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New on we7 - 16.11.09

New Exclusives

Jason Derulo

Watcha Say

Codeine Velvet Club

Two Track Exclusive Preview

New Albums

John Mayer

Battle Studies

Norah Jones

The Fall

Leona Lewis

Echo

Weezer

Raditude

Queen

Absolute Greatest

Jason Mraz

Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess: Live On Earth

Tori Amos

Midwinter Graces

New Singles

Ellie Goulding

Under The Sheets

JLS

Everybody In Love

Muse

Undisclosed Desires

Arctic Monkeys

Cornerstone

Dizzee Rascal

Dirtee Cash

Little Boots

Earthquake

Larry Hill

The Meadow From The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Florence + The Machine

You've Got The Love

New on we7 - 07.09.08

New Albums

Arctic Monkeys
 
Humbug

Sean Paul
 
Imperial Blaze

Jamie T
 
Kings And Queens

Sean Kingston
 
Tomorrow

Folk Routes
 
Various Artists

 

New Singles

Muse
 
Uprising

Mika
 
We Are Golden

Jay-Z
 
Run This Town

Pixie Lott
 
Boys And Girls

Preston
 
Dressed To Kill

David Gray
 
Fugitive

Dolly Rockers
 
Gold Digger

Bat For Lashes
  
Sleep Alone/Moon and Moon

New on we7 - 31.08.09

New Exclusives

The Cribs
 
Ignore The Ignorant

Prefab Sprout
 
Let's Change The World With Music

 

New Albums

Noah And The Whale
 
The First Days Of Spring

Kristina DeBarge
 
Exposed

Saint Etienne
 
So Tough

Funny People
 
Official Soundtrack

 

New Singles

Dizzee Rascal
 
Holiday

Jamie T
 
Chaka Demus

 Manchester Orchestra
 
I've Got Friends

Pearl Jam
 
The Fixer

Remi Nicole
 
Standing Tears Apart

Sugababes
 
Get Sexy

New on we7 - 24.08.09

 New Exclusives

Just Jack
 
All Night Cinema

Steve Appleton
 
When The Sun Comes Up

Away We Go
 
Official Soundtrack

New Albums

Athlete
 
Black Swan

Imogen Heap
 
Ellipse

Q
 
The Anthems

Fabolous
 
Loso's Way

New Singles

Flo Rida
 
Jump

Lily Allen
 
22

Jet
 
She's A Genius

Team Waterpolo
  
Letting Go

Whitney Houston
 
Million Dollar Bill

New on we7 - 10.08.09

New Exclusives

Listen to these new albums a week before they are released!

Jay Reatard
 
Watch Me Fall

The xx
 
xx

Theoretical Girl
 
Divided

                                                 

New Albums

The latest albums out this week:
                                                                                                                                                  Busta Rhymes
 
Back On My B.S

The Stone Roses
 
20th Anniversary Edition

Lovvers
 
OCD Go Go Girls

The Temper Trap
 
Conditions

New Singles

The latest singles out this week:

Bloc Party
 
One More Chance

Beyonce
 
Sweet Dreams

Calvin Harris
 
Ready For The Weekend

Miike Snow
 
Animal

Paolo Nutini
 
Coming Up Easy

Happy listening!

The we7 Team

 

New on we7 - 27.07.09

we7 are pleased to announce we have started working with Domino Records, one of the most renowned and respected independent labels, which is home to artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Animal Collective and Tricky. 

To launch our partnership we have our first exclusive Domino listening party with Wild Beasts' new album Two Dancers which is their second album release.  The boys have also given us their celebrity playlist - thirty-three of their favourite and inspiring songs. 

Our other exclusive this week is The Twang's new album Jewellery Quarter, which we have to listen to a week before it's available.  The album features six bonus tracks, including an acoustic version of the album's first single Barney Rubble.  We also sat down with the band to discuss the new album and living through their initial hype, you can read the interview in full here.

British rapper Master Shortie delivers his debut album A.D.H.D.  He says the reason for the album name is that "my music is just so crazy and it's so all over the place and it craves attention".  The album features the popular live track Dance Like A White Boy.

Garage rockers The Dandy Warhols bring out The Dandy Warhols Are Sound, which is the release of the original Russell Elavado mix of 2003's Welcome To The Monkey House.  Russell is an award winning soul mixing engineer responsible for such hits like D'Angelo's Brown Sugar, Alicia Keys' Songs In A Minor and Common's Like Water For Chocolate. 

Singles out today include Radar from Britney Spears, the fourth single from her latest album Circus.  Electro-dance act Chicane release Poppiholla and we have three extra remix versions, staying on the electro tip MSTRKRFT bring out Heartbreaker, their fifth single release.

NYC indie popsters Chairlift release Bruises.  Plus our favourite female british rapper Speech Debelle delivers Better Days from her debut album Speech Therapy.  We also got to chat to Speech recently, about the journey of creating her debut album, and her influences, check out the interview in full. 

As always you'll find all the latest music and playlists on our homepage.

Happy listening

The we7 Team

New on we7 - 13.07.09

On we7 this week we have some exclusive remixes of Animal Kingdom's new single Tin Man.  We have three remix versions, plus the original single for you to explore!

We also have the debut album from The Dead Weather - the US garage-rock rivival band, made up of Alison Mosshart from The Kills, Jack White from The White Stripes, Dean Fertita of Queens Of The Stone Age and Jack Lawrence from The Raconteurs.  Horehound is the name of their debut release and it was recorded at the Jack White-designed Third Man Studio during a three week session in January 2009.

We brought it to you last week as an exclusive pre-listen before its release and now V V Brown's debut album is officially released and definitely worth checking out.  Travelling Like The Light is inspired by 1950's and electronic music, as well as sounds emitted from Gameboy and Nintendo.  The album features her new single Shark In The Water which was described by Popjustice as "immediately brilliant - a reinterpretation rather than a continuation of the 'indie doo wop' schtick she's been working on over the last couple of singles and therefore a lot less stylised and a great deal more accessible".

US metal band DevilDriver release their fourth studio album Pray For Villains, which MetalRage says the album "holds an excellent production just waiting to blast through your speakers. Tight and brutal yet still melodic, mainstream headbang metal for the masses".

Rock band Daughtry, which is fronted by American Idol finalist in 2006, Chris Daughtry, are releasing their second album Leave This Town.  The band has stated that the sound of the album will be much heavier than their previous record.  Chris co-wrote the songs on the album with artists such as Chad Kroeger from Nickelback and Ryan Tedder from One Republic.

There are lots of new singles out including X Factor runners up JLS's debut Beat Again.  Canadian R&B singer Melanie Fiona brings our her debut Give It To Me Right and Metro Station deliver Seventeen Forever, the fourth single from their self-titled debut album.

Synthpop band Filthy Dukes release Messages, 3OH!3 bring out Don't Trust Me and Green Day release 21 Guns from their latest album 21st Century Breakdown.

Happy listening!

The we7 Team

New on we7 - 06.07.09

This week on we7 we have exclusives from Billy Talent and The Rumble Strips. 

Billy Talent III, is unlike what the title suggests, Billy Talent's fourth album release from the Canadian rockers and we7 have the full album to listen to a week before it's released.  Plus The Rumble Strips give us Welcome To The Walk Alone, their second studio album ahead of its official release. 

Receiving some great early reviews from critics, the album was produced by Mark Ronson, on working with him the band commented: "He definitely had an idea about how he wanted it to sound. Certainly for the drums, he kind of built the sound around this particular technique of drums. And obviously coming in fresh, he sort of sat down and listened to the songs, and trimmed off bits. But he’s no megalomaniac, he doesn’t come in and insist it has to be ‘this way’, but he’s got ideas."

Listen first on we7 now!

Also new this week is La Roux's self-titled debut album, featuring the catchy hit In For The Kill and new single Bulletproof.  US R&B star Maxwell delivers his fourth album BLACKsummers'night, which is his first release since 2001's Now and German dance act Cascada release their third album Evacuate The Dancefloor, which is the first of their albums to feature no cover tracks.

Singles out this week include UK rapper Chipmunk's Diamond Rings, Our House Is Dadless from UK ska group Kid British, Neopolitan Dreams from Australian singer-songwriter Lisa Mitchell, Dead End from Master Shortie and Hard Times from multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wolf.

It's Independents Day today, which is a global celebration of independent music.  The hundreds of thousands of artists and labels in the independent sector are responsible for some of the most dynamic, creative and diverse music currently being recorded, which is a huge influence on what gets signed, promoted and listened to by the major music labels.

Throughout the month of July, music fans will be hearing some great independent music on the radio, TV and online, giving a much needed spotlight to discover some fresh new talent.

We7 has created the ID09 playlist with help and support from AIM, and is made up of nominations from indies big and small - all have a passionate belief and a fascinating story to tell.

Free music - ID09 - Independents Day 2009

Check out our homepage for all the latest new music and lots of independent music to support ID09.

Also to show we7's continued commitment to supporting new music, for this week only you can get a free download of the track Valletta from unsigned indie band Sick City Club.

Happy listening!
The we7 team

New on we7 - 29.06.09

We lost a music legend this week and tributes have been pouring in for Michael Jackson.  Fans have been flocking out to buy his albums and download individual tracks, resulting in 43 of the top 200 singles featuring Michael and a total of 11 Michael Jackson or Jackson 5 albums featured in the top 200.  The legacy he leaves behind is his music, which will continue to live on.

Elsewhere on we7 we have some more exclusive content for you, including Discovery's debut album LP.  Discovery is a side project for Vampire Weekend keyboardist and producer Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot lead singer Wes Miles.  Plus we have Dressed To Digress - a single preview from alternative New York band Boy Crisis.

Let's Wrestle release their debut album In The Court Of The Wrestling Let's and Tinariwen bring out Imidiwan: Companions.  The band who formed in 1982 by people who had been conscripted Muammar al-Gaddafi's army, mostly sing in French and Tamashek languages about the subject of independence for their people from the government of Mali. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Chris Martin cited Tinariwen as having a great influence on Coldplay's 2008 album, Viva la Vida.

It's the 10th Anniversary of British DJ and artist Mr Scruff's Keep It Unreal and we have the Analogue Remaster Edition available to listen to in full.

This week's singles see pop girl group The Saturdays bringing out their fifth single Work which serves as the final single from the group's debut album Chasing Lights. It has been a fan favourite and paves the way for the group's first headline tour The Work Tour, which took its name from the song.

The Big Pink bring out Stop The World, Bombay Bicycle Club release Dust On The Ground and Jamie T delivers his Sticks N Stones EP.

Finally don't forget to check out our homepage for all the latest music and see our top selection of playlists.  This week includes Michael Jackson, Glastonbury 2009 and the Top 40 singles and albums.

Happy listening

The we7 Team

New on we7 - 22.06.09

On we7 this week we have another couple of hot exclusives for you, this time Rob Thomas, lead singer of Matchbox Twenty, has given us his new solo album Cradlesong, to let you listen to in full before its release next week. 

Cradlesong is the second solo album from Rob, which he describes as "the usual mish-mosh of styles, but hopefully just holding true to a bunch of good songs".  You can also check out our interview with Rob and his playlist of his seven favourite tracks.

Plus we have Bombay Bicycle Club's brand new album two weeks in advance of release - listen to I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose now!

Other albums out this week include everyone's favourite parody heavy metal band Spinal Tap, who in honour of the 25th Anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap, release their third studio album Back From The Dead.  The album features re-recorded versions of songs featured in This Is Spinal Tap and its soundtrack album, plus five new songs and is the first release from the band in 17 years. 

Canadian post-hardcore rockers Alexisonfire release Old Crows Young Cardinals, their fourth studio album.  Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor brings out her fifth album Far, which features the lead single Laughing With plus Future Of The Left release their second album Travels With Myself And Another and Amazing Baby release their debut album Rewild.

Singles out today include Raindrops from Basement Jaxx, electropop duo La Roux bring out their third single Bulletproof from their forthcoming self-titled debut album.  Much hyped Florence And The Machine deliver their fourth single Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) , from their forthcoming debut album "Lungs" and Bat For Lashes release Pearl's Dream.

Also this Wednesday we7 is launching ME7 a music sharing competition that will give users the chance to win £4000 in cash!  The ME7 challenge invites everyone, from digital novices to seasoned streamers, to create a 7-song playlist of tracks that best defines their life in music - from a teenage anthem to a first dance track.

Run over 4 weeks, each week the playlist with the most plays will receive £1000, and at the end of the four weeks the most played overall will receive a further £3000!

All you need to do is head over to the competition page to find out more - create your seven song playlist and wait till Wednesday to enter it into the competition.  Then you have to share it with as many people as possible to get the plays.

Good luck and happy listening!

The we7 Team