Dido - Makes a Trip Back

Safe Trip Home. That's the title of Dido's new album due 17 November '08. Based on this promo song, she still seems to have her same style (which I personally like). Fingers crossed there.

Get Facebooked by R.E.M's new album

We've seen Radiohead revolutionize the ways of launching and sharing its last album. Now, even local band Butterfingers are going digital with their upcoming album, probably to cut a whole lot of cost on CD printing/packaging and distributionship costs.

Gone are the days of traditional radio premieres of an album release. And look whose next to jump on the bandwagon...R.E.M.

Their new album, Accelerate will be officially launched April 1, 2008 but before that, would actually debut on social networking sites with the iLike application (yes, that includes Facebook). Facebook members will be able to stream and share the album beginning March 24 people! So jot that down on your post-it notes folks. You'll also gain access to exclusive footage of the band talking about their album.

So, watch out for this legendary band's 14th album.

Coldplay goes Cold and Dark on next album?

Darker lyrics, prominent percussions and a lower key voice will be the music template for Coldplay's fourth album, due out in May, 2008. Now, question is... will this change the destiny of the band? Were they not glad about the outcome of their 'trilogy' albums? Are they certain that the fans want this new canvas of 'artistic' craft they serve?

We'll just have to wait and see...

Bristol trio Portishead back after 10 years

Trip hop makes its way back with Portishead - probably the best in this genre. After 10 years, they've crafted 11 tracks that'll hopefully compensate its absence it the music scene.

Their third album, 'tastefully' named Third is due in stores April 14, 2008.

Radiohead's 7th album with 7 rainbow colours

I'm just amazed with the way bands market their album launches these days. Take Radiohead. Their 7th studio album, In Rainbows was released just yesterday (10th October, 2007) in digital mp3 but will be in a disc box which will have an additional CD in December ( I don't quite know what's in it yet). We'll most likely to find the album in store shelves January next year. Here's the thing folks... they ain't using any record labels but instead, released their album via their website.

Now on to the tracks, they still sound pretty experimental but one track that grabs me is 'Nude'. All in all, I love it. I love it that they're still together. I love it that Thom still has it in him.

Album rating: 7/10

Stereophonics' new album - October 1, 2007

The welsh lads are back with their 6th studio release. Yup, after 2 years, Stereophonics are back! Frontman Kelly Jones spoke to XFM:

"It’s a big sounding record with the energy of the last album but the big choruses and big songs of Performance And Cocktails. It’s a good mix of what we've been up to."

Well, it better be, after being around the scene for 10 years already. Sadly, the album is only set for the UK market for now. For you downloaders, the albums leaked, so there...I'm not promoting piracy whatsoever.