SOHN – The Wheel
Listening to this for possibly the 5th time today, this time on SoundCloud, my gaze drifts to the window and it’s snowing again… Lost in the synthy, distorted vocal motif and the sad story in the lyrical melody, it’s a perfect reflection of how I feel about the snow – bleak yet beautiful. His haunting … Read more
Balthazar – The Oldest of Sisters
First blog post of 2013…is a track from Belgian indie-pop five-piece, Balthazar and their new album, Rats: Balthazar – The Oldest of Sisters You could almost hear the vocal on top of a massive UK indie rock riff in places – like Muse, or Arctic Monkeys – but the song intros with an acoustic guitar and … Read more
Cheryl Cole – Call My Name
It wouldn’t be a fair representation of my musical year if I let 2012 close without posting this song. It appears in my top 10 tracks by plays over the last 12 months on last.fm – though the chart says I’ve only scrobbled it 8 times (that can’t be right, can it?). I heard it … Read more
