Lav's Music Corner

Last best new songs of October, here's hoping my year-end lists will come out on time.  5.  I Killed Captain Hook  - Unknown Mortal Orchestra I had a pretty negative reaction to this when I heard it for the first time as it very purposefully sounds like a demo but it seems like it's genuinely the next single of this UMO era. While it's nowhere near as good as last year's That Life  the presentation did grow on me, particularly after really digging into the song's instrumental bridge where every little nuance of guitar sound is put up front and center behind the thin crackling distortion.  Listen 4.  Feedback  - La Roux (Feat. Baby Tate) Yeah, I'm just as surprised as you are. La Roux is back and her new single is an R&B banger with a Baby Tate verse that honestly kinda rules. That sentence feels randomly generated. There certainly isn't any new territory broken on the song but I am genuinely shocked at how comfortable La Roux sounds on it. This is ...

La Roux are a British synth pop group that initially consisted of singer Elly Jackson and producer Ben Langmaid. They initially blew up in the lat 2000's off the back of their mega-hit single Bulletproof  and after a long wait due to conflict between the two, Elly released a second record for the group in 2014. Now after another long gap she is back with the much anticipated third La Roux record. Review By Lavender:  I've always had a soft spot for La Roux, starting with their simple but incredibly catchy debut record that first caught my attention on the back of some huge singles way back in 2009. I was just a touch late to being able to review the second La Roux album  Trouble In Paradise  in 2014 but it was a great natural progression that featured longer more detailed compositions that brought just as catchy synth pop sounds to the fray. I was hoping that Supervision  would be the continuation of that trend as at over 40 minutes long these 8 tracks la...

1. Alanis Morissette - Reasons I Drink Legendary singer songwriter Alanis Morisette is back with a tour supporting her legendary 1995 record Jagged Little Pill  as well as a new single for the first time in 7 years. 2. Tame Impala -  Posthumous Forgiveness Tame Impala has been hitting it out of the park with every single so far and there is no reason to expect it to be any different for this one, a high placement is always a guarantee with a band like Tame Impala even going on their 4th single of the year. 3. Harry Styles - Adore You Harry Styles struck gold with a second amazing lead single for the second record of his short solo career, and has given us more than enough reason to expect the good songs to continue from here. 4. Flatbush Zombies - Monica  (Feat. Tech N9ne) The New York hip hop trio is back in action after their record last year was met with just okay reviews they have recruited legendary fast rapper Tech N9ne to join them for their first single ...

1. Tame Impala - It Might Be Time Kevin Parker and Tame Impala grab their second number one of the year as he gears up to drop the long awaited fourth record from the critically acclaimed rock band. 2. Torres - Good Score Torres is finally back and as she is set to drop a new record in January of next year we get our first taste of what it may sound like and the first single from Torres since last years Two of Everything . 3. La Roux - International Woman Of Leisure La Roux is finally back after along five years since her last record to see if she can once again drop a record that is both sonically ambitious but incredibly catchy and successfully contemporary. 4. Vince Staples - Sheet Music Episode 2 of The Vince Staples show has been long awaited but his unconventional music rollout continues here with another song and video. 5. Pinegrove - Phase Pinegrove is leading up to their third record in five years and there hasn't been any indication so far that it won't b...