[FRESH RELEASE] DJ FRESH "LOUDER" FEAT. SIAN EVANS

English drum and bass artist DJ Fresh has hit the ground running with his latest single - the track Louder, which employs the vocals of ex-Kosheen vocalist Sian Evans.

The track, which debuted at #1 on the Official UK Charts this week, is not Fresh's first chart appearance in his homeland, however it's certainly his greatest achievement to date taking out the top spot. In the UK the track also features at the theme song for the current Lucozade Sport Lite campaign.

Sian Evans, who co-wrote the song, makes her first solo appearance with the track. Whilst Kosheen and their respective albums will remain part of my greatest music memories forever, does this solo opportunity for Sian mean we'll expect more solo efforts in the future...? Here's hoping - Sian's vocals are truly magical.

Visit DJ Fresh and his digital profile today to keep track of an upcoming Australian release for Louder [ITUNES]

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Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford // Sun & Moon

The boys known as Above & Beyond are back with a new single and new album. The single, Sun & Moon, was leaked almost three months ago; however it's only in the last few weeks that the official video clip was released.

The uplifting vocal trance number won't displease any of A&B's fans. Featuring Richard Bedford on vocals it instantly takes you away to a dark yet comfortable place, that of which you're following the lead of this well-established group. A group who have been around since the year 2000.

Whilst the track is not new in any shape, as I mentioned above, it's only just found it's way into my music collection... and let's just say I've been enjoying it immensely. Listening to A&B still to this day reminds me my early days as a young clubber partying away at 5am... losing my mind to the likes of Kosheen, iiO, 4 Strings... oh dear...

I digress. Sun & Moon is taken from Above & Beyond's latest album, Group Therapy, to be released sometime in 2011.

Visit Above & Beyond's digital profile - Sun & Moon is available in Australia today [ITUNES]

HAVE YOU DISCOVERED... CLARE MAGUIRE?

For a land that hands out pretty crap weather year in year out, it produces some pretty amazing talent. Of course I'm talking about the dreary land of the United Kingdom. Apart from providing us with such visual and vocal beauties like Adele and Marina Diamandis (Marina & the Diamonds); it seems as though the UK has another princess waiting for us to embrace. That princess is Clare Maguire.

The 23 year-old from Birmingham, England, was recently announced by the BBC as one of the top five in the BBC Sound of 2011 list as being one of this years most promising artists.

Her sultry, brooding voice compares her to the likes of Sian Evans (from Kosheen) or Sharleen Spiteri (from Texas). Clare's debut album, Light After Dark, was released late February and achieved top ten status in the UK - a great feat for a any artist breaking into the industry with their debut album.

The Last Dance, Clare's second single to be lifted off the album, is her most successful single to date. Emotionally it's a strong track, and for me it calls upon the same heartstrings as Robyn's Dancing On My Own... powerful... it leaves you wanting more as the song finishes. Clare wrote the number after music legend Michael Jackson's death, in response to unjust comments from the media about his life.

Whilst I'm yet to finish listening to the album in it's entirety, from what I've heard so far it certainly is a strong, mature album - and something very different to what we're experiencing globally right now in the world of pop music. This is nothing like Ke$ha, Rihanna or Beyonce. We're talking more Stevie Nicks, Annie Lennox or even Chrissie Hynde.

Love, love, love what I hear. What a breath of fresh air.

Purchase Light After Dark digitally today [ITUNES]