James Blake- Song of the day

Sorry i haven't been posting lately guys ubfortunately i've been having some trouble with my computer regarding some troublesome infections. If you are like me, a follower of Jools Holland and his show on BBC2 you may be familiar with this very talented young man, James Blake. Blake has been a lot of press in the blogosphere and "underground" music mags and forums for his music- a merge of R 'n' B textures and soul. Here is The Wilhelm Scream. Hope you enjoy.

Crystal Castles ft. Robert Smith- Song of the day

Robert Smith of The Cure lends his vocals to this instantly catchy piece of art by future electro Gods Crystal Castles called I'm Not In Love. I don't think there is that much to say about this song other than it being pure genious. Take a listen and let me know what you think.

The Vaccines-Song of the day

The Vaccines have been hailed as the saviour to 'guitar rock' and there debut album, "What did you expect from the Vaccines" certainly does pack a punch. From beginning to end the album is full of short catchy tunes and songs of regret like angst filled Post break-up sexe  exhilerating album opener Wrecking Bar (ra ra ra), If you Wanna,Blow it up and the brooding Lack off understanding makes this a hugely enjoyable listen. I hugely recommend it :)

Leonard Cohen's Induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

ring the bells that still can ring
forget your perfect offering
there is a crack in everything
that's how the light gets in

Mr Leonard Cohen

If you haven't heard of this gentleman then please take a look at the two instructions below
1. discard your entire Lady Gaga, Kesha and Rihanna filled record collection and seriously take a look at your life and think about what you are here on this planet for
2. If the answer to your questioning is to continue listening to the utter garbage that is mediocre, manufactured pop then all that is simply left to do is throw yourself from the nearest, tallest building you can find!
Yes this is how strongly I feel about this man and if you don't like me talking like this then it's tough- this is a legend and a lyrical genious with one of the most distinctive voices to have ever been recorded. This is the man who brought us such poetry as:
Suzanne
Who by fire
So Long, Marianne (my personal favourite)
Hey, That's no way to say goodbye
The Stranger song
and let us not forget Hallelujah, Cohen's most popular and well known song that has been covered by countless artists such as Bob Dylan, John Cale, Jeff Buckley, Damian Rice,K. D Lang, Rufus Wainwright and the forgettable Alexandra Burke.
However when all is said and done, it is Cohen who does is it the best...

It is said that Cohen originally wrote over 80 verses of Hallelujah before (obviously) cutting some out. Now that is a) absolutely genious and b) not fair, I mean how are we supposed to keep up with him when he is going off writing what will inevitably be 80 outstandingly stunning verses?

One more thing if anyone even dares to comment or email me or text me- in fact even thinks that Leonard Cohen doesn't have a good voice then I will hunt you down and seriously harm you. You have to understand that just like Bob Dylan, Tom Waits Cohen's voice is perfect for the songs he writes- that is why nobody has ever or will ever be able to do a cover that is superior.
As Lou Reed so eloquently put it, "we are so lucky to be alive at the same time as Leonard Cohen" couldn't have put it better myself.
Ps. Those of you who don't know who Lou Reed is, you obviously shouldn't be reading my blog.

Psychologist-Song of the day

Ok so this guy is weird-clearly, I mean he has a tendency to give birth in his videos so i'm guessing the guy is not of sound mind however if that is the sacrifice that has to made for us to listen to great songs like Comes in Waves then I am glad he has made this choice. Comes in Waves is a hauntingly beautiful song from the upcoming artists new EP, Waves of Ok (I think there's a theme here)

Ed Sheeran- Song of the day

The first time I heard this song, it was on a music channel dedicated entirely to new and upcoming artists (this channel is called Propellor on Sky 195, the programme is called Tuune and on from 7:00pm on weekdays if you're interested). Then imagine how excited I was to find out that he would be on the weeks edition of Late Live...with Jools Holland. The song tells the unfortunate tale of a girl who has lost her way and the beautiful voice of Sheeran coupled with the amazing lyrics makes for a wonderful song. This is The A Team.