The Go-Betweens - Spring Rain YTV

30/12/14 YouTube Video

With 2015 just a couple of days away I thought I would look back to a song that for me was newly discovered.  Just under 30 years ago The Go-Betweens released the single Spring Rain which was part of the bands 4th studio album. This is the album that I have listened to first from the group but am looking forward to listening to their other albums. Even though they are an Australian band I think they have a Kinksy quality and a British vibe that you can definitely hear in the song below. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from myself to all of you wonderful readers. I hope everyone enjoys the content that I have came up with and will continue with me on my life journey through music and blogging. Doing this blog has always been a really enjoyable experience for me and  I am glad I get to share great tracks and other musical things with people no matter how few actually read and listen.

I hope everybody had a great holiday and has an even better 2015!

JAWS - Be Slowly YTV

23/12/14 YouTube Video

Last Saturday I went to a gig in Birmingham with The Enemy and The Twang co headlining. It was a brilliant show despite the fact that one prize fool let off smoke bombs and caused the show to stop temporarily.  The Enemy killed their performance as they did last time I saw them in Coventry and they included a couple of great covers from The Verve and James. The Twang were equally brilliant and even though I didn't know much of their material I still had a good time. Anyway, JAWS were support for these bands and after listening to their latest album I was a fan so I was even more elated that they didn't disappoint live. They had that same great vocal sound and really worked well all together, no one instrument was overpowering and they all complimented each other nicely. This track below is off their latest album. Enjoy!

Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Sunday Candy SCS

SoundCloud Song

Chance the Rapper kills it again with this track! Chance and the group DT&TSE with vocals from Jamila Woods make for a sickly catchy song. The combination of boy/girl vocals and instrumental sounds produce quite a gospelly, summery and upbeat song. Chances vocal style are in much of the same style as his previous material but if it aint broke dont fix it. Brilliant track and I look forward to hearing more from these guys.

The Preatures - Ordinary YTV

16/12/14 YouTube Video

This is my second Preatures track this month but I just can't help it, they are just a great band. This song is another release off of the pending album which I hear should be released in the UK early sometime next year. 'Ordinary' has all the things that I loved about their previous single and added a fresh sound and more lyrics that are really strong. All in all just a good time tune. Enjoy!

Case J2 Semi-Hollow Double Cutaway DOTM

Design Of The Month

It is only two weeks till Christmas, can you believe it? This year has gone by really fast and what better gift to celebrate Christmas with than one of these beautiful guitars. The J2 is from Case Guitars with whom the designer/maker (Jon Case) has been making exquisite guitars for many years and he produces handmade in the UK. So thats another reason you should love his work even though the guitars can easily hold up their own. The guitar has a unique style of its own that you don't really see on other Semi-Hollow bodies and he has really fine tuned the subtle details that make it an outstanding guitar. With Maple bookmatched and showing through, both colours look great and I am sure many other colours would look equally good. A classic guitar design aesthetic with a modern take that anybody would be proud to own.

The Killers & Jimmy Kimmel - Joel, The Lump Of Coal YTV

09/12/14 YouTube Video

Christmas time is fast approaching and to get everyone in the mood I thought I would choose the latest from The Killers w/ Jimmy Kimmel. Every year around now since 2006, The Killers have released a Christmassy tune in aid of the (RED) Campaign. This year they have included the help of Jimmy Kimmel in the production and to add a humor element (I presume). The end result is Joel, The Lump Of Coal. It is a slightly downbeat song that slowly bounces along with the energy coming from the singalong chorus. The song may not give you high spirits for the season but the story and the animation may just be enough to put a smile on your face. Enjoy!

Only Real - Yesterdays SCS

SoundCloud Song

Right now is a bit of a crazy time for me, its coming to the end of the term and I have 3 deadlines for university over the next few days and the work has added up to a fair amount of the old pressure. One of the few things that has helped me stay relaxed is the music, especially artists like Only Real. Since his release Pass The Pain I have been a big fan of him and his obvious talent. That is why I have chosen his latest release for my SoundCloud Song. It is a bit more of a chill vibe but still a cracker. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

The Preatures - Better Than It Ever Could Be YTV

02/12/14 YouTube Video

As the year is coming to an end later on this month I thought I would pick a killer track from earlier this year (Feb if I'm not mistaken). It took me a while to find out information about this song, I heard snippets of it here and there on the radio etc and never managed to catch the song title or band name, I just knew the song was brilliant. This was until I heard it on an Intro With La SoundCloud podcast which is a great source for new music btw. Anyway The Preatures are a rock and roll band from Sydney Australia with lead singer Isabella who can produce some fantastic vocals. I have heard that the album is as awesome as this track but I will just have to wait and see. Enjoy!