Sometimes, when settling down to listen to a hot new waxing by a world-beating band or singer, it helps to forget that you already know and love songs they’ve done before, or that you have some idea of who they are and what they do. It’s especially helpful to let go of what kind...
Bruno Mars – ‘Grenade’
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Mashup fans, I’ve a job for you. Someone needs to put the “na na nah” refrain from Kylie Minogue’s ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ under the verses to this song. It would please me, it works musically (same chords, y’see), and best of all, it would actually give the lyrics a bit of balance. Here’s Bruno tearing his heart out, dropping that cocky ladies-man thing which over-sweetened ‘Just The Way You Are’ and pleading with his girl not to dismiss the depth of his feelings. Of course, it’s still the same basic message, isn’t it? Both songs want to impress upon...
Bruno Mars – &...
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Mashup fans, I’ve a job for you. Someone needs to put the “na na nah” refrain from Kylie Minogue’s ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ under the verses to this song. It would please me. And best of all, it would actually work with the lyrics....
The Joy Formidable – ‘Austere’
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Ah, January; let the purging begin. We’ve spent all of December cluttering up the house and mind with all sorts of stuff – hidden carrier bags of presents, shopping lists, wrapping paper, cards, decorations, Matt Bloody Cardle – all or some of which are lovely in their own way, but after a while, they just build up into a big mess. Time to have a bit of a sort-out, a bit of a recycle, a bit of a decks-clear. It’ll feel a bit brutal at first, stripping back the layers of shiny, ribbony stuff and exposing the cold, clear surfaces beneath, ready for use. But it’s also kind of exciting. What kind of fresh wonder...
2010: End of A Year(...
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Delicious ChartBloggerers, this will be the last time we speak in the year of our Lord 2010. You’ve got presents to buy, cards to write, best-of-year playlists to compile and friends to see, and so have I (apart from the presents, the cards and the friends, obv). But I haven’t...