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Monday, 14 July 2014

TRACKS OF THE WEEK 13/07/2014 - No Devotion, Ibibio Sound Machine, King Creosote, KT Tunstall

Four tracks which will dry your tears...



Old Pa's Corner :-
King Creosote - For One Night Only (2014)


 

The new King of Scotland, no, not that Salmon bloke, it is King Creosote and he has a new album out on the 21st of July. It is always great to here from the King and this sampler is rather good, it is rather epic in fact. It is on the album From Scotland with Love (2014). I can't wait for  the release, one of the most anticipated albums of the year for me.The best song that Belle and Sebastion did not do.

Shell Hunter:-
Ibibio Sound Machine - 'Lets Dance - Yak Inek Unek' (2014)

Oooo it's getting close now! This is the last track of the week before we go to Latitude this coming Thursday. The Tunedr Team will be travelling in convoy up the motorway to (hopefully) sunny Southwold. Needless to say we can hardly contain ourselves! As part of a mass playlist of lots of the bands featured, this one from Ibibio Sound Machine really gets me in the mood! Fronted by British/ Nigerian singer Eno Williams, this London based group have blasted onto the music scene with this excellent high energy single from their self titled debut album. It's full of funk and with the addition of a Ghanaian guitarist, a Brazilian Percussionist, a good dose of horns and Eno Williams mum's Southeastern Nigerian dialect, it really is a special combination. They'll be playing on Saturday afternoon and I know I won't be able to sit still. Must be careful not to spill my cider!
Solomon Grey - 'Electric Baby' (2014)


London Scouser:-
KT Tunstall - 'Invisible Empire' (2013)


I mentioned last week that I met Howe Gelb and he recommended 2 artists to me. When he asked me about KT Tunstall I was honest and said that she wasn't really my cup of tea, but he told me that he had worked with her on her last album 'Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon' and that it was a change of style for her that I should check out. It was recorded in Tucson in 2012 and definitely has a 'Giant Sand' feel to it, definitely one I will listen to. This track was the second single released last year. Maybe if I wasn't a muscial snob I would have discovered it last year... 


Sfw:-
No Devotion - 'Eyeshadow' (2014)

Checkout this fantastic track by No Devotion.  Listen, listen & listen - New Order-meets-The Horrors-meets-Duran Duran, which is not a bad thing!


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Sunday, 16 June 2013

TRACKS OF THE WEEK - 16/06/13 - T.W.I.N.S., Polica, Lloyd Cole, Kodaline, KT Tunstall,

Five tracks we had under surveillance this week...


London Scouser:-
Poliça (featuring Justin Vernon) - Tiff (2013)


I'll start by saying I struggle to find and listen to new music. What I mean is that there is so much out there, that unless it's an artist I know of where do I begin. I'm not a musical snob, but I like what I like. Therefore I will listen to tracks that ate recommended by an artist I already know or as in this case if the track features someone I know.
Poliça are totally unknown to me, but this track features Justin Vernon of Bon Iver so this was my way in. They are a four-piece from Minneapolis and fall into the electro-pop category which I'm a casual fan of. The first thing that hit me about the song is Channy Leanagh's great vocals and I love a track that casually drops the 'F' bomb. It's not big and it's not clever but neither am I. I also love a good memorable video and this is definitely one of those. I won't spoil it by saying why it's memorable so I urge you to watch it.

Sfw:-
KT Tunstall - 'Feel It All' (2013)


This fantastic performance by KT Tunstall on Jools Holland's Later reminded me why she entranced us all first time round.  It features on her new album, Invisible Empire / Crescent Moon, and if it's half as good as this I'll be happy.  I've always said, girls with guitars rule!

Flycasual:-
T.W.I.N.S. - 'Found a Flat' (2013)


This track is dedicated to all you struggling home buyers out there and apparently Location Location Location megastar, Kirstie Allsopp is a big fan. It's the debut single from London duo T.W.I.N.S. (out June 10) and with a sprinkling of the Pet Shop Boys and Hot Chip in there, I've been hooked on it's catchy chorus and pogo stick like beat. Hugo and Laurence first cut their musical teeth by creating a soundtrack for a gay porn series called “Indie Boys”. A firm base then if there ever was one and I'll be interested in hearing more fo sho. I made that up about Kirstie Allsopp, too...crap I know.
Thanks to Sure Shot PR for the heads up and if you want to have a viewing of T.W.I.N.S. page on Facebook, click here. 

Shell Hunter:- 
Kodaline - 'Love Like This' (2013)

Yesterday was my first day back after 2 and a half weeks of being in Spain relaxing. Needless to say I had a serious case of the back to work blues. With my face like a smacked ass, I didn't even bother to plug my iPhone in. I just let the radio mumble away in the background until this song started that is, I miserably turned it up. It was the best musical medicine and like an adrenalin shot to the heart made me feel more upbeat. My day at work was an easy one thankfully and to wrap things up nicely as soon as I got back in the car to go home, the song was on the radio again! I found out it was kodaline whom I had a soft spot for last year with 'All I Want'. With their Coldplay-esque choruses, they can't fail to paint those blues a nice healthy pink again!


Old Pa's Corner :-
Lloyd Cole - Period Piece (2013)

 

This is vintage Lloyd Cole and it is from his new album Standards. This one could have easily slipped into his first 2 classic albums, Rattlesnakes and  Easy Pieces. I have always had a soft spot for LC and have followed his career ever since he split with the Commotions. I will most certainly listen to the whole album. Welcome back Lloyd. Click for a classic Lloyd Cole track and story.


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Friday, 11 November 2011

GUEST SPOT # 24 - KT Tunstall - 'Black Horse and the CherryTree'

If anyone would like to contribute to a guest spot, then do not hesitate to contact us...


KT Tunstall - 'Black Horse & the Cherry Tree' (live on Jools Holland 2008)

This week's guest spot from the delightful Mrs S: I've heard that her 12-egg carbonara has to be tasted to be believed! So I will be placing my order in advance please!!

So ... picture this attractive scene: Jon & I  collapsed on the sofa some considerable time after we should have gone to bed sort-of watching Jools Holland. I had just decided it was time to stop arsing about & actually go to bed when someone new appeared on stage and distracted me (not a tough thing to do.) The someone was a girl with a guitar and to be honest I didn't pay much attention because that was not extraordinary in itself. Still, I stuck around to watch, mostly because I still couldn't be bothered to go to bed.

benches at about 100lbs

I listened as one girl with a guitar, a tambourine and an effects pedal created layer upon layer within this amazing song and I was hooked. Actually having just watched it again I'm STILL hooked. That appearance on Jools Holland was her first on TV and obviously since then I've heard this song on the radio a million times and I've seen her do it live with a band but it's never been quite the same. Once the band was added and it got to sounding a bit more "slick" somehow it lost something.

KT Tunstall started out busking and is in my opinion still at her best left to her own devices with as little accompaniment as possible. Proof of this if proof could possibly still be needed:-



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