I was recently listening to the radio in the car and came across this gem. PEACE are a four-piece indie rock band from England. Whilst I was listening to the radio this song came on and immediately I was listening intently to try and catch some of the lyrics so that I could google it later. Turns out that this was the song I heard....


I really really like this song. I'm not sure whether it's just because I am really into this style of music recently or just the fact that it's a good song to listen to in the car, but this song is just chilled and nice to listen to in my opinion.

So after I googled the song, I decided I would do some research on them. According to trusty Wikipedia, I found that PEACE only have one EP out and the single I'd heard on the radio - score! So as I didn't have much catching up to do, I got the EP - "EP Delicious". Turned out to be a pretty good EP - I would give it a 6/10. Not the best, but still very listenable. My favourite track from the EP without a doubt is "Bloodshake". I would definitely recommend listening to that.

All round, PEACE is a pretty nice new discovery - I wouldn't call them fantastic but they're good musicians and their music is schweet. Definitely worth checking out if you're into indie rock. :)

Today's SOTD has been stuck in my head allll day. I was recently introduced to the band and this is the first song of theirs that really caught my attention. The album that this is from - "Hello Sadness" - is also really good. This is more of a summer tune but I don't care - cheers me up in this wintery period. Enjoy!...

Los Campesinos! - By Your Hand

I hope everybody had a fantastic Christmas day yesterday filled with family, friends and all that good stuff :):) The "Seven Days Of Christmas" series is over and so it's back to the normal routine...

The video I've chosen for YVOTW is a video of Foals debuting their latest single from their upcoming album "Holy Fire", on the Abbey Road Studios Sessions. Even though yesterday was Christmas day, I played this video over 5 times and am actually listening to it as I type this. I am so so so so so so so excited for this album!!! I actually can't wait the whole two months I want it now! This is the third song I've heard from the record and I'm trying not to listen to anymore, but I know I'm going to love them all already. :) Anyway, without further ado..

Foals - Late Night

This video made me fall in love with Yannis (lead singer) a little bit more. He is just wow..

PS: For the full video which features Alt-J too - click here!!

Ok so, I've realised that I probably got "the days of Christmas" completely wrong but either way, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! And nowwwwwwwwwww NUMBER ONE ISSSS.....

Alt-J (∆) - An Awesome Wave

 

In at number two we haveeeeee *drum roll*... "Priorities" by Don Broco. Released on the 13th of August 2012. I literally woke up at 8am the day after I'd gotten back from a week long holiday to go and buy this album from HMV the day it came out. Needless to say I was very keen for this album. And rightly so because I rinsed this album a LOT, so much so, that I can't remember a day since that I haven't listened to at least one song from it.

There are SO many catchy songs on this album and it's to the point that I will actually sing lines from their songs in response to general conversation. This is one of the only albums that I've purchased this year that I could still happily listen to from beginning to end without having to skip some songs.

Surprisingly, initially I wasn't actually that pleased with the album. I'd expected it to sound very different from how it did, so when I first heard it I was a little bit taken aback to be honest, but thank God it didn't sound the way I'd expected because this was of course much, much better.

My main favourites from this album are "Hold On", "Back In The Day", "Priorities" and "Actors". It was way too hard to just choose 4 there so honourable mention goes to "Whole Truth" and "Yeah Man". The music video to "Hold On" is just genius. The lads are experts at making sure their music is in keeping with their personalities. They just have a laugh (and they look good doing it). "Back In The Day" is just a fantastic song, I actually can't say much else about it - it is just gold. "Priorities" has one of the best opening riffs on a track this year and it is EXTREMELY catchy. The part that sold me on "Actors" is the break down where the strings come in and Rob says "we've talked about absolutely nothing..". That part was really unexpected when I first listened to it and I loved the song from beginning to end.

Definitely deserving of the number two spot, but what will be numero uno?! What album could I have possibly listened to more than this? You'll find out tomorrow...

Until then, feel free to pick up the album - it's at a special reduced price right now just £3.99!! GO GO GO!

And my 3rd favourite album of 2012 is "Dead Silence" by Billy Talent. This album is pure gold. Released on the 11th of September 2012. This album from beginning to end is just phenomenal. Particularly the beginning and end of the album - fantastic.

Some of my main favourites from the album are "Don't Count On The Wicked", "Swallowed Up By The Ocean", "Viking Death March" and "Love Was Still Around". Even just choosing those 4 out of all 14 tracks was hard enough - everything on the album is just brilliant. The riff in "Don't Count On The Wicked" is absolutely killer. "Swallowed Up By The Ocean" is the just the perfect 'build-up' song. It climaxes so well - it's literally like the track is 'swallowing you up' so to speak - genius song. "Viking Death March" coupled with "Lonely Road To Absolution" make up the best opening to an album this year. The way the two songs link is absolutely perfect. "Love Was Still Around" is just a really really enjoyable song - I could listen to it happily over and over again.

This album still manages to be different from their other 3 albums but similar at the same time. Their style doesn't necessarily change but there's something different about this album - unique but the same. Either way it is top quality. The name says it all - these are a TALENTed bunch of guys.

I saw them live last month and they killed it. They completely owned the stage. You could tell they knew exactly what they were doing and exactly how they wanted things to be done. From the beginning to the end of their set - energy was high and hits were flowing. Not one of their songs had a bad reception from the crowd. Billy Talent know exactly who they are and nobody can contest it.

I would definitely recommend that you pick up this album. Plus, the album artwork is pretty darn cool...

On the fourth day of Christmas I chose "Daybreaker" by Architects as my 4th favourite album of 2012. Released on the 28th of May 2012.

This album is so ridiculously awesome! Everything about this album is just top quality. When I first listened to this album I was astounded by how good the instruments were. To be honest that was the first thing I thought. The instruments, the drums and guitar especially, in every song were crazy good! Of course Sam (vocalist) is great also but I think from the whole album I was most in awe of the instruments. This being said Sam's lyrics are also second to none. Especially in "Even If You Win, You're Still A Rat". This is just what albums should sound like.

Some of my favourites from this album are "Alpha Omega", "Outsider Heart", "Devil's Island" and "These Colours Don't Run". These four songs are absolutely immense! "Alpha Omega" hits so hard when it comes in at the beginning and the bridge is also fantastic. "Outsider Heart" instrumentally this is one of the craziest (if not the craziest song) on the album. If you don't believe me - see for yourself. "Devil's Island" is definitely one of the songs on the album that caught me lyrically - awesome lyrics. "These Colours Don't Run" is so so energy filled, it's no wonder it's one of their best live songs - people go absolutely mental for this song live (check it out).

I was so happy that I got to see them live earlier this year (and for just £13!!) they were absolutely amazing! The crowd was pumped and Architects were on top form. They played some of my other favourites from their previous albums ("Hollow Crown" and "The Here And Now") and almost everyone in the crowd still knew the lyrics to their older stuff - some maybe even knew them better! It was a crazy gig and I would happily pay double the price to see them again.

Their album is definitely one of the best I've heard all year without a shadow of a doubt...

Well if you're reading this we've survived the apocalypse and it's the fifth day of Christmas. So I've chosen "Bones" by Young Guns as my fifth favourite album of 2012. I really loved this album. It was released on the 3rd of February and I still listen to songs from it today. For this to only be Young Guns second full length album, I'm excited to see how much better they can get!

This album is fantastic lyrically and is very listenable. Gustav is on top form in this album. It still has the same kind of dark tone to it as All Our Kings Are Dead but includes a few more 'upbeat' songs like "Brother In Arms" and "I Was Born, I Have Lived, I Will Surely Die".

I have had so many favourites from this album but I think I have to say my all time favourites are "You Are Not", "Headlights" and "Bones". The video for "You Are Not" is absolutely genius - I think I liked the song even more - if that's possible - after I watched the video. "Headlights" is the ultimate 'sing-a-long' song. To this day I still don't know all of the lyrics but every time I hear the song I still sing and mumble along right until the end. "Bones" is just flawless. The lyrics are divine and the video is also awesome - very cinematic. This single kept me going until the actual album was released, so it's safe to say I rinsed this song from the get go.

I was lucky enough to see Young Guns live whilst I was at Reading Festival this year and they were easily in my top 10 gigs of the weekend. They absolutely slayed it and I think they were one of the only bands I saw where I knew every single song that they played. They had awesome stage presence and the crowd was completely in their hands - and for them to have so many people packed in their tent whilst Florence and The Machine were headlining the main stage at the same time says a lot (NB: the reason I wasn't at FATM was that it was cold/rainy so I wanted to be inside... and I love Young Guns so, win:win)

All I can say is that this album is amazing! Anyone who is into any kind of rock or alternative music please get your hands on this if you haven't already - you will not regret it!

The sixth day! Hahaha this is pretty convenient because today's album is "This Is The Six" by While She Sleeps.

It's pretty funny how I heard about this band haha. One day some months ago, I was watching/listening to Kerrang, and their music video for "This Is The Six" came on. My family were all in the room at that point and they hate it when I listen to any music with screaming in it and so when the song started off with screaming they'd already started complaining and talking over the music so I only caught snippets of it before I had to change the channel. That was enough time for me to hear the words "this is the six" and type them into Google, thus sparking my interest in While She Sleeps.

I really overplayed this song after I found it and it's probably still my favourite song on the album to date. The intro is so genius and it has such energy to it. To be honest, the whole album is like that. I was so excited to later find out that they're on the same label (Search And Destroy) as one of my favourite bands - Don Broco AND they planned on releasing their full length record on the same day as them! (the 13th of August 2012) This could only mean good things.

The album is fantastic! Some of my favourite songs from the album are "Our Courage, Our Cancer", "Satisfied In Suffering", "Be(lie)ve" and "Seven Hills". "Satisfied In Suffering" has probably the most killer intro out of all the songs on the record. The first time I heard it my head was bobbing straight from the get-go.

This album is just a display of very very good quality music. I just know that While She Sleeps are going to do really well after this. :)

Ok so, today is the seventh day of Christmas and the start of my countdown of my seven favourite albums of 2012.

My number 7 is "Our Version Of Events" by Emeli Sandé. This album was released on the 10th of February 2012. Many have already named it "the album of the year". The Times even called her "the voice of 2012" and rightly so - Emeli Sandé has sung at almost every single big time event this year (The Olympic Ceremonies, Sports Personality Of The Year, The X Factor, etc...) and if she wasn't physically performing then her songs were usually played in the background of montages and things like that. Safe to say, she's done pretty well this year...

When I bought the album I'm not entirely sure what I was expecting from it - I just wanted something new to listen to I guess. Well, this album gave me that, and then some. I listened to this album for a good 3 months after I got it. I don't think there was one song on there that I didn't like and almost every song on the album has been "my favourite" at some point. 

Her song "Heaven" was the first single from the album. Absolute banger! Great song to dance to, I don't know it just makes me happy.  Some of my other main favourites from the album have been "My Kind Of Love", "Clown", "Next To Me", "Hope" and "Suitcase", but I have two very special favourites that I need to talk about individually.

If I was to listen to any track from this album 10 years down the line it would first either be "Breaking The Law" or "River". These two songs are impeccable. Her voice is just silk, both songs are pretty simple but they are my favourite songs on the album. 

Overall the album does have the ability to drag after sometime and can become kind of boring if you're not in the mood for that style of music. But other than that, every song is quality and it is well produced.

If you haven't already gathered, I really like this album. And Emeli Sandé is fantastic. Maybe a little overrated but still fantastic. 

THERE ARE OFFICIALLY ONLY 7 DAYS LEFT UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!! I don't know about you but I am very very excited. 2012 has been a fantastic year, both musically and in general, and so in honour of this year I have decided to pick my Top 7 albums of 2012 and review each of them in these next 7 days leading up to Christmas (7th to 1st).

Kerrang Magazine released a list of their Top 101 albums of 2012 this week and I'm not gonna lie; I was pretty disappointed. They included lots and lots of quality albums but for them to put "A Flash Flood Of Colour" (by Enter Shikari) as their number one?! I was shocked and appalled. It definitely would not have been my first or even 10th choice but each to their own..

Well there we have it, let the seven days of Christmas commence....

I kind of hate to make this my SOTD but it is soooooooo freakin' catchy!! I first heard it 2 weeks ago - I've sung it almost everyday since then. I normally don't even like this kind of music as such...

Let me give you a bit more of a clue, it's from Taylor Swift's latest album. I hope nobody stopped reading because of that but yeah, I actually really like Taylor Swift as a person - she seems really cool. But her music has always been depressingly below average. Her songs are usually so similar and her lyrics are pretty poor - but her latest album "Red" is definitely a slight improvement :|. If I had to say one good thing about this album is that the singles from it are quite listenable - despite how cringey they are. Well either way, here goes...

Taylor Swift - 22


PS: As you can tell by her first line "It feels like a perfect night, to dress up like hipsters and make fun of our exes, uh oh" her lyrics haven't gotten any better in this album.

Earlier this week on 12/12/12, there was a concert held in honour of Sandy Relief, at Madison Square Garden where Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear joined with Paul McCartney to perform briefly as Nirvana, or rather "Sirvana". They didn't perform any of Nirvana's old hits but instead a new song that they'd written and recorded together specially for the concert.

This made history. I never thought I'd see the day when the remaining members of Nirvana would take the stage together again. I just wish I could have been there to see them live! Nonetheless, as expected, they smashed it. They weren't quite Nirvana but they were still fantastic. And Dave Grohl. What else can I say? Whether as frontman or drummer, he still commands the stage.

If you haven't already seen the performance yet, be prepared to witness history...

Earlier this year I came across this four-piece alternative rock band named Safe. They are not very well known at all - only managing 359 likes on Facebook. The first single that I heard of theirs does not even have a video on YouTube of it - I had to first listen to it on Alternative Press. Nonetheless, this first song was enough to get me really interested in the band. I really like their style and the tone of their music. But don't just take my word for it! Here, listen to the first song I heard of theirs "Wasting Weekends".

More recently they have put their full album, "Cinematic Ocean" up on iTunes available for download. The album can also be bought on Safe's bandcamp AND it is available to stream on Spotify! These boys have been busy. The 10 track album is really really well produced. There's not one track on the whole thing that I didn't like. Feel free to have a listen through on Spotify if you don't quite believe me yet (Spotify is free to get if you don't already have it).

Safe are awesomely talented and quite underrated I believe, and so if you like any of their stuff, "like" them on Facebook and "share" their videos on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr... and Google+ (if you're into that kind of thing). And don't hesitate to grab a copy of their album. Their album artwork is also pretty schweet...


If you're fan of good new music, give them a listen. You won't be disappointed!

For those who like: The Swellers
                                   Diamond Youth
                                   The Story So Far

One of my favourite bands of 2012, Don Broco, released their official video for their latest single 'Fancy Dress' earlier today. The video is a compilation of footage from all of the live shows that they've played over the past year. To be honest, this couldn't be more fitting - this is one of the bands best live songs and so it was really nice to have the video give off the feeling of what it's like to see them live.

The boys from Don Broco are just complete lads and this really comes across in all of their videos. So here we are....

After listening back through the entire discography of ADTR this week, I quickly remembered why I loved them so much. ADTR are without a doubt the most successful band to mix pop punk and hardcore music together (FYI: this does not mean that they are post-hardcore). They've released 4 fantastic albums and are planning on releasing a fifth in just 8 days!! Therefore, I feel that there couldn't be a better time to choose one of my favourite 3 songs of theirs for today's TT :) It was between this song, 'Mr. Highway's Thinking About The End' and 'Sticks & Bricks' but I had to go with this. So without further ado...

A Day To Remember - Welcome To The Family


If you enjoyed this then you will definitely want to get yours hands on their new record "Common Courtesy" when it comes out next week, just sayin'....

Earlier this week I posted an entry talking about the albums and EPs that I'm looking forward to in the coming months and I've just realised that I missed one out! (and probably many others).

Well, Blink-182 are releasing a new EP entitled "Dogs Eating Dogs" on the 18th of December 2012. It is self-produced as they split from their record label in October. There will be 5 songs on the record and here is a little taster of what you'll get to hear. Track 4, Boxing Day...

Well today Mumford & Sons are playing a gig at The O2 Arena and sadly, I can't go :(:( so this SOTD post will be entirely dedicated to them. Today's Mumford SOTD will have to be 'I Will Wait' considering it was played on the radio whilst I was in the car this morning - fate...


But to be honest the song that I would be most excited to see of theirs live might just have to be either 'Dustbowl Dance' or 'Little Lion Man'. For two completely different reasons... with 'Dustbowl Dance' the little breakdown at the end would just be insane live - completely electric. With 'Little Lion Man' everyone in the crowd will know all the lyrics, the atmosphere would be awesome - 30-something-year-old men screaming the lyrics louder than any teenager in the crowd - that would be a sight to see. So for that reason, I can't pick so I'll just choose both...



My favourite song from their new album would probably have to be 'Babel'. I hate to say it and be all "mainstream" but I don't care - most enjoyable track on the record for me...



Well there we go... let me know what your favourite tracks by Mumford & Sons are. And for those of you who went to the gig tonight - hope you had an immense time! Send through some pictures?!

I've got a hold of quite a few awesome new songs but this especially stood out to me this week. This song is by a three-piece band named Daughter reigning from my old hometown, North London. I love the feel of this song. Very excited for them to come out with even more new stuff.

Daughter - Smother

YTVOW this week is easily the funniest video I've seen online allll month. Me being a huge lover of the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy, I appreciate the hilarity of this video just a little bit more...

This video came out just a few days ago and is already extremely popular. So sit down and prepare to laugh your ass off...


And for those looking for something a little more musical - something from Alt-J...


Quality.

Ok so, quite a bit of important news has been jumping around the interweb this week about upcoming album release dates and other such things and I. AM. STOKED.

Literally, I am just too excited to hear this new music. Highly anticipating some of these releases and so I thought I would give you some dates for your diary if they have not already clearly been marked...

A Day To Remember are planning on releasing their new album "Common Courtesy" on the 21st of December 2012. I'm really excited for this album. They never cease to impress me and with the help of Chad Gilbert (New Found Glory) on it, I'm sure that they will continue to impress me. Here's their countdown video...



Diamond Youth are scheduled to release their next EP named "Orange" on the 22nd of January 2013. I've got their two other EP's - "Don't Lost Your Cool" and "DMND" and right now my favourite by a mile is "Don't Lose Your Cool". Hopefully that'll change once I hear this new record. Here's their first single from the EP...


Foals are releasing their third record called "Holy Fire" on the 11th of February 2013. I have only recently been introduced to Foals' music and I must say I was very very pleasantly surprised. They are pretty ingenious. Having listened through the rest of their discography, I can happily say this next record is going to be on repeat for quite a while. Here's the first single from it...



Paramore are scheduled to release their fourth album self-titled "Paramore" on the 9th of April 2013. I have never been more nervous to hear an album in my entire life. This is their first full length album since the brothers' departure in 2010 and for once I actually have no clue as to what any of it will sound like. They could have completely changed genres for all I know! Their first single from the album has been announced to be called "Now". Very excited but very nervous indeed....


MARK THESE DATES IN YOUR DIARIES PEOPLE! THESE ARE NOT ALBUMS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO MISS!

This is kind of an impromptu gig review as I didn't actually know that I was going to this gig until just a few hours before it! This Thursday (06/12/12) Florence + The Machine (FATM) headlined The O2 Arena. I'd known about this gig for a longgg time but I wasn't able to get tickets when they came on sale, and obviously I was pretty upset that I couldn't make it. It was just my luck that a friend of mine had a spare ticket for me to go to the show. Free ticket - SCORE!

FATM were supported by HAIM and The Maccabees. Before Thursday, I'd never heard of HAIM and I'd heard a couple of The Maccabees songs but I'd been pretty indifferent towards them. It's safe to say that I wasn't expecting much when I was waiting to see them. Truth be told, I didn't get a lot from them either. Well actually HAIM were a lot better than I'd expected and The Maccabees were a lot more boring than I'd expected. I fell asleep part-way through The Maccabees set (this has never before happened to me at a gig - not impressed.) But HAIM - they started off pretty average but then really really picked up towards the end of their set. Watch this video of the last 7 minutes of their set..

I have been listening to this song pretty much on loop for the past couple of days. For some reason, recently I've been more in the mood for chilled, mellow music and so when I discovered this gem I overdid it a little bit...

Either way, I just feel that this needs to be shared with someone other than myself. Quality track. Enjoy...

Half Moon Run - 21 Gun Salute


I haven't yet had the chance to listen through their album but hopefully I could get a review up of it soon. This band seems a little too underrated for me right now, so if you like them - TELL A FRIEND :)

For those who like: Foals
                                   Foster The People
                                   Alt-J

Ok so today I've decided to do TWO SOTD :):) I know, I know... WILD! hah.

So I'll start with the main song of the day - from one of my favourite albums of the year "An Awesome Wave" by Alt-J. This song has been in my head alllllll week. Alt-J are just a brilliant band and they need to be appreciated :):)

Alt-J - Tessellate


And now for the second SOTD, I have been having an exceptionally good weekend and I was lucky enough to start off today with some of my closest friends and to witness two of my friends being baptised (GOD IS GREAT!). And so, it's feeling like a beautiful morning...

Don Broco - Beautiful Morning

Today's TT is in honour of the upcoming release of Paramore's 4th studio album!!! I am super stoked for it's release - kind of nervous about how it'll sound too but stoked at the same time. Paramore are one of my favourite bands... ever. This song has gotten well over 200 plays on my iTunes/iPod. Definitely makes my top 10 list of Paramore songs. I will never get tired of this song... ever.

Paramore - Careful


PS: It's funny that I've chosen this song the week after mewithoutYou week because mewithoutYou will be supporting Paramore on three dates of their tour in February 2013. Love coincidences...

Ok so today's SOTD is actually kind of meant for yesterday. Well, let me explain... one of my friends was baptised yesterday! Sadly I couldn't go because it was far away but in honour of her baptism I have chosen this song. She has the lyrics from it tattooed on her - "break my heart for what breaks yours" and so I thought this song would be fitting...


Hillsong United - Hosanna

Ok so, this weeks YTVOW I've watched over 10 times since I first saw/heard it. I'm trying not to bombard this blog with Wayward Daughter but this must be acknowledged.

This is the latest cover they've uploaded to YouTube - a cover of Maroon 5's Harder To Breathe. In my opinion this cover actually smashes the original. The guitar is so so on point and Lydia's vocals are just effortlessly flawless. If you don't believe me now, see for yourselves...


Waywardians Unite!

mewithoutYou are a 4 piece indie band from Philadelphia. I have chosen this song for a TT because I listened to it again earlier this week and it just reminded me exactly how genius they are. I love this song. Awesome lyrics, awesome instrumental and it's just so passionate.

I've had a pretty good Thursday today and now if you watch this, I'm sure you will too :)

mewithoutYou - Silencer

So I have just been to see the new Twilight film finally! It is goood, I probably shouldn't have laughed as much as I did but I liked it anyway.

Today's SOTD is the song they played during the end credits of the film. It went perfectly with the ending and sounded great in the theatre. Enjoy...

Christina Perri - A Thousand Years

Last Sunday, a couple of friends and I went to The Roundhouse in Camden to see Billy Talent (supported by Don Broco and AWOLNATION).

Let me start off by saying that The Roundhouse is such a beautiful venue. I'd never been there until this gig and so finally going inside - it is gorgeous! Really modern inside, nice facilities, nice stage, nice bar, etc... so definitely 10/10 for the venue :).

Ok, so when we got into the venue we got a prime spot waiting for Don Broco to take the stage. Even though I've already seen them once this year at Reading Festival I was still buzzing to see them again because they were that good. One great thing about this gig is that they were VERY prompt with their starting times. As soon as the clock hit 7:45pm the lights dimmed and Don Broco came running on stage. They played pretty much the same setlist they played at Reading and just as well - but one big difference was the crowd's reaction, not many of the fans there knew who Don Broco were and so it was a pretty dead crowd to be honest which threw me off a little. Nonetheless, the boys from Bedford smashed it and opened up well for AWOLNATION to follow.

Now, I'm not a huge fan of AWOLNATION so I took their set as a time to preserve my energy for Billy Talent's set. They are extremely good instrumentalists and you can tell they've been at it for a while - they sounded experienced. The crowd seemed to be enjoying them too. But for most, including me, they were just a filler and everyone was waiting for the main event - Billy Talent. Whilst I was sat watching AWOLNATION's set I met Matt (drummer/backing vocals in Don Broco) and Rob (lead singer of Don Broco) as they were hanging around near backstage. They're both lovely lovely lads. Matt said he'd had a hard gig as he was battling Laryngitis - but he still put on a great performance.

After AWOLNATION's set, Billy Talent took the stage, opening with Lonely Road To Absolution/Viking Death March. The crowd went ballistic for these first 6 minutes - I got pushed back at least 7 rows during the song! It's crazy how much the atmosphere changed when Billy Talent came on stage. The crowd kept that crazy atmosphere going throughout the whole set getting especially wild during songs like Surrender, Runnin' Across The Tracks and How It Goes. Billy Talent absolutely slayed their set - and they knew it too! After their main set finished, they came on for their encore performing - Fallen Leaves, Surprise Surprise and Red Flag. The encore was probably more mad than the actual main set! Bodies being tossed everywhere. Lyrics being chanted loudly. It was all just a little bit surreal. Such a top night!

Overall Rating - 9/10 

Here are some pictures from the night:

So a recent purchase of mine has been The Swellers new EP "Running Out Of Places To Go". I really love it - classic Swellers vibe to it. They've just premiered a video for one of the songs today. Quality song and quality video. Simple as that really, but sometimes simple is more special. Enjoy the video...

YTVOW this week is the video of James Arthur singing Adele's 'Hometown Glory' on the UK X Factor this week. I'm just loving James at the moment and also, I'd been singing this song all week prior anyway so that was a nice coincidence. Anyway, here you go....

Today's SOTD is by an all female alternative rock band called Warpaint. Their album has a really soft and chilled vibe - quite ambient. This is definitely my favourite song on the album. Something about the bassline reminds me of Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers Bassist) at points and so definitely gives it points up. I'm really loving this song at the moment so here you go...

Warpaint - Undertow


Hope you enjoyed it - if you did, why not grab the whole album? :):)

For those who like: Red Hot Chili Peppers
                                   Daughter
                                   Foals

So I already posted about Wayward Daughter and their gig at the fireworks in Cassiobury Park last Saturday and I thought I'd better let you know how that went.

They were on first due to the radio station thinking that they would play an acoustic set - but they actually had the full live band on. They had a pretty big turn-out and everyone in the crowd was really hyped for them - I even heard a few other people singing their lyrics in the crowd during the set so that was really nice.

They opened with one of my favourite songs of theirs - Class A, and absolutely slayed it! All instruments were on point, Lydia's vocals were killer and the band chemistry was great. Everyone was just having a great time. After Class A, they played the first song they ever wrote together - What I Have Done. This was cute. Just the right song for fireworks. Everyone really seemed to enjoy it and I know I was loving it. But then after that, just as everyone was really really getting into them, the organisers cut their set short :| MADNESS! People called for an encore - chanting "we want more!". Sadly, that was the end of their set but they did what they could with the time they had - and they rocked - WD! WD! WD!

Overall rating - 7/10

Some pictures from the night...

So when I was at Delilah's gig a couple weeks ago, she covered this song and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since haha. This is a classic club/dance tune. Despite it's strange title and vibe it is completely contagious and I couldn't help singing it at least once everyday this past week. Anyways, without further ado...

Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)



PS: speaking of addictive things, head on down to kanyezone to play the most pointless yet addictive game of the month... la da dee la da dow, la da dee la da dow...

In light of the elections that have been going on this week and the re-election of President Obama, I thought I would acknowledge it by posting the song that Obama walked out to for his speech this morning (last night for Americans)...

Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered


I thought that was a pretty fitting choice haha. I personally am extremely happy for Obama and glad that he has been re-elected, I know not all will agree but I'm sure that everyone hopes for the best for the USA and prays that Obama can bring an improvement to all areas where necessary during his next 4 years in office.

God bless America.

Ok so today's SOTD should really be a Throwback Thursday as it's pretty old, but I've already got something lined up for Thursday and this has been stuck in my head ALL DAY so I thought I'd better put it on the internet now...

The song is 'Going Under' by Evanescence. I remember I used to really like this song when it came out. Not a huge fan of Evanescence or anything but this song and this video are genius. Also, they are currently on tour! So if you're a big fan or if you would like to see this hit performed live or even if you just LOVE live music - grab some of those tickets (if there are actually any left). Well, here it is...


PS: Amy Lee is pretty darn cool. Just sayin'...

The Story So Far are a five-piece pop punk band from California signed by Pure Noise Records. I went to see them on Friday (02/11/12) at The Kasbah, Coventry with a close friend of mine. This was probably the most surprising gig that I've been to all year haha.

When I had a look on The Kasbah's website it had said that capacity in the venue was 1000+ and I'd seen a couple of pictures and the place looked pretty big but still quite intimate at the same time. We got there and we were put in a different part of The Kasbah and it's capacity must have been about 100 tops it was TINY. My friend and I were in complete shock. The stage was so tiny that they only needed one bodyguard in front of it catching all the crowd surfers. So that was the first surprise of the day.

Now on the line up, it had only mentioned one band - Gnarwolves and before this gig I had only heard one of their songs (Reaper) and so had no idea what the band would really look like. When we got there, a local band from Coventry turned out to be opening - I thought they were Gnarwolves until they said otherwise haha. They weren't the best band but they were energetic and they tried hard. I didn't actually catch their band name if they did mention it. The next band came and set up their own instruments and I thought that they must surely be Gnarwolves - but nay! it was another local band from Coventry! They were slightly better than the last and their drummer was on fire! Again I didn't really catch their name either.

Next up - the long awaited GNARWOLVES! For some reason I was really really expecting them to be American and so when they half way through their set said that they were from Brighton I was gobsmacked. They were very theatrical and "intense" but they had a good set :)

Then finally the main event - THE STORY SO FAR! It was crazy to be so so close to them, I was not actually expecting them to be that exposed to the crowd at all. Anyways, so I was expecting them to open with the first songs on the album 'States and Minds' and then 'Roam' - INSTEAD they opened with 'Swords and Pens'. Also, I expected them to close with the last song on the album 'Closure' but INSTEAD they closed with 'Quicksand'. Not complaining though, they absolutely smashed their set. The crowd was buzzing. The entire crowd of about 80 people seemed to know all the words to the songs and were all screaming the lyrics passionately for the whole set. Kids were jumping off of barriers, crowd surfing, moshing - just completely letting loose. Such an adrenaline packed show. TSSF managed to get through their whole album and even dropped in a couple of new songs!

The security and set was so chilled that at the end everyone was just walking on stage and chatting to the band. So of course I took my chance and hopped on stage to let the band know they'd smashed it and obviously to grab a cheeky hug from Parker Cannon. This gig was nowhere near what I expected but it exceeded my expectations nonetheless.  TOP QUALITY GIG.

Overall rating - 8/10

SOTD is from Soul Survivor's new live album - 'Kingdom Come' which is being released later this month (19/11/12). I was lucky enough to attend the Soul Survivor summer festivals in Bath earlier this year and it just makes me think - thank God this is a live album because every single one of these songs sounded absolutely immense live.

The 5 days I spent at the festival this year were probably the most necessary days of my entire year. It was the best feeling to be able to share fellowship with over 10,000 other young people and to see God move and work so actively in so many people's lives. Such a powerful 5 days.

Anyways, Beth Croft wrote and performed this song. She has a fantastic voice and a personality to match. Here's the title track of the album...

Beth Croft - Kingdom Come