The Cold Cut

Okay, so my time this evening is limited (AQA Chemistry revision is dominating at the moment), but I wanted to be one of the first to let you guys know about these new tracks.

Coldplay- Lost (Link 2)
Coldplay- Life In Technicolour (Link 2)

Yes. Two more Coldplay tracks have leaked, weeks before 'Viva La Vida's release. 'Lost' is another brilliant track, although not quite as unexpected as 'Viva La Vida'. It's more reminiscent of their older work, with a piano driven chorus. 'Life In Technicolour' is supposedly the opening track: below is a low quality (not my work- I apologise for this) recording of the track- I thought you would be interested, regardless of quality.

'Viva La Vida' can be pre-ordered here.

Lil' Wayne- Lollipop (Official Remix Ft. Kanye West) (Link 2)

This is absolutely crazy. Bringing together two artists who haven't shared the same beat before is a nice touch, and makes the prospect of that 'Tha Carter III' collaboration worth waiting for. 'Lollipop' is a work-horse: that beat seems to fit every situation, and that factor alone justifies its reign at number 1.

A wave of sadness/joy was felt when Test Icicles broke up last year, shortly after releasing their first album, For Screening Purposes Only. Made up of three young guys by the names of Rory Atwell, Sam Mehran and Dev Hynes, the latter of whom has started his own solo-project in wake of their breakup. Lightspeed Champion, his latest creative output, is a completely different ball game to Test Icicles; whereas they spliced together genres (rapcore, punk-pop etc...) into a mess which only vaguely resembles music, Lightspeed Champion is all about Dev Hynes distancing himself from the chaotic punk band that whilst good, wasn't very commercial. Take his first single Galaxy Of The Lost for example; I was pretty shocked the first time I heard it, because it turns out Dev's got a great voice. Listen to the Test Icicles tracks below and you will no doubt realise that his musical talents didn't exactly come across in their music. So what a surprise then when Dev breaks out some slide guitar and harmonies in his first single! Its really great to see someone mix it up so much, and I think his strategy should pay off- he's been on TV a lot over the last couple of weeks and his live performances are going down a treat. Now we just have the ever-excruciating wait for his new album, currently untitled, to see if he can produce an album of songs of equally good quality. If by some miracle you read this: Good luck Dev, and I look forward to the new album!

Lightspeed Champion- Galaxy Of The Lost
Lightspeed Champion- Mr Fisk (Live on BBC 6 music)
Test Icicles- Circle Square Triangle
Test Icicles- What's Your Damage?

This is the video for Galaxy Of The Lost- pretty weird huh? Check out his myspace...