Archive | June, 2011

Meet The Former Busker Who Is Opening For James Blake

June 16, 2011 by Lachy 1 Comment

Marques Toliver has a back story that sounds like it was plucked form a work of fiction. Born in South Daytona, Marques moved to New York to study music and start busking. And he’s a video of him doing the latter, from a random passerby who was captivated by his sound, uploaded nearly two years ago.

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The ACB’s ‘Boy Like Me’

June 16, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Sometimes, you just want to listen to a really good pop song. And this track, ‘Boy Like Me’, is one of those wonderful songs that gets stuck in your head permanently after you listen to it and is constantly compelling you to hit the repeat button just one more time. Actually, it’s only two minutes long, so why not just set it to repeat to save yourself some time?

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Jinja Safari ‘Head In A Blender’

June 15, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Jinja Safari have continued the gradual release of their new EP ‘Mermaids And Other Sirens’ with the new track ‘Head In A Blender’. This makes it three songs from the EP that we have heard so far, and this is the pick of the bunch in my opinion.

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Young The Giant ‘My Body’

June 14, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

This Californian five-piece are something rather awesome. They write the kind of melody-driven rock music that just seems destined for stadiums, infused with so much energy and passion that to listen to it at any volume below maximum seems like you’re doing the band a disservice.

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Harvest Festival Rumour Mill

June 14, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

If you’re in the mood for getting your hopes up only to have them potentially dashed in the most horrific fashion, then this is the post for you. A couple of weeks ago a music industry insider dubbed ‘Missinfo Chrissy’ claimed that “The Soundwave promoter is diverting his attention from the punk/bogan/emo/rock world and doing a more indie styled event called ‘Harvest’ which I believe will deffo feature Portishead and Bright Eyes and The National. Pretty sure this will be East Coast only”.

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Woodkid ‘Iron’

June 13, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Woodkid is Yoann Lemoine, a French music video artist and film director. He has worked with artists such as Katy Perry and Taylor Swift, and has recently branched out into creating his own music under the stage name Woodkid. His own music is about as far removed from the artists he has worked with as possible however: this is dark, brooding, atmospheric songwriting that hides a constant sense of malice of foreboding underneath the pulsing drumbeat and exotic vocals.

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