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The best thing about Finn Bonel’s debut single is that the focus is on the violin, viola and cello rather than guitar. This gives it a crisp, defining sound- which gives the song a lot of similarity to some Elbow tracks.
But as the bands named after the man himself Finn Bonel, the spotlight is actually on Finns singing. With a voice that mothers up and down the country will be idolizing over!
Finn himself portrays a lot of pure emotion through his lyrics. On the subject of his influences such as bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, he says “The poeticness of those American songs really struck me, I want to purvey that same emotive energy…striving to make beautiful music that really moves people”
And Bonel truly does create some beautiful music with this song. And considering it’s his first single, it is bound be followed by a brilliant album.
The ladies will probably be swooning over Mr Bonel in a few months!
Caucasian female rappers have been slowly but surely chipping away at the male, black hegemony of hip-hop. Some of the efforts may be, well, laughable, but some of these women are making some irrefutable headway. Avoiding the “hardcore” or “sexualized” paths of her compatriots, San Francisco’s K.Flay has a decidedly more indie approach. In fact, our first introduction to the West coast flowesta featured a sampling from The xx.
This month, K.Flay returns with a new album, Eyes Shut, and you can hear the track titled “Sunburn” below. Don’t be fooled by what sounds like a few bars of standard-fare intro. When K.Flay drops in with her impressive and swift flow, you’ll know you aren’t listening to anything standard. Lyrics range from witty (“Jack-in-the-mutha-fuckin’-box/I got quarter pounder distention”) to personally revealing (“My father looks down on me and says ‘What a crying shame’/ incompetently navigating treacherous terrain”) in a song of introspective and contemplative musings. Oh, and her vocals in the chorus are killer. Check it out for yourself below.
Meteor Choice Music Prize – Irish Album of the Year 2011 Shortlist Announced
Wednesday 11th January: The Meteor Choice Music Prize shortlist for Irish Album of the Year 2011 was announced this afternoon. Selected by a panel of 11 Irish music media professionals and industry experts the list of nominees is comprised of some of the very best of Ireland’s musical talents. The overall winning Album of the Year will be selected by the judging panel at the Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event at The Olympia Theatre, Dublin on Thursday, March 8th 2012.The shortlist is as follows (artists listed in alphabetical order):
And So I Watch You From Afar – Gangs (Richter Collective)
Bell X1 – Bloodless Coup (Belly Up Records)
Cashier No 9 – To The Death Of Fun (Bella Union)
Lisa Hannigan – Passenger (Hoop Records)
The Japanese Popstars – Controlling Your Allegiance (EMI)
Jape – Ocean of Frequency (Music Is For Losers)
Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands – Golden Syrup (Osaka Records)
Pugwash – The Olympus Sounds (EMI/1969 Records)
Tieranniesaur – Tieranniesaur (Popical Island)
We Cut Corners – Today I Realised I Could Go Home Backwards (Delphi)Meadhbh Quinn, Meteor’s Head of Brand and Marketing Communications: “Today’s shortlist is representative of the vast wealth of musical talent we have in Ireland today. The Meteor Choice Music Prize is unique in that judging focuses simply and solely on the music, as opposed to sales or airplay, it was established to highlight, promote and showcase the work of Irish artists and we’re very much looking forward to the award show in March.
Meteor has a longstanding association with music, it resonates with our customers and we are passionate about supporting and celebrating Irish musical talent within the country. Our work with the Choice Music Prize gives us the opportunity to share the best of Irish music with Meteor customers through exclusive gigs such as our recent Snow Patrol, Lisa Hannigan and James Vincent McMorrow concert’s, and through free downloads and competitions.”
The Meteor Choice Music Prize live event will be broadcast live on Today FM in a special four hour extended programme during the Paul McLoone show. Tickets for the Meteor Choice Music Prize live event will go on sale from all Ticketmaster outlets and from http://www.ticketmaster.ie on Friday January 13th, priced €22.50 including booking fee.
The winning act will receive €10,000, a prize fund which has been provided by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). All of the shortlisted acts will receive a specially-commissioned award, courtesy of the Recorded Artists Actors & Performers Ltd (RAAP). Most of the shortlisted albums will be available through retail partners HMV and once again, Culture Ireland will fund the attendance of key overseas delegates at the event.
ENDS
From Orbital’s official website…
For those who missed the tweet from Orbital on Friday. Here it is!
“OMG! We’ve only gone and finished the album!!!!!!!!!”
Followed by…
“Just finished mixing the new album with the Dark Lord Flood and Mr Rob Kirwin and am very happy , excited as Iit’s the best Orbital so far”
Only approx 4 months away from release date….
ORBITAL have also contributed 2 tracks to the up and coming WipEout 2048 game on the new Sony Vita.The 1st track is a re-working of “P.E.T.R.O.L”, which incidentally was on the first and original Wipeout game in 1995. The reworked version has the title of “P.E.T.R.O.L (Final Drop Mix)”. The 2nd track is called “Beelzedub” and is their totally revamped version of “Satan”. This track has been briefly previewed on their Video Diaries from last year and has been played out during their DJ sets in 2011. This track will also feature on the new ORBITAL album due for release in April.
