New Waves.. Lorde - 'Royals'

I featured 'Tennis Court' by Lorde on the July BUZZ a few days ago. I can't recall how I stumbled across her now, but the first song I heard was this song, 'Royals'. 

Surprisingly, yet also unsurprisingly, 'Royals' stormed to the top of the charts in her New Zealand homeland; pretty impressive for a 16 year old, eh? The singer-songwriter - real name Ella Yelich-O'Connor - is fiercely protective of what her label release to the world; as of yet, there are two music videos, one  for 'Royals' and one for 'Tennis Court', and a handful of photos from a single promo shoot, live shots compile the rest. It is refreshing to see such self-guard from a teen in a world over-saturated in the over-sharing of her contemporaries and fans alike. 

'Royals' itself is very subtle, comprised of clicks, beats and vocal layering to create heavenly harmonies, however, it's all about the lyrics. All of Lorde's songs carry a story, as do the accompanying visuals, and it's really this sort of artist that I get excited about.

Her EP, The Love Club is available from iTunes and is on Spotify. For some reason, 'Royals' doesn't seem to be available in the UK yet, and I'm not sure why, although the version of the EP that I bought from UK iTunes has a different tracklisting to the US one. Which is a lil disappointing, as I'm now waiting for 'Royals' to have a presumably massive release over here. Good things come to those who wait...

What do you think of Lorde? Do you like 'Royals'?

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Flashback Friday.. The Smashing Pumpkins - 'Disarm'

It appears that I'd almost forgot to do this post, whoopsee!

I kinda feel like I've fallen off the musical wagon lately; I've gotten into a bit of a rut of there being not-much-of-interest-that-I-felt-compelled-to-write-about and I-don't-feel-like-writing-anything-for-anyone-at-all-ever-again. Ah well.

This week's Flashback is a bit of a sad one (sorry world!); I was reviewing The Civil Wars' new (seemingly final, yet v. good) album which featured a surprise cover of 'Disarm' by The Smashing Pumpkins. It was very different to the original, very delicate and vulnerable, as opposed to Billy Corgan's inherent bitterness. That said, I doubt anything will ever beat the Siamese Dream original; it's a fantastic song that has a sombrely addictive quality that keeps you pressing replay.

I'm going to be a bit lazy now and just tell you to listen to the song, but really, sometimes the music really does do it all.

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BUZZ Playlists.. 'Summering'

A few weeks ago, when I was rejoicing at the emergence of Brit summer 2013 (3 weeks and possibly counting), so I put together a quick lil playlist of big happy bummer choons! There's quite a big mix in there, including Everything Everything, my fave CHVRCHES song, new CSS and Bloc Party, plus some old faves by Phoenix, The White Stripes, The Police and Grimes :)

Have fun!

Let me know what your favourite songs are!

July BUZZ

This will be a short one I'm afraid, as due to the mess that this blog became a month or so ago, I'm still trying to get back into my groove as far as blogging is concerned. Hey, I'm improving - June didn't even have a BUZZ! Also, quick reminder that if anyone reading this, music blogger, other blogger, or not even a blogger at all, if you'd like to write a guest post on this blog, get in touch via electragrrl@gmail.com ! That aside, let's launch into this month's recap!

CHVRCHES - 'Gun'

My single of the month has to be 'Gun' by Scottish band CHVRCHES. With each single they release, they seem to get better and better and I can't wait for their debut album - The Bones Of What You Believe - to drop in late September!

AlunaGeorge - 'Body Music'

My favourite album of this month is AlunaGeorge's debut, Body Music. I love pop music, and this is pop music with substance! The pair manage to sound both retro yet relevant, harkening back to old skool garage and '90's R'n'B. There's not one bad track on the album, proving that Aluna and George don't need to rely on Disclosure to  make a hit. Read the review I did of the album over on Renowned For Sound :) Above is 'Just A Touch'.

Interview: Tracer

I had the pleasure of interviewing Aussie band Tracer for Renowned For Sound! We had a chat about their influences, being on the road, and their new album El Pistolero. Check it out over here!

Smith Westerns - 'Weekend'

The first of the guest posts occurred on this blog, courtesy of Huw who blogs over at The Go-Slow, and he picked one of the best summery songs everrrr with Smith Westerns' 'Weekend'. Listen to it, and I dare you not to be humming it for the rest of your days.

Lorde - 'Tennis Court'

And finally, I'm going to leave you with a sneak peek of an upcoming post. Let me introduce you to Lorde! One quick Google will inform you that this New Zealand native is about to take over, an impressive feat at only 16!
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And that's it!

So tell me folks, what have you been loving this July?