Dangerous Liaisons

I first encountered New York electropop duo Dangerous Muse this time last year, when I became slightly infatuated with an old track of theirs called 'The Rejection'.

At the time, reliable sources (read: Wikipedia) claimed the release of their debut album was imminent and that they had worked with genius producers Bloodshy & Avant (two thirds of Miike Snow and responsible for Britney's best material).

Sure enough, a few months later a teaser trailer for the album's lead single 'I Want It All' surfaced. But then... nothing.

Rumour has it the pair were experiencing 'label issues' and a decision was made not to release 'I Want It All'. Now, almost seven months later, the track has materialised in its entirety, purportedly leaked on to the interweb by the band themselves.

It's an absolute gem of a pop-tune, laced with stabbing synths and underpinned by a wonderfully grubby bassline that perfectly complements Mike Furey's breathy vocal. Frankly, I can't really understand why Warner would shelve it.



Here's hoping we get to hear the full album at some point.

Can Has Cheeseburger

I've wanted to post about rising star Sky Ferreira for a while but there's always been one fairly significant hurdle to overcome: the girl has no songs.

The 16-year-old model and singer from L.A. has had all manner of music industry elite fawning over her but the only chance the general public have had to hear what all the fuss is about has been a guest spot on The Shoes' remix of The Virgins' track 'Teen Lovers' (which essentially just involves some breathy counting on Sky's part...)

Although we'll have to wait another while to hear what she's been cooking up in the studio with superstar producers Bloodshy & Avant, a couple of slightly incredible cover versions have started to crop up online.

The tracks have been perfectly selected, the first being a cover of Miike Snow's indie-pop anthem 'Animal', completely pared back to just piano and Sky's staggeringly mature-sounding vocal:



I know, right? Amazing.

Next up is an interpretation of Ellie Goulding's 'Wish I Stayed', presumably recorded during one of her sessions with the song's writer Frankmusik. Using the same backing track, Sky's version isn't a drastic departure from the original but is a pretty stonking rendition nonetheless.



Sky Ferreira: coming to a 'Tips for 2010' feature near you.