It’s been a long time coming but Janelle Monae is finally getting the recognition she deserves. She performed an electrifying cover of ‘Lets Go Crazy’ by Prince at the BET Awards this weekend. Oh and did I mention that Prince was in the audience watching?! I would’ve shat myself if I was her. I’m glad she didn’t, that would’ve been awkward.
Metric have a gorgeous lullaby on the Eclipse Soundtrack called ‘Eclipse (All Yours)’. Here’s the eerie yet beautiful video for it:
Florence + The Machine continues to wow me, she encompasses everything I love in a popstar. It takes every ounce of will power in my body not to skip down the street and do cartwheels whenever I listen to ‘Dogs Days Are Over’.
Her set at Glastonbury included the first ever live performance of ‘Heavy In Your Arms’ from the Eclipse Soundtrack, as well as a gorgeous cover of ‘The Chain’ by Fleetwood Mac. Amazing.
I’ve been a fan of Plan B for a while now. I remember first hearing his song ‘Sick 2 Def‘ in 2006 and literally bumping right into him at SXSW a couple of years later. His new album The Defamation of Strickland Banks went straight to number one in England and deservedly so. It’s impossible to ignore his gorgeous voice, it’s so rich and soulful it reminds me of Terence Trent D’Arby. Here’s a live performance of my favorite track from his album ‘Writing’s On The Wall’.
I’m so excited for the The Twilight Saga Eclipse Soundtrack! I’m convinced this is going to be the best soundtrack ever… or at least until Breaking Dawn is released. The soundtrack arrives June 8 and features new songs from Muse, Cee Lo Green, Metric, Beck and Bat For Lashes, Vampire Weekend, Florence + The Machine, The Black Keys, and Fanfarlo.
PRE-ORDER: www.eclipsesoundtrack.com/preorder
1. Metric — Eclipse (All Yours)
2. Muse — Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever)
3. The Bravery — Ours
4. Florence + The Machine — Heavy In Your Arms
5. Sia — My Love
6. Fanfarlo — Atlas
7. The Black Keys — Chop And Change
8. The Dead Weather — Rolling In On A Burning Tire
9. Beck and Bat For Lashes — Let’s Get Lost
10. Vampire Weekend — Jonathan Low
11. UNKLE — With You In My Head (feat. The Black Angels)
12. Eastern Conference Champions — A Million Miles An Hour
13. Band of Horses – Life On Earth
14. Cee Lo Green — What Part of Forever
15. Howard Shore — Jacob’s Theme
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