This week, I offer one of my all-time favourite tracks:
'Always Attract' is a track by You Me At Six from their debut album 'Take Off Your Colours' (released in 2008).
Previously on this blog I have sited You Me At Six as one of my three must-have bands and this is definitely a song which also deserves a mention.
What I love about it is the guitar melodies and the strong harmonies with their guest female singer who happens to be none other than Elissa Franceschi, sister to lead singer, Josh Franceschi.
If you're a fan of songs which build up the suspense right until the end, this is definitely one worth a listen.
Seriously one of the most underrated songs on this album.
Have a listen:
http://www.last.fm/music/You+Me+At+Six/_/Always+Attract
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Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Friday, 11 June 2010
THREE MUST-HAVE BANDS
Now I can't say I've listened to every band in the history of bands.....but if I were to pick three I would recommend for ANYONE (regardless of music taste) to listen to.....well it would be these three(in no particular order):
----Paramore
----You Me At Six
----The Maine
Ok, so all three probably fall under similar category/genre types and you'd probably find it hard to get a someone solely into Hip Hop (or such as) to listen to it, but I genuinly think that it is impossible to dislike any of these three.
Paramore of course is probably the most well known of the three, with many hits such as 'Misery Business', 'That's What You Get' and 'Decode' . Voted 'Best International Band' at this year's NME awards, I don't have to justify why they're so great, they just are....like any good band, its melodies are strong, tunes catchy and lyrics are meanigful; and even though they're best known for writing fast-tempo loud 'shout-it-out-loud' kind of anthems, their slower songs such as 'The Only Exception' are jsut as good if not better.
If you've only a few of the songs that Paramore have written, I would definitely recommend listening to 'Where the Lines Overlap' and 'Looking Up' from their latest album 'Brand New Eyes'. These are two of my favourite songs, they're upbeat, motivating sort of affairs which are certain to lift your mood if you are having an awful day, or even if you just need a wake up.
http://www.paramore.net/
You Me At Six are the british band on this list. Set to be one of the biggest british bands, they certainly have been very sucessful with their album 'Hold Me Down' which debuted at #5 in the charts and are now on a US tour with a UK tour later this year. For those of you who occasionally flick through MTV channels or such proabably have seen the video for their single 'Liquid Confidence' which is undoubtely up their with their best songs. Again like any good band (and all three on the list) they have the catchy melodies and riffs.
If you've only heard 'Liquid Confidence' I'd definitely say listen to MORE. I would recommend a listen to 'Stay With Me' slightly slower and more melancholy as well as 'Fireworks' which is a slower song which for some reasons provokes me to think of a sad version of 'Chasing Cars'. If you want more upbeat stuff, 'Underdog' is definitely a great song for motivation and 'Kiss and Tell'.
http://www.myspace.com/youmeatsix
And last but not least, The Maine.....a favourite on my iTunes for a while now, I haven't got tired of these songs yet and I find myself on the hunt for more from them...
They not really that well known in the UK, [it's the one band name that is always greeted by confused faces when i mention it] but I don't think it's a reflection on their music...they are the newest band on my list and will be doing their first headlining tour through the USA this summer so I hopefully think they'll be coming over soon.
Recommendations are mostly from their album 'Can't Stop, Won't Stop' and they include 'We All Roll Along', 'I Must Be Dreaming', 'Everything I Ask For' and 'Girls Do What They Want' ....all very up-tempo, great mood lifters...work wonders on a monday morning. And then the more slower ones, such as 'Whoever She Is' and 'Into Your Arms'.
http://www.myspace.com/themaine
So maybe...just maybe I have changed a little piece of your life....and if not....if you already knew all these bands, then i'm so glad i'm not the only one. Tell me what you think...
Enjoy.
----Paramore
----You Me At Six
----The Maine
Ok, so all three probably fall under similar category/genre types and you'd probably find it hard to get a someone solely into Hip Hop (or such as) to listen to it, but I genuinly think that it is impossible to dislike any of these three.
Paramore of course is probably the most well known of the three, with many hits such as 'Misery Business', 'That's What You Get' and 'Decode' . Voted 'Best International Band' at this year's NME awards, I don't have to justify why they're so great, they just are....like any good band, its melodies are strong, tunes catchy and lyrics are meanigful; and even though they're best known for writing fast-tempo loud 'shout-it-out-loud' kind of anthems, their slower songs such as 'The Only Exception' are jsut as good if not better.
If you've only a few of the songs that Paramore have written, I would definitely recommend listening to 'Where the Lines Overlap' and 'Looking Up' from their latest album 'Brand New Eyes'. These are two of my favourite songs, they're upbeat, motivating sort of affairs which are certain to lift your mood if you are having an awful day, or even if you just need a wake up.
http://www.paramore.net/
You Me At Six are the british band on this list. Set to be one of the biggest british bands, they certainly have been very sucessful with their album 'Hold Me Down' which debuted at #5 in the charts and are now on a US tour with a UK tour later this year. For those of you who occasionally flick through MTV channels or such proabably have seen the video for their single 'Liquid Confidence' which is undoubtely up their with their best songs. Again like any good band (and all three on the list) they have the catchy melodies and riffs.
If you've only heard 'Liquid Confidence' I'd definitely say listen to MORE. I would recommend a listen to 'Stay With Me' slightly slower and more melancholy as well as 'Fireworks' which is a slower song which for some reasons provokes me to think of a sad version of 'Chasing Cars'. If you want more upbeat stuff, 'Underdog' is definitely a great song for motivation and 'Kiss and Tell'.
http://www.myspace.com/youmeatsix
And last but not least, The Maine.....a favourite on my iTunes for a while now, I haven't got tired of these songs yet and I find myself on the hunt for more from them...
They not really that well known in the UK, [it's the one band name that is always greeted by confused faces when i mention it] but I don't think it's a reflection on their music...they are the newest band on my list and will be doing their first headlining tour through the USA this summer so I hopefully think they'll be coming over soon.
Recommendations are mostly from their album 'Can't Stop, Won't Stop' and they include 'We All Roll Along', 'I Must Be Dreaming', 'Everything I Ask For' and 'Girls Do What They Want' ....all very up-tempo, great mood lifters...work wonders on a monday morning. And then the more slower ones, such as 'Whoever She Is' and 'Into Your Arms'.
http://www.myspace.com/themaine
So maybe...just maybe I have changed a little piece of your life....and if not....if you already knew all these bands, then i'm so glad i'm not the only one. Tell me what you think...
Enjoy.
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
THE GAGA LAW
Well no doubt Lady Gaga has had an amazing year and she's bound to do just as well in 2010. She's one of those artists that you love or hate. With her show-stopping and 'outrageous' choice of outfits, you'd be forgiven to think she may be slightly insane. But infact it's just the pure genius of Gaga.
Producing a number of hits, it would be pointless if I was just to reccomend them. However, if you want to see what she's best at, you should definitely be listening to the acoustic versions of her songs...just her voice and the piano.
That's the real genius.
Unlike a lot of artists, Gaga's acoustic versions of her records are totally different to the ones we hear on the radio....they're just as good,...infact they're better.
It's a must if you haven't already.
here's a link to a performance of 'Papparazzi' and 'Poker Face' :
Papparazzi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9sLTG52N8o
Poker Face: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CUYvWTd6oA
Enjoy.
Producing a number of hits, it would be pointless if I was just to reccomend them. However, if you want to see what she's best at, you should definitely be listening to the acoustic versions of her songs...just her voice and the piano.
That's the real genius.
Unlike a lot of artists, Gaga's acoustic versions of her records are totally different to the ones we hear on the radio....they're just as good,...infact they're better.
It's a must if you haven't already.
here's a link to a performance of 'Papparazzi' and 'Poker Face' :
Papparazzi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9sLTG52N8o
Poker Face: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CUYvWTd6oA
Enjoy.
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