Well January and February have already been and gone. I missed January favourites (that was not a stellar month for me – let’s just say a bad flu knocked me about) and it’s time to sneak these in. TV : Netflix has been busy on my electronic devices. […]
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December Favourites
December is passing by all too quickly but the South of France is still sunny, although getting cooler. The Christmas decorations are out in force and the fun fair is installed by the beach. I have also seen people swimming this week. I’m sure it’s one […]
New Music Monday : Adele’s 25 : Playing It Safe And Breaking Records
Well Adele Adkins has come a long way from those 19 days when her tunes first attracted attention. Debut album 19 featured a handful of great songs – Daydreamer, Chasing Pavements, Melt My Heart To Stone and the beautiful Dylan cover Make You Feel My Love. With her breakthrough […]
November Tunes : Five Current Favourites : Plus A Playlist
There has been a slew of great music releases recently. Here are five tracks that I’ve been listening to this month. The Dreamer : Anna From The North : This infectious single is super shiny and fizzes with clarity. It’s a sing a long track that makes […]
Sunday Ramblings : Nothing Compares 2U : Can’t Believe It’s Been 25 Years
I’m in the process of making a 90’s playlist and have become engulfed in waves of nostalgia. It’s quite a cathartic process and there’s nothing like listening to a long forgotten track. Hearing the tunes I’ve compiled so far brings make memories – some good […]
Sunday Ramblings : Disappointing : John Grant and Tracey Thorn
Have you heard of John Grant? He released minimalist beat tinged album Pale Green Ghosts in 2013 and Queen of Denmark in 2010. Prior to his solo incarnation he was the frontman for Colorado alt-rock group The Czars. If you want to get a hint of his offbeat […]
New Music Monday : Tame Impala’s New Album : Currents
Currents, Tame Impala‘s highly anticipated album (by me anyway) has hit the shelves. I adore their psychedelic schtick and couldn’t wait to hear Currents in its entirety. The first two singles are perfect of course. The beat driven Let It Happen and the soulful Cause I’m A Man. […]
Friday Night Pick Me Up : Beck’s New Track : Dreams : Happy Weekend
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New Music Monday : Killer New Foals Track : What Went Down
Foals are one of my favourite bands so I couldn’t wait to hear their first track What Went Down from the upcoming album of the same name. Recorded in France, it will be released on August 28. According to the NME, Yannis Philippakis the lead […]
New Music Monday : How Big How Blue How Beautiful : Florence And The Machine
Florence and the Machine‘s new album How Big How Blue How Beautiful saw the light at the beginning of the month after the drip feeding of a slew of singles. Florence intrigues me and I’m always interested to see in what direction she’s travelling in. Who […]
New Music Monday : Jamie xx : In Colour : Oh My Gosh It’s Good
In Colour is already one of my favourite albums of the year so far and I’ve only listened to it twice. It’s from Jamie xx (the producer of The XX). I adore the recently released single from the album – Loud Places that I’ve already written about featuring […]
