Jack Penate

Born and bred in South-East London and from English/Spanish descent, Jack Penate came into the limelight in 2007, after being seen rubbing pop shoulders with fellow London-newcomers Kate Nash and Adele, on numerous occasions. His debut album, Matinee debuted in the top ten in October 2007.

Miloco Releases
Released 8th October 2007
Jack Penate - 'Matinee' After grabbing the public's attention by officially 'tearing it up on the platform' this summer, Mr Penate is ready to hurl the rest of the pack at them. Prepare yourself for a stampede of hip-shaking indie pop from one of the star discoveries of the year. Interface's Finn Eiles engineered a selection of tracks off 'Matinee', using Miloco's Square studio for both tracking and mixing.

When Jack Peñate spasmodically side-stepped on to the scene like an epileptic crab in 2006, detractors quickly lumped him in with the jangly Mockneys dominating indie clubs at the time, along with acts like pals The Maccabees and Kate Nash. Despite the irritatingly frenetic pace of his debut album, many listeners were moved to admit that somewhere beneath the non-stop knees-up lay the work of a genuinely gifted songwriter. And with Everything is New, he’s let that songwriter out of the armlock and off the dancefloor, where he’s crafted a considered yet catchy collection of blue-eyed future soul. That affected London whine has been abandoned somewhere in a Hoxton basement and replaced with a more natural, Robert Smith-like croon. Producer Paul “Phones” Epworth has created a warm, expansive environment to win over the coldest of critics, and highlights like the title track or Tonight’s Today represent a mature and eminently likeable new Jack Peñate.

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Dave Matthews Band, Iggy Pop, Vanessa Williams and more

Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" is the first studio album from Dave Matthews Band in four years. But completing it took a tragic turn after longtime sax player LeRoi Moore passed away suddenly in summer 2008. However, when the group reconvened in New Orleans to continue, they were able to integrate much of the material Moore had laid down in earlier sessions. And paying homage to their fallen comrade revitalized and redoubled their creative efforts. Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance), with album artwork by Matthews, "Big Whiskey" is already being praised as some of DMB's strongest work. "If this is the last album that I ever make, it's the only album that I hope people listen to," says Matthews.
Listen to "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" in the

Dave Matthews Band will likely bow at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart next week with "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King," which industry prognosticators are suggesting could sell as much as 390,000 in its first week. If it debuts at No. 1, the RCA set will be the band's fifth straight studio album to do so.(The band celebrated the album's release with a concert at the relatively intimate Beacon Theater in New York. Be sure to check out Billboard's extensive interview with Dave Matthews.)The act's last studio release, 2005's "Stand Up," entered with 465,000. Its three earlier offerings -- 2002's "Busted Stuff," 2001's "Everyday" and 1998's "Before These Crowded Streets" -- all also started with more than 400,000 in their debut weeks."GrooGrux" also leads the Nielsen SoundScan Building Chart that was released on June 3, which reflected unweighted sales through the close of business on Tuesday, June 2. Billboard estimates the seven merchants who report to Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart -- Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, iTunes, Starbucks, Borders, Target and Anderson Merchandisers -- comprise about 60% of all U.S. album sales.

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Furtado to release Spanish album

The star has already been heard singing in Spanish on duets with Colombian rock star Juanes, and on her 2006 Latin American single, No Hay Igual.
The 30-year-old is best known in the UK for Timbaland-produced hits such as Promiscuous and Maneater.
She has also announced a Portuguese language album via her Myspace blog.
Furtado shot to fame in 2000 with her her hit single I'm Like a Bird.
The song won her a Grammy for best female pop vocal performance, while her multi-platinum debut album, Whoa Nelly!, was also Grammy-nominated.
However, the world music-influenced 2003 follow-up Folklore was less successful.
Last year, she secretly married her boyfriend, sound engineer Demacio Castellon.

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Estelle lines up star producers

Estelle has revealed she's working with a number of producers on her new album.
Wyclef Jean, Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am and TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek have all begun work on the follow-up to 2008's Shine.
The singer wouldn't confirm whether rapper Kanye West would appear on the LP, as he did on number one single American Boy.
Estelle said: "I'm just recording this new album, I'm sick of singing American Boy, so I should do something new."
Estelle confirmed a number of big name producers have begun helping her work on new material.
"Swizz Beatz, Wyclef, I think we're going in with will.i.am next week again.
"A new guy called Dave Sitek from TV On The Radio - an amazing producer and brand new guy called Alex The Kid, he's from London as well. I'm putting the features together now so it's coming together.
"It's going great, big songs, big hooks. More of the same, but some freshness. Big producers, same thing."
A title and release date have yet to be confirmed for the album.

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