Featured Albums
Check out some of the latest albums and music featured on Life FM. Most of these albums you can win on-air.
The brand new self-titled album from Paramore is out- and if the reviews are anything to go by, it's their best album to date.
Since the band's nasty split in 2010, critics have been asking if the band could bounce back - but they have, and then some. 17-track album Paramore isn't for everyone - but there's certainly something for everyone. The album jumps between pop hits, punk rock, ukulele interlude and country jams.
Producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen descibed the album as "very visceral and a little bit less locked down and computerized, more 1981 than 2012, with a nod to 2016."
Hayley Williams says that the album is re-inventing them as a band, and that was why the name of Paramore was so important for it. “I definitely think we’re reintroducing ourselves to the world and to our fans. At the same time, it’s so definitely us, you know? It’s so Paramore. I just don’t think there would’ve been any other title that would’ve worked. Anything else would’ve felt like we were trying too hard.”
You can stream the album Paramore on Rdio by clicking here.
Capital Kings have got a brand new self-titled album out! They are a talented duo that specialise in blending pop, electronic dance and rap into a crazy mixbowl of music that make people kinda wanna mooooove. Yet their songs are thought-provoking and have solid substance in their foundations. Capital Kings are Jon White and Cole Walowac, who went to school together in Washington D.C.
The 10-track album features artists who are already familiar to us; TobyMac, Britt Nicole, Royal Tailor and Soul Glow Activatur (from Family Force 5). TobyMac is also the executive producer of their album.
Check out the interview Ash did with Capital Kings on our Afternoons page http://lifefm.co.nz/index.php/on-air/afternoons/item/1244-capital-kings-interview and this link to read more about them: http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=4055
Strahan Coleman's highly anticipated debut album, Posters, has dropped! Strahan is known as New Zealand's Folk-Psalmist. His songs are likened to moments where “poetry kisses reality”. His modern Psalms wrestle with that same world that David's did; the world that constantly tries to reconcile the face of heaven with its broken self. Simple, but never boring, Posters bears musical traces of Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver and Bob Dylan in its sound.
Quoting the artist himself, "We are all posters here. Makeshift images of perfection. Hope’s advertisements, worn with frayed edges and waning shades of red. It is the Psalmist who reminds us that we are still works of art."
Read more about Strahan's journey here: http://www.baptist.org.nz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3247
Get his music here: http://strahanmusic.bandcamp.com/music
The Ember Days have a new album out! Originally from Auckland, the husband and wife combo, Jason and Janell Belcher, and talented band members Logan and Jordan Mackenzie, and Jedidiah Lachmann, relocated to Nashville about 5 years ago. The Ember Days have toured heaps across NZ and the US and have performed at many Christian festivals, increasing their fan base along the way.
Their influences include Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, Coldplay and Kings of Leon. Read more about them here: http://treasuring-christ.org/2012/08/07/meet-the-ember-days/
Or check out their website theemberdays.com
We Have a Savior is the fourth Christmas worship album of Christian Contemporary music composed of Christmas songs led by Hillsong Church. The tracklist includes familiar Christmas favourites such as 'Joy to the World', 'O Holy Night' and 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing'. Lead vocalists include Darlene Zschech, Reuben Morgan and Brooke Fraser.
Forever Reign is the second installment in the Hillsong Chapel praise and worship series by Hillsong Church. It was recorded live in February 2012 at St. Stephen's Anglican Church in Australia. The songs in this album are congregational songs; they were carefully rearranged to be more intimate and suitable for small gatherings.
The objective of the Hillsong Chapel project is to help resource smaller congregations with the favourites from Hillsong Live and Hillsong United.
An alternative-indie band, Young Lyre is made up of 5 members who have come a long way; starting out by winning Rockquest as a school band. Their latest EP is guaranteed to make your body mooove. Make sure you catch them at Parachute Festival 2013. Have a good listen to them and buy their work here- http://younglyre.bandcamp.com/album/night-swimming-ep
Some Kiwi talent for ya. Jared Wrennall and Matt Ruys got to know each other through the local music scene. They discovered they were in "a similar head space both mentally and spiritually" and decided to give co-writing a shot. A weekend at a bach, spent jamming and writing, saw the birth of their album, Go Stop Go. Read more about them at http://www.gostopgo.co.nz/about/
GO CRAY CRAY FOR LECRAE, Y'ALL!! He is back with his sixth album, Gravity. Flip me, he's produced so much quality within such a short span of time. Not complainin', though! This album features appearances from Big K.R.I.T., Mathai, Ashthon Jones, and Mali Music, along with labelmates Trip Lee and Tedashii.
Next year we have the privilege of having him in this here country for Parachute Festival 2013, so make sure you DON'T MISS OUT!
More about the album here: http://www.gravityalbum.com/
Chuck some folk, rock, country and blue grass in the mixing bowl and out comes Mumford & Sons! THEY ARE BACK with their 2nd album, Babel, featuring hit single, "I Will Wait". Over 600,000 copies were sold in the States (according to Neilsen Soundscan) during the first week of its release!