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Cop On The Edge

Love this little Electro Pop EP from London based Cop On The Edge.

From the press release....
They’re Donna Summer milking cows with The Fall. They’re holding the dartboard while Duran Duran and Magazine play for the world championship. They’re sleeping with Giorgio Moroder’s wife behind his back and are terrified New Order are going to tell him. They’re Cop on the Edge.

Cop On The Edge release their debut EP on Monday 8 February in all major download stores. Recorded in various rooms and cupboards in south and east London and produced by Jim Mellor and Greg Poulter, it’s been described as “a one-inch punch of strange pop escapism” by The Mag.

Featuring Jim on lead vocals and vitriol, Steve on guitar and Greek chorus, Anna on boards and technology and James on drums and cricket, they met at Jim’s birthday party some years ago. After Jim won a Joe Cocker impersonation competition and Steve made Anna cry by re-enacting a Morrissey gig they bowed to the clear omens and formed a band.

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Foy Vance

We met Foy Vance for the first time at the Greenbelt Festival where we was wowing crowds with a serious of beautifully crafted acoustic sets mixing guitar, voice and his loop machine. By far one of the stand out performers of the festival we've been loving on his album Hope ever since.

From the Press Release
Usual tags such as 'singer-songwriter', 'folk-soul', 'troubadour' are perceived with a considerable amount of cynicism these days, especially since the music scene has been saturated with middle of the road artists, marketed as such by traditional record label formulae. Someone with a discerning ear and trust in their own taste should be able to spot who's the real deal and who's not.

His debut album 'Hope' is now completed and a close listen demonstrates that Foy is a truly unique talent belonging to a calibre of artists that stand the test of time. The recording process has been very organic and spontaneous capturing the live element and the rawness of Foy's performance. In his own words: 'I recorded the album on the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland in a cottage I hired up there. I've used studios in the past and I've always found them a bit difficult when it comes to really getting into the vibe so I figured - I'll just buy the recording gear I need, hire a cottage, stick a piano in it and record. The whole idea was NOT TO have a design and let the album produce itself. Every night we'd get the fire burning, open a bottle of wine put some mics up and record. A lot of what came out of that is what the album is'.

'An unbelievable voice...in the premier league of British songwriters'
The Sunday Times

'The missing link between Richie Havens and Stevie Wonder'
The Independent

'A gospel fuelled Pearl Jam'
What's On In London

'Foy's a giant'
Pete Townshend

Foy Vance Website // Myspace

Everything Everything

I caught the video for Everything Everything's new single on the Manchester TV channel during a run down of the top 10 bands from the city. The single, Suffragette Suffragette is being released by XL's new imprint label 'Salvia' meaning they'll have one of the best UK indie labels behind them which is a huge coup for the band. Fingers crossed we'll be hearing a lot more from them in the new year and looking forward to the album release. Check out the band's MySpace page to hear the single or just surf over to iTunes.

Visit Website // Visit MySpace // Buy From iTunes