Chasing Tigers (with special guests Affairs, Founders, and The Actor & The Peach)
The Waterfront Studio, Norwich
Friday 18th May 2012
Hosted by local new music promoter The Tilting Sky, Norwich band Chasing Tigers headed a sold out show at The Waterfront Studio. The evening saw support from two other Norfolk acts, Founders and The Actor & The Peach, as well as Hull based band Affairs.
Read my full write up here…
Will Smith and Gary Barlow do The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air rap
Will Smith has to be one of my favourite people in the world. Top notch actor and always comes across so nice, friendly, focussed on his family and ridiculously (effortlessly) cool! This clip from The Graham Norton Show pretty much sums it all up. When I watch it I can’t help but grin. Oh and sing along of course…
Jakwob - Stay
I’ve long been a fan of Jakwob and so I was pretty happy at the release of his first full album, The Prize. Coinciding nicely with a bit of sunshine, British dubstep DJ/producer James Jacob has enlisted help from the likes of Ghostpoet, Kano, Youngman and more to produce a confident yet understated collection of relaxed dubstep tracks that provide the perfect backdrop to a drive in the sun or a summer’s BBQ. You can currently download The Prize for free here. So do it if you the above sounds like your sort of thing!
This song, ‘Stay’, is a stand out favourite from the album for me - possibly because of the way it seems to epitomise my persistently optimistic approach to life amidst it’s lazy, XX-esque beat…
You might think that the rain will cleanse you
Drown your worries and wash your fears away
But the grey skies will all soon turn blue
And tomorrow will be a brighter day
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Lana Del Rey ft. Azealia Banks - Blue Jeans (Smims & Belle Extended Remix)
I am a ridiculous fan of that moment when two opposites collide and make something utterly captivating. And this track pretty much sums up my diverse musical taste in a swirl of electronic beats - slightly mopey, soft vocals juxtaposed with that grimy, badass attitude of Banks. All wrapped up nicely in a beat that makes me want to jump around like a nutter and celebrate life amongst a cloud of strobe lighting…
Plus my dad just wandered through and said “What on earth is this?” This.. this is cutting edge modern music at it’s vibrant finest! Now pass that glow stick…
Lacrosse - You Can’t Say No Forever
A bit of chirpy, perky, Swedish pop from 2007 for you now. Initially their shiny bouncy brand of music seems fairly straightforward but a closer listen to the lyrics makes it all the more interesting - a melancholy sad story set against a chorus of la la laas.
Rudimental - Feel The Love ft. John Newman
I cannot get enough of this track at the moment. One of those songs that you just know is going to be really big…
Bright Eyes - June On The West Coast
This song beautifully encapsulates everything that I love about Bright Eyes and Conor Oberst within three and a half minutes of stripped back acoustic guitar and vocals that teeter on the edge of breakdown. And it’s exquisite simplicity lays the poetry of the lyrics bare open…
And I felt I was on fire, with the things I could have told you,
I just assumed that you eventually would ask,
And I wouldn’t have to bring up my so badly broken heart,
And all those months I just wanted to sleep,
And though spring it did come slowly, I guess it did its part,
My heart has thawed and continues to beat
Halloween, Alaska - Dance By Accident (The Umbrella Sequence Remix)
I’ve recently re-discovered my love for this Minnesota based foursome - it’s a bond that goes all the way back to hearing All The Arms Around You on The O.C. and it was that very track that I heard used on something recently that made me dig them out again.
I was pretty chuffed to find new stuff in the form of 2011’s All Night The Calls Came In. I was even more pleased to find a remix version of that album - Fake Mistakes: Remixes. And it’s really brilliant.
If you like your dreamy electronica, haunting melodies, and American indie you’ll get this. Think Death Cab For Cutie meets The Xx.
(Source: Spotify)
Azealia Banks - Live at Coachella 2012
Perennial favourite of The Music Carousel, Azealia Banks, smashing it at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival yesterday. Her set included covers of Valerie (Zutons/Winehouse) and Firestarter (Prodigy).
Watch it asap - chances are the content will be removed from YouTube after a while…
King Charles - Lady Percy
Summer in a song. Bring on the beaches and barbeques.
For more info and eccentric hair check out the King Charles website.
