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Live Review: Rationale, The Bodega Nottingham, 31st March 2016
It feels like far too long since I’ve been to a concert, so it felt important that my first live music of the year should be something special. Having emerged out of anonymity, London based singer Rationale has already had his hit single ‘Something For Nothing’ playlisted on Radio 1 and has delivered the most acclaimed set at this year’s Future Festival at the legendary Maida Vale studios. It’s artists like him that are the ones making waves in British music, so I joined him in Nottingham to witness the latest step of his meteoric rise. Continue reading
Top Tracks: Tina Refsnes – Alaska
This latest single from one of Belwood’s Spotlight artists is a tranquil tune brimming with love and longing. All about trying to find somewhere with the solitude and landscape akin to her native Norway, ‘Alaska’ is the kind of song that leaves you wanting to bask in it’s warm glow and forget all the troubles in the world. The childlike doodles of the animated music video somehow match perfectly with the poignant Americana, like a bittersweet yearning for an innocence lost. The latest single from her debut album No One Knows That You’re Lost, ‘Alaska’ is the latest step towards Tina Refsnes becoming one of the most profound and moving singer-songwriters of recent years.
Spotlight!: Raven Love & the 27s
Sometimes it’s better just to keep things simple. This up and coming Detroit band operate with just the bare bones of heavy blues. Raven’s vocals have a great tone, I’m sure she could belt it out with the best of them but she knows when to hold back. Tracks like ‘Venice Beach’ and ‘John R’ have some great psychedelic guitar, the slow and simple riffs are more than enough to add a world of colour. Everything is built around the driving bass line, a steady rumble that you can feel down to your very core. The overall effect is to take you back to the kaleidoscopic sixties and evoke acts such as Iron Butterfly and Jefferson Airplane. Just sit back, relax, let the music wash over you and you’re bound to be hit by the Wow factor.
The Intro EP is out now and is available on their bandcamp page for anyone that wants to join the trip.
SoundCloud launch streaming service
Music sharing site SoundCloud has announced that it will be entering the already overcrowded world of music streaming. SoundCloud Go will allow users to listen to the back catalogue of streamable songs alongside the millions of pre-existing SoundCloud exclusive songs. The fee is currently set at the industry standard of £9.99 per month, although their back catalogue will be far smaller than those of industry leaders Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music and the exclusive tracks will still be freely available to the public.
Glastonbury 2016 lineup announced
Album Review: Birdy – Beautiful Lies
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Mi’das – All Inside Your HeadTop Tracks: Jenny Gillespie – Dhyana By The River
We have all had our own little dream world at some point. A place that is bizarre and ungoverned but also feels safe and familiar. American songwriter Jenny Gillespie captures that feeling in sound form. Her latest single ‘Dhyana By The River’ from her new album Cure For Dreaming is a mystifying baroque pop song with eccentric hints of everything from folk and jazz to prog and opera. Throw in a voice on par with the likes of Joni Mitchell and Kate Bush and the end result is a romantic and spiritual alternative pop tune that simply makes time stand still. Her gentle balladry sounds like the soundtrack to another world, one far more emotional and mystifying.
Her latest album ‘Cure For Dreaming’ is out 13th May
Dave Grohl helps out UK band
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has made it his mission to help out young UK metal band Black Leaves of Envy after their local council said they were too loud. The rock legend wrote a letter the council (above) asking them to reconsider as well as penning a separate letter to the band themselves offering advice on soundproofing so that they can continue rehearsing in their garage. Needless to say the band have been stunned by the support.
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