WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: tracey thorn - queen

tracey thorn - queen
for those of us who swooned, cried and harmonised to everything but the girl back in the ahem.. 90's, we will forever be connected to the droll soothing vocals of tracey thorn. though the duo are allegedly on a permanent break, it's equally exciting to know they are still recording as solo artists. so imagine my TOTAL joy when tracey unleashed the 1st single off her new album 'record' and it's a boppy dance number to boot! still featuring some of the melancholia we love of her, turn it up for 'queen'!!!

MERRY SOMBER XMAS: tracey thorn - joy / in the cold cold night

offering a more somber approach to the holiday period, tracey thorn takes on the xmas album by doing cover versions and writing 2 new tracks for her latest collectoin 'tinsel and lights'. fans of tracey will be pleased to know that everything but the girl partner ben watt performs on 2 tracks (one of which is 'joy'). so sit back and go to that quiet place with tracey as she gives you a taste of a more somber xmas.

tracey thorn - joy


tracey thorn - in the cold cold night (jack white cover)

want more? check out the making of this album below:

NEW TRACEY THORN!: tracey thorn - night time

tracey thorn - night time
[originally recorded for an XX project in which other artists covered their music, the project fell through and tracey decided to release the song as an EP instead. any new material is a good thing from tracey (AND her EBTG partner ben watt is playing the guitars... so unofficially it's like an everything but the girl release!)]

NEW TRACEY THORN!: tracey thorn - why does the wind

tracey thorn - why does the wind
[the 2nd offering from tracey's upcoming album 'love and its opposite'. produced by ewan pearson, this is apparently the most 'dance-y' track on an otherwise toned down collection. i'm SO ready to hear the rest of this album already!]

LIVE WONGIE: tracey thorn - oh, the divorces (live @ the guardian)

tracey thorn - oh, the divorces (live @ the guardian)
[oh this just makes my day! tracey thorn returns with the 1st single off her upcoming solo album 'love and its opposite'. mellow and melancholic, tracey's pure voice just makes this song even more heartbreaking (and thats the way i like it!). want to play it on a loop? go and download the track for free here! can't wait to hear more.]

video of the week: tracey thorn - raise the roof

tracey thorn - raise the roof (cagedbaby remix)
(check out the awesome cagedbaby remix to hear a more beat driven version of this cute song)
[this is just totally cute and a perfect visual ending to my cannes film festival experience. in the past two weeks i've seen so many movies based in eastern europe/central asia/north africa/middle east that it's just so brilliant to see innocent images of this side of the world for a change. thanks to xolondon for the tip]

tracey thorn - it's all true (world premiere)

tracey thorn - it's all true (martin buttrich remix)
[yeaaaahhh! it's FINALLY out! reminds me of the videos that new order used to make... but not really ;) i love how tracey just stands around and sings far far away from the camera. LOVE IT!]

i'm in heaven: tracey thorn

tracey thorn - it's all true (album version)
[xolondon has been tipping the return of tracey thorn for a good month now. though it's been a bit frustrating listening to the 1st single off of tracey's myspace site, i finally got ahold of the maxi single just to blast the awesome full album version of the ewan pearson, darshan and sasse track. hopefully the rest of the album will be this dance fever-ish!]