Single Review: 'Rolling in the deep' by Adele

At the beginning she was 'Chasing Pavements' and had a 'Hometown Glory', but now, she has decided to Roll deeper and deeper.

She was Leona Lewis' classmate and probably once was a Spice Girls fan, but the new year brought Adele into the UK charts again with 'Rolling in the Deep', that for some reason has a familiar but contemporary sound.

Nostalgic but catchy and stylish, 'Rolling in the Deep', lead single of her new album '21', shows a more sentimental side from the londoner who was the first ever singer to receive The Critics Choice Award at the Brits in 2008.

With her new single, acclaimed Adele keeps showing her success by keeping a more up-beating with the help of her best friend: her unique combination of contemporary jazz, blues, roots, pop and even some country?!

It has been no more than a week and her album is already clinging to top the charts and probably the single will make it to the number one if Bruno Mars 'Grenade' slip off to the the second position where Adele has been for the past two weeks.

And I reckon this is just the beginning for her re-emerging success...

The Streets: redefining the future of urban music

It is undeniable, Urban Music it's the nation's favourite at the moment.

Hip/hop, Rap and R&B are massive at the moment and the charts are 'over-flooded' by its presence...Jessie J, Bruno Mars, Diddy, Willow, Tinie Tempah, Rihanna...the list can continue.

Amongst of all them, The Streets is trying to gain presence again with his new album Computers and Blues, which is an example of a more futuristic urban sound.

It's been almost a decade since Mike Skinner AKA The Streets hit the charts with Has it come to this? and now in 2011 with his fifth album studio, Skinner is aiming to cling on to the top of the charts again.

Computers and Blues reflects what the music in the future might sound, specially urban and electronic music and also shows a Skinner playing along with the all time beloved music, jazz and blues that blends with Rap, Hip-Hop, Garage, Electronic and a witty range of sounds and backing vocals.

The first single Going through hell, just released at the beginning of february, is an example of an innovative and catchy electro-urban song which features Rob Harvey from the alternatives' Leeds based The Music.

Skinner's new single might be the return to the UK charts since, Heaven for the Weather, from his fourth studio album Everything is Borrowed in 2008.

The Streets is planning to take the album on tour around the UK in february and march.

The delightful imagination of Emma

Winner of 'Must be the Music' releases solo album

For her, everything is simple, the feeling is natural so all she needs to do is pick up a guitar and set words to the music she is singing using that 'folky' voice and inspiring her fans with deep meaningful lyrics.

Hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, Emma's Gillespie AKA as Emma's Imagination has just released her first solo album 'Stand Still' which shows how powerful, talented and passionate a singer can be coming from ordinary people.

In September 2010, she won Sky One's Music Show 'Must be the Music' not only by conquering judges, Dizzee Rascal, Jamie Cullum and Sharleen Spiteri but also by becoming the favourite of more than 10 thousands fans all over the country who voted for her to win the show.

Now, just after 4 months of this, Emma's Imagination has become a reality for the british music industry with innovative and touching songs, some of them melancholic, others more cheerful and upbeat and a performance that probably will remind us of Dido, Amy Macdonald or even the female version of Damien Rice.

Despite all of this there is one thing to remain: the talent, the music is there, it is alive in each of the 10 compositions that 'Stand Still' collects, a deep and musical journey through all sorts of emotions and feelings.

The album includes two covers, 'Drive' by Bic Runga and 'Falling slowly' from the film 'Once' that won best song a couple of years ago at the Academy Awards and it was produced by the acclaimed Martin Terefe -who once took James Morrison and K.T. Tunstall to success.

It also includes, the melancholic 'Focus' and the upbeat 'This Day' both compositions that she previously sang in the competition and that already crashed in the top ten UK charts last year.

Emma's favourite topics are love, relationships, the joy of life... she remind us the view that a 27 year old girl has about love and life.

The is not better place to listen to Emma's Imagination that in a place where you feel more comfortable, might be your own room, a cosy living room and why not? with someone special.

As Emma would say, her songs are delicate and might come from a very deep and special place that only she knows: her imagination.