Saturday 26 January 2013

New Waves.. Charli XCX - 'You (HA HA HA)


I started writing this a few weeks back when the video first premiered, but alas here it is, late as is so often the case these days! Fortunately, it's not been so delayed as to have been deemed irrelevant - not that that's ever stopped me before.

You should all know by now because I say it so often that I am a mahusive Charli XCX fan! The single, 'You (Ha Ha Ha)', is the first new song to be revealed for her forthcoming, as-of-yet untitled album. The song samples Gold Panda's 'You' which, whilst being a great instrumental in it's own right, gains a new lease of life with the addition of Charli's lyrics. That being said, Charli's 'You' feels a tad repetitive and not as strong as some of her previous singles. I feel like a broken record in that I've said this on my previous few posts - however, both the 'SUPER ULTRA Mixtape' and especially 'Cloud Aura (feat. BROOKE CANDY)' have grown on me immensely, I'll eat my words! I think that for me, having been impressed with the lyrics for her first couple of singles, 'Stay Away' and 'Nuclear Seasons', I am always looking for such standards of brilliance. That being said, it's still a great pop track, and I'm still beyond excited for the album. I genuinely don't recall the last time the prospect of an album release has whet my appetite so much, I seriously can't wait! It will be on repeat for months!

The 'You (Ha Ha Ha)' EP is out on February 10th.

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It's been a while...


Hi there, it's been a while, hasn't it?

You've probably noticed (if anyone follows this blog at all), but there's been a lack of blog posts lately, in fact, I've barely written at all. I planned to over the Christmas holiday once I had handed in all of my uni coursework, and just found myself feeling very uninspired . My usual format of blog posts weren't interesting me at all, despite enjoying various new music lately. I know that I've uploaded posts like this before, but I struggle with creativity at times, especially as I've gotten older. I think a lot of it stems from exam targets at school, and whilst university is a results based environment, there's a significant amount of time that I'd like to fill productively. I've said before on here that I'd like to start a business of sorts, or being my own business, especially with local job prospects being sporadic at best.

Anyway, back to the blog! I admit, I like life orderly (at least by my own terms, anyway) and I've flirted before with the idea of incorporating different types of posts - outside of music - within this blog. Last time, I decided to keep ELECTRAGRRL totally music based and house topical/arts/film/fashion etc posts elsewhere, however, I found it difficult to juggle the two with other things - my own bad time management, I know! However, seeing as this has more readership, I've considered blending the two once again. It'll be kind of nice to have a central area for proceedings, my only reservations are that it may get a tad cluttered. Let's see how it rolls!

I aim to be posting more often, however I've recently joined a social media website/app called Backspaces, here's mine. Backspaces is what can only be described as a combination of the image aspect of Instagram and the text immediacy of Twitter, except with a longer word allowance. In combining both of these, the user can tell stories; it is best described as an app for diary entries. I'm quickly becoming hooked to it, however the amount of users it has it very small in comparison to Twitter or Instagram; as far as I'm aware, in my group of friends, or even extending that to Facebook alumni, I am the only one who uses it. Have a look at my profile and sign up to get a feel of what Backspaces is about - it's free!

That's all I can think of for now, if you see any new tabs pop up on the head bar in the next few days, don't be too shocked!


Friday 18 January 2013

New Waves.. Peace - 'Wraith'


I know, I know, the latest Peace single has been floating around the blogosphere/cyberspace since approximately November, but it finally got its official release last Sunday, and having it ready for my repeatable disposal has left me suitably obsessed enough to write a review.

'Wraith' itself is a beaut of a tune. I admit, a had practically dismissed Peace after hearing the opening of 'Bloodshake' - I did not require a new Friendly Fires! - but upon seeing the accompanying video for 'Wraith', I turned back and scouted out all of their other songs.

It's official; I love them! The only downside to finding a new band to fawn over (I've been lacking a new favouritist band ever for what feels like, well, forever), is the lack of material to satisfy my appetite  but alas, an EP and 2 singles shall have to suffice til the album is out later this year, and Peace are in my opinion, unlike NME's chosen flavour of the year; Palma Violets, worth all the fuss.

Peace manage to straddle the pop vs. indie crossover fence perfectly, and 'Wraith' encapsulates this, and with a video odd enough to keep you watching til the end, albeitone that is totally and utterly sexist and objectifying (TWERK GALORE!- yes, you read right). I can't help but value the song 10,000x more than the video itself. Despite this, make sure that you check it out above, they're gonna be huge :)

'Wraith' and last  year's Delicious EP are both available now.

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