Now it seems it was history

Something new for alllllllllll of you

I'm really into Chew Lips at the mo.

They're, like, well cool.

It's dancey electro-pop, and it's super catchy -

and what I love most about the trio is their frontwoman, Tigs.

She's super-cool, and also she's my current voice-crush. If that makes sense?

IT'S INCREDIBLE. Seriously.

I've never seen them live, but I've heard they really deliver, so I'm sincerely hoping that Chew Lips might pop up on the line-up of one of the festivals I'm going to this summer... So fingers crossed!

So yes, dig this:

'Slick' was the first track of theirs that I heard. Still remains one of my faves, and, as I said before,

Tigs' voice sounds really really good. Nice.

Aaand here's their first official single 'Solo.' It's a good'un!

So yeah.

Apparently, from what I've read, Tigs gives off a bit of a 'too cool for you' vibe with the fans...

Which I was a bit upset to read... Hmm. Oh well, she's got a damn good voice.

So.. I'll get over any icy manners she may have for the moment!

So what d'ya reckon?

so..

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Ok so I'll use this pointless post as a place to put these lovely pictures (wow that's an alliterative sentence, I'm considering changing the word 'lovely' to 'perfect' ... NO georgie, you geek) which are courtesy of nerdy not dirty on deviantart.

Pretty huh?

In musical news, I'm infatuated with Johnny Flynn's new single, which transgressive records are giving away for free!

(I know I mentioned him in the last post too.. But how can I not adore him - he's SO PRETTY)

here's him:

aaand the song's over here:

HERE HERE! CLICK ME! YOU WON'T REGRET IT!

Go on. Download it. How can you resist that face?

If you don't know his other stuff, if you like stuff like.. Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons, Jay jay Pistolet, Jeremy Warmsley... you get the picture, then you'll like it. His voice is as good as his face. Oh and he plays guitar, violin and trumpet as well.

aaah... Johnny.

The Water

Just a quick'un - I am technically revising Latin right now, but I felt so moved to post this I just had to.

Johnny and Marcus. I love them so so so much.

And, my heart broke a little when I realized that this is from the Flowerpot New Year's Eve gig in

Kentish Town last year, which I was all set to go to....... Until I realized it was 18+

So Cordy, I feel your pain!!

Since it's relevant, here are some beautiful snaps of Mumford and Sons I found a while back,

by the awesome Rebecca Miller

Hope everyone is good.

higher & higher & higher

This is how I feel right now!

Albeit sitting at a rather more cluttered desk, and I am using hundreds of sheets of lined paper + biros + textbooks + old notes rather than a cool old typewriter. Generally I look a little more flustered and a little less glamorous.

Revision will be the death of me.

And the worst thing is, that I've barely done any at all.

Oh well, that's my problem, not yours !

In more exciting news, I am now the proud owner of these babies:

yay

And also, I am really liking this weather. It is so unlike Britain, and I am really hoping that it manages to stay like this for my last week of holiday. Pretty please?

So yeah, I'm liking this whole sunshine + grass combo. It's a good 'un.

RIGHT.

Music?

Oh, alright then:

1.

Dancy dancy, fun fun.

Darwin Deez.

I love the vid too. His dancing is epic.

2.

This is a TUNE.

I know passion pit's album 'Manners' has been knocking around for a while,

but I've only recently heard this track from it.

I've clearly been living under a rock.. 'Cause it's awesome.

Passion Pit – Little Secrets from Marcio Machado on Vimeo.

3.

The Cheek. Formerly known as Cheeky Cheeky and the Nosebleeds

Not sure about the name change, the cheek is a good name for a band, don't get me wrong, but cheeky cheeky and the nosebleeds is pretty memorable... But then again, there are A LOT of "blabla AND THE blablablas" around at the moment. If you get me?

Anyway. Their new single offering. Some people have said it's boring, but I like it. It's got a kind of classic-ness.

The Cheek - Hung Up from The Cheek on Vimeo.

Over and out for now, kids.

x

I'm back

hello, hello, hello.

I have returned from the city of insanely tall buildings, insanely big portions and insanely good weather (for the past week, at least.)

I cannot EXPLAIN how hard it was choosing photos to put up. I've just been sitting here agonizing over the choice for about 20 minutes!!!

But...

here they are.

NYC, dahhling.

so much blossom, everywhere. spring had most definitely sprung.

the view from the top of the rockefeller centre. noice, eh?

everyone loves a bit o' warhol. At the MOMA.

now this was COOL. An art installation called 'the artist is present.' The woman in red was the artist herself, and anyone was invited to come and sit opposite her and sort of, be part of the art. She was so still, and the installation was in the museum for a month. With her there, every single day. Impressive. That's dedication for you.

More blossom. PLUS a polar bear called Gus - I was instructed by a friend back here in England to let her know whether Gus the polar bear still lived and Central Park zoo, because she used to live in NYC when she was a little kid and he was her favourite!! He was still there! Although asleep when I found him!!

I loved it, loved it, loved, loved, loved it.

For a first trip out of Europe, it was pretty damn good. Lived up to all my expectations.

We were incredibly lucky with the weather - apparently it had been raining ALL week before we arrived. But the sun shone for us, every day! Lucky, because I have a tendency to pack rather optimistically, so had a heavy suitcase pretty much full of dresses.

We climbed the rockefeller, went to the MOMA, central park & the zoo, dylan's candy bar (mmmmm), did lots of shopping in the department stores and went down to greenwich village, took the staten island ferry, spent far too much money, etc etc etc! We also, for anyone that's into this kind of thing, went to the opera at the met, which was incredible. We got upgraded to a box for only 50 DOLLARS for all four of us, so ended up sitting in seats that would have cost us 300 dollars each at full price!! We were nearly dead centre, it was awesome. We watched 'the magic flute' - They did it really well, emphasizing the slightly pantomime-like sense of the story, so it wasn't too heavy, even though the music is absolutely amazing. And they pulled off that more technical aspect too.

I suppose I was a bit skeptical, just because... I'm not sure... maybe because I figured us Brits 'do' opera better since we're.... closer to the european countries where a lot of it was written? To tell you the truth, I'm not sure where my reasoning lay. But anyway, the americans proved to me that they can do it too. (with kandoo...... no, probably not.)

So. I heart New York. Never did get me one of those T-Shirts though....

New music for the masses

Two new tunes... I spoil you, don't I?

Breezy summer music.

Firstly: Freelance Whales

they're some cool cats from, Queens, NYC.

In my opinion, sounds a smidge like The Weepies meets The Postal Service.

What do you think?

Secondly: Summer Camp

If anyone's been wondering what our London folkster Jeremy Warmsley has been up to....

This is it.

A new project.

Hazy, whimsical, nostalgic electro pop.

The most wonderful thing about this new duo is that they emerged on myspace shrouded in mystery -

no pictures of them per sae, just some 70s camp kids and a few tunes.

They had everyone guessing at their identities until Jeremy finally piped up to tell the world he's behind it all..

Summer Camp - Ghost Train (viral) from Paddy Power on Vimeo.

Listen, love, dream of summer...

And tell me cool things to do new york! I leave at 5 AM tomorrow. Eek!!

gap yah

I'm back from Belgium, stopping off at home briefly for some sleep before I jet off to NY, I am growing more and more excited by the minute!! I am compiling a list of things to do... There is just so much, and in 5 days, I am wondering how on earth we will fit it all in. Maybe I just won't sleep while I'm there?

No, that's probably not sensible.

I don't have anything much to say this evening, just a very funny video for anyone who hasn't seen it.

Oh giggles. Now let's hit the KR, dahling.

HP and LM

Just got home from London - I'm now lying on my bed, reading harry potter.

I'm feeling a bit of h pottz this evening.

Alsoooo I am..

..listening to the new laura marling album, 'I speak because I can',

which I bought as soon as I could when it was released.

She's made the transition from a bleach-blonde pixie cut to brunette bob.

So I guess she's a woman now?

Frivolity has been set aside - it's time for that Let's-Get-Serious second album.

Laura's been making folk in a style far more mature than her years since she was a teenager - in fact, she started out playing in The Bosun's Locker, Fulham - a teeny venue-cum-underage drinking den (as Barry Nicolson so eloquently put it) that was run by dear Winston from Mumford & Sons - when she was a wee scrap of a lass. All the other lads of this establishment - a mess of jamming london folksters who are now better known as Noah and the Whale and Mumford & Sons - were about 17, whilst little Laura was a good few years younger.

Her first album, 'alas I cannot swim', was one of my favourite from 2008.

From what I have heard, 'I speak...' has lost none of Laura's charm, but she has shaken off some of the timid little girliness, which, I suppose, was what we were all expecting when her hair changed. Hair can tell us a lot, eh...

Aaand is that the telling strum of banjo I can hear, Laura?

Miss Marling is now to be seen on the arm of Marcus Mumford,

cue a folkmance-induced *awww* from anyone that cares.

The Sons have been doing some backing for her on most tracks in this new album, and, being a Mumford obsessive, I love this new country twinge. She needed this, I reckon; it's still acoustic music, yet now it is a bit stronger, a bit more robust.

Anyway. It's lovely. Here's one for y'all.