TRACKS OF THE WEEK 21/09/2014 - Nothing But Thieves, The Madden Brothers, George the Poet, Goat

TRACKS OF THE WEEK 21/09/2014 - Nothing But Thieves, The Madden Brothers, George the Poet, Goat

Bodhi George the Poet Goat Hawkwind Nothing But Thieves The Goats The Madden Brothers Tracks of the Week

Four tracks that go better together....

London Scouser:-
The Madden Brothers - 'We Are Done' (2014)

I received an email the other day advising me that my pre-order of FIFA15 for the Xbox would be posted soon and l noticed it had a link relating to the soundtrack that the game features. I clicked and was directed to a link for a Spotify playlist... I thought what the hey and decided to give it a listen. There are a variety of hit and misses, one of the hits being this track. The Madden Brothers in question are Benji & Joel, better known for their band 'Good Charlotte' who had some good songs a few years back of the pop-punk variety. This is a little different and in a good way. Although I'm a bit late, its a definite summer feelgood track. It was popular down under where it got to No 1 in Australia & New Zealand. Their album 'Greetings From California' was released last week, and might be worth a listen based on this.

Flycasual:-
George the Poet x Bodhi - 'My City' (2014)

A fantastic ode to 'real' London through the eyes of George the Poet, a 23 year old rapper/spoken word artist from the Stonebridge Park estate in Harlesden, an area once described as lawless. It's a coherent, social commentary about a forgotten London, spoken over a lucid driving house beat, courtesy of Welsh dance duo, Bodhi, which just adds to the atmosphere. Despite the tough upbringing, George studied at King's College, Cambridge and it's this contrast that enables him to passionately campaign on how Rap music has a detrimental effect on today's youth with many rappers frittering away the opportunity of the limelight to inspire or do good. Quite.

See George the Poet's blog, here...

Sfw:-
Nothing But Thieves - Last Orders (2014)



Nothing But Thieves are a recent discovery that have become a bit of a guilty pleasure.  The Southend 5-piece almost sound too good.  They have the grace to admit that they've been highly influenced by Jeff Buckley and with the Stadium-friendly tracks, these indie-pop-rockers may be the real deal.  Download their free e.p. from their website. Ones to watch.

Old Pa's Corner:-
Goat - Words (2014)

 

Dancing like demented Aztec Goddesses, backed by persons in Burkas, music, a cross between Santana and Hawkwind. That sort of describes Goat (not to be confused with The Goats) that the is the big difference.

I first heard of them and saw them, this year at Latitude Festival and I loved 'em. Here is a track from their new album Commune (2014). Enjoy the Goat experience. 

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sfw Pada 05:36 4 Komentar

Old Pa's Corner Best of Latitude 2014 - Natty Bo and the Top Cats, Parquet Courts, Goat

Old Pa's Corner Best of Latitude 2014 - Natty Bo and the Top Cats, Parquet Courts, Goat

Damien Jurado First Aid Kit Goat Latitude Natty Bo and The Top Cats Old Pa's Corner Parquet Courts

The Tune Doctor Boys taken by Shellhunter

Going last with the Best of choices is a bit difficult as all my favourites have already been mentioned. I have to agree with SFW that Hiss Golden Messenger was my highlight. It was a small stage and the setting was brilliant. They just blew me away. If this is how the week end was going to be like, then I had died and gone to heaven.

Another real highlight was Shellhunters choice of William Oneyebor and the all star band. It was brilliant. The song Atomic Bomb I heard several times on the way to the concert and it stuck in my head the whole time. Definitely my song of the whole weekend.

The Bard had a brilliant outing which I did not expect. He was genuinely enjoying himself and the vibe shone through. Tiniwaren were just great too. The Editors surprised me. I loved their set. Jungle were sensational and are going to be massive. Damien Jurado gave a strange low key set, he had just arrive from Heathrow and had to borrow a guitar and was returning for a flight back to the US after his short 40 min set. Interesting guy 'tho. There were so many highlight. I even enjoyed the thunder and lightning and heavy rain in a perverse sort of way. This would probably be my one and only Festival and I wanted the full experience and got it. Would I go again? well never say never! . A Camper Van would be the answer.

I have chosen 3 acts that were very memorable for different reasons. First up is Natty Bo and the Top Cats. I never heard of them before and it really was an after thought to go and see then in a very small venue. Natty Bo was a star and full of Charisma. Just to here the brass and all the Ska classics was a real buzz. Their version of Rudy brought the house down. An unexpected treat..
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My next selection is by a group called Goat from Sweden. Wow what energy and what weird! You never saw any of their faces. I was next to the speakers and it was so loud I must have bled inside. But it proved I was alive and this is what I wanted. I wanted to hear live music. I loved it. They were all Afro/Latin  beats and screaming guitars. Not a great quality video but you will get the idea!

 

My final choice is Parquet Courts from Brooklyn. They were the last group I actually saw. I was shattered after 4 days. Very little sleep, I am definitely getting to old for this lark. I was very close to them and oh! boy they had attitude and I loved it. One had a bottle of Red wine (ribena) which he 'slogged' every now and again. Another had a bottle of white wine (tizzer). They gave a very fast extremely loud set.  Near the end I was next to the speakers an actually nodded off for a split second. That is how shattered I was. So much walking and little sleep. All these fucking students yapping till almost the dawn. It was as if they were in you bedroom.

 

It was a great experience. There was so much going on and it was great people watching. I noticed that the 'young' girl fashion was short shorts. I have no problem with that, but you really need the 'ass' to pull it off. There were too many girls with big butts and should never have been wearing them and there were far too many perfect butted girls who were not wearing shorts (shame). I don't get it, they must see 'Little Mix' on TV wearing tiny shorts and they envisage themselves to look like that. Fat Asses!

Finally I only noted one Dylan Cover and that was by First Aid Kit. Hey with a name like that they could be paired with Tune Doctor.

sfw Pada 03:17 3 Komentar