What I'm Listening To This Week

So this is a little project I've been doing in class it's pretty self explanitary I think, just have a read and see what you think:

 1) Dog Is Dead - Hands Down



Dog Is Dead are a relatively new band which are being heralded as the next big thing by the likes of NME. I first saw them in Norwich earlier this year, supporting Viva Brother (who were awful), they really interest me and when I heard they were playing at Leeds Cockpit on tuesday night I jumped on the band wagon. They. Were. Brilliant! They are such a great band to watch live and their songs are so catchy that it's actually hard not to sing along to them. They also had a great support band in the form of Marsicans, a young, local, indie outfit who I thoroughly enjoyed too. The price of this gig was cheap as chips too, in the words of David Dickinson, for only £6 you got 2 great bands what more do you want! if they return in the near future I will see them again for sure.

2)Golden Silvers - True No. 9 Blues (True Romance)

This is a band I found about a year ago and then they just sort of disappeared. And now i've found them once again and remembered how good they were! Their sort of 80's influenced dancey style is somewhat lacking in todays music market. This song just makes me want to dance, it's got a great bassline and great drums and great synth. What more do you want from a song? I've been informed today however that they have now split up so any dancing like that in the video is out of bounds now, such a shame!

3)Major Lazer - Original Don

I'm still unsure about this one. No one can deny the influence Major Lazer has had on the music industry, even Beyonce is doing horrible reworkings of Pon De Floor. I love the African/Jamaican feel they have in their sound and although at first listen I thought it was utter garbage, it does get stuck in your head and I've found myself unknowingly bouncing around my room singing the tune. Maybe its a grower, who knows.

Thanks alot for reading, I hope you've enjoyed this small delve into my record collection

Take care

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