GUEST SPOT'S Best Of 2011 part 2

GUEST SPOT'S Best Of 2011 part 2

Best of 2011 Brendan Calvin Harris Chase and Status Clock Opera Foster the People Gillian Welch Guest Spot Neal Richmond Fontaine Scroobius Pip Tapes n Tapes Whattalkabout White Denim

We did not want this site to be all about us, we wanted people to contribute their musical experiences, favourite tunes, musical memories, legendary gigs etc and as a result we have compiled a number of excellent posts which have enhanced our site and our music collection. It's with great thanks to you guys for putting in the time and effort to write and share these experiences with us. Thanks again for contributing for the best of 2011 post too. Remember, feel free to submit any contributions at any time, they are always welcome and we enjoy them greatly.

Neal:-
He's our in house 'covers' aficionado, pub quiz specialist and lovable geek who had a crush on Debbie Gibson, oh dear. Read some of his posts here....


Tape n' Tapes - 'Freak Out'
My first standout track of the year. It hit me straightaway and 11 months on I'm still Freaked Out by it.

Clock Opera - 'Belongings'
A cool piano intro and a Guy Garvey-esque voice. It builds and builds to a great ending.

Scroobius Pip - 'The Struggle'
I saw Mr Pip live earlier this year expecting some of his classics. Instead he only played tracks from his new album Distraction Pieces. With the line "My name is Johnny Depp and I kill people" this stood out and still does.

Brendan:-
My old school teacher from Saudi Arabia was late in handing in his 'Best of 2011' assignment but he gets A* for effort. Read his great Dylan post here for homework.

White Denim - 'Drug'

Every slight twist in this thrilling rollercoaster ride, however brief, is adorned with a devastating solo or flourish, and the meticulously organised chaos is topped off with some of the most delicious harmonised vocals this side of heaven. It’s like hearing all your favourite bands finally getting it together to form a supergroup that actually works.

Gillian Welch - 'Silver Dagger'

Gillian Welch connects with the accumulated wisdom and knowledge of the singers and musicians of the near and distant past and towers above almost everything else on the modern musical landscape. This could be spirituality’s last credible stand.

Richmond Fontaine - 'The Mechanic’s Life' 

Richmond Fontaine are one of the few bands to accurately convey the gradual dissipation of meaning from life and the mounting sense of foreboding about the future. They prove that aimlessness, hopelessness and pessimism are perfectly sane and reasonable life choices for the modern man, and like Leonard Cohen of old, their despair uplifts.

Richmond Fontaine - The Mechanic's Life by The Line Of Best Fit

Whattalkabout (Michelle):-
Relive those angst ridden school days with Michelle's Tom Petty Guest Spot here..but before that check out these quality choices.

Calvin Harris - 'Feels So Close' 

I love how this song builds up. Just reminds me that life is an adventure, you can never really be sure where it's going, but it's so exciting.

Chase and Status -'Time'

I've never been a huge fan of theirs, but appreciate what they do. I heard this song stripped down and acoustic. Sometimes, you can listen to a song so many times without ever really listening to the lyrics. This completely changed my perception of them.

Foster The People - 'Pumped Up Kicks'

I wanted to be a bit different and not go for something as "obvious" as this. This, for me, has been the tune of this summer. It is genius.

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TRACKS OF THE WEEK 18/09/11

TRACKS OF THE WEEK 18/09/11

Ben Howard Laura Marling Richmond Fontaine Tracks of the Week

A three pronged folk attack for the tracks of the week. Do you have any tracks to assault us with?

Old Pa's Corner:-
Richmond Fontaine - 'Lost in Trees' (2011)

I have followed RF since their 'Post to Wire' album a few years back and was pleased to find they have a new album release 'The High Country'. RF are an 'Americana' band and tell of dark stories of love, regret and pain. Just up our street, stuff we can identify with.

This track is about a trip to the woods which goes horribly wrong, one too many I suppose, we have all been there of course, to that dark place in the woods. Haven't we??

This is a fast paced 'rocker' with fast paced drumming, an adrenalin rush, I hope you like it? I do!

The boys preparing for a night in the forest

Flycasual:-

Laura Marling - 'Sophia' (2011)

I've just spent the last week catching the last of the summer's rays in the south west of France (yes it was very nice thank you), with my wife, Sophie. Whilst we were there it was our anniversary (again thank you) and as the more romantic of the two, I thought it would be nice to dedicate a song to her. Despite my wife pointing out that it was the wrong name and a song about relationship issues, we had a nice evening out and it was eventually thankfully received. Anyway what's a rogue 'a' between husband and wife.

I've never really been into Laura Marling, probably as it generally isn't the sort of thing I go for but I heard this song a few weeks back and I thought it a sweet song. After a few listens it's all but sweet, I was also captivated by her voice, the melody and loved how it builds up to a crescendo. A fabulous song now cemented by the nauseating romance story in the south of France.



Sfw:-
Ben Howard - Keep Your Head Up (2011)

I've been listening to this all week and it's just impossible to shake off.  I hate saying the "...he sounds like.." phrase as it can pigeon hole someone - i.e. if I say he sounds like "jose gonzalez" you may be happy, if I say "Mumford and Sons" you may be not....either way there's elements of both.  Ben Howard is part of the Communion Records 'gang' (Mumford & Sons, Johnny Flynn, Benjamin Francis Leftwich...) and this is his new single and is on his new Album - it's good stuff!

Tracks of the week....more? Click here.                                   

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