangers’, A-List record ‘High Five’, critically lauded RAW EP and new single ‘Sucker Punch’. The pop prodigy has also been chosen to perform at the Royal Va

The Specials, one of the most electrifying, influential and important bands of all time, follow the announcement of ‘Encore’, their first new album in 37 years, with the release of their new single “Vote For Me’ via UMC /Island Records. ’Vote For Me’, the first new Specials single since the band’s era-defining 1981 no. 1 ‘Ghost Town’, was written and produced by founding members Terry Hall, Lynval Golding, Horace Panter together with long-time collaborator Torp Larsen and addresses the same social and political issues which were prevalent when the band formed in the late 70s 2019 marks the 40 th anniversary of the formation of The Specials and the legendary Two-Tone label in Coventry in 1979, and also marks 10 years since the band reformed to play some of the most vital and joyous live shows in recent memory. The Specials will take to the road in the UK and abroad throughout 2019 in support of the new album. The track-listing for ‘Encore’ is as follows: CD1

Danish producer, songwriter and vocalist M.I.L.K releases the sun-soaked single ‘Time For Reinvention,’ featuring one of the rising stars in the French rap scene Nemir. Garnering almost 10M streams, M.I.L.K released his debut EP ‘A Memory of a Memory of a Postcard’ last year, followed by ‘Maybe I Love Kokomo’ in May. The track showcases the Danish artist’s talent in production which he expanded on from the original by adding his vocal for the chorus along with a verse from NEMIR. ‘Time for Reinvention’ is a remix of Nemir’s already released song ‘Des Heures’. Listen to ‘Time For Reinvention’ Ft. Nemir here: https://Milk.lnk.to/TimeForReinvention 👀👀👀 “This track is all about the groove and the good times. It’s an antithesis to the edm-infusion pop bangers that everyone seems to be making these days. It’s a beach-jam made up by real people with real instruments.” – M.I.L.K. ------------- Follow M.I.L.K.   Facebook     Instagram   Twitter   Soundcloud