'WHAT A TUNE' PLAYLIST AND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

If you couldn't guess by the title above, it is just over a year since Tee Pot Music was created by me, a teenage English girl desperate to share her love of music somewhere, anywhere. That desperation in turn lead to the birth of this blog on a dark, April night, in the back of a car whilst looking at the stars.

Perfect.

Unfortunately, I don't have excessive amounts of time to spare right now so I can't throw a full on bonanza of a birthday party, but at the end of this post I will share with you an image of a birthday cake and I invite you to take a metaphorical slice for yourself as a gesture of good will. 

I hope that makes you very happy indeedy.

Now onto the music.

Today's post is going to be a playlist quickie with some tunes you should be checking out and some links and images thrown in here and there. I would love to write more but I should be revising for a much dreaded AS Biology mock, so here we go....

1) WHAT A NIGHT BY LOVEABLE ROGUES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAd729p38-8
"You need this beautifully crazy, upbeat, quintessentially British offering in your life this summer."

2)  GET LUCKY BY DAFT PUNK FT PHARRELL WILLIAMS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV6Rdv1a3I
"This song is just effortlessly cool and slick and groovy and smooth as smooth can get. Wow."

3) LET HER GO BY PASSENGER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBumgq5yVrA
"This song is just a beautiful little cutie, heartwarmingly sweet with hushed, meaningful tones."

4)  U GOT THE POWER BY SWISS LIPS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDdWm7mmhaA
"Phenomenal. Easily one of the best new bands I've heard in yonks. So, so good!"

5) CAN'T HOLD US BY MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zNSgSzhBfM
"EPIC TUNE. EPIC TUNE. These guys are masters at their craft. Just as incredible as Thrift Shop."

6) GOLD BY MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20ok2atuGUE

"A slick, cool, summery, 90's esque, fabulous creation that I highly recommend you listen to."

7) RECOVERY BY FRANK TURNER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1L5zJ2afLs
"I've been listening to this song non-stop for the last month. What a cracking tune from Mr Turner!"

8) BLIND BY THE HURTS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKTSHaiaw4o
"Wow. Wow. Wow. The infusion of the dubstep, electro with the powerful vocals is just incredible."

9) SACRILEGE BY YEAH YEAH YEAHS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmRI3Ew4BvA
"What a comeback for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs with Karen O turning this song into a sublime masterpiece."

10) MONKEY WRENCH BY FOO FIGHTERS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7rCNiiNPxA
"A classic that just never gets old. Shows everyone how rock is supposed to be done."

11) INTO THE WILD BY LEWIS WATSON

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC_51wX-QQk

"A stunning little number from guitar strumming, beautifully voiced Lewis Watson."

12) LOVE WILL TEAR US APART BY JOY DIVISION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHYOXyy1ToI
"Who could ever resist the hypnotically stunning classic from Joy Division?"

13) ONLY YOU KNOW BY DION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0dlPgCjzzU
"A forgotten little gem of a song from 80's maestro Dion, favourite of a certain Alex Turner..."

14) THE LOVERS BY ARCTIC MONKEYS (COVER)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgFCCYG6Q_s
"The most beautifully truthful lyrics and Alex Turners croon. How can this get any better?!"

15) STILL LIFE BY THE HORRORS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY6SsWdC9XA

"Slightly reminiscent of Simple Minds, this song is & always will be classed as an amazing creation. Always."

16) LOVE LIKE THIS BY KODALINE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkAOasSJro0

"This band cannot put a foot wrong. Yet another fabulous record to add to the collection."

So that's all for this week readers.

Another rather eclectic and mismatching combination of the some of the best music you could find in this wonderful little world of ours.

I hope you enjoy this thoroughly.

And now for your metaphorical cake. 

NOM NOM NOM.

LET'S LOOK AT THE STRYPES

The Beatles have been re-incarnated.

Well okay, maybe not exactly, but either way, The Strypes do bear more than a canny resemblance to the creators and makers of rock and roll. And if that wasn't enough of a reason to pay this band some well deserved attention, the fact they're only 15-17 years old ought to get your head turning. 

These four Irish rockers, Josh, Pete, Ross and Evan have been setting the music scene alight with their unique brand of music, that some have already likened to artists such as Dr Feelgood, The Yardbirds and The Rolling Stones, since their official formation in 2010. 

And along with embracing the effortlessly cool 'Mod' style, so famously endorsed by the likes of Paul Weller and recently Miles Kane, as well as sporting some rather Gallagher-esque hairdo's, The Strypes are following in the line of Jake Bugg, bringing back good, classic, old school sounds last heard when legends such as Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Stones and co. where dominating the charts.

But, like Mr Bugg, they're adding their own take on it, meaning the music that makes its way to our ears is both reminiscent of days long gone yet completely new and original. 

And I don't know about you, but if Indie's not making it's return any time soon, I'm more than up for celebrating a revival of good old Rock and Roll. 

It actually makes me feel excited to see my generation embracing rock and roll, with artists like The Strypes and Jake Bugg leading its revival, and I'm curious to see where they're going to take it.

The Strypes seem too young to have perfected their sound, and yet that is exactly what they've done.
And my god have they done it well. One listen to their cover of Bo Diddley's 'You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover' is more than enough to prove it. You only have to listen to lead songer Ross give the lyrics an electrifying lease of life to know that The Strypes are something special. 

It's just incredible, and what makes it even more so is the fact that these guys are only just on the cusp of adulthood, yet they can work sound, rhythm, riffs, lyrics, melody so well that even Sir Elton John, Rocket Man himself, has commented on the scope of their talent. 

With Noel Gallagher going to their concerts, Jools snapping them up for his Late Show, which has been known to host and cement the names of some of the artists who have soon gone on to be global legends and superstars, and record labels fighting like little girls over Barbie dolls to sign them, The Strypes are causing quite a scene. 

And they've only been going for three years.

Now if that doesn't demonstrate just how talented these guys are, I don't know what will, because with the music industry being notoriously hard to crack, The Strypes must know how to smash those windows, tare down walls and make a right old scene, because now everybody's listening and soon everyone will be shouting their name. 

Bands like this don't come around very often, so when they do, you want to make sure you're on that bandwagon, waving that flag, because mark my words in time, The Strypes really could reach the same catergory as The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, and it's only a matter of waiting.

The debut single 'Blue Collar Jane' is currently Zane Lowe's record of the week and is out NOW, with a special edition being released for Record Store Day on the 20th of April. 

Debut album due for release late 2013, early 2014. 

EP 'Young Gifted & Blue' OUT NOW

You can also catch them at all the major Summer festivals, from Glasto, T in The Park, Bestival, Reading & Leeds.

BLUE COLLAR JANE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZb8nEemK2k

YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COLLAR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plBtjQekyN4

LEAVING HERE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSDWQf4bsDY&list=PLNGOj6-kH3eyJwQlHfFgCVdke3AymiQnx&index=4

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

http://thestrypes.com/

SO LONG AND GOODNIGHT MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE

I actually can't believe that I am writing this post to you all, because only months ago I was writing about Conventional Weapons and what I thought the new album would sound like.

But I'm truly heartbroken to say that last night My Chemical Romance officially announced their split.

I don't think many people saw it coming, I for one was convinced their fifth album was just waiting round the corner because following on from previous MCR logic, their new album should have been ready for release in 2014. I was so excited to hear what direction the album would take, where it would go and to finally get the opportunity to see my heroes live, in the flesh, right before my eyes.

So to think that we are never going to hear new music from them or ever get the opportunity to see them live again is a fact I just can't seem to get my head around.

I'm used to bands splitting it up, it's just something that happens and you don't really feel sad because you never had that much of an attachment to them. Yet with My Chemical Romance, I for one had and do have a  huge attachment to them, as do many millions of fans across the world. 

Heading into their twelfth year as global superstars, MCR have managed to touch the hearts of so many people worldwide with a type of music that I would label 'life saving', because that's exactly what it did and will continue to do: save lives. 

Magazines, record labels, Billboard and Top 40 charts, they all chart MCR's success on the amount of albums and singles sold, the quality and production of the music, and if we're going purely on those statistics alone, then My Chemical Romance must have seemed like a dream because they were phenomenally successful, right back from when 'Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge' took off, through to the epic release that was 'The Black Parade' and its successor 'Danger Days'. 

Yet to a fan like you or me, we don't just value MCR for the amount of records they sold or their success on the weekly charts, no, because even if their record sold just 10,000 copies, we would still value them just the same and that is because of the music they made and the messages it held.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you just can't  measure My Chemical Romance's success on the number of records sold, because they aren't a band that works like that.

No, if you're going to measure MCR's success, you measure it with the amount of lives they've saved, the hearts they've touched, the phenomenal impact they've had on millions upon millions of people worldwide, all because of the music they've made.

It's not about earning money, it's about saving lives, and that's what this band has always, always done.

To me personally, MCR will always have a special place in my heart and I will always be grateful to them because their music helped to save me. I'm going to tell you why, and I have never written on here about this before, but I think that now it's the right time.

So when I was fifteen, I went through quite a low, dark period and I don't look back on this part of my life very fondly because truth was I was drowning and I couldn't quite save myself.

Now I'm not saying this to gain sympathy, because I know people had it so much worse than  me, but this was the period of my life was when I faced my battles and demons, and to this day I believe that I only managed to do it because of MCR.

In my time of need I turned to 'The Black Parade' album in particular and I would play it whenever the thoughts in my head became too harsh, mean, hard to bear. 

I would drown out the world around me, filling my ears with the sound of Gerard Way singing to me, telling me to carry on, don't be afraid to walk alone, stay strong, and the loneliness and sadness would fade a little, to be replaced by a strength that made me feel like I could carry on, I could do this.

Even though it felt like no-one was on my side and that no-one understood what I was going through, in My Chemical Romance I had found a group of people who did understand and who were there for me  whenever I needed someone.

I know at the end of the day it's just music, but then again, can it really be just music when the affect it has is so powerful, positive,momentous, life saving? 

When life was a daily struggle for me, My Chemical Romance were there when no-one else was and I would go to school with 'We'll carry on' written on my hand, a constant reminder to myself that I could get through this day, this darkness, this struggle, and I did manage it in the end. 

And it's all because of My Chemical Romance. 

Now this is just my story, just one story in a collection of millions of others, and if you're a fan of MCR, chances are you went through something like me, a period of darkness or struggle, and this band was and maybe still is your coping mechanism, the only reason your still standing and getting through each and every day. 

Gerard and the boys can sing and create music so true because they've experienced that darkness too.

As fans we can relate to that honesty, we appreciate that honesty, and in MCR we see four people who went through that darkness and made it out again, into the light. 

And even though they may not be a band anymore, their music will always remain, there to be listened to whenever we need it, and I can take comfort from that.
I still find myself turning to it now, when things are becoming a little too much, and I truly hope that MCR's music will continue and help to save millions of other people who just need to know that somewhere in this crazy, messed up world, someone understands, someone is there for them, someone cares,

My Chemical Romance have created a legacy, they've broken a fiercely avoided taboo, they've made music that will save lives in a way doctors and therapists could never do.
Look what they've managed to achieve in those twelve years.

And even if the sun is setting for now, I hope that one day it will rise again and for now, like Gerard has said, we should be proud, not sad, and so for now, all I can say is

LONG LIVE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

ARCTIC MONKEYS NEW ALBUM AND GLASTO 2013

This is one of my 'bullet bites' where I give you a snippet of information, a tad like that scrawled upon the post-it note stuck to your fridge, and you clap your hands in excitement, do a groovy dance, whatever floats your boat, and we're all happy.

So today's bullet bite is on: ARCTIC MONKEYS.

(aka. my favourite band)

We now have official confirmation from Mr Matt Helders himself that the Monkeys are working on their fifth (cor blimey eh?!) album somewhere in the beautifully vast United States of America, home of Mr Prezz, hamburgers galore and the patriotic eagle among many things.

Albeit rather a long way from their hometown of Sheffield where their phenomenally successful debut album 'Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not' was created, this new album is most likely to follow in the vein of records like 'R U Mine' and 'Electricity' according to Mr Turner.
But will it be a progression from 2011's 'Suck It And See' or 2009's 'Humbug'? Because with producer Josh Homme's hand reportedly making an appearance in the creation of this next record, many music moguls are speculating that out of the two, it is probably more likely to be another 'Humbug'-esque affair.

Here at the Tee Pot, we're thinking the Monkeys next record will see the sound that shone through on records such as 'R U Mine', 'Brick By Brick' and 'Electricity' be spectacularly and effortlessly combined with a touch of the essence seen on 'Humbug' to create a record that takes the Monkeys in a slightly different direction to what we expect.
By looking back at their previous four albums it is quite obvious to see that Alex and the boys like to explore, experiment and exercise their various ideas, sounds and directions; it's how they got from the bold, observational, anecdotal and quirky 'Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not' to the psychedelic  hypnotic, transe-like 'Suck It And See'.
Developing their sound is what they do best so record number five is not likely to be exempt from their hunger to keep evolving their sound.
But what direction have they chosen to take it in?
That is the burning question on everyone's lips.

But then again, what about this business with all these new tour dates? I hear you ask me.
That's the question that's burning on my lips, I hear you shout.
Well mine too  my friend, mine too.
And so I have been trying to piece this puzzle together and seeing as I have googled 'Arctic Monkeys new album 2013' at least once a week since last September, I have been in a prime position to receive any new snippets of information the Monkeys have released as soon as they have been released.
So what have I found out?

Well February saw the Monkeys announce a rather large handful of tour dates for the USA and major European festivals in Croatia, Poland, the Netherlands, Portugal, France, Austria, Italy.
But what about England, the country in which they were born and raised?
What about us?
Well you see, one has noticed (Queenie's language for you there), that the Monkeys have conveniently managed to keep the weekend of the 28th- 30th of June free from their current list of gigs.
This may not seem like a big deal at first, but when you realise that Glasto 2013 is being held on these specific dates *wink wink* and with the rumour mill in a frenzy that the Monkeys are set to be surprise headliners on Friday 28th *another wink wink*, here at Tee Pot we are certain this is where the Monkeys are going to make their first major UK appearance this year.
Positive.
We're on to you here at the Tee Pot, you pesky little Monkeys, like Sherlock tracking his suspect.
And if we're wrong, we'll do the walk of shame all the way to Maccy D's and buy you whatever McFlurry you want.
Pinky promise.

Now with August onwards being kept clear and with Helders stating that an album made in 2013 should be released in 2013, this album is definitely on the way (hallelujah!) and we reckon Autumn 2013 will see it's arrival if it's finished by festival season, or winter 2013 if the tail end of summer is being used by the Monkeys to add any finishing touches.
Either way, if Helders has any say in it, we're getting this album by the end of this year and that, my friend, makes me very happy.

So fingers crossed for a Glasto appearance in June, keep an eye out at the end of May as that is when any new material will leak if it is indeed ready, eyes on Autumn for an album release and I think we all know that whatever direction this album has taken, it's going to sound EPIC.

WEBSITE: http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/
REGULAR UPDATES: http://www.nme.com/


CHECK OUT OUR ARCTIC MONKEYS ULTIMATE PLAYLIST
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJJ2XVSdsukzMUqyU-OtY2ekrhBSvVNgO

FOR MORE ARCTIC MONKEYS NEWS VISIT:
http://teepotmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/new-arctic-monkeys-tune-monkeys-are-back.html

WHO'S TOURING JUNE, JULY, AUGUST 2013/ FESTIVAL GUIDE SUMMER 2013

A much needed update of who is touring and when. Get the dates down and tickets booked and create the best summer of your life, courtesy of The Tee Pot...

JUNE 2013

• JAKE BUGG http://jakebugg.com/gigs
• RIHANNA http://www.rihannanow.com/live/
• ROBBIE WILLIAMS http://www.rihannanow.com/live/
• BON JOVI http://live.bonjovi.com/tour
• ELVIS COSTELLO http://www.elviscostello.com/#/dance-card
• KINGS OF LEON https://www.kingsofleon.com/pages/tour
• THE WHO http://thewho.com/tour/
• MAROON FIVE http://www.maroon5.com/home
• PALOMA FAITH http://www.palomafaith.com/gb/events/
• BRIAN MAY  http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Brian-May-tickets/artist/741462
• BLONDIE http://www.blondie.net/#shows

JULY  2013

• MICHAEL BUBLE http://www.michaelbuble.com/en-uk/tourdates
• SMASHING PUMPKINS http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/tour/
• RIHANNA  http://www.rihannanow.com/live/
• BASTILLE http://www.bastillebastille.com/home/#url=/live/
• EXAMPLE http://trythisforexample.com/?r=false
• JACKMASTER http://www.songkick.com/artists/176493-jackmaster
• MAGNETIC MAN http://www.magneticman.net/gb/live/upcoming/all/
• THE 1975 http://the1975.com/tour
• BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND http://brucespringsteen.net/category/live-dates
• OF MONSTERS AND MEN http://www.ofmonstersandmen.com/#!live/
• JAKE BUGG http://jakebugg.com/gigs
• KINGS OF LEON https://www.kingsofleon.com/pages/tour
• PALOMA FAITH http://www.palomafaith.com/gb/events/
• ROBBIE WILLIAMS http://www.rihannanow.com/live/

Now from late July onwards, most of the artists doing live dates can be found at one of the many festivals throughout the summer, going on into late September. Therefore it's best to either wait till tour dates later in the year or grab one of the tickets to some of the festivals noted below whilst there's still some left.

Good luck guys!

FESTIVALS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2013

ALTON TOWERS LIVE

6TH JULY 2013

http://www.altontowers.com/alton-towers-live/

WIRELESS

12TH- 13TH JULY 2013

http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/

T IN THE PARK

12TH- 14TH JULY 2013

http://www.tinthepark.com/home.aspx

LATITUDE

18TH- 21ST JULY 2013

http://www.latitudefestival.com/

CHAGSTOCK

19TH- 21ST JULY 2013

http://www.chagstock.info/

Y NOT FESTIVAL

2ND- 4TH AUGUST 2013

http://ynotfestivals.co.uk/

BOARDMASTERS

7TH- 11TH AUGUST 2013

http://www.boardmasters.co.uk/index.php

BLOODSTOCK

8TH- 11TH AUGUST 2013

http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/

GREEN MAN

15TH- 18TH AUGUST 2013

http://www.greenman.net/

V FEST

17TH- 18TH AUGUST 2013

http://www.vfestival.com/

CREAMFIELDS

23RD- 25TH AUGUST 2013

http://www.creamfields.com/

READING AND LEEDS

23RD- 25TH AUGUST 2013

READING

http://www.readingfestival.com/

LEEDS

http://www.leedsfestival.com/

SUNDOWN

30TH AUGUST- 1ST SEPTEMBER 2013

http://www.sundownfestival.co.uk/

CAMP BESTIVAL

5TH- 8TH SEPTEMBER 2013

http://www.bestival.net/

MORE INFO AT:

http://www.summerfestivalguide.co.uk/

MEGA MIX TOP TWENTY TRACKS

So I've been away for a while but I'm back with a list of records that vary from the very beautiful, to the right corkers, to the simply wonderful, all in one long list, all for you to listen to.

I hope you like this.

It's been a long time coming.

1) HOLD ME BY TOM ODELL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejdOAvl5by0

"Another amazing, passionate, elaborate affair from Mr Odell. Such a talent. Just incredible. Love, love, LOVE! Fabulous."

2) POMPEII BY BASTILLE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F90Cw4l-8NY

"Currently number two in the Top 40, this catchy little number is proving rather triumphant for Bastille and rightly so too. Once it's in your head, it's impossible to forget."

3) MY SONGS KNOW WHAT YOU DID IN THE DARK BY FALL OUT BOY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkIWmsP3c_s

"Gets better and better with every listen. An absolute corker of a song. What a return from one of the greatest punk rock bands of this century."

4) BROKEN BY JAKE BUGG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQMq5dO8Vb4

"The first of a few Bugg masterpieces to make the list. Very sincere, honest and beautiful."

5) NOW BY PARAMORE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G133kjKy91U

"'Now' marks the return of a slightly altered Paramore. It pursues a slightly different direction whilst still retaining the core essence that defines Paramore."

6) ACES BY RUEN BROTHERS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlLVCPit_gk

"Let's open the doors for two new faces appearing on the music scene. A really strong first release that is making waves in the music world already. Well worth a listen and a download."

7) ALL OF THE LIGHTS BY KANYE WEST FT RIHANNA AND CO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjDdGKBhTuo

"A gloriously grand tune from back in the day, featuring a host of utterly fabulous faces all contributing a little something here to make this track into the magnificent beast that it is."

8) SUPER RICH KIDS BY FRANK OCEAN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS_K2eg7Gx8

"So slick, smooth, well made... to put it blunt, Channel Orange is rammed full of baby making music.This guy is just a true master of his craft."

9) SIMPLE AS THIS BY JAKE BUGG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXnIMKceHkk

"A beautiful little undiscovered gem from the enormously talented Jake Bugg. Honest, insightful and endearing observations put perfectly into words and complimented wonderfully by the guitar."

10) GOLD DIGGER BY KANYE WEST FT JAMIE FOXX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwNcNOTVzY

"One word: TUNE. Get this pouring out your speakers if only to remind yourself how good this is."

11) CHOCOLATE BY THE 1975

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBKqaVk2Co

"Delightfully catchy number from the up and coming The 1975. Distinctive, quirky and really, really good."

11) WITH OR WITHOUT YOU BY U2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzeDqRhM09w

"A classic that never grows old. They don't make them like this anymore do they?"

The Keane cover is also worth checking out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIGUhas-LuA

12) WATERLOO SUNSET BY THE KINKS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J3gX47rHGg

"A beautiful little snapshot of London life back in the late sixties."

13) TONIGHT BY THEME PARK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2cw4if3gwM

"Very distinct, summery, unique record by a band of the same description. Put on your summer playlist."

14) Step Up For The Cool Cats by Palma Violets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGaT7aCgsTA

"They haven't released much material just yet but every record they put out there never fails to dissapoint. With the new album out early this week, it should prove interesting to see what else they've been hiding up there sleeves..."

15) Out On My Own by Gabrielle Aplin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xca4Nz8E7aM

"This girl cannot put a foot wrong. Every single song is so beautifully made, it's impossible to find faults, and this is no exception. A wonderful little secret beauty." 

16) My Girl by Willy Moon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG_UPUAEJDE

"Retro, classic, reminiscent of a slick, sweet era long gone, this song is refreshingly different and that is why we love it so very much."

17) Diamonds by Ben Howard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqDg24zjsYU

"One of our little favourites from deserving double Brit Award winner Ben Howard."

18) Cutt Off by Kasabian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY4_Sh55hd0

"Absolute monster of a tune. Never gets old. If you haven't got it in your life, please get it. Now."

19) Seen It All by Jake Bugg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_est5zPL6eo

"The last appearance in our chart for Mr Bugg and one hell of a great record too. This guy really is quite something, no wonder people are hailing him the next Bob Dylan when he's producing music like this at just nineteen years old."

20) Home by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjFaenf1T-Y

"I'm sorry but the name of this band alone means they deserve a spot on this chart. Awesome creativity right there. And a great little number to play when you're on your way back to the place you call home."

STARS ALIGN FOR KODALINE

 So lately, I've been falling even more in love with a certain band that goes by the name of Kodaline. The Dublin natives have been making waves since 2006, previously under the name '21 Demands', but it is in the last couple of years that everyone has begun to take note.

I can honestly say I've never heard a sound quite like theirs. Of course there are parallels with other artists, however Kodaline seem to have harnessed a sound that is distinctly their own. It's a very beautiful yet powerful one, softly sung words, lyrics that sing of an innocently wonderful kind of love, or desperation, and longing of the heart.

I get emotional every single time I watch one of their videos.
They're one of the only bands I've come across that genuinely seem to want their video to tell the story of the song they're telling, all so that you as the listener can understand and appreciate the music more so.

It's actually kind of annoying how good they are at evoking your emotions when you really didn't want them to be evoked. I sit there, hypnotized into sadness and anger and happiness over the course of four minutes and then when the video stops, I just want to grab a Kleenex and take a minute to compose myself whilst crying 'that was so beautiful' in a melodramatic fashion.

Of course listening to Kodaline also conjures up a tidal wave of emotions and seems to send you into a trance like state where it is impossible to do anything except stare out of the nearest window and let the lyrics create a series of pictures and thoughts in your mind.
Their songs are like snapshots of life, love, moments, struggles and I swear they are wizards of music or something along those lines because ever single song is so well crafted.
It's like they're telling you a story that they have created through the forms of video, imagery and of course, music and I've never heard an artist do it as beautifully as Kodaline do.

I imagine that they sit there, in the studio, and know exactly how the song should sound and will sound and how to get that sound. It's the only conclusion because all the layering of vocals, guitars, drums, sound effects, riffs, lyrics creates perfect songs, time after time.
They truly are masters of their craft.

It can surely only be a matter of time before the world really notices Kodaline and the success they deserve comes running their way in a Usain Bolt like fashion.

With the release of their debut album 'In A Perfect World' on March 25th and a tour under way, Kodaline will only add to their already growing fan base and the hype will build as everyone wants a slice of the Kodaline cake, just to throw in a food related metaphor there for you. 

If you haven't already heard any music of theirs, here is your playlist:

1) All I Want

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtf7hC17IBM

2) High Hopes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4povfmX144

3) All My Friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yemmh3bSWfE

4) Lose Your Mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3U_x781-24

5) Perfect World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL8pbQBhwO0

6) The Answer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XhSMKL8jqI

FULL PLAYLIST: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtf7hC17IBM&list=PLJJ2XVSdsukwgA4w6jbhipH_O-avcYjBp&index=1

KODALINE HOME PAGE: http://www.kodaline.com/home

KODALINE TOUR DATES: http://www.kodaline.com/events