The Bite Magazine - Summer 2012 - Issue 5

bite newsingles T he dance pop duo, Chew Lips released their appropriately named single ‘Do You Chew?’ on the 11 th June, showcasing their ability to rely on no-one but themselves when it comes to their music; the single is being released, as part of a deal with Sony Music, through Family Records, the group’s very own label. The group consists of front woman and vocalist, Tigs and James Watkins who takes charge of the instrumental side. The pair was once part of various indie bands, before forming Chew Lips in 2009, with the idea to create more dance and electro-oriented music. Having released two singles, ‘Solo’ and ‘Sal Air’ as well as a debut album, Unicorn in 2010, Chew Lips’ newest track will be the first taste of their currently untitled second album, which is planned to be released later in the year. ‘Do You Chew?’ is a very indicative song of the here and now;heavy,pounding beats,state of the art blipping and bleeping electronica, provocative lyrics from a tough female voice, and an instantly memorable hook T he artist that is Marina & The Diamonds has steadily increased in popularity and recognition in recent months, resulting in her second album Electra Heart reaching number one, and her single ‘Primadonna’ reaching number ten, her highest charting single so far. Even her previous debut album, The Family Jewels , managed to peak at an impressive number five in the album charts. Marina & The Diamonds were no doubt going to become popular, especially with the recent exposure of her song ‘Primadonna,’ receiving much praise and mention on the Radio 1 A-List and her performance on Fearne Cotton’s Live Lounge, which saw the artist take a surprise turn and perform a cover version of the song ‘Boyfriend’ by Justin Beiber. Her most recent single ‘Power And Control’ which will be released on the 9 th July, is produced b y Swedish H o u s e RACHEL JONES KEEPS US UP TO DATEWITH NEW SINGLE RELEASES. New Single Releases CHEW LIPS - DO YOU CHEW? Marina & The Diamonds - POWER AND CONTROL Images courtesy of Purple PR line that you’ll be unable to lose once it’s stuck inside your head. At less than three minutes long, ‘Do You Chew?’ is a tiny piece of club mania. Since the beginning of May the group have been embarking on a UK tour, which has already seen them support The Rapture on a few of their gigs, and they will also perform at venues and events such as Liverpool Sound City, Manchester Chorlton Weekender, London Camden Crawl, London New Slang Club Night, and the festivals London Lovebox and Cornwall Leopallooza. If you’re curious to know more about Chew Lips and see what all the fuss is about, catching them at one of these dates and more might just be the ticket. www.chew-lips.com Mafia’s Steve Angello. The song is a familiar blend of electro synths and a regular, driving and pulsating beat, and is another song that seems to perfectly sum up all that is popular in the British music scene of today; one that even if you haven’t heard it before, will sound instantly familiar the first time that you do. It just seems to evoke, at least from the writer’s point of view, everything that is trendy and hip about London life; quite an unusual theory to come up with when you consider that Marina & The Diamonds is half Greek and halfWelsh. Unfortunately due to illness, all live dates for Marina & The Diamonds had to be postponed until June.On return to the stage she will be a main support act for Coldplay on their European and US tours, whilst her rescheduled UK tour dates will include such cities as Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Manchester and Cardiff. www.marinaandthediamonds.com Images courtesy of Purple PR