MUSIC SWEET MUSIC // TWIN ATLANTIC // SAINT RAYMOND // AVICII // THE KLAXONS

Hey peeps! Hope you didn't get April Fooled today like me.

I haven't written for a while but because me love music far too much for my own good,

I thought I'd start with a post featuring some of my favourite songs out there right now,

because it seems that all of a sudden there's been a wave of ruddy awesome music

and I genuinely feel spoilt for choice. 

So my lovelies, feast your eyes on these bangers...

1) HEART AND SOUL // TWIN ATLANTIC

2) KATHLEEN // CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN

3) ADDICTED TO YOU // AVICII 

4) THERE IS NO OTHER TIME // THE KLAXONS

5) NOBODY TO LOVE // SIGMA

6) LAST NIGHT // THE VAMPS

7) SOLO DANCING // INDIANA

8) SELFIE // THE CHAINSMOKERS

9) DOWN // THE KOOKS

10) WHERE DID THE LOVE GO // BIPOLAR SUNSHINE

11) FALL AT YOUR FEET // SAINT RAYMOND

GEORGE EZRA // HAIM // COLDPLAY //

Wassup my homies.

I've got three brand new songs for you to check out:

1) GEORGE EZRA- CASSY O 

I love this guy and understandably I therefore love all his music.

Every song to me is an example of utmost perfection. I really cannot

fault him, and new offering 'Cassy O' is no exception.

It's got a real sense of soul, purpose and joy, not to mention the catchiest

hookline you will probably hear all year.

2) HAIM- IF I COULD CHANGE YOUR MIND

My fave girl group EVER, because of their irrefutable coolness

and way of showing that girls CAN PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

AND make decent rock and indie music are back with a new hit that once

again reminds us how AMAZING they are, and a video

that sees the girls bringing back synchronized dancing

(and making it look pretty damn cool).

3) COLDPLAY- MIDNIGHT

As ever with Coldplay, Chris Martin's claims that their newest album

'might be their last' are once again proven to be false with the band putting

out a new single, 'Midnight', at midnight, completely out of blue.

Like tigers prowling in shade of the African outback, they've apparently been

waiting for the perfect time to pounce with this new beauty that is a complete

departure from 'Mylo Xyloto' but not a far step from recent release 'Atlas'.

Don't you just love music?

SUBMARINE SOUNDTRACK// RAINY MORNINGS

In England the weather has been 

acting like a fully fledged hormonal teenager 

lately with thunderstorms, rain, hail, the odd

bit of sunshine and blustery winds galore.

Just the way we like it. Not.

But if there's one thing this type

of weather is good for, it's creating those

cosy mornings where you look out the window at said

weather cocooned in your pj's or dressing gown,

steaming mug of tea in one hand, choolate biscuit in

the other and sigh as you think to yourself,

'I'm so glad I'm not going out in that!'

This happened to me on Sunday, when, 

although I had to go volunteering out in the rain and wind

for five hours (dedication), I had that exact same cosy,

cocooned feeling. And when that feeling or moment

hits you, I can tell you the perfect thing you want

to be listening to: 

The Submarine soundtrack.

It was written for the brilliant Richard Ayode film interpretation of the novel by Joe Dunthorn way back 

when in 2011 by my all time favourite man crush, 

Alex Turner off of the Arctic Monkeys, my all time 

favourite band.

Submarine is one of my favourite films and the soundtrack

is one of the best ever written because in true Turner 

style the lyrics are complex and enigmatic, with a gorgeous  metaphoric beauty, all sung in soft gentle tones by

the man himself.

It's mind boggling music that somehow sets your mind and 

soul at peace and almost seems to light up a dark and empty

room with a hazy gentle glow, and that my friend, is what makes this soundtrack utterly perfect for those gloomy rainy days.

1) STUCK ON THE PUZZLE

2) GLASS IN THE PARK

3) PILEDRIVER WALTZ

4) HIDING TONIGHT

5) HARD TO GET AROUND THE WIND

Get the book

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Submarine-Joe-Dunthorne/dp/0241955157

the movie

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Submarine-DVD-Craig-Roberts/dp/B004TA74XI

and the soundtrack

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Submarine-Original-Songs-Alex-Turner/dp/B004NK3MN0

and enjoy (:

FOSTER THE PEOPLE/ GEORGE EZRA/ AMERICAN AUTHORS/ MORE

I know I only just did a music

post but today I've been inundated with amazing

music and I can't bear to sit here and keep it all to

myself when I know for a fact that you will love it

as much as I do, so for the second time in a row,

here's some more cracking new music for you to enjoy...

1) American Authors- Best Day Of My Life

2) Foster The People- Ruby

3)George Ezra- Budapest

4) D.A- Glowing

5) Foster The People- Coming of Age

6) Hardwell ft Matthew Koma- Dare You

7) DJ Fresh vs Jay Fay- Dibby Dibby Sound

8) Deaf Havana- Mildred

9) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis- White Walls 

VANCE JOY/ THE VAMPS/ DAFT PUNK/ ELLA EYRE/ MORE

LISTEN HERE

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SONGS I AM LIKING DECEMBER 2013

Hollaaaaahhhh!

(that's my new favourite word and I don't

even know why, because as far as I know it's so 2000 and late

and everything -sorry Fergie- but ughhhh I JUST THINK IT'S AMAZING!!!)

I just wanted to give you a little

heads up to some songs I am liking right now at this

very moment in time.

SO I'M A BE TURNING UP THE TUNEAGE IN 3...2...1

1) PHARRELL WILLIAMS- HAPPY

2) SUB FOCUS FEAT KELE- TURN IT AROUND

3) AFROJACK FT SPREE WILSON- THE SPARK

4) AVICII- HEY BROTHER

5) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB- CARRY ME

6) DISCLOSURE FT LONDON GRAMMAR- HELP ME LOSE MY MIND

7) DRAKE FT SAMPA- TOO MUCH

8) JASON DERULO- TRUMPETS

9) VAMPIRE WEEKEND- STEP

10) HALF MOON RUN- FULL CIRCLE

11) THE ORWELLS- DIRTY SHEETS

12) ARCTIC MONKEYS- YOU'RE SO DARK

So as you can probably tell, it's a right mix and a half

what with the likes of Disclosure, Drake, The Orwells and Arctic's co-existing as one in this mighty

mega mix of a list.

But I'll tell you what, these tunes should

give you the perfect little build up to midnight on New Years Eve

and take you right back down into a nice

chilled come-at-me-bro stance, ready to take

on the New Year.

And man, who doesn't want that?!

NEW, UNDISCOVERED & RUDDY AWESOME MUSIC ONE

So on my Twitter @diamond_glasses

I have quite a few followers who happen to be budding musicians

in the making and I thought it would be nice

to take a moment to listen to their music and give you a heads

up on who's who and some tunes to listen to.

Before this blog I wrote a blog called Tee Pot Music

but as I've been so busy, and because something crazy happened

which involved me not listening to the radio for weeks at a time,

I didn't think I was in as good a position

to recommend new music.

But I'm going to flex my musical joints right now *crack crack*

and dish out some musical goods for you in time for 

Christmas... I don't have time to write much but I'm 

going to give you some names, songs and info as to where, if you

like what you hear, you can find out more.

:)

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1) Alex George 

Slow Dancing In A Burning Room (John Mayer Cover)

 Lego House (Ed Sheeran Cover)

LA LA LA (Sam Smith ft Naughty Boy cover)

This Barnham native is very, very good at 

what he does. I've just been listening to the covers above

and nodding my head in approval like the Churchill dog on

those adverts because me like what I am hearing. 

Alex has such a gorgeous voice

that will slot nicely into the 'Easy Listening' and 'Acoustic' 

genres of your music library.

So far he only has covers up, but it will

be interesting to see what Alex's produces when he takes a dabble at

making his own music.

If you like Alex George you should also take a look at 

the music of his collaboration partner Ben Harvey.

STAY TUNED IN:

GO TO SONG

La La La (cover)

-see video above

FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/AlexGeorgeMusic?fref=ts

YOU TUBE

http://www.youtube.com/user/AlexGeorgeMusic?feature=watch

TWITTER

https://twitter.com/AlexG_Music

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2) JAKE WEST

Believe

Skinny Love (Bon Iver cover)

Your Love

Jake hails from Leeds, up in depths of Yorkshire,

but alas, his beautiful rich voice bears no trace of this.

I would write more about Jake and who he is,

but he sums it perfectly himself in

this groovy and funny little You Tube vid...

STAY TUNED IN:

GO TO SONG

BELIEVE
(he writes his own music!)

YOUTUBE

http://www.youtube.com/user/jakewestmusic?feature=watch

FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/UKJakeWest?fref=ts

TWITTER

https://twitter.com/UKJakeWest

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3)  ADAM BYRNE

Sun Don't Shine (Sonnentanz ft Will Heard cover)

Hold On We're Going Home ft Get Lucky

Now I can't find out much about Adam, 
except he's Irish (wooooooh, we love the Irish!) but
what I can tell you is that this guy is
a budding talent if ever there was one. The two vids
above see Adam collaborate with another guy,
whose name I do not know, but when the two come together
it really is something amazing.

To see what I mean go listen to their covers
and you'll understand. I hope Adam and said guy form a
duet because I really do think they are onto something when they
bring their respective talents together, and
I can't wait to hear what they cover next!

GO TO TUNE 
Hold On We're Going Home (cover)

YOUTUBE
http://www.youtube.com/user/adambyrnacus?feature=watch

TWITTER
https://twitter.com/_AdamByrne

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4) MajorLOVE

Sunrise

All The Other People

MajorLOVE are an indie-dance-pop duo comprised of
a husband and wife with a big love for music.
They hail from Phoenix Arizona (quite possibly where Bella
in Twilight is from- nerd fact right there) and
trust me you will be pleasantly surprised by what you find
when you click on their vids.

I have to admit I wasn't sure what to expect,
but the You Tube comments assured me goodness was about to come
my way and y'know what, they were damn right.

Take a listen to Sunrise in particular for gorgeous vocals galore.

STAY TUNED IN:

GO TO TUNE
Sunrise
(own song!)

YOUTUBE
http://www.youtube.com/user/MajorLOVEmusic?feature=watch

FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/MajorLOVEmusic

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5) MR TOM

Feet Hit The Floor

Dead of The Night

King & Queen

Mr Tom is a four piece self described 'indie banger pop'
band from Southampton who create some tunes that most certainly
do fit into the 'banger' category.
If you want an example listen to 'Feet Hit The Floor' which
launches straight into an upbeat mish mash of pulsating
sounds that will instantly hook your attention.

They also have the best website ever!
http://www.mrtommusic.com/ 

STAY TUNED:

GO TO TUNE
Feet Hit The Floor

FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/MrTomMusic

YOUTUBE
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrTommusicchannel?feature=watch


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This concludes the first part of the new music special,
but rest assured, you can expect another post within the next couple of days! :)