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?

DOLCE AND GABBANA // AUTUMN WINTER 2014 COLLECTION

It may only be February but one of my favourite designer labels Dolce and Gabbana 

have been gracing the Milan catwalk with their absolutely gorgeous new Autumn/ Winter 2014 collection 

inspired by beautiful fairytale imagery. Keys, flowers, lace, fur, embellishment,

animals, flowing fabrics... Take a look!

  

   

 

  

  

  

Wow.

GEORGE EZRA/ BUDAPEST/ DID YOU HEAR THE RAIN/ BBC 2014

Everybody, give a big, warm West Country welcome to

the wonderful Bristol native, GEORGE EZRA.

This extremely talented budding singer-songwriter with

a gloriously throaty voice that's as rich as dark chocolate 

 has become a firm favourite of BBC Radio One DJ's Zane Lowe 

(all hail the master of music)and Fearne Cotton and is 

currently being hailed as one to watch in 2014 

(and rightly so).

He's already played the Introducing Stage at Glastonbury

and embarked on a expedition of Europe in the pursuit

of adventure and inspiration for his ever increasing song book.

-You only have to listen to the fabulous 'Budapest' 

to spot those very influences which are beautifully

woven throughout the song. 

And if that wasn't enough reason to give George's music a 

spin, he's also been on tour with Tom Odell and 

Lianne La Havas AND he finished fifth in the BBC Sound

of 2014 poll.

George is currently working on his debut studio album

which judging by his EP 'Did You Hear The Rain?' is 

going to be a right corker/ smasher/ banger (as Miley

Cyrus would say) of an album.

Here are some of our fave George Ezra tunes...

BUDAPEST

BENJAMIN TWINE

ANGRY HILL

DID YOU HEAR THE RAIN?

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 

LILY ALLEN/ BEYONCE/ LORDE/ ELLIE GOULDING/ MORE

There's been some pretty feisty & fabulous ladies flying

the flag for us women in the world of music lately and

this playlist is dedicated to a handful of them, 

to say thanks for being ruddy wonderful. 

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

LISTEN HERE

-INTERACTIVE MUSIC STATION-

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SAM SMITH: BRIT CHOICE AWARDS WINNER 2014

Two words, two syllables:

SAM SMITH

Who is this guy, I hear you ask, well 21 year old Sam

just happens to be the winner of the BRIT Critics Choice Award

2014, succeeding Tom Odell and following in the

footsteps of Ellie Goulding, Emeli Sande, Adele, Jessie J and

Florence and the Machine to name but a few.

So judging by the impressive names etched on to this

prestigious list, it seems that Sam's in good stead with a strong

chance of emulating the success of his fellow winners,

and I don't see why he shouldn't with a voice like that.

If you don't know what I'm talking about,

think along the lines of John Newman ie. a whole lot of soul

combined with clean cut, distinctive, powerhouse vocals and that's Sam for you.

You can hear his gorgeous tones in a series

of songs on which he has featured, such as Disclosure's 'Latch'

and Naughty Boy's summer smash 'La-la-la', each of which

those powerhouse vocals I spoke about steal the show

every. single. time.

And with the announcement of his success in wining the

Critics Choice Award comes the imminent release of Sam's début single

'Money on My Mind' which I absolutely adore.

It's got a catchy little hook line in the chorus,

it's slick and smooth with echoes of house, soul, pop and R&B

all intertwined to form a truly gorgeous and stunning

début that reinforces Sam's passion for music

and leaves the listener happily convinced that Sam is in the

industry purely for the love of music.

If you find yourself intrigued by this star in the making,

check out 'Money on My Mind' right here:

Single release: 16th February on Capitol Records

Debut album: 'In The Lonely Hour' set for release

on the 26th May.

Website: samsmithworld.com

GUEST VOCALS:

LATCH

LA LA LA

MULBERRY SS14 CAMPAIGN

Okay so Mulberry have just released

photos from their Spring Summer 2014 campaign

and I think I died and went to heaven

(which is where I am writing this to you from).

Shot by Tim Walker in a gorgeous, quintessentially 

English Oxford mansion of sorts, they feature

the stunning and undeniably awesome

model of the moment, Cara Delevingne, in her second

campaign for the brand.

Perfect or what.

The décor sings 'English Rose' what with the pastel

shaded roses, the heart melting furry animals and an Alice

and Wonderland esque tea party,

oh, and that's not mentioning the CLOTHES, and THE BAGS

which are completely and utterly DIVINE.

Curiosity bug bitten?

Take a look at these photos...

Mulberry website

http://www.mulberry.com/shop/sale?gclid=CPOcyZ764bsCFfMPtAodGV4AIQ

S/S14

http://www.mulberry.com/collections/SS14?gclid=CP3j16n64bsCFQEXwwodKVAAPQ

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! :)