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Mark Burgess (Chameleons UK, The Sun and the Moon, Black Swan Lane) fancied the idea of what POCKET was doing with his Singles EP series so much, that he contributed two tracks to this record, “A Force Of Nature” & “Heaven.” The A-side pulses, throbs and chugs with Burgess' melodic lyrics raising the pressure to a glorious conclusion, while the B-side, again sung by Burgess, recalls the best moments of 80's vanguards The Psychedelic Furs. The single includes remixes from Dub Gabriel & Kites With Lights along with a reworking of the title track by Elk City, and is available on iTunes, emusic, Rhapsody, Amazon, and every other digital service.

Kites With Lights, grace us with an original electro-pop Christmas song. With a sound reminiscent of "A Wonderful Christmas Time" by Paul McCartney, this is a Holiday song for every day, especially those outside of the Yuletide season. The B-side of the single is an instrumental version, loaded with jingle bells and holiday joy.

Posted by Andrew Beaujon on Oct. 29, 2009, at 5:35 pm

The tenets of the Advanced Theory are clear. The genius of Advanced artists has evolved past the point of ordinary people’s understanding. Advanced artists wear sunglasses indoors. They favor leather jackets. They insist on putting their pictures on the covers of their albums. And when they make ostensibly baffling decisions or pronouncements (often involving musical theater), it is not a joke. Except when it is an Advanced joke, and we don’t have room to get into that here.

Dave Smalley is the most Advanced man to come out of the ’80s hardcore scene.

XOXO - C'est la Vie (CD EP, 24 Hour Service Station, Pop)
A short little EP (only 25 minutes long) full of playful melodic pop. We rarely review EPs...and only in cases when the music is really exception. This disc most certainly falls into that category. C'est la Vie features some fantastic pop tunes presented simply without unnecessary fanfare. The vocals are particularly appealing...and the arrangements are kept to a bare minimum which allows the listener to concentrate on the vocal melodies and lyrics. Seven killer tracks here including "Fly Superman Fly," "Done and Done," "A Song for the Reminiscent," and "Merry Times." TOP PICK - BabySue.com

Something a bit different from our usual offerings, 24 Hour Digital presents the Gods Of Fire holiday release "Hanukkah Gone Metal" !!! It's the Hebrew answer to Trans-Siberian Orchestra!