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Maia are a four-piece from Huddersfield who apparently invented sci-fi folk.
The two songs evoke the indie-gloom boom of a few years ago that gave us bands like Editors, albeit significantly beefed-up in the electronics department.
There’s an awesome guitar solo in the middle and if this track gets into the right hands, it’s going to make for some fabulous dancefloor fodder at the plethora of festivals we have to choose from.
Deliciously cosmic and inventive. I might have to write a poem.
This engaging new single from Somerset five-piece Rocketeer wins this week’s Least Likely Lyric Award.
Musically, she’s largely moved beyond the desperate intensity of her mid-late ’90s material to tones of hope and poignant reflection, often within the same song. (In a way, it’s a relief – that era’s stuff could stop hearts on the wrong/right day.)
But it was the sub headliner Metronomy that really made the night. The set drew pretty heavily from last years album ‘The English Riviera’ but with a few tracks from ‘Nights out’ thrown in for good measure.
The first song ‘Jas’ has a real pop feel to it with an up-beat mixture of acoustic guitar and piano. It is a brother-sister vocal duo of inspiration and thanks to people who have helped them along the way. The acoustic sound at the beginning ends with frantic drum beats that morph it into a full band effect when they hit the chorus. The lyrics are inspiring.
The boys back her up with a soft, tinkering melody that bops contently with Reiter’s innovative lyrics. An array of pitched do’s as a chorus add on. Catchy, catchy, catchy.
Complimentary miniature Bounty in one hand and a pint in the other…
“…it’s a spacey journey through a weed filled love coma, perfectly alternating between glitchy drum patterns and smooth crooning.”
“Then all of a sudden, after less than three minutes, it’s over. And I want to listen to it again.”
I have a personal appreciation of old school folk music, being a Celt myself it’s in my blood. It’s rare today, with the modern twist required to inspire new generations behind this genre, (I’m not that old, really!) to be able to maintain the purities of what makes folk music so unique, but from a [...]
One thing I love seeing in a band is a passion and a deep love for music, this band had it nailed!
When I heard wind that Lotte Mullan was getting set to release her first album, to say I was excited would be an understatement. Mulling around the acoustic scene in London for the past 5 years, I’ve had the pleasure of listening to Lotte live a number of times, witnessing the progressive sounds that have [...]
The Maccabees 3rd album ‘Given to the Wild’ people might know what you’re on about when you say you want to go to the swimming pool at Latchmere.
