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Archive for January, 2010
Jay-Z
By Matt in R&B/Hip-HopBeen listening to parts of Jay-Z’s album. I don’t usually listening to this type of music, but I was struck by the quality and the immediate catchyness of some of the tunes. I started with the now famous Empire State of Mind featuring (the awesome) Alicia Keys (more on her in a later post) then [...]
rockdancejump blog launch!
By Matt in InfoFinally I’ve managed to launch this blog. It is stilla work in progress as you can see, but hopefully will get better in time.
Will.I.Am and Cheryl Cole
By Matt in Electronic, Music, PopA song which Liana recommended me by Cheryl Cole featuring Will.i.am At first I found it quite a strange combination, and still not sure if I like them or not… Nothing really outstanding with the song, but it’s catchy here’s the official video: and a live version here and then I find a song by [...]
David Crowder*Band
By Matt in Alternative, Christian, Music, RockThe other album which has been keeping me company for quite a while is Church Music by David Crowder and Band. The name throws it off immediately into the Christian genre, but don’t dismiss it. This is a great work and the 17(!!!!!) tracks vary from slow to fast, from dance to rock and from [...]
Vampire Weekend
By Matt in Indie, MusicI’ve only very recently discovered Vampire Weekend. Their new album Contra is getting really good reviews I still have to get used to their unique and alternative sound, but they are growing quite nicely on me Don’t really know who they sound like. The melodies, sounds and song structures are very unique, but show an [...]
Mumford and Sons
By Matt in Acoustic, Alternative, Folk, MusicTheir latest album Sigh No More is a great work. Mumford and Sons are a Folk band from London and very different from what you would normally hear on the radio. Most songs feature a Banjo which gives a special life to their music. Also good to note how the singer manages to sing (and [...]
Kicking off the series…
By Matt in InfoHi guys I’m taking up Karl’s suggestion and will re-start recommending some new songs/albums I used to do this in the first half of 2008 and it used to work quite well… can’t remember who was on that original list though. Would love it if you join in too and start suggesting your own music, [...]