EMELI SANDÉ + PEDESTRIAN = LOVE

                                                  

Love its infectious watery drums and bouncy tempo. Love Emeli Sandé’s haunting vocals. Love the way it makes me want to dance like no one’s watching AND sit and listen carefully at the same time. Love the dark emotive storytelling lyrics “He’s out your system, yea it took you a while. You got your family back and you got your smile”. Love that it’s a free song by a new exciting producer. 

JUST LOVE IT.

Emeli Sande - Daddy (Pedestrian Remix) by Pedestrian

P.S To download, click the little downward arrow on the player (just above on the right)

TaTa

SPEAKER'S PLAYLIST #2

Speaker's Playlist #2

STS #2 by A.O on Mixcloud

Here it is: #2!

It starts off with a little electro/indie number from Phantogram, a band who I don't think gets anywhere enough exposure in this country, seriously underrated. And once CSS add their blend of electro-pop the dancing begins.

Seems to be a lot of piano-led-dance stuff in here with Toddla T, The 2 Bears and Jamie xx. Star Slinger has created a remix which makes it "OK" to sing along to Rihanna and Michael Kiwanuka brings us in on the smoothest landing you'll ever experience. 

Enjoy!

INTRODUCING: LUCY ROSE...

Isn't she beautiful...

singles by Lucy Rose

This girl is going to be all over 2012!

To be honest, this girl needs no introduction...having already toured extensively, contributed incredible vocals to the wondrous Bombay Bicycle Club and (in the very near future) supporting Noah and his Whale on Mr. Fink's attempt at world domination.

Lucy made me fall in love. As effortless as she is, I'm sure I'm not the first.

xx

BLOC PARTY IS STILL BLOC PARTY!!

Wonderful News!!!!!!

Amidst all the speculation of non-reforming, disagreements between members and auditions for a new front man, Bloc Party put this picture out along a long with a short statement "Bloc Party is still Bloc Party. See you soon."

*PHEW*

What's even more exciting is that lead singer, Kele Okereke, confirmed last week that they are to release a new album this year. Yet another highly anticipated release to look forward to. 2012 is shaping up to be a great year!

Here is Bloc Party through the years. With every album comes a new sound that's always original yet shaded with Bloc. Who knows what the new stuff will sound like....

¡Chao!

LIKE DRAKE BUT WITHOUT LIL’ WAYNE (& GOOD)

The Weeknd. Been pretty slow on this guy. Heard so much positive talk about him but never quite got round to listening to him apart from a fantastic remix of Florence’s Shake It Out. What a little Canadian beauty!

He released his 3^rd free mixtape, Echoes of Silence, at the tail end of last year. His crooning R&B vocals are superbly complemented by his own echoic, off-beat, melancholic production. Chances are you have already heard this guy, either through his own stuff or through his label-mate Drake, for whom he has produced many a track. Unlike his fellow Canadian, he seems not to crave the limelight which in the modern R&B world is certainly refreshing.

Below is his version of Michael Jackson’s awesome Dirty Diana. Not many Michael Jackson covers are even a little bit good, not many people would even dare try. The Weeknd smashes it. If the future of R&B is this guy and Frank Ocean, I’m excited.

Oh, and all 3 mixtapes can be found here for free!

The Weeknd - D.D. by The_Weeknd

Bisous.

MY NAME IS JOHNNY DEPP & I KILL PEOPLE.

I'm not really Mr. Depp. I'm pretty sure that Scroobius Pip isn't either (although that would be a stunning revelation: the world's coolest pirate was actually a long bearded, expert wordsmith from Essex!).

Scroobius Pip is a legend, an underrated one at that. Doctor P just takes Pip's raw and insightful words and adds a bit of boom. Call it dubstep, brostep, bruvstep, mechanical-manufacturing-sounding-step, call it what you want, just make sure it's LOUD.

Scroobius Pip - The Struggle (Doctor P Mix)

Tee-Hee

MISS MISSISSIPPI ISABEL

Here is a man, a man with extraordinary hair. Hair that appears to defy gravity. It really is incredible and certainly compensates for the lack of any kind of crown. King Charles has been responsible for some of the catchiest songs of last year with Love/Lust and Bam Bam and just seems to keep them coming. Mississippi Isabel is the latest one as the fun, summery  indieness continues. His album will be fun!

Don’t be fooled, although it sounds like a happy tune, the lyrics suggest otherwise:

"I rode her on my bicycle, all the way in the rain.

She kissed me once, I took her out for lunch and she never kissed me again.”

It would sound to me as though Miss Mississippi Isabel is a cold hearted, unappreciative little so-and-so. Either that or the lunch was pretty dire.

Ta-RA!