New Waves.. Sky Ferreira - 'You're Not The One'

I unexpectedly came across this as I was getting ready for uni this morning and had to post it!

It feels like an absolute age has passed since '80's enthused pop nugget 'Everything Is Embarrassing' first appeared on cyberspace over a year ago. Similarly '80's influenced, 'You're Not The One' is far more punchy in comparison to its dolefully chilled predecessor, accented with punchy synths and a brash guitar, with Ferreira's crying vocals stating that her current love interest is, indeed, not the one she needs to be with. Also, Ferreira's vocals are easily the strongest she has displayed on any of her singles yet, and this brilliant pop song bodes well for whatever her forthcoming debut album (finally!) has to offer.

Ferreira's debut album, Night Time, My Time is to be released October 29th.

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Flashback Friday.. Phoenix - '1901'

And here was me thinking that this stellar performance had fallen into the BBC abyss of space and time!

I have recently developed an intangible love for Phoenix! However, I am rather loathe and ashamed to admit that prior to seeing them live at Reading as they headlined the NME/Radio1 stage on a Sunday night, that I had not really listened to a lot of their music. I had given their fourth album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix a casual listen when it first came out in 2009, but hadn't delved any deeper in the time since then.

But that all changed with seeing them live at Reading! They were absolutely fantastic, the band were totally on point, the light show was impressive, and singer Thomas Mars had absolutely no fear in regards to diving into the crowd!

The song I've chosen - '1901' - is one of their most well known singles and was an absolute riot live, even this TV performance on Jools Holland was good, and you're guaranteed to be humming it for the rest of the day after. Recently, I've really enjoyed listening to their recent fifth album, Bankrupt!, which is far more electronic than anything they've done previously. If you ever get the chance to see Phoenix live, take the opportunity! The band are currently touring the US before heading over to Mexico, Europe and Australia, with Haim (also spectacular live!) joining them over in Europe.

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