Top 25 - 2 November, 2014

Young. Possibly in love. Thelma Plum.

1. Hey Lady - My Head, My Heart (#1 for 2 weeks!)





2. Thelma Plum - Young In Love (NEW)





3. Tkay Maidza - Switch Lanes





4. The Dead Weather - Buzzkill(er) (NEW)





5. Little May - Bones





6. San Cisco - Run





7. Wayfarer// ft. Donna Arendse - Night Games (NEW)





8. Dear Plastic - Epic Delay





9. Howling Bells - Original Sin





10. Jessie Ware - Pieces





11. Foo Fighters - The Feast and The Famine





12. Crazy Old Maurice - Another Day (NEW)




 
13. Tanzer - That's Why Darling





14. Pepa Knight - Coyote Choir (NEW)





15. Fractures - It's Alright





16. She and Him - Stay Awhile (NEW)





17. Jasia - Safety





18. Chvrches - Under The Tide (NEW)





19. Jack Ladder and The Dreamlanders - Her Hands





20. Julia Why? - Just One Night





21. Calvin Harris ft. Haim - Pray To God (NEW)





22. Gwen Stefani - Baby Don't Lie





23. Sean O'Neill - I Know You Worry





24. Marina and The Diamonds - Froot





25. Sleater-Kinney - Bury Our Friends

Song Review - Clams

Clams

by Pepa Knight

And this is why I love music so much...


It's weird, because I had a pretty bad day yesterday. Someone made me feel pretty insignificant in the most meaningless way, but that happens sometimes doesn't it? A comment from someone truly insignificant said in the wrong way, someone who clearly hasn't been taught the simple art of manners and bam...my world comes crashing down for a little while. I began to get over the insults of yesterday with the company of some incredibly good friends...


...and then this....


...the super happy vocals reminding me of some of the best gigs I've ever been to, the quick beats making me feel like a sunny day in a fairground, on a pier, by the beach and then the big sounds of percussion and sitar and all those voices take me to places I've never been, countries I've never seen and people I've never met, but I know I will one day. And if I don't then it was never meant to be anyway.


Pepa Knight is the one responsible for my change of mood, he of Jinja Safari fame and while his previous solo release 'Rahh!' was just as much delightful mood altering happiness, 'Clams' continues the theme of Indian inspired vibes and sounds and takes it another step further, even more joyous than his first release was. It's also made itself into a special little place in my life for now, because it is the song responsible for putting a smile back on my face after a day I'd rather forget, and dear readers...


...and that is why I love music so much.

Jo Michelmore gives 'Clams' four Gotye heads out of five...

Top 25 - 11 May, 2014

Kimbra, Jack White, Lykke Li + Seinabo Sey!

1. Kimbra - 90s Music (NEW)





2. Our Man In Berlin - Flight





3. Ruby Boots - Oh Lover





4. Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - Fancy





5. Jack White - Lazaretto (NEW)





6. Lykke Li - Just Like A Dream (NEW)





7. Torres - New Skin





8. Montaigne - I'm A Fantastic Wreck





9. Al Parkinson - Like This





10. Little Earthquake - Brightside (NEW)





11. Howling Bells - Slowburn





12. Tired Lion - Are You Listening... Listener?





13. Lancelot ft. Ngaiire - Ain't Nothin' Going on But the Rent





14. Gold Spectacles - What We Might Have Been





15. Japanese Wallpaper ft. Pepa Knight - Waves (NEW)





16. Remi - Tyson





17. Garbage ft. Brody Dalle - Girls Talk (NEW)





18. Ed Sheeran - All Of The Stars (NEW)





19. Northeast Party House - The Haunted





20. Lana Rel Rey - West Coast





21. The Hics - All We'll Know (NEW)





22. Royksopp and Robyn - Do It Again





23. Lily Allen - L8 CMMR (NEW)





24. Seinabo Sey - Hard Time (NEW)





25. Holly Who - Get A Little More