Park Bench Society- Forest Gate EP

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Sorry I haven't posted for a while but I've been so tied down with homework recently that I have just not had the time! Anyway, today's post will be about "Park Bench Society"'s EP Forest Gate. You can buy or listen HERE

Background Info:

Park Bench Society are an acoustic, indie, alternative and Ska band from Loughborough. They say they are influenced by The Rivers, Jamie T, Arctic Monkeys, Tom Waits, John Mayer, Bon Iver, The Kooks, Steve Hewitt and Vampire Weekend.

They have a gorgeous acoustic indie sound. The track "Down by he bus shelter" is an amazing, catchy song showing off the vocal and song writing ability of the guys. This track is similar to Passenger but still has it's own unique style. The song "Room 66" starts off with the twangy guitar sounds and the slapping guitar drum , it sounds Spanish and is fast and upbeat. I love their accent which is really prominent in this song. The trumpets are a great addition. "Go home" is an angry and sassy song that is confident and clever. "Girl from the city" is another upbeat track that is unbelievably catchy and probably my favourite. These guys really think about their lyrics and backing which is obvious in their music. It is carefully sculpted, unlike early EPs in a lot of band's careers. This EP is full of upbeat acoustic indie tracks that get you dancing and thinking so I love these guys. I really hope they get big and your £3.16 would help a lot! .......

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The Tuts

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Just a short post today about "The tuts"! You can listen to them HERE!! More music HERE!

Background Info:

The Tuts are a 3-piece punk, ska and indie band from Hayes, London. They have a song featured on Kate Nash's Christmas EP. 

These girls have a rock sound as well as a slightly poppy. They are extremely talented and unique, although have a similar sound to Kate Nash. Their electric, bass heavy beats are fab and added with the gentle, soothing voices of the girls makes a great and whole band! I'm surprised they're not bigger than they are!!

iTunes Single of the week #9

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So this week's free single of the week was "Dripping Down" by East India Youth.

East India Youth has one album: "Total strife forever" and one EP: "Hostel". He is William Doyle, a 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist from Bournemouth.

 Review:
This track is an indie-grunge with electronic tones. I really like the vocalist, he has a deep but soft and gentle voice. Although he can get a bit monotonous at times, we hear his talent when he moves pitches. About three quarters of the way through we think the song has finished but it carries on with the backing removed but we hear gorgeous harmonies, these are haunting and so well written with beautiful changes in chords and dynamics. I could listen to those as a whole song! The song starts off with the vocals sung relatively high, but these are soon brought down again to the nasal slightly samey tones of the rest of the track. I love the harmonies behind the main vocalist. The backing is electric and with Caribbean drum beats, I like this but only with the more indie-grunge vocals.

Overall I would give this song 7/10, for the beautiful ending.

Top 3 Songs of the week #9

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This week I've been loving....
Bird song by Florence + the machine
My Song 5 by HAIM
Angry Hill by George Ezra

Bird Song is a gorgeous alternative song. Florence's voice is so beautiful in this song that I don't know how to cope! The intro is slow and flowing and sung without backing. Then acoustic guitar is added, but it sounds so much like a harp, electric guitar is added after and it gets faster but still only very simple backing. The harp-like guitar is added again with Florence singing two parts to this song recorded over each other. When it goes back into flowing gorgeous circles she sings the same line again and again. But we hear her mood change with the music and our perception of the line changes with her's. We feel her change as a person which makes this such a simple but incredible song! She is a truly talented songstress!

My Song 5 is an electric, bass heavy track. It has a strong sound and strong lyrics. The lyrics are sung quite low down which adds to the strength of the song. I love the electric guitar rock sound after the chorus, it makes you want to do air guitar! I love the beats that sound like a funeral march at the start of the song, these add to the anger and emotion of the song. The lyrics are great, they swear but use the word for drama and purpose rather then just throwing it in there like a lot of artists do. I love the deep brass sound that is played in sync with the vocals which sounds great. I love the sound of it at the end. It's a great electric rock song!

Angry Hill is by George Ezra who's EP I reveiwed HERE. This track starts with gentle guitar chords and a gorgeous but menacing and threatening backing drone. When he starts singing we hear his deep, mature tone with distressed and crackly throaty sounds. It sounds amazing and gorgeous, it's so emotional it makes me want to cry! This song is varied and interesting with Ezra's vocals changing and adapting throughout the music. It starts and finishes with noises that sound almost like screams, it adds mystery and menace. This song is so beautiful and needs to be listened to!

iTunes Single of the week #8

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The single this week was "British Weather" by Decade.

Decade are a 5 piece indie-rock, alternative grunge band from Bath. They have one self titled EP and one full album called "Good luck" out.

(I usually put a picture of the single cover but I can't find a reasonable quality one anywhere on the internet!! Sorry!)

Review:
This band are not really original or unique but they do have talent, it's a bit dull and samey. They sound so much like fall out boy that they aren't really defined as a band. It is just your average indie rock song, nothing very different or special! I think the band do have some merit as they are talented, but it's been done before boys! The song passes the time and it is not so bad you can't listen to it, it's just boring and fades into the background. The vocalist has tones of American grunge pop which makes it sound a bit too pretentious for my tastes.

Overall this song is good but dull and average. I will give it 4/10!

George Ezra

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Today's post will be about an amazing guy who's getting big in the music circles and I think you should know about! You can listen HERE! Click HERE to get a FREE download of a couple of songs!

Background Info:
George Ezra is a 20 year old singer/songwriter from Bristol. He has one EP out called "Did you hear the rain?"

George Ezra's voice has a deep and mature tone that is really sexy, but as demonstrated in Did you hear the rain he can reach the high with confidence and beauty. Did you hear the rain sounds like it's from a western movie with it's desert like guitar chords. I love the end when he sings a wonderfuly gorgeous cadence ending after the backing does. Benjamin Twine is an upbeat bluesy song that lifts your spirits. The lyrics are great to this, they literally tell a story which hasn't properly been done since the 40s so good on him! Angry Hill is a more gentle and soft tune that makes you feel so calm and stress free, it's a great song to fall asleep to. I love the threatening chords and I think that this track really shows off his vocal talent. This one is my favourite! Budapest is his most famous, it's another blues track which is a great way to start the album. I think that you get the full Ezra song writing talent in this track, it's all so great! I love this guy and I hope you do too!

Eliza and the Bear

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Today's post will be about "Eliza and the bear". You can listen to them HERE

Background Info:
Eliza and the bear is a 5 piece indie band from South London. They are influenced by: Bombay Bicycle Club, Head & The Heart, We are Augustines and Arcade Fire. They have a few singles out on iTunes.

Eliza and the bear have a gorgeous indie and indie-rock sound. They have gorgeous harmonies and I love their accent when they sing. "It gets cold" is an upbeat indie-rock song similar to some of "Of monsters and men". I love the way they sing with emotion, their harmonies are fully formed and they seem already to be a ready made band with full and whole music that cheers you right up! "Friends" is more of a summery indie-pop song. I love the way that the band sing their music altogether all the way through. These guys are all really talented and deserve a listen!