Montage Populaire...

MONTAGE POPULAIRE

A collage of sound and influence with plenty of hooks .... I have had them on repeat ... The Southampton six have a nice selection of DEMOS with the most notable influence's for me being early Blur mixed with an English vampire weekend!

I'm yet to see them live, but its still early days and I will be sure to catch them before the years out... And if the demos are anything to go by, these guys will be snapped up pretty quickish!

Get This!... You heard it hear first!

GET PEOPLE


It's been a while since I have put something new and exciting on the blog, and that's because it's been a while since anything new and exciting came my way. That all changed when I heard Get People... Finally something new for my ears that sounds fresh and exciting!
And this is brand new, with the Myspace only going live a few days ago!

The band is a 3 piece from East London.... Except they don't sound like everything that has come out of East London in the last 2 years!

Odyssey, the 2nd track on their Myspace sounds like a tropical Ace of Base.... Yes, Ace of Base, and don't pretend you don't like Ace of Base, we all loved 'um!

And the rest of their tracks on their Myspace create a magical summer atmosphere!
I'm sure you will have them on repeat, just like I have!

For fans of The XX, Is Tropical, Ace Of Base, Tribal and Tropical Vibes.

2010... The year of men ?

So it was said that 2009 was the year of females..... Is 2010 going to be the year of men ?
By looking at the end of year lists and predictions for 2010 it would appear that men are taking back the musical throne.... So here's a few that i think are going to be big in 2010....

Wild Palms -
NewIslands
Is Tropical
Breton
Gold Blood

Under superstition ?

A.K.A Discos mash up of Ellie Goulding and Stevie Wonder is A.K.A Ace !!!

Listen and Download here -

Ellie Goulding/ Stevie Wonder - A.K.A DISCO - Under Superstition Mash-up??

It shouldn't work - but this is Gold !

GOLD BLOOD



Gold blood is- collaboration between PhD student Emile Bojesen and keyboard enthusiast Michael Anthony Wright - Well so there Muxtape says!

These 2 have managed to fuse what at some moments comes across as hardcore spoken poetic style vocals with synthy and somewhat 80's musical styling, but don't get me wrong they are nothing like that 80's synth crap that's been filling the airwaves for far to long!
Far from it, Gold Blood are a mix of hardcore, punk, classic pop form, rock and experimental electronics!!! On paper it shouldn't work, but it does......Brilliantly !

Songs like Well City, start with a dreamy, eerie introduction and then Emile's rock vocal bring it into a catchy chorus. Then there's "Another World" which comes across as the most accessible track, the song seems influenced by the best bits of the 80's but has been given a new and unique twist! Its a song I could put on repeat...

My Favorite track on the Human Shield E.P is Hair - Seems to be the bands most experimental track - industrial sounds with hunted drawn out vocals - makes for uneasy easy listening !

Looking forward to seeing them live -

16th

8pm

Headphones off @ Catch London

18th

11pm

World Unknown @ Secret Brixton Venue London →

THE PARTY

NEWISLANDS AND ELECTRILICKERS

Sister ... Sisters!

Tipped by Brooklyn Vegan as a band to watch, Sisters tick all the right boxes for me!....The Brooklyn 2 Piece who I'm sure have been compared to most of the Lo-fi bands that have managed to slither onto most Blogs this year...Like Wavves...No Age...etc etc!

For Me though the band are a little different and The New Yorker was spot on when it said "Sisters pull 90s Rock into the 21st Century"

Its more than ok !

there's a certain satifaction for me when I find something I really love by accident! And this is what happened with Zebra and Snake

They have a great sound, i mean it is very "Now" and "synthy 80s" but whatever I like it and i espcially love the last video on the myspace... If thats how it makes people react I cant wait to see them live...





It's a shame as i have just missed there 3 London shows....by a few days! but I wait eagerly for the next !

Little Spark - Jonjo Feather

This Is drenched in Lo-fi Distortion, I'm amazed that this song is not all over the radio and http://www.myspace.com/jonjofeather isnt bigger than he is! he should be....

Little Spark - was Released September this year and below is the Video, Jonjo Comes across and a Unique of kilter and super cool!

Its a Hit !

The Guys Over at Hit Club are on it !

Releasing Wolf Gang ! and then Is Tropical ... They really can do no wrong...

The Is Tropical Boys have been Busy Writing so There Twitter would Suggest and not Only that, it looks like the Remixes for there Single due for release Jan 2010 have come rolling in ....You can Hear all the remixes HERE!

And if i read twitter correctly...they will be remixing Crystal Fighters! looking forward to it....

You can Listen to my Favorite of the remixes Below...

Is Tropical - When 'O' When (NewIslands Remix)

New Era? New Sounds? NewIslands !

NewIslands seem to have stormed onto the radar at the end part of 2009 and are now being tipped by various blogs including Digital My Ass as the band to watch out for in 2010...New Era, New Sound, NewIslands...so it would seem! And with Everyone's a DJ Has gone as far as to say the band are a degree above Miike Snow .

For me NewIslands merge most of the sounds from my favourite bands, past and present ... Shivers has The darkness of Echo and the Bunny man with the same stylistics of Miike Snow Burial, Paradise is a pop classic waiting to happen and Out of Time takes elements of MgMt and turn it on its side and into an anthem any festival could be proud of...Out of Time is a song that we should all be humming Reading 2010 ! and then theres the more interesting sounding tracks like Girl from Venus with its Acid Casualty sound circa 67, that shows the bands love for music like The Doors, Japan and Syd Barret... With such an eclectic bunch of songs there actually is something for all ears!

I Mean you should really check them out for yourselves - NewIslands and what I suggest you do is catch them live in December @ 229 ...as the live experience is something else and brings across a totally different (equally as epic) vibe to the tracks on the myspace.

I have heard through the grapevine, that there's a few more sneaky remixes lurking about... I know for sure of Out of time (Is Tropical Remix) and of course the amazing Active Child Remix, but i have also heard of a possible remix by serious lover, new band, Breton and aka Disco as well as other's but that's all shhh shh at the moment! so its exciting times for NewIslands....

With all this happening in less than a year (the band formed in march)
It leaves you wondering what they will have for us this time next year? if justice is served, the band should be signed, on a world tour, and living the dream! I'm sure they will be! x

The Song I wish I Had Written -

Band of The Day - Hyacinth Girl

Hyacinth Girl

The Big Pink

Last Night me and Federica went to see The Big Pink, in true Teenage gig style we made the pilgrimage to the front of the stage!...I decided for once not to bring my camera and just enjoy the gig with my eyes (if I have my cam then i see most of the gig through the lens!)

So it was safe to say that it was the best gig of the year so far for me! Was Epic!

Here are a couple of sneaky pics I took on my blackberry! (Yeah well I couldn't completely resist)

Frankie and The....

Frankie and the Outs

Lo-fi Girl group that sound like they have come outta the 60s ? Nice!

Remember ...sometimes its not about hooks....Sometimes it about how a song makes you feel or an atmosphere they create....

This bands myspace remind me of lost tapes of years gone...
Leaves me feeling happy and nostalgic...!

France.....

As i have found 3 great bands this week thought I'd let you into another little secret -

France and The Habsburgs

The band have clear influence from The Fall and a hint of ian curtis in the vocal...They hail from Sunderland and the music has a dark industrial city vibe....they are great and my favorite track is Photographic heart...Once you have a listen to this gem you will be back for more.....

Just be East Coasting....

Ok so Federica was browsing the net, for new bands and she came across this - COASTING ....So had a listen and fell in love been a while since i came across a new band and in the last week i found 3! ......

STOP...I'll just dance the way i feel!

Ok, so these guys have been around for a while, but i only really just started to listen and i have had the new single "Dance the way i feel" on repeat...They make me feel really young again...so enjoy!

ou est le swimmingpool

Time to Come out from the Shadows

BABE SHADOW -



Will be your new favourite band, and they are most certainly mine, it took a couple of listens and then I was hooked!

Looking forward to catching these guys live -

The 2 piece come from London and are playing a string of shows in the next few weeks

They are playing this friday @ Brixton Jamm with Die Die Die, Littlans and Post war Years

or you can catch them at one of the following dates -


10 Sep 2009
BLOODY AWFUL POETRY @ THE LOCK TAVERN
CAMDEN, LONDON

11 Sep 2009
BANGERS & MASH @ PROUD
LONDON

12 Sep 2009
FASHION.STYLE.MUSIC @ THE FLOWERPOT
KENTISH TOWN

11 Oct 2009
SUNDAY SESSIONS @ THE OLD QUEENS HEAD
ISLINGTON LONDON

28 Oct 2009
BORDERLINE w/ THE GUTTER BROTHERS
CENTRAL LONDON

What a Discovery! -

Discovery



what do you get when you mix members of ra ra riot and Vampire Weekend?

an amazing Discovery!

This band have been on repeat through the whole of my day in the office!

Get on to this!

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