Speech Debelle - Studio Backpack Rap

If there's any Mercury prize winner that can be said to have created an endless stream of controversy, endless news articles and general word-warring on the blogosphere, it was Speech Debelle. It's fair to say, she divided opinion.

And now she's back with the follow up album, the lead single Studio Backpack Rap being exactly the kind of attitude-packed, swaggering number that she needs to launch her new project.

Accompanied by a great video of urban landscapes (I spy Crystal Palace!) and animated hand waving, the song boasts a genuine message, a genuine drive from an artist eager to prove herself to the doubters.

I'm convinced, and considering the fact the track is available as a free download - available here - there's no reason not to check it out.

The tracklisting for Speech Debelle's new album Freedom of Speech is as follows:

1. Studio Backpack Rap
2. Live for the Message
3. Blaze up a Fire feat. Roots Manuva and Realism
4. Elephant
5. X Marks the Spot
6. Angel Wings
7. Shawshank
8. I'm With It
9. The Problem
10. Collapse
11. Eagle Eye feat. Realism
12. Sun Dog

Charlotte Gainsbourg announces double album Stage Whisper

A sexy French siren cooing in their ear – it’s many men’s idea of the perfect fantasy? And with Charlotte Gainsbourg’s new album Stage Whisper, she’s bringing new meaning to the saying ‘double your pleasure, double your fun’.

Yes, that’s right – it’s a tasty double album package just in time for Christmas!

With both a live and studio CD making up the new record, there’s enough Charlotte to satisfy the largest of appetites.

The tracklisting is as follows:

Live Album Studio Album

1. IRM

2. Set Yourself On Fire

3. Jamais

4. Heaven Can Wait

5. In The End

6. AF 607 105

7. Just Like A Woman

8. The Operations

9. Trick Pony

10. The Songs That We Sing

11. Voyage

Studio Album

1. Terrible Angels                       

2. Paradisco

3. All The Rain

4. White Telephone

5. Go To Let Go

6. Out Of Touch

7. Memoir

Stage Whisper is released in January 2012

Lamb of God to release new album Resolution in January

There’s something inherently enticing about an album packaged up all nicely in a sleeve of envisioned destruction. But then again, what else would you expect from Lamb of God. January sees the release of the band’s follow-up to their Grammy nominated Wrath LP – can Resolution go one better and nab the award?

The tracklisting is as follows:

1. Straight for the Sun
2. Desolation
3. Ghost Walking
4. Guilty
5. The Undertow
6. The Number Six
7. Barbarosa
8. Invictus
9. Cheated
10. Insurrection
11. Terminally Unique
12. To The End
13. Visitation
14. King Me

Those in need of just a little bit more Lamb of God in their lives can also go for the deluxe version featuring a live album of the 2009/2010 Wrath tour – available only with pre-orders of the album.

Resolution is released on the 23rd January.

The Saturdays reveal tracklisting for On Your Radar album

There's a lot in a name. And for the moment, that's all we're going to have to go on when it comes to the new Saturdays album. But if the other tracks are any bit as good as Notorious, All Fired Up and My Heart Takes Over, we reckon this'll be a prime contender for pop album of the year.

HMV are offering five different exclusive slipcase-packaged versions of the album - one for each Saturday girl. The only question now is, which one do we choose?! (we might just have to get all of them).

Here's the full tracklisting for On Your Radar:

1. All Fired Up
2. Notorious
3. Faster
4. My Heart Takes Over
5. White Lies
6. For Myself
7. The Way You Watch Me
8. Do What You Want With Me
9. Promise Me
10. Wish I Didn't Know
11. Get Ready, Get Set
12. Last Call
13. I Say Ok

On Your Radar is released on the 21st November and can be pre-ordered here.