#NewMusicMonday: Mackenzie Shivers Brings Christmas Peace and Pensiveness with 'Midwinter' ★★★★★

Christmas can be such a difficult time. With all of the bright lights and festive spirits, there is often an undertone of sadness as we reflect on those who are no longer here. For me, I think back to my childhood years when my family was still intact and my grandmother was vibrant and alive. It's been a long journey but in recent years I've managed to reclaim Christmas, to make it a time of family, joy, celebration and gratitude again.

Mackenzie Shivers understands this and is releasing a Christmas album to capture this pensive mood. Firstly, Mackenzie is not a monster! Although Midwinter has been ready to meet the world for some time now, Mackenzie has thoughtfully waited until after Thanksgiving to release it. And now that it's December, I'm allowed by the laws of the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland to share it with you too.

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Midwinter is a delightful collection of eight Christmassy tracks, embracing a feeling of peace and warmth. As Mackenzie says, "we wanted to keep the recordings and performances raw and intimate, as if I were sitting down and playing in your living room. Or, perhaps, a cozy Irish pub at the end of the evening". For me, it's all about tea and socks, cosy blankets and a purring cat.

Midwinter was recorded in a single day with co-producer Kevin Salem. Most of the tracks are Mackenzie's own arrangements of Christmas songs that you'll know and love including "'Tis the Season", "Auld Lang Syne" and "I Heard the Bells". I loved the unique arrangements, at times slowing down songs that are usually belted out and at others, jazzing them up. There are several piano instrumentals on the album, the most notable of which is the title track "Midwinter" which Mackenzie wrote for this album. If you're a fan of The Piano soundtrack then, like me, you'll love this track.

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Recommended if you like: Christmas!

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Image credit © Liz Maney | Album art by Britannie Bond Photography

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James Gunn and the Guardians of the Galaxy Discuss Awesome Mix Vol. 1

It’s no secret that I liked Marvel’s latest blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy – I’m off out tonight for my second viewing. Apart from the awesome Groot and brilliant 3D effects, the music was the best part of the film. If you haven’t listened to the soundtrack yet, you should rush out right now and buy it. Dare I say it is the feel good album of the year?

Apparently I’m not the only one that thinks so and the soundtrack is topping the Billboard charts in the US and riding high on the iTunes UK charts. Watch this brand new clip of director James Gunn and the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy discussing the Awesome Mix Vol. 1 soundtrack.

Isn't Karen Gillan as cute as a button? And, um, like isn't it great that Zoe Saldana is usually working off a script and doesn't have to improvise her own lines?

Awesome Mix Vol. 1 Tracklisting:

1. “Hooked on a Feeling” Performed by Blue Swede
2. “Go All the Way” Performed by Raspberries
3. “Spirit in the Sky”* Performed by Norman Greenbaum
4. “Moonage Daydream” Performed by David Bowie
5. “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” Performed by Elvin Bishop
6. “I’m Not in Love” Performed by 10cc
7. “I Want You Back” Performed by Jackson 5
8. “Come and Get Your Love” Performed by Redbone
9. “Cherry Bomb” Performed by The Runaways
10. “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” Performed by Rupert Holmes
11. “O-O-H Child” Performed by The Five Stairsteps
12. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” Performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
*Not in film

You can buy the soundtrack at Amazon.com ¦ Amazon.co.uk ¦ iTunes

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Music Video: George Ezra - "Did You Hear the Rain?"

I’m always interested in the anatomy of a song. What is the exact process between hearing a track for the first time and it becoming one of your favourite songs ever, one that you play over and over again until the day when you can go two minutes, a couple of hours and finally a day without hearing it? A song can be like an addiction and I’d love to understand the moment when you go from healthy to afflicted.

With some tracks it is almost instantaneous. There I was, minding my own business with George Ezra’s album Wanted On Voyage playing in the background when “Did You Hear the Rain?” came on and suddenly I was paying attention. I played it again, then once more and finally put it on repeat. It was clear that I wasn’t going to listen to anything else that afternoon.

Am I surprised that I’ve fallen in love? No, my playlist these days is full of blues and folk rock and is dominated by Tom Odell, James Arlowe and the Ruffian Circus, Qiet and Mumford and Sons. George Ezra might be only 21 but his brand of folky blues rock is right up my alley.

Still, that doesn't help me now as I go down the rabbit hole of a song obsession. Let me share my obsession with you!

 

Lyrics:

Did you hear the thunder?
Or the rain?
Means I’m coming home again
Means I’m coming home my friend

Did you steal my name?
Oh, you Jack of all trades
You’re the master of none
Oh, the race has begun
I was born a champion
I was born to jump and run

Did you hear the rain?
Oh, the rain?
You can try & run & hide
Tearing at the chain
Oh, Lucifer’s inside

Did your siblings tell you
I was wasting up your time
Oh, now you’re wasting mine
You put me back in line
And I’m counting every link
And I guess you think that’s fine

Did you hear the rain?
Oh, the rain?
You can try & run & hide
Tearing at the chain
Oh, Lucifer’s inside

Oh, did I send a shiver
Down your spine?
Well I do it all the time
It’s a little trick of mine
Did I make you shake your knees
Did I make him spill his wine
Lord, I’m spreading like disease
Lord, I’m all up in your mind
Oh, Lucifer’s inside
Lucifer’s inside

Did you hear the rain?
Oh, the rain?
You can try & run & hide
Tearing at the chain
Means I’m coming home again
Means I’m coming home my friend
Oh, Lucifer’s inside
Oh, Lucifer’s inside
Oh, Lucifer’s inside.

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Music Review: Scilla - "Scilla"

How gorgeous is this woman? This is Swiss singer/songwriter Scilla Siekmann who has the dubious honour of reaching the top 10 on the Eurovision Song Contest  in 2010 with her song “Barbie Doll”. She is definitely a lot more plastic and mainstream than my usual fare but I took a listen to her new single and it’s really quite good.

Scilla has a honey and treacle voice that sounds like a cross between Betty Boop and Tallulah from Bugsy Malone and she is as cute as a button.

Now residing in the States after receiving degrees in music business and independent music production from the Musician’s Institute of Hollywood and UCLA, Scilla is hoping to break out in the US market. She cites Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Amy Winehouse and Joss Stone as influences and I definitely think I hear some Katie Melua and Norah Jones in there too.

Based on her Neo-Cabaret set, Scilla has released her self-titled single Scilla through Spotify and I’m expecting great things from her in the future. The single features three tracks and I was really impressed by the level of production and the originality of her songs. This is not the usual standard that you’d expect from a music student straight out of university but then Scilla is obviously not your average musician. She has works with Bruno Mars’s producer Steve Lindsey on the single as well as engineer Ichi Suezawa.

If I had to pick a favourite out of the three tracks, I'd pick "Remind Me What Love Is" although I do like the upbeat tempo of "You Can't Break Me".

You can find Scilla on Twitter @ScillaMusic, Soundcloud or Spotify.

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Music Video: Petite Meller - "Icebear"

And the prize for the most bizarre song / video of the week goes to "Icebear" by Petite Meller featuring Yiddish pop singer Joe Fleisch. The video is creepy and unsettling to begin with, reminding me somewhat of horror film The Ring, but that is nothing compared to how bizarre it becomes when Fleisch begins singing. The weird thing is that it is strangely catchy which is why I had to listen to it five times in order to be sure that I find it quite odd.

"Icebear" is a cover of "Eisbär" by 80s German band Grauzone and yes, they are singing in German (see the lyrics below). Eisbär means polar bear and according to the song, they never cry. I'm not quite sure why that makes me sad but it does.

Petite Meller was born and raised in Paris and is known for her obscure and surreal brand of pop music. Quite frankly, I find her a bit frightening and am not surprised that she once said, "I only make music for the reason that I didn't have anyone to dance with".

You can follow Petite Meller on Twitter @PetiteMeller and Facebook at PetiteMellerOfficial

Once you've finished here, you can pop over to Noisey to see 11 awesome things they love about the video

"Icebear" lyrics

Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein
Im kalten Polar
Dann müsste ich nicht mehr schrein
Alles wär so klar
Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein
Im kalten Polar
Dann müsste ich nicht mehr schrein
Im kalten Polar
Dann müsste ich nicht mehr schrein
Alles wär so klar
Eisbärn müssen nie weinen
Eisbärn müssen nie weinen
Eisbärn müssen nie weinen
Eisbärn müssen nie weinen

And in English...
I want to be a polar bear
In the cold Arctic
Then I would not cry
Everything would be so clear
I want to be a polar bear
In the cold Arctic
Then I would not cry
In the cold Arctic
Then I would not cry
Everything would be so clear
Polar bears must never cry
Polar bears must never cry
Polar bears must never cry
Polar bears must never cry

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Music Video: Mumford & Sons–“White Blank Page”

Damn, if any song deserves an official music video, then it is “White Blank Page” by Mumford & Sons.  I cannot stop listening to this song, it is just incredible.  Of course, it would help if the lyrics made any sense whatsoever and you can read about the ongoing storm over the meaning of the lyrics here and here as fans endeavour to interpret the song. 

I have to admit, I think there is a very good chance that the lyrics are religious in nature, especially given the passion and intensity with which the band performs the song in this powerful video. 

I doubt we’ll ever know what the band intended when they wrote the song (they seem to have kept pretty quiet about it so far) but that first line really resonates with me: “can you lie next to her and give her your heart… as well as your body?”  So often we focus on women’s intentions in entering in to relationships but it is rare that anyone ever challenges a man to surrender to his emotions and expose his heart.  Actually, that applies to both mean and women, now that I think about it.

I’m not sure that it matters.  I listen to this song on repeat without really attaching any meaning to it.  I think it is the intensity of conviction and emotion that appeals to me the most, and the fact that it is a superb track. 

“White Blank Page” Lyrics
Mumford & Sons
Sigh No More (2009)

Can you lie next to her
And give her your heart, your heart
As well as your body
And can you lie next to her
And confess your love, your love
As well as your folly
And can you kneel before the king
And say I'm clean, I'm clean

Chorus:
But tell me now, where was my fault
In loving you with my whole heart
Oh tell me now, where was my fault
In loving you with my whole heart

A white blank page and a swelling rage, rage
You did not think when you sent me to the brink, the brink
You desired my attention but denied my affections, my affections

Chorus

Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole life
Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole life

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Music Video: “A Forest” (Bestival Live 2011) – The Cure

Wow. There are some concerts that will go down in history as iconic moments in musical history and surely The Cure's appearance at Bestival 2011 will be one of those performances.   Of course, the heart-breaking fact is that I wasn’t there.  I was so disappointed by Faith No More’s performance at Exit Festival 2010 that I decided not to attend Bestival 2011, even though two of my favourite bands of all time were performing there: The Cure and Cranes.  Maybe it was because two of my favourite bands were performing there.  I would rather have remembered The Cure as they were at the height of their career in 1995, when I watched them from my front row place at Glastonbury Festival, then watch a train wreck in motion (I’m talking to you, Mike Patton).

Well, the good news for fans around the world is that The Cure were absolutely brilliant at Bestival 2011 and they had so much fun that they have recently released a new double album Bestival Live 2011 featuring a whopping 32 career-spanning tracks.  In the words of the legendary Robert Smith, “We had such a great time in the Isle of Wight at Bestival that we wanted to release this show as a way of thanking fans and islanders alike. Bestival is the best!”

Today, the band is premiering the live video for “A Forest”, one of my favourite The Cure tracks of all time.  I was blown away by the quality of the sound and the strength of Robert Smith’s vocals.  To be honest, the band don’t look much older than when I saw them 16 years ago which goes to show that boys don’t cry but they don’t exactly grow up either.  What do you think of the video below?

Damn! It doesn't look like they're releasing the concert on DVD or Blu-ray. I haven't bought a live DVD for years but this is definitely one that I would buy.

Bestival is held each year in the Isle of Wight and all proceeds from album sales benefit a local charity, the Isle of Wight Youth Trust.  This organisation offers counselling, advice, information and support services to young people under the age of 25 and they make a massive contribution to the wellbeing of local residents.

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Music Video: Kaizers Orchestra – “Tusen dråper regn” (live)

I had the strangest feeling this week that I might never listen to another English speaking band again.  It was the week that I finally got hold of the new Kaizers Orchestra (Norway) album Violeta Violeta vol. II and but I also spent the week listening to Korpiklaani (Finland) and Heavenwood (Portugal).  Of course, the band I listen to the most, officially my favourite band of all time, is Croatian band Kawasaki 3P.  There is just so much the world has to offer if you can transcend language boundaries in music.

Back to Kaizers Orchestra.  I have a slight crush on the lead singer Janove Ottesen and would very much like him wrapped up under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning.  It doesn’t look like they have released any official videos from their latest album yet, but I found this video of their live performance of “Tusen dråper regn” at Øya Festivalen 2011. 

I just love the drums during the introduction and the looks on the drummers’ faces.  They went from really serious to really awed to be there on stage with Kaizers Orchestra!

The title translates to “a thousand drops of rain” and you can check out the English lyrics.

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Music Video: “Face Again” by Mali Woods

I received some terribly tragic news today.  Mali Woods and her fiancé, producer Moe Johnson committed suicide on the 16th of November.  Moe had three children.  It is always devastating when young, talented people take their own lives and it usually happens that more questions are raised than answers provided.

I interviewed Mali just a month ago and we chatted about her new album, the Occupy movement and the lengths she went to in order to maintain diversity and equality in her life.  It is a very sad day indeed when somebody of that calibre feels that they have reached the end of the world.

You can read the interview here: Singer/Songwriter Mali Woods Talks Music, Diversity And Other Serious Issues.

Obituary: Molly Anne Woods.

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Music Video: New Young Pony Club – “Chaos”

Last week was all about New Young Pony Club. I've always liked them but as I pumped up my iPod on Friday afternoon, after a particularly hard week at work, I realised that I pretty much love them. It is always a sign when I get on to my brother and insist that he listen to something.

“Chaos” is the second track on the album The Optimist.  I love the powerful, emotional sound to the track and was surprised to see that I hadn’t rated it before.  I quickly gave it four stars (five stars is only reserved for tracks that I play over and over again on repeat).

It is actually my second favourite song on the album but my favourite, “Stone” doesn’t have an official video.  You can listen to “Stone” on YouTube.

I’ve heard a terrible rumour that the band have split and aren’t planning on releasing new material.  I really hope it isn’t so.

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Music Video: Falling Mirror–“Johnny Calls the Chemist”

I really wish this video was better quality.  “Johnny Calls the Chemist” is an iconic track by South African band Falling Mirror.  You’ll be hard-pressed to find any South African who lived through the 80s who doesn’t love this song (or at the very least, know of it).  And I bet that most fans have Googled the track at some time or another to try and figure out what the heck the lyrics mean.

“Johnny Calls the Chemist” was the title track off the 1985 album Johnny Calls the Chemist, a concept album loosely based on the obsession that lead singer Nielen Mirror had with a girl who worked in a chemist.  The whole album is really good but it is absolutely surreal and often disturbing.  The legend goes that Falling Mirror took less than 30 minutes to write this track which I find quite incredible.

This is quite possibly my favourite South African song of al time.

You can buy the track or album at Rhythm Music Store or Amazon.co.uk (mp3 only).

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Music Video: The Orbital – “Doctor?”

 

Well, that didn't take long at all. Just over two weeks since the end of the sixth season of Doctor Who (or the 32nd season to be perfectly correct), I am already obsessing over it and missing it like crazy.  I definitely think it is time to start watching the current series again from season 1.

I’m pretty partial to the Doctor Who theme tune but I have to be honest:  I prefer the previous versions.  I miss the bass-driven sounds of the original theme tune, with the beautiful riff at about 0.34 and 1.31.

I miss the excitement of the theme from the early to mid-1980s, with its futuristic, electronic flavour.  That is the theme I grew up with and I will always love it.  The riff was present again at at 0.36 but it sounded more electronic and robotic.

When the show returned in 2005, it took longer, but that magical, majestic riff played in at 0.56 and 2.04.  To me, it gives the theme a sense of occasion, circumstance, excitement  and importance.

It probably sounds silly, but I really miss that riff in the current theme tune.  To make matters worse, the theme ends just before the riff would begin.  I know I am meant to feel grateful that the theme is now shorter and the episode begins sooner but it doesn’t feel right. 

It is like eating half a hot dog*, I feel utterly unfulfilled every time I hear it and I rush off (after the episode) to my iPod to listen to The Orbital version.  The Orbital version, “Doctor?”, is really a tribute but it has everything.  It has the deep baselines of the original, the futuristic feel of the 1980s version, the magic and circumstance of version from 2005 but most importantly, it has that riff.

This is a fun fan video featuring the Orbital version.  It is a real pity that there is no official video but I thought it was slightly more fun than the versions of them performing it in concert (even when Matt Smith joined them at Glastonbury).

*Disclaimer: This analogy might only work if you are as crazy about hot dogs as I am.  In fact, this whole post might only work if you are as crazy about Doctor Who as I am.

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Live Video: The Heavy – “Short Change Hero”

I’m really trying not to like Strike Back: Project Dawn as much as I do, on account of its misogyny and glaring political inaccuracies but the sad truth is that I am rather hooked. 

One of the best things about the show is the song that plays during the opening credits and it has become one of those shows where I never skip through the opening credits (Doctor Who and Hawaii 5-0 being the other two examples). 

I really like this track and think it is high time that I took a proper listen to more of The Heavy’s music.  They remind me of two of my biggest musical discoveries this year: The Gutter Twins and The Twilight Singers.

The video above is of The Heavy performing “Short Change Hero” live at Gebäude 9 in Cologne, Germany.  Gebäude 9 is a former warehouse that is situated inside a defunct factory site on the right bank of the river Rhine and it has been used as a popular concert venue since 1996. 

There was no official music video for “Short Change Hero” but I just had to share this song somehow.

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Music Video: Dead Man’s Bones - “Lose Your Soul”

Um, wow.  Talk about a discovery.  I happen to be slightly mad about Ryan Gosling.  In the sense that I’d be likely to pack up my entire life and leave with him in a second, if he asked.  Which, as you can imagine, isn’t very likely ad is exactly why my other half lets me get away with such traitorous thoughts.

I didn’t know Ryan Gosling was in a band and I certainly didn’t know they were brilliant!

Well, he is and it is called Dead Man’s Bones.  Ryan and friend Zach Shields realised they had a mutual obsession with ghosts and they took to writing love stories about ghosts and monsters which they then set to music.  Luckily they happen to be super talented and Ryan can certainly sing because they sound brilliant.

I discovered Dead Man’s Bones while watching Teen Wolf which is one of my favourite new shows.  “Lose Your Soul” plays in episode 10 “Co-Captain” when Derek Hale confronts Jackson in the locker room.

I’m really sorry to say that I couldn’t find an official video for this one but I thought this video was cool enough to justify sharing this great track.

Dead Man’s Bones’ eponymous debut album was released in 2009 and they performed selected gigs to rave reviews.  They hope to release a follow up later this year.

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Music Video: Death In Vegas - "Dirge"

Being Human, season 3, "The Longest Day".  Things have started to go very wrong for Mitchell and Nina has realised what type of vampire he really is.  It is a powerful scene in an already brilliant season of television and it is made even better by the stunning soundtrack.

“Dirge” by Death in Vegas features Dot Allison on vocals.  It is a devastating and eerie track and easily a track I can play on repeat for hours.

If the video above doesn’t work for you, you can watch it on their VEVO channel.  Death in Vegas is a British band.  I have no idea why the only official video on YouTube is available on VEVO which won’t play outside the US.

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Music Video: Pink Floyd–“Welcome to the Machine”

 

I’ve just spent the past week listening to nothing but Pink Floyd.  I fell in love with Pink Floyd in 1979 when, at the tender age of 6, I absolutely and completely identified with “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)”.  Of course, I didn’t really know it at that stage but I had subconsciously fallen in love with the band long before that as Dark Side of the Moon was a favourite of both my parents.  Like The Who, Pink Floyd played a huge part in my musical upbringing and I most likely first heard them in my mother’s tummy.

Unfortunately, like so many of the other great progressive rock bands, Pink Floyd came from a time just before the dawn of music videos and MTV.  I would have liked to have chosen “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” this week but there is no official music video for it (just a half-decent fan-made video over at YouTube).

I decided to choose “Welcome to the Machine” because this song is amazing and it is from one of my favourite albums, Wish You Were Here.  This is one of those songs that were nearly the death of me in high school and certainly the death of many a cassette tapes as I ran it back and played it over and over again.  I swear, the digital age with CDs and mp3s was made just for me.  Obsessing about music has become so much easier.

I don’t think the video above is an official video (Boris Yeltzin and Bill Clinton in the closing scenes was a slight hint), but it is a really decent effort nonetheless.

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Music Video: Talking Heads – “Road To Nowhere”

It is crazy to think that I have loved this track for over 25 years now.  Where does the time go??  I fell in love with this song during my first year of high school and you know what that is like! It reminds me of everything that happened that year: It was the year that I discovered boys (especially Donovan Wessels), the year my parents got divorced and my father moved back to England.  It reminds me of a class project that I did with Rachael Shepherd.  We had to dramatise a scene from the book we were reading (Alan Garner’s Elidor) and we set it to this track and got really good marks for that.  It reminds me of our apartment in Susman Avenue and really bad fashion choices.  I think even back then I knew these were not sustainable fashion choices. 

What a fantastic track! Can you believe that it stimulates such a rush of memories?  What was your seminal high school track?

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Music Video: Dexy's Midnight Runners – “Geno”

Dexy’s Midnight Runners might be best known for their massive hit “Come on Eileen” but “Geno” is by far my favourite tracks of theirs.  “Geno” was their second single and first number 1 hit single.  It hit number 1 in the UK charts on May 3, 1980, just in time for my 7th birthday. 

It is strange because “Geno” was notable for being at odds with the post-punk, new wave sound of the day but to me, it epitomises that whole era in music, more so than The Specials, Madness or The Cure.  I guess you could say that my fate as a lover of alternative music and subsequent Coffin Kid was sealed pretty early on. 

My favourite part of “Geno” is the build up and then the first few chords.  I never tire of hearing it and this is one of that tracks that I can play over and over again on repeat.  I loved the trombone and saxophones in this track and it was “Geno” that first made me fall in love with brass instruments. 

Wikipedia says that “Geno” is a tribute to soul singer Geno Washington and that it was performed in the style of Geno Washington's Ram Jam Band.  Which is weird, because I don’t see the similarity at all between this song and, for example, Geno Washington’s “Michael (The Lover)”.  Oh well, I’m glad he inspired them and a pity they weren’t inspired enough to produce more than two number 1 hit singles.

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Music Video: Chase & Status - "Let You Go" Feat. Mali

The best discovery I made this month has definitely been Chase & Status.  I looked them up because they were playing at Wireless Festival 2011 and I am so glad they did.  “Let You Go” is a fantastic song and this video is just classic.  I love how it comes full circle and shows us what a hypocrite our gorgeous television presenter really is.

If you ever get the chance, try to catch Chase & Status live in concert.  They were absolutely explosive on stage and were certainly one of the highlights of the day for me.

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Music Video: “Idle Hands” – The Gutter Twins

Sometimes, music moves me to such an extent that I try to sit back and imagine what life was like before I discovered a certain album or band.  A couple weeks ago, Larry from CakeBlast featured “All Misery/Flowers” by The Gutter Twins on his blog.  I had never even heard of this band before but all of a sudden, everything had changed. 

I haven’t been able to stop listening to The Gutter Twins’ only album Saturnalia since I got it and it is dark, powerful and emotional stuff.  It is a real pity that they released only one album but Ill be certain to explore Larry’s other recommendations too, including The Twilight Singers.

“Idle Hands” was my favourite song from Saturnalia and the lyrics just captivated me.  The video is pretty good too.

“Idle Hands” – The Gutter Twins
Saturnalia (2008)

My idle hands
There's nothing I can do
But be the Devil's plaything, baby
And know that I've been used

Her lips are cold
They suffer me
They drag me under, baby
Into your suffering

Let your hands
Do what they will do
Stand inside
Make your Maker's move
And your eyes don't look the same
They seem enervated, in denial
Cast like stones-
Like you been rode for miles

My eyes have seen
They have been shown
This is an Occupation
To Stand alone
I suffer you-
You suffer me
We are the Devil's plaything
Into this Reckoning

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