VIDEO PREMIERE: sam smith - writing's on the wall (james bond 007 spectre theme song)

sam smith - writing's on the wall (james bond 007 spectre theme song)
just a few weeks shy of it's highly anticipated release, sam smith offers up his theme song (co-produced by jimmy napes and disclosure) for james bond spectre. instantly #1 in the UK charts, this is a surprisingly subtle (even with those strings) single for 007's long standing tradition of drama theme songs. can't wait to see the film!!!

WONGIE HOUSE SONG OF THE WEEK: jimmy napes - making of me

jimmy napes - making of me
having just won multiple grammy's for his work with sam smith, jimmy napes is ready to let the world discover this producer/writer/performer in his own right. with his debut EP 'the making of me' coming out next month, jimmy releases his current track produced by none other than the legendary house meastro mj cole. it's a jam so turn it up!

AUDIO PREMIERE: mary j blige - therapy

mary j blige - therapy
co-written by jimmy napes and sam smith, this jazzy gospel number is by far the best thing i've heard from mjb's upcoming 'the london sessions' so far (call me blasphemous, but every song just lacks a certain oomph). working with the creme of the current uk soul scene, you would have thought that the disclosure, naughty boy, emeli sande touches would bring something kick ass to this diva. maybe the other tracks will surprise me...

AUDIO PREMIERE: sam smith - make it to me

sam smith - make it to me
after all our love for the video premiere of his latest single, sam goes and releases this album track co-written by disclosure's howard lawrence and jimmy napes just hours later! in typical sam smith style it's epic and just plain lovely. he's killing it today!

want more? check out this lovely interview with sam via the bbc:

sam smith - bbc sound of 2014 interview

COOL MIX: sam smith x nile rodgers x disclosure x jimmy napes - together (lyric video)

sam smith x nile rodgers x disclosure x jimmy napes - together (lyric video)
jeez, talk about super group! this one off retro funk single is just fun to listen to (it's basically a great groove hook) and a nice celebration of talented people who did well this year.