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Saturday, 7 January 2012

GUEST SPOT'S Best of 2011 part 4

I'm sure you are all back on the straight and narrow after Christmas but it's never too late to indulge in 3 more tasty tit bits from 2011. Thank you to Grace for sharing her top 3 which were definitely worth the wait!

Miles Kane - 'Rearrange'

Originally famed as lead singer of the fairly unknown The Rascals, as well as Alex Turner's partner in their side project The Last of the Shadow Puppets, Miles Kane returned this year with his solo album, 'The Colour of the Trap'. For me, 'Rearrange' was the song that made me realise how brilliant Miles Kane really is, as it was such a simple, catchy, 60s-esque song. It was only then that I discovered that he was the modern day Beatle, recreating cool with his back-to-basics fashion sense and fantastically old-fashioned music.

Metronomy - 'The Bay'
What a summer anthem! Even listening to 'The Bay' in this miserable December will make you suddenly feel like you are lying poolside, being washed by the Sun's rays. The bass line makes your fingers and toes tap, while the chorus penetrates through your brain to the point where you can't help but dance.

The Vaccines - 'Norgaard'
You know that moment when you're listening to an album for the first time and you fall in love with one song in particular? For me, that's 'Norgaard' - it's one of the best guitar anthems since 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' by Arctic Monkeys and it's only 1 minute and 40 seconds long! It's a catchy, typically indie anthem that certainly packs a punch. Strangely enough, I saw all 3 of these artists at Reading festival and believe me, 'Norgaard' is a real singalong song.

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Friday, 9 September 2011

GUEST SPOT # 13 - Joy Division - 'She's Lost Control'

Grace Guest Spot Joy Division

This week's Guest Spot is from Grace, writing like this at 16! Could she be the next big music journalist??

Joy Division - 'She's Lost Control' (1979/80)

It's clear that human beings have a fascination and perhaps even a need for fear. Whether it's the original Japanese version of 'The Ring' or 'SAW: The Ride' at Thorpe Park, we all have something that frightens us, but we still love it and return to it repeatedly. I discovered my "horror vice" when I watched 'Control', the biopic about the life and death of Joy Division's tragic front man Ian Curtis. I never understood their popularity until I saw that very film and heard 'She's Lost Control'. The droning bass line, paired with Curtis' signature robotic, mono tonal vocals, creates a beautifully frightening piece of music which has inspired many modern bands - including Editors, Interpol and Franz Ferdinand. However, the lyrics are even creepier than the music: the song tells the story of a woman that Ian Curtis knew who had died during an epileptic seizure (often referred to as "losing control"), a condition that he also had, hence the frightened, somewhat paranoid sound in his voice throughout. Not only was it an audio marvel, it was visually spectacular too - Curtis was famous for his "epilepsy dance" during intense performances, where fans couldn't tell whether he was dancing or having a seizure. Sadly, Ian Curtis committed suicide on 18th May 1980, shortly after a nearly fatal epileptic seizure; this creates an even spookier, ironic meaningfulness to the song.

Joy Division are undoubtedly a depressing band, but they certainly do it well! This song sends shivers running down my spine every time I hear it, but I always want to hear it again after it fades out. 'She's Lost Control' is 3 minutes and 40 seconds of bewitching, yet beautiful, horror and I don't think there is any song that will ever move me to the extent that this does.