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YEARS and YEARS – ” Take Shelter “

Posted: January 30, 2015 in MUSIC
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Their previous single ‘Real’ dropped in February last year, and since we’ve had Years & Years pretty much on replay Well today the popular trio have treated us to the new single, ‘Take Shelter’.

Take Shelter’ takes place in a forest and sees the band follow a mysterious girl splattered in paint and clad in a coat of matted wool and hair through the trees. Lead vocalist Olly Alexander explained the meaning behind the track: “The song is about a relationship, how I felt manipulated by somebody but sort of liked it.” Years & Years is an English electronica trio founded in London,  The group consists of frontman and keyboardist Olly Alexander, bassist Mikey Goldsworthy and synth player Emre Turkmen. Years & Years’ music has been described as electro pop, mixing R&B and ’90s house elements, with Flying Lotus, Diplo, Radiohead and Jai Paul being their core influences

LEAF ERICKSON – ” Flying High “

Posted: January 29, 2015 in MUSIC
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Leaf Erikson’s debut release, ‘Flying High’, comes with some laidback vibes and meandering guitars but there is an 80s pop slickness to this tune as well which creates a marvellously original sound. Thankfully January 2015 finally brings closure as their reincarnation of the band Leaf Erikson share their first single ‘Flying High’. Significantly more mellow, this new direction holds a lot of promise as its jazzy guitar lines slink over a blossoming percussive backdrop before flowering in to a gorgeous little number. Hopefully the first of many great tracks to come.

SAVAGES – ” City’s Full ” Live at The Shackwell Arms

Posted: January 25, 2015 in MUSIC
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SAVAGES playing “City’s Full” live at their debut London show at The Shacklewell Arms on 24th January 2012. beautifully filmed in Black and White Shot by Giorgio Testi. Track available from savagesband.com,

Savages finished the ‘Silence Yourself’ tour in April 2014. After a period of 6 months isolated writing in London, the band decides it’s time to introduce their new music to its natural habitat: they settle in New York and plan a series of small club shows in the city.”We believe in movement initiating sound as well as sound initiating movement. The power of migration to inspire new ideas. The incessant commutation of bodies across the globe resulting in the transformation of music”

NYC Shows

  • Jan 12 Brooklyn, NY: Baby’s All Right (sold out)
  • Jan 14 NYC, NY: Mercury Lounge (sold out)
  • Jan 17 Brooklyn, NY: St Vitus (sold out)
  • Jan 19 Brooklyn, NY: Baby’s All Right (sold out)
  • Jan 21 NYC, NY: Mercury Lounge (sold out)
  • Jan 24 Brooklyn, NY: St Vitus (sold out)
  • Jan 26 Brooklyn, NY: Baby’s All Right (sold out)
  • Jan 28 NYC, NY: Mercury Lounge (sold out)
  • Jan 31 Brooklyn, NY: St Vitus (sold out)

SAVAGES – ” I Am Here ” Live at Electrowerkz 11th October 2012

Posted: January 25, 2015 in MUSIC
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Among the top live acts, the immersive experience of a Savages gig will not ever be forgotten, Intense and exciting this four piece of guitar, bass and drums and vocalist. Their debut album “Silence Yourself” . The band have just played a two week residency in New York City at various venues.

Savages finished the ‘Silence Yourself’ tour in April 2014. After a period of 6 months isolated writing in London, the band decides it’s time to introduce their new music to its natural habitat: they settle in New York and plan a series of small club shows in the city. “We believe in movement initiating sound as well as sound initiating movement. The power of migration to inspire new ideas. The incessant commutation of bodies across the globe resulting in the transformation of music”

NYC Shows

  • Jan 12 Brooklyn, NY: Baby’s All Right (sold out)
  • Jan 14 NYC, NY: Mercury Lounge (sold out)
  • Jan 17 Brooklyn, NY: St Vitus (sold out)
  • Jan 19 Brooklyn, NY: Baby’s All Right (sold out)
  • Jan 21 NYC, NY: Mercury Lounge (sold out)
  • Jan 24 Brooklyn, NY: St Vitus (sold out)
  • Jan 26 Brooklyn, NY: Baby’s All Right (sold out)
  • Jan 28 NYC, NY: Mercury Lounge (sold out)
  • Jan 31 Brooklyn, NY: St Vitus (sold out)

SOPHIE JAMIESON – ” Ode To The East “

Posted: January 17, 2015 in MUSIC
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Hailing from London Sophie Jamieson and her band project, this track is taken from the “WHERE” Ep with echoes of Daughter organ and strings with a superb haunting melody and similar atmospherics, A heart aching beautiful song.

LIU BEI – ” Fields “

Posted: January 13, 2015 in MUSIC
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London quintet Liu Bei are premiering their new visuals for gorgeous cut “Fields”, featuring the pipes of Rachel Goswell of shoegaze veterans Slowdive.

A heady potion, combining ambient synths, soundscapes and a sense of melody normally reserved for hook-riddled pop, “Fields” will drag you under the waves by the scruff of your neck. It’s an astonishing slice of melancholia, littered with nuanced beauty – slowly rising string swells, a solitary violin serenade, Rachel Goswell’s impeccable harmonies – that always sounds like its building to a crest.leaving you emotionally bruised and still holding our breath.

Liu Bei‘s upcoming “Goodness” EP is due out 2nd February 2015 via Museumgoer,

JAGARRA – ” Winter “

Posted: January 10, 2015 in MUSIC
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Three sisters from North London, Did somebody order a British Haim? Well, that’s what we’ve got. Meet Jagaara, three sisters from Finchley in London – not to be confused with the Staves, three sisters from Watford. The Staves were more folkie anyway, whereas  Jagaara are more Fleetwood Mac than Joni Mitchell. They share managers with Foals and Peace, and although they are as yet unsigned, there is a lot of A&R interest, and you can see why: they play classic west coast pop in an even more unreconstructed way than Haim, minus the overt nods to R&B, although there’s a knowingness to their nostalgia that elevates them above tribute-band status. They’re the girls of summer and beyond.

Jane – lead vocals, electric, acoustic guitar
Ruth – vocals, electric guitar
Cat – vocals, keys/synth, percussion

Joined live by Tom Varrall on bass and Glyn Daniels on drums

VAULTS – ” Vultures “

Posted: January 10, 2015 in MUSIC
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London trio Vaults deal in slow-build pop. They’re not half as spooky as they try and make out. They’ve supported London Grammar, and the more accessible moments on this three-track EP are similar to the chart-topping threesome.  The orchestral, R&B-tinged ‘Vaults’ is the best thing here, and the band have a certain way with original sounds.

 

YEARS and YEARS – ” King “

Posted: January 9, 2015 in MUSIC
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Soulful synth-pop trio Years & Years have come top of the BBC Music Sound Of 2015 list, which highlights the best new artists for the year ahead. The list was compiled using tips from 139 UK-based critics, broadcasters and bloggers. Previous winners include Adele, Ellie Goulding and Jessie J.

The London group supported last year’s winner Sam Smith on tour in 2014.

Singer Olly Alexander said coming top of the list “means we’ve got a real shot” at making an impact. “People are going to listen to what we’re going to do, and we’ve just got to not muck it up,” he said. “We’ve got to make the most of it and deliver.” Years & Years, whose influences vary from Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell to Radiohead and TLC, have won over critics with a string of well-received singles.

“Years & Years” have already and will continue to capture imaginations with their electronic melodies and lively on stage sets,” said DJ Huw Stephens, who announced the band’s victory on BBC Radio 1.”They are a young band with loads of ideas and a clear vision of the music they want to make, and that will take them far this year.”

 

LIU BEI – ” Goodness “

Posted: January 9, 2015 in MUSIC
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Sounding unlike anything they’ve released so far, Liu Bei’s latest track “Goodness” is an extremely welcome step towards the mainstream for the London-based trio. Cinematic in scale, “Goodness” is an intense, momentum-filled anthem that’s big riffs, big drums and big vocals make for an epic listen.

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