Richard Hawley’s song Darlin is one of those songs that instantly grabs your attention. Partially because of his warm soothing dulcet tones and also the beautiful guitar and bass lines that transports you from the hustle and bustle of modern life and into a world where nothing really matters for 3 mins. It appears on the album Lowedges released in 2003.
Category Archives: Music Videos
Ali Campbell “Silhouette” official music video
We’ve been raving about this song all week and now you can watch the official music video. Let’s hope it goes all the way to the top of the charts.
Ali Campbell – Silhouette
UB40’s Ali Campbell has recently released a fabulous new single called Silhouette. Reggae lovers will enjoy the groovy basslines, hypnotic guitars and Ali’s excellent voice. We love this single and give it a solid 8/10. Let us know your thoughts and how you’d rate the single out of ten.
If you enjoyed this video, sit back and enjoy the rest of the videos we have put together in the My Hot Music playlist.
Rachael Leahcar – Heart’s A Mess
I must admit I was a little cautious when I first heard this song. It was such a departure from Gotye’s version and I didn’t fancy it at all. But after a few listens it has grown on me and Leahcar has done such a tremendous job. Taken from the album “Romantique”, Heart’s A Mess gets a solid 8/10 from us. Could she be Australia’s Adele? Time will tell.
Important links
http://www.rachaelleahcar.com.au/
Mel Jade – You
This is a song for YOU! Another brilliant tune from Mel Jade. The song is taken from her debut album ALIVE which is out now from iTunes and all other leading retailers. Mel Jade is a rising pop star who is doing this all by herself without any label or management. She loves making music videos and one for the future.
Important links
http://www.meljade.com
http://www.facebook.com/meljademusic
http://www.twitter.com/mel_jade
Joss Stone
Really love this! Taken from Joss Stone’s fourth studio album Colour Me Free! “Could Have Been You” is just pure perfection. It’s passionate, polished and pulsating. Joss delivers a fine vocal, the violins tug at one’s heart strings and it has gone into repeat on our player.
Australia Gotye wins Record Of The Year at the grammies
Congrats to Belgian-Australian artist Gotye on winning 3 Grammies: Best Pop Duo Performance, Best Alternative Album, and Record Of The Year. What we find very interesting was the fact that the record was ignored by Australia’s commercial radio stations but kept on climbing the chart, then got picked up by Ashton Kutcher, Lily Allen and others on Twitter, got a ton of views on Youtube and was virtually unstoppable. Would have been nice if the producers at radio picked up on such an obvious hit but of course being independent, not from X-Factor, or trashy pop a la Kesha, they couldn’t see it as a hit when they could have championed it from day one. Anyway it goes to prove a hit will always find its way to the top. Congratulations Gotye from myhotmusic.com. We knew it was a hit the first time we heard it.
Mel Jade – Trash And Treasure
It has a sort of 80s meets now vibe but with a pretty good chorus. Mel wants trash and treasure probably 2 very opposite gifts but it’s a pretty decent song. We’ve been following Mel Jade’s progress for a few years now and believe she is on the verge of something big. One to watch and our first tip of 2013. Wow it is February already!
Breaking News! Whitney Houston is dead
We are shocked to hear of the passing of soul legend Whitney Houston. No details have been given but we just heard it on Talksport. WIll update you with more details as soon as we hear anything further. This is so sad and shocking. I remember hearing this song with Jermaine Jackson. It was the first time I heard of Whitney Houston ahead of her debut single "You Give Good Love".
How to have a top 5 hit the Nerimon way.
December 25th 2011 will go down in history as the day when the new model music industry finally arrived. The UK top ten features a young lad by the name of Alex Day, whose hit "Forever Yours" is arguably the most successful DIY music release in history. Forever Yours peaked at number 4 in the UK national pop charts beaten only by Millitary Wives (Decca), Little Mix (Syco) and Dominick The Donkey (Cinquenta Musica).
To be honest it has been here for a few years but critics dismissed its earlier successes as "not being repeatable", "not a bona fide chart hit" etc. Ever since Koopa stormed the pop charts in a blaze of publicity, the unsigned artist has grown from strength to strength, unfettered from the stuffy suits of the music industry and its bland same sounding hits. But in Alex Day the DIYers have a genuine hit to shout about, a record that will make everyone finally sit up and take notice, a formula, a strategy, a method that ANYONE can employ. It does not require a huge amount of money to break it but it does require time, cleverness and great content especially great music. Artists all over the world rejoice! The DIY method is here to stay!
Earlier in the year Rebecca Blacks' much maligned single Friday quietly notched over 100,000 sales and dented the lower regions of the charts. That record was a surprise hit in many respects but it did require the publicity machine to break it and whilst most people were laughing and trolling her, fans we quietly buyiing the single until it sold significantly and hit the lower bowels of the charts worldwise. In fact that was probably just about as much as an independently released single could achieve without the circus of traditional pop music promotion, without widespread radio play and without the backing of the majors.
But how did Alex Day do this? How did a young 22 year old crack the charts without the backing of any label? How did he do this all by himself? and more importantly what can we all learn from his experience?
Well the really short and simplistic answer is Youtube!
Since 2006 Alex Day has been posting regular videos on Youtube and with a few mates notched up a staggering number of subscribers. His video channel has nearly half a million subscribers who watch his videos regularly. Add to the mix a catchy and infectious record and a funny albeit cheap looking video and most important of all a carefully constructed campaign around a day called the Forever Day (18th December) backed by loyal fans.
His fans bought all the mixes of the singles which all add up to the overall sales and hey presto a top 5 hit. To say this idea was ingenious would be an understatement. Alex Day and the Nerimon Army have achieved what many labels could not achieve and make no mistake, the significance of this achievement shall reverberate throughout the record industry who must now hear the death knell sounding. Artists no longer need them to release their music, nor do they need them to market their music. By the way Alex didn't have to spend a penny, instead he spent a lot of time personally emailing all his fans and getting them to back the single.
Buy Forever Yours from iTunes today.
