Monday 31 May 2010

Flyin' High

(This post is brought to you with the letters S and F and dedicated to the lovely Beary)

Raucous guitars and loaded beats are currently the sound de jour and even those artists who feel they are diverting away from such influences repeatedly find themselves enticed back into the familiar fold. However, San Francisco natives Still Flyin' are one of the few who can actually boast that they do in fact stand out from the crowd. This fifteen (yes, you read that correctly) strong group presents flighty, jovial pop, infused with elements of 1960s psychadelia and a hippy choral effect that makes you just want to get up and join in with their musical commune.



The band have just finished up a string of successful promotional dates in the UK and Europe, including playing the much-lauded ATP event and the Stag and Dagger festival in Shoreditch and will be back on English shores to promote their new EP in September. But for now, take a minute (or several) from the rigmarole of your every day existence and find yourself cheered by the sprightly innocence of Still Flyin'. It may be summertime for now, but these guys are year-round sunshine in a bottle.

Still Flyin' - Good Thing It's A Ghost Town Around Here


Still Flyin' - The Hott Chord Is Struck



www.myspace.com/stillflyin
http://www.takeyourshoesoffyoudontneedtheminthesky.com/

Wednesday 12 May 2010

It's been a while...

...and I have neglected this page. I have been continuing with my music writing though and will post the stuff I've had published on other outlets on here as soon as I get a second.

To keep you occupied in the meantime, have a listen to these few songs which are current favourites of mine. The first is by a massively underrated band, The National who have been releasing and performing for nearly a decade now but are only just coming into the limelight. Next is angelic French songstress Charlotte Gainsbourg, who for her latest record has made an unlikely professional alliance with kook-meister Beck, but with some brilliant results. And finally is the pairing of actress Zooey Deschanel and folk charmer M Ward, who have teamed up to form She & Him, a melodic blend of Californian folk-pop.
Let me know what you think.

The National 'Slow Show'




Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck 'Heaven Can Wait'



She & Him 'Why Do You Let Me Stay Here'