Lightspeed Champion has returned with his second album, Life is Sweet! Nice To Meet You (15th February 2010). The follow-up to 2008’s Falling Off The Lavender Bridge is an epic collection of twelve pop songs, two instrumental intermissions and one piano étude. Written and arranged by Dev Hynes, producer and mixer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley) assembles the eclectic grab-bag of influences: joltingly ‘70s guitar and synth sounds, classical piano, Greek choruses shouting reprisals, and at least one ukelele-driven moment. You can find out even more facts about Lightspeed Champion on the interwebs here. The 'Marlene' video directed by Ferry Gouw for the single of the same name taken from the new album was filmed in Death Valley on Halloween weekend last year. A group of 13 plucky souls drove out from L.A into the desert and camped out on Halloween night.

Sharwoods today (03.02.2012) unveiled their new TVC featuring Bill Wells & Maher Shalal Hash Baz 'Banned Announcement' (Domino Publishing/Domino Records) from their extraordinary album Gok.

How charming! You can watch the real thing by Fránçois & the Atlas Mountains here...

SOUNDCLOUD

Video directed by David Aspinall of 'Movement' - the brand new single from Manchester indie-ravers The Whip coupled with fantastic remixes by 2 Bears. New dates up in PLAY now!

Eugene McGuinness plays White Heat on 7th February 2012 - keep up to date with our forthcoming gigs via the PLAY category to the right of this page.

If you're heading to Sundance, feel free to stop by the ASCAP Music Cafe to see Domino Publishing artist Dayna Kurtz perform two shows:

Tuesday Jan 24th - 2.40PM | Wednesday Jan 25th - 2.40PM - For more details and a full schedule of the ASCAP Music Cafe click here.

We're also excited to share with you the abundance of Domino Publishing songs appearing in films @ Sundance:

01.  Arthur Russell - 'That's Us / Wild Combination" (HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE - U.S. Documentary)
02.  Cass McCombs - "Dreams-Come-True-Girl" (SMASHED  -  U.S. Dramatic)
03.  Dayna Kurtz- "Do I Love You" (ASCAP Music Cafe performer)
04.  Blood Orange - "Sutphin Boulevard" (BACHELORETTE - Premieres)
05.  Austra - "Beat and the Pulse" (SIMON KILLER -  U.S. Dramatic)
06.  Gold Panda - "Lonely Owl" (BEAR 71 - New Frontiers Microcinema)
07.  Victoire - "I Am Coming For My Things" (DETROPIA -  U.S. Documentary)
08.  The Kills - "Future Starts Slow" (BLACK ROCK - Midnight)
09.  Clinic - "Gideon" (CALIFORNIA SOLO - Premiere)
10.  Rat*a*tat - "Nostrand" (THE D WORD: Uunderstanding Dyslexia - Doc Premieres
11.  Michael Brunnock- "You Can Like It" (written by Will Oldham & David Byrne)  (THIS MUST BE THE PLACE -Spotlight)
12.  Active Child feat. How to Dress Well - "Playing House" (THE END OF LOVE - U.S. Dramatic)
13  Arthur Russell - "Close My Eyes" (KEEP THE LIGHTS ON - U.S. Dramatic)

All explained in a lovely way by BBC Academy - bravo Beeb!