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MUSIC The best of what tomorrow’s Record Store Day has to offer..
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David Bowie The Stars (Are Out Tonight) A-SIDE The Stars (Are Out Tonight) and B-side Where Are We Now? are stand-out songs taken from Bowie’s album The
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Next Day, delivered up on white 7-inch vinyl. Bowie fans and collectors alike are likely to snap these up sharpish.
Biffy Clyro Black Chandelier THIS 7-inch vinyl release features two tracks – Black Chandelier (Live Zurich, Switzerland 19.01.13) on one side and City Of Dreadful Night on the other – and comes in black and clear splattercoloured vinyl in a clear plastic jacket.
Chvrches Recover EP SINGER Lauren Mayberry and bandmates Iain Cook and Martin Doherty feature on this 12-inch vinyl release of their cult EP. Extremely collectible – the Glasgow band were hailed ones to watch at the recent SxSW festival in Austin, Texas.
The Strypes Blue Collar Jane IRISH rockers The Strypes seem determined to get people dancing to guitar music again. Their heady blend of straight-ahead rock ‘n’ roll R&B should win them some new fans when the self-penned Blue Collar Jane hits stores on Monday.
Josh Record Bones EP A SOULFUL piano-led ballad by the aptly-named singer and songwriter, 25, from London, who is being tipped as a future breakthrough artist.
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James/Echo And The Bunnymen SECC, Glasgow 13.04.13 “IT’S a bit scary to follow the mighty Bunnymen!” James frontman Tim Booth might have been the headliner, but even he was aware of the potential imbalance. Echo And The Bunnymen are no support band and seeing them take to the stage while half the crowd were still to arrive just didn’t feel right. Needless to say, the post-punk legends played as if it was their own show, knocking out a short greatest hits set that any band would struggle to follow. They closed with the one-two punch of The Killing Moon and The Cutter, both huge, both still debating in their impact. It was an impossible act to follow, but James gave it their best shot. Opening with Waltzing Along, the band treated it as a jam, building the track up instrument by instrument. Songs such as She’s A Star, were heavily reworked, while new tracks like Interrogation were so new Tim Booth was singing the lyrics from a sheet. They were at their best on the bigger material that filled the cavernous venue. The real highlight, though, was Of Monsters, Heroes And Men, rearranged with the backing of a choir, its loping groove bolstered by a skeletal violin melody. James were impressive no doubt, but just couldn’t compete with the warm-up act.
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A SPECIAL Record Store Day limited-edition four-track vinyl EP from the superstar DJ and producer that is limited to just 500 copies and features guest spots from Sia, Usher and Tegan & Sara.
AlbumsDAILY RECORD
Our The Band TH fave The Last Waltz19 APRIL 2013
THE classic album of the 1976 Thanksgiving Day concert at Winterland Ballroom, in San
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Francisco, comes in three 180gram LPs. Previously out of print for more than a decade.
Cream Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005 UNAVAILABLE for the last five years, the concert triple LP is being released on white-coloured vinyl as a box set and is limited to just 1500 copies.
The Cure Kiss me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me GET the lipstick and hair crimpers out – and ask the ladies to do the same – as this release, out of print for more than a decade, channels your inner goth. Comes in two red vinyl LPs.
15.04.13 WITH a name like Fun, you can’t really expect anything too dark or edgy. But the New York band seemed to take it as a manifesto, as well as their name. Every song was delivered with a million-dollar smile from singer Nate Ruess, every chorus was enormous, every emotion was cranked up to 11. Coming on to the bombastic epic of On The Town, the band were still in near darkness, with the lights only exploding into life to make a dramatic start to the carnival atmosphere of One Foot. From then on in, it was euphoric, theatrical pop all the way. Songs like At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be) and All Alone had a real Broadway musical feel to them, full of big melodies and soaring choruses, while All The Pretty Girls sounded like an early Elton John track, but with its upbeat, fizzy pop topped by a very 80s-MOR sounding guitar solo. It Gets Better picked up the pace, its barrelling new wave pop stood out among the epics, while
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dirty funk of Can’t Truss It. Flav wasted no time going into his routine, pointing out the absence of his trademark clock necklace. “I swore I wouldn’t take off my clock until Public Enemy were inducted into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall Of Fame! Well, guess what? We made it! But don’t worry, I still got me another one.” Sure enough, he spun another clock round that had been hanging down his back as the crowd bellowed their approval over the first bars of 911 Is A Joke, a dense, chaotic slab of dark funk. Welcome To The Terrordome followed and saw Flav rabble-rousing as the band twisted the song into the chorus loop from Chic’s Good Times, scratched into the mix by the always-impressive DJ Lord. It was brilliant stuff but there was just something slightly off with Chuck and Flav, a noticeable lack of energy and movement, with none of the usual bounding across the stage. It didn’t spoil the night by a long shot but certainly took the edge off it just a little. Bring The Noise was delivered in its later incarnation as a collaboration with Anthrax, with the band cranking out big thrash metal riffs over some frantic percussion. Don’t Believe The Hype was massive but even that was eclipsed by Fight The Power. A monster at the best of times, this time it was more bruising than ever. The bass was heavier and the beats were funkier with Chuck and Flavor absolutely tearing it apart. They closed with Harder Than You Think, their reflective return to form from a few years ago that perfectly balanced heartfelt emotion with wide-chested defiance. They might not have been at their best but Public Enemy on an off-night are still one of the greatest live bands on the planet.
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MATCHBOX TWENTY
O2 Academy, Glasgow 21.04 It’s been a good five years since Matchbox Twenty last played in Glasgow, so their appearance at the Academy was greeted like the second coming by the fans who’d sold the massive venue out. Unfortunately, an epic 28-song set felt a bit like an endurance test at times but there was enough quality in there to see them through. She’s So Mean and Disease came over like 80s US radio anthems, while there was a country feel to 3 AM and Bright Lights. A rollicking cover of The Faces’ Stay With Me exploded out of Radio’s
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The Doggfather turns his back on all things canine to roar in a different voice, with an album inspired by his trip to Jamaica for a documentary. This laidback, reggae-tinged album is altogether different form his gangsta days. Collaborators Rita Ora, Miley Cyrus, and Busta Rhymes add substance.
IAN McCULLOCH HOLY GHOSTS/PRO PATRIA MORI
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The Echo & the Bunnymen frontman delivers a sensational double album. Holy Ghosts is a live recording backed by an orchestra, while Pro Patria Mori is a new solo record that shows Mac remains one of the UK’s most exciting musical talents.
GLASVEGAS I’D RATHER BE DEAD (THAN BE WITH YOU)
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ON FORM… The band hi-octane rock’n’roll, but it was topped by a faithful take on Simple Minds’ Don’t You (Forget About Me). With a bit of trimming this could have been a triumph, but instead we had a bit too much of a good thing.
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ramped up by producer Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams is on blinding form. The perfect summer song.
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A stunning work, now fully released, which shows Glasvegas are back better than ever. Brooding, dark and powerful, it’s an anti-ballad that will haunt you – a simple, powerful piano backing James Allan’s heartfelt vocals. B-side All I Want Is My Baby is James at his angry best. Sensational.
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Can this lot do any wrong? It seems not in terms of chartbothering but there is a sameyness to the singles that is slightly worrying. The album follows suit, so while the sound is great, it does become a little repetitive. Guest vocals from Emeli Sande, Angel Haze and more.
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This four-track EP from one of the most exciting voices around unveils a new star. He’s a singer/ songwriter with an edge, bringing a fresh feel to an often tired genre. With supporters emerging from all over, he’s certain to be huge. Brilliant.
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Ah don’t you just love horribly cheesy nonsensical rap lyrics? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Pitbull babbles truly terrible lyrics, Christina howls over the top of it and a horrible, cheesy, Scooter-esque cheap synth murders the once-brilliant riff from Aha’s Take On Me. Just terrible.
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Travelling man Singer songwriter Josh Record, fresh from playing Glastonbury, makes his Toon debut tomorrow night. Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR catches up with him HE may only be 25 but Josh Record could write an autobiography and it would be a bestseller.
That’s before he becomes a household name, which he is destined to become. With a couple of terrific singles to his name so far, he is being dubbed the next big thing by many music critics, and he is drawing on his extensive experiences of life so far in his music. Those experiences include leaving home at 16, living with young people in need of a home and care and embarking on trips to Kenya with the charity Regenerate, taking the influential young gang leaders from the estate/local area to Kenya for a life changing experience. When I catch up with Josh he is gearing up for his Glastonbury performance the following day, and you can catch him in Newcastle at Think Tank tomorrow. “As cheesy as it sounds, last night I was lying in bed just thinking ‘wow I’m going to DEBUT Josh Record is to play at Think Tank in Newcastle, which will be his first visit to the city Glastonbury’. It’s still very overwhelming, but in a good way. Every day brings producing and it’s when you first write a and Africans and I got fascinated by other amazing, so much joy and happiness in the something new and exciting, which I just song that’s really genuinely got feeling in it cultures,” he reveals. midst of a lifestyle I couldn’t live. can’t believe.” and it’s really true about an experience you “I’m from Stroud, near Gloucester. It’s a “When I go to these places it’s a selfish I suggest he has lived a life at 25 which have been through or seen, that it connects beautiful place but at the time, being 16, I thing as I get more from it – I’m learning most don’t achieve in a full lifetime. “I with people and they subconsciously know felt l needed to challenge myself. I moved to about love, joy, peace. Wow. It’s about moved out of home at 16 for London. I’ve it is real. London and it was the best thing I did I reassessing my priorities. always wanted to have a bit of an adventure “There have been times when I’ve been think. “I did a peace concert out there when and do things that are outside of the box,” in Kenya especially and South Africa when “Every time I am in Nairobi it constantly there was a bit of civil unrest during the he explains. it’s hit me so much you just need to go to a changes my life, seeing a different way of elections a couple of years ago. My “I’ve had a couple of years of songwriting dark room and write a song and let it out.” life and something completey outside of brother-in-law is Kenyan so we have links experiences that’s for sure and writing about I ask Josh, who is an incredibly amiable what I’m used to and comfortable with. It there. I’ve been about five or six times and them. It’s been quite a journey. I’ve done a interviewee and modest with it, where this always makes me re-assess my goals, my would love to do more.” lot of travelling and it all adds to something. sense of adventure stems from. ambitions, my way of life. When I’m coming Despite all that travelling, tomorrow will You pick up things from different cultures to a point in my life when I am out for “My family used to have a lot of people be his first time in Newcastle. “I’ve never and people you meet there. It all lays there myself I need a trip to Kenya and I think from abroad come into our house, we had been before and I’ve always wanted to go as beneath and if it’s ready to come out in a ‘flipping heck, what am I doing?’. an open house policy and a lot of people I’m a big football fan. Despite all my song, it will. came for dinner from a rehab centre that “I do go to poverty stricken places, but in travelling, I’ve not been up the north of “I’ve always been writing songs and was nearby. We also had a lot of Europeans general life the attitude of the people there is England that much, it’s mad.” ATTENTION everyone who keeps banging on about the good weather. Yes, I’m talking to you … I know what you’ve been up to. You’ve spent the entire week taking ‘selfies’ in the sun and making them your Facebook profile picture. You’ve gone home every night and instagrammed a picture of your beer in the back garden. Listen, I don’t care what filter you’ve added to the picture, I don’t care if your the latest sunbronzed duckface pout you’ve pulled got 23 retweets on Twitter…pack it in. Have none of you learned? It’s very much like a warmer, less brutal fight club, where Brad Pitt’s tanned and toned torso is replaced by a procession of beer bellies with the Tyne Bridge tattooed above the navel. sun in the North East is – no one talks about sun in the North East.
the same when you’re stood in Sainsbury’s car park with the big shop tugging your arms out of their sockets. My brain is in turmoil. On one hand it wants to spend the day barbecuing every piece of food in sight and lying in a paddling pool that’s slightly too small for me. But on the other hand it knows that keeping a job might be beneficial to my life … and no one can handle that amount of undercooked chicken. I guess the real reason I want everyone to pipe down about the hot weather is that I’m off and good, it has been causing to T in The Park in Scotland this me a few problems. weekend and, despite packing On Tuesday I walked out of my wellies already, it would be the supermarket and it felt like really nice not to spend the stepping off the plane having weekend wading through arrived at some hot holiday something that resembles the destination. The warm air Vietnam battlefields scene in smacked me around the face, Forrest Gump. smothering meThe in promises of first rule about I’ve been to Glastonbury beers by the pool and three times, and each time have swimming in the sea. spent a great deal of the festival Unfortunately, it’s not quite soaked to the skin … and not
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So I’m continuing this in very hushed tones hoping the sun god of the North East, or that fella from the weather on TV as you may know him, doesn’t hear me. What a week!! I don’t know about you but I don’t think I can remember the North East basking in such hot temperatures. While it’s all well
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through the use of a shower I may add. Personal hygiene is never the top of my agenda at this type of thing! I’m hoping this year could break the tradition though (on the weather front…the personal hygiene will remain the same I suspect). We spoke to Lawson this week and they seemed pretty convinced it’ll stay dry for their set on Saturday so if it doesn’t they’ll have me to answer to. I’m really looking forward to seeing them, along with a number of the artists we’ve spoken to this year, on a massive festival stage. Little Mix, Rita Ora, The Script, and loads more are going to be there so I’ll be running round like a very excited and slightly headless chicken. I’ll let you all know how I get on during the show on Monday, and any pictures I get will be on our twitter @bodgmattandjojo.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
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Disco star Leo heads back to The Brook HE’LL make you feel like dancing.
Disco star Leo Sayer is heading for Southampton ready to captivate audiences with tracks from his more than 40 years in showbiz. Expect all the hits including Thunder in my Heart, More Than I Can Say and You Make Me Feel Like Dancing. “I can’t wait!” he tells me. “It’s going to be a great two-hour show which takes in everything I’ve done over the years. The show keeps getting longer and longer – there are 162 tracks in the box set and 28 hits, plus there are always certain tracks that everyone wants to hear.” The British singer-songwriter and musician was last at The Brook with the SAS Band and returns for his solo tour tomorrow night. “That gig was such fun and it’s all about the music there for the guys that run it and the audience. It was great, we were worried about ticket sales but so many people turned up on the night it felt like the whole of Southampton was there!” Since diving into the world of music in 1971, Leo Sayer has sold millions of albums across the globe and had 20 worldwide top ten hits. His incredible mane of curly hair and boundless enthusiasm makes him a character that is hard to forget. The 65-year-old has recently released a box set of music which he describes as ‘an autobiography on record’, but promises to tell the tale of his epic career one day. “I don’t want to do it at the moment, but one of these days I will go away to a desert island and quietly release it. Knowing me I’ll
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Traveller Josh’s secret gig
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SINGER-SONGWRITER Josh Record is going places. He is a travelling troubadour who, in the past few years, has driven to Turkey and to Norway, made a 9,000-mile trip across America from New York to Alaska in a converted school bus, worked with local people in the slums of Nairobi and run a recording studio
probably walk into WHSmith and put it on the rack myself. “I don’t like the whole PR thing. I like to build up a relationship with my followers and fans – you shouldn’t have to arm wrestle them into liking things!” For now, he’s heading back to his adopted Australia to record new music. n Tickets are still available for the gig, at The Brook tomorrow night.
It felt like all of Southampton was there last time
and mentored a group of teenagers on south London estates. His experiences inspired his latest tour – six dates across the UK in which he plays a gig in the house of a fan, then stays overnight with his band. He heads to a secret Southampton location tomorrow night.
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Captivating comedy and music for children THEY were responsible for the disco fever which gripped dance floors in the 70s and 80s. And The Real Thing, with original singers Chris and Eddy Amoo and Dave Smith, are still making disco waves, winning a new generation of fans. They will be headlining a Friday night special at The Concorde in Eastleigh on November 15. The Real Thing became Britain’s number one soul band with a string of global hits including You To Me Are Everything, Can’t Get By Without You and Feel The Force.
AN offbeat jazzy tale starring puppets, clowns and animation for ages four plus comes to Winchester Discovery Centre later this month. There’s a Monster in My Piano’s star is a piano doctor – the chap you might call when there are strange munching noises inside a piano. He might be able to help with his bag full of ears and his collection of weird and wonderful
tools, but when he looks inside a piano, the musical notes are packing their bags and running away! This wonderful show will captivate young audiences with catchy tunes and comedy while revealing what the musical notes are scared of. Garlic Theatre Company’s familyfriendly show begins at 11.30am on Sunday November 17. Tickets are on sale now.
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Make space for music in your home! ABOVE: Singer-songwriter Josh Record performs at the home of Hanna Flaherty. Order no: 17452637 LEFT: Hannah Flaherty (right) with friend Rodhika Wilson (left). Order no: 17452656
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Jessie plays two Chris Evans fires entertainment sell-out nights up CarFest plans
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AS gigs go, they don’t get much more intimate. Nearly 100 music lovers crammed into a room in one Southampton home as singersongwriter Josh Record brought his house tour to town. Hannah Flaherty invited a big band of friends to see the musician, on a makeshift stage lit by Christmas tree lights, in the living room of her house in the Polygon area of the city. There were even people hanging from kitchen units to get a view of Josh, who performed music from his back catalogue.
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IT’S two years since Jessie J had a sell-out crowd on their feet at the BIC but this time the spectacular show had a different feel about it. The trademark amazing voice is still there, of course, as are the wow-factor costumes and Saturday night party atmosphere. But Jessie, who’s reached the grand old age of 25, now has a maturity about her performance which cements Josh, who is set to release a people’s newmost single Bones on November that she’s 24, opinion told Your Entertainment: “I in the business to in had an amazing night stay. Southampton in a packed living room.And this time out the “Itshe’s was sold so great sharing Windsor Hall twowith the dinner all together nights running. housemates and then playing to themShe andlooked their friends in such stunningsetting!” in a floaty an intimate white cape Josh and his and band then silver leotard stayed over at thewhen house, as opened partshe of the tour,the which took in Big the UK. six show homeswith across It White is the Room, latest novel touring and Breathe. ideaThunder from the travelling But shewho washas, soon to troubadour in back the past a skimpy red and fewbasics years, in driven to Turkey playsuit,made leaping around the to Norway, a 9,000-mile toAmerica former UK number tripstage across from New one York to Domino. Alaska in a converted Her perfect vocals school bus, worked withmust local haveinimpressed people the slums everyone of Nairobiin and run a recording studio and mentored a group of teenagers on south London estates.
the venue as she took the crowd on a whirlwind tour of her career so far. Favourites including her first hit, Do It Like A Dude, and Nobody’s Perfect went down a storm as did the array of costumes and banter with her fans. And she saved singalong favourite Price Tag and latest hit It’s My Party for an encore that sent the audience happily on their way to the pubs and clubs in Bournemouth. Jessie’s no stranger to the stage, having been in performing arts training since the age of 11. She seemed genuinely happy to be back in Bournemouth, with the crowd genuinely happy to see her. But I’m not sure we needed quite so many motivational videos – some might say lectures – telling us how to live our lives just to make sure she had time to change outfits. What’s certain is that we’ll all be there again next time because she’s one of the best in the business. JANE READER
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BROADCASTER Chris Evans has confirmed another Hampshire date for his CarFest festival next year.
Chart-toppers Erasure and festival favourite Seasick Steve will both appear on the line-up for CarFest South, which will take place at Laverstoke Park Farm in Overton, owned by former Formula One world champion Jody Scheckter, over the August bank holiday weekend. BBC Radio 2 breakfast show favourite Evans has also revealed that tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, to coincide with the Children in Need fundraiser. “It’s onwards and upwards for CarFest,” said Evans. “To date we’ve had some absolutely brilliant fun and raised more than £2m for BBC Children in Need. How could we not do it all over again in 2014? “I promise you that CarFest will be even bigger and even more fun than ever
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before. Don’t ask me how we’re going to top what we’ve already achieved but, believe me, we will. “There’ll be more great bands, more fantastic cars, more fabulous food, more unbelievable air displays, more terrific sideshows… more of everything, in fact. It gets me all excited just talking
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about it.” Although only conceived by Evans in early 2012, the four hugely successful, sellout CarFests held to date – two at Laverstock and two in the Midlands – have wowed more than 200,000 visitors and are now firmly established as one of the summer’s most family-friendly
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and fun-filled festivals. They’re an intoxicating mix of fast cars, live music and great festival food, devised by the media star to be his own personal concept of the perfect festival. The full line-up of performing cars, bands and celebrities will be announced soon.
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JOSH TOUR OF LIVING ROOMS RISING star Josh Record this weekend takes a break from supporting the likes of Lorde, London Grammar and Bastille – to play in a Scots fan’s living room. The singer-songwriter is hot property right now, a huge Radio 1 favourite and tipped to storm the charts with the Bones EP, out November 24. But tomorrow night, he will swap venues like London’s Koko for a house in Bishopston, Renfrewshire, to play a set for a lucky winner then crash on the sofa. Josh told The
Razz: “All these big supports have been amazing but little shows are more exciting for me, like a 40-person show I’m doing with Michael Kiwanuka so he can try out new material. “And of course The House Tour is something really special to me. It’s six dates at the moment but I want to do more. “We put it out on social media a few weeks ago and loads of fans applied. It’s really got me buzzing, more than big gigs There’s nothing to hide behind, not even a mic.”
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Josh feels right at home
RISING starJosh Record made a fan’s dream come true when he played a gig in her living room. The hotly tipped singer/songwriter had selected Julie Thomson’s house in Bishopton, near Glasgow, as one of the dates on his intimate tour of fans’ homes. Julie said: “I saw Josh play at King Tut’s in Glasgow and was
really impressed, so when I saw he was looking for houses to play gigs in, I couldn’t think of a good reason not to have one in mine. “I invited about 30 of my friends and family to see him play, so it was a really special night.” Josh said of his house gigs: “It’s great because you really get to engage with your audience.”
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01242 278019; ehill@glosmedia.co.uk Stroud singer-songwriter Josh Record has just released his new single, Bones
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WITH a name like Josh Record how could you not end up in the music industry? With Radio 1’s Zane Lowe and Annie Mac singing his praises, the soft raspy singer-songwriter is being tipped for big things. Born and bred in Stroud, Josh’s music career started when his great grandmother left his family a piano which he learnt to play simply by listening. His dad was a DJ and he listened to an eclectic selection of music from an early age. “My greatest influence was my dad� Josh says. “He made me listen to so much music. My favourite band was the Beach Boys�. Josh has made several appearances in his native Gloucestershire, including a set at Barn on the Farm festival held at Over Farm in Gloucester for the past two years. “We'd go past buildings and I'd be like ‘I used to go to school there’,� he says. “I absolutely loved it. It feels so intense and you can feel the energy of the crowd.� Records moved from Stroud to London when he was 16 to attend the famous BRITS academy, but while he was there he found that he should start writing songs that he wanted to sing rather than songs he thought other people might want to hear.
“I just wanted to make my own sound,� he says, later admitting that he does draw on the likes of Ben Howard for inspiration. The need to write new material is often powerful, sometimes overwhelming for artists, but for Josh it’s a form of self-therapy. “It’s about being able to write a song, get it out and leaving the feeling behind. “Once you’ve sung the lyrics of a song out to an audience they have a meaning and then you stick to those lyrics.� His EP release of Bones proved a huge hit and caught the attention of DJs and record companies with BBC disc jockeys Zane lowe and Annie Mac both giving him their seal of approval. “It was ridiculously overwhelming,� Josh says. “Last year if you asked me what my goals were for this year, I would definitely not have said Glastonbury. “It’s amazing and I get a buzz from playing to huge crowds.� For many, finding relative fame would prove a rush of blood to the head, but Josh comes across as humble and down-to-earth so there’s seems little fear of that. The next household name? His soft melodious voice that has won over so many, with thousands of YouTube hits and critical acclaim, could prove his biggest weapon as he takes on his assault of the charts. His new single, Bones, was released this week and is available to buy on iTunes now.
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One for the Record books HITS … Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger It might not be everyone’s cup of tea but for one keen romantic in the front row, this show was the perfect setting to pop the big question. Nickelback seemed to relish their return to the big arena for their Hits tour, belting out fan favourites from their back catalogue. Animals was a great start and a reminder that Nickelback can write good, grungy rock songs. Photograph and Something In Your Mouth followed in the same vein as catchy rock anthems but it wasn’t long before the radio-friendly pop filler turned things a bit dull. Songs like Lullaby and When We Stand Together do not have the same edge or urgency that transformed them into one of the world’s biggest rock bands at their peak. Predictably, the biggest cheer of the night came for How You Remind Me. It’s a massive tune in its own right but, unfortunately, they don’t have enough of them. For a Hits tour, this was a bit more miss. BLAIR STEWART
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WHITE DENIM
Broadcast, Glasgow 24.11 White Denim never let you down. The Austin, Texas, foursome are what live music is made for, playing a typically relentless set that easily broke the two-hour mark and ensured the entire sold-out crowd were dancing from start to finish. Mixing howling blues tiffs, cranked-up garage, rolling country grooves, prog noodling and more beside, White Denim were all about entertainment. Clearly loving what they do as much as the fans loved hearing it, the band’s enthusiasm was infectious, with songs like Street Joy and Drug whipping up a storm. They might not be as big as they deserve, but it’s going to happen sooner or later, because this lot are just too good not to be huge.
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So here it is – the song to catapult superstar-in-waiting Josh Record straight into the upper reaches of the charts where he belongs. Stunningly beautiful music from one of the most talented artists I’ve heard in years, it builds perfectly to a spectacular climax. It’s all about showcasing the incredible voice that makes Josh stand out, with minimal backing –because, frankly, he doesn’t need it. There’s a vague feel of Sade’s By Your Side, which is high praise indeed. Sensational – buy this now.
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One of the standouts from the new album Shangri La, this upbeat monster by the Nottingham singer is destined to be a huge festival favourite. The chorus is pure killer, which is just begging for loud, lairy singalongs in fields. This is a song just made for T in the Park.
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What Now indeed... more naked beach shots? No, it’s a big contemporary take on a Mariah ballad, with crooned verse crashing into the show-off chorus. Meh. Oh, don’t worry fans, you can count on RiRi... she is, of course, writhing about in slinky gear in the vid.
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He might not have the best delivery as a judge, but Gary Barlow can pen a mean pop song. Here he showcases his different styles, everything from Americana to dancey stuff and the required big balladry. Yes, it’s boy bander gone solo time but if that’s your thing, you’ll love it.
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Hayley Williams and the boys go all melancholy here – but, of course, there’s the traditional soaring chorus, which is ensuring the song’s all over daytime radio. A poppy, uptempo ballad as much as anything else from the Tennessee rockers – but in a good way, of course.
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I often run a mile at the words “singersongwriter” but this one is different, offering a fresh twist on the genre – it’s little wonder Alan McGee snapped him up for his label. Think upbeat, indie-ish tunes with strong pop sensibilities – Pete has a knack for hooks and choruses. Brilliant.
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Reality TV has a lot to answer for – like the never-ending reunions. The new Boyzone album is missing a hell of a lot more than the late Stephen Gately – there’s no real spark at all, just a mix of covers and original songs, which will leave all but diehard fans cold.
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TIME TO SAY GOODBYE... But Ray Quinn feels that Torvill and Dean have made ice skating too popular for the show to just end
TOP MAN… Josh has recorded an acoustic set
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gets to the heart of the problem of the past and a worry about the present, though. That is, that no matter how idealistic someone might be, how hard is it to stay true when money becomes involved? In the case of corrupt, self-interested bullies like Queensberry, it’s no problem at all to sell out. DAVID POLLOCK
John Dingwall caught up with man of the moment Josh Record, one of the hottest emerging stars in world music right now. And not only did he give us the lowdown on his plans for his album, the summer and more, he even recorded a special acoustic session just for us. Josh is going to set the charts ablaze with his incredible voice and beautifully crafted songs. So read on – then nip along to our website to hear one of the hottest talents around in action. For Your Love is a great single. Tell me about the new album. I’ve just finished the album. I co-produced it with one of my favourite producers, so I feel overwhelmed to have had the opportunity to work with him. Who is the producer? A great guy called David Costa. He has worked with Everything Everything and Bat For Lashes. How was the experience? I had a great time doing it. We went down to the countryside to a residential studio. We got to stay there and immerse ourselves in music, so I’m looking forward to sharing that with everyone. Presumably that’s coming out in the summer, so we might get a chance to see you at one or two festivals? Definitely, 100 per cent. I loved doing the festivals last year. That was the highlight of my year, performing and staying and watching the other artists. You were at T...and you’re back this year? I was at T in the Park last year and it was good weather. It was fantastic. I’m looking forward to going back. A lot of singers and musicians get involved in music and that gives them an opportunity to travel the world, but you’ve already travelled the world. Tell us about that. I love travel. I have been going to Kenya every year for the last five years. My brother-in-law is Kenyan. I’ve been doing lots of different projects and stuff over there. Are there other trips of note? All my friends and I were looking for a cheap way to travel, so we used to do road trips. We drove from London to Turkey. The big one was when we flew to New York and we each put in £100 and bought an old school bus on eBay and drove all the way to Alaska via loads of different places in America. I took my guitar with me and got to play in lots of different states. Go to www.sundaymail.co.uk
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Tour In the early 1990s, Bramwell formed The Mouth that later included members of I Am Kloot. The Mouth first played live at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, and on returning from America, Bramwell worked booking bands at Manchester venue Night & Day Café during the mid- to late 90s. In 1999, he formed I Am Kloot. The band released its first single “Titanic/To You” as a 7” double A-side single in 1999 and its first album Natural History in 2001 – both produced by Guy Garvey from Elbow. The 49-year-old continues to tour and enjoys his solo shows. “I feel like I’ve written and written for 14 years. There’s 140 songs – I just want to play a set list that is nothing to do with the new album. This is a chance, also, for me to play songs that have only been played a few times. Sometimes my more lyrical stuff gets sidelined.” He enjoys the intimacy of small-scale venues. He said: “People at small gigs come to listen. You lose the football element. Sometimes with big gigs you’d think I
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York and each put £100 towards buying an old yellow school bus off eBay. We ripped the seats out and slept in it while driving all the way to Alaska.” Not only does he find inspiration from travelling and making new and vivid memories with friends, Josh also finds solace, hope and motivation in helping some of those in need. “For the last five years I’ve been working with young people in London involved in gangs,” Josh explained. “We took some of these guys over to Kenya a number of times, experienced a different way of life and inspired them to make positive changes in their life. Africa is an incredible place and the people are so hospitable and joyful often in the midst of poverty that you can’t help but be inspired.” Having taken heed of such life lessons, Josh uses some of these experiences when writing his own music. “I hope that my music takes you on a journey, that it will move you and inspire you,” Josh said, ahead of his upcoming festival appearance. “I would love people to come and watch my show and hear my band and the harmonies... three men singing really high!” ● Josh Record is at GoldCoast Oceanfest, Croyde on Friday, June 20. Tickets: £50 (adult), £40 (under 18), £5 (under 6). Details: www.goldcoastocean fest.co.uk.
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JAZZ fans; get your diaries out. This July, the Guy Fenton All Stars are hosting a jazz evening at the Pollyfield Centre Bideford. Special guests include Geoff Cole, former trombone player of the Ken Colyer Jazzmen, along with saxophonists Richard Exall and Amy Roberts – who also plays the flute – of the Chris Barber Big Band. Geoff is a seasoned trombonist and has featured in many of Guy’s bands in the past, accompanying him on tours of Europe and the Far East as well as gigs around the UK. Establishing himself as a reliable big band player and improviser, Richard has worked with some of the most established big bands in the world including The Glenn Miller Orchestra. No stranger to the area, Amy attended some of Guy’s gigs in the Bideford area as a young-
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School of rock for SO there you are; a musician, sipping away at your cappuccino when suddenly a wave of initiative hits you and you just have to get that guitar track down. Local musician Amy Newton has got just the solution. Saunton Road Studios is a new recording studio/coffee shop in Braunton. The creation of Amy and her husband Simon Murfet, Saunton Road will be a recording studio at the rear and a coffee shop at the front, inviting people in for a fresh, hot coffee and a slice of cake while listening to music. Opening on Friday, June 20, Saunton Road Studios links with the weekend of GoldCoast Oceanfest in
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Croyde where Amy and Simon’s band Saunton Road will be performing on the Sunday. The recording studio has been developed by Bruno Ellingham – a friend of Amy’s and an accomplished music producer – who has sourced top-of-the-range equipment for the studio. Amy will also be running her upcoming School Of Rock summer school in the studio, along with other music lessons, master-classes in songwriting and guest talks from experienced music industry personnel. ● Saunton Road Studios in Braunton opens on Friday, June 20. Details: amy newton623@btinter net.com.
IT’S called The School Of Rock, but it’s nothing like actual school. A new three-day music workshop for children is opening in Saunton this summer. Run by local singer-songwriter Amy Newton and Reef drummer Dominic Greensmith, children between the ages of 7 and 17 are encouraged to attend this workshop to help them with their musical abilities. Whether they are a dab hand at the piano, a rhythmic genius on the drums or the next Jimi Hendrix, children of any ability and instrument are welcome to Saunton Road Studios. There will be two workshops run, both aimed at different age groups. The first week, in late July, is aimed at children between the ages of 7 and 11, and the second
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MONDAY Madam Butterfly Final night at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen for Puccini’s tale of Cio-Cio San and her abandonment by her American husband.
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FRIDAY Afghan Whigs The Ohio rockers, led by Greg Dulli, are pushing towards their 30th anniversary as a band and are still a superb live act.
SATURDAY Sugarhill Gang King Tut’s host the Godfathers of hip-hop, the trio responsible for the timeless Rapper’s Delight, the famous Sugarhill Gang.
Tipped as the breakout star of 2014, Josh Record is destined for T’s main stage. O BY MICKEY MCMONAGLE Josh Record admits that being on the bill for the last ever T in the Park at Balado on the same weekend his debut album hits the shops has been hugely emotional.
And the immensely talented singer hopes he will be back at T’s new site next year – but playing in a prime-time slot on the main stage. Josh, who played on Friday night, told 7Nights: “It’s been very exciting being at T this time. It’s special and it’s quite an emotional one. “It’s the last one at Balado and, of course, my album is out on Monday, so it’s kind of a launch party feel. “Last year, T was a total highlight for me, not only because of the gig but the backstage area is really nice compared to other festivals. That was the first moment I was like, ‘My gosh, what am I doing here? Am I allowed in here?’. “I was getting a massage, which in itself was sick, a free massage, then Frank Ocean, who I am a massive fan of, came up and said it looked amazing. Wow, Frank Ocean. I was totally starstruck. “It’s nice being back at T, as I feel I made a few friends in the team there. Even though it’s a massive festival, it feels like a bit of a family running it. “Coming to Scotland is always a treat, mainly because of Brendan, my manager. “He’s a Scot who loves me being up there and I love it, it’s a real home from home. “It’s an emotional weekend this time but sometimes change is good. “I would love to be back next year for the first one at Strathallan Castle – preferably on the main stage at about 10pm.” That dream isn’t as unrealistic as you might think, as Josh’s debut record (geddit?) Pillars is a contender for album of the year. With massive support from Zane Lowe on Radio 1 since the beginning and an ever-growing reputation around the world, Josh is certain to become one of the breakout stars of 2014. And he certainly won’t be on the BBC Introducing stage again in 2015. He said: “You talk about slots like 10pm on the main stage at T – I’d love to take my music to that kind of place. “Although I’m a singer-songwriter and a solo male, I don’t think my music necessarily fits inside what people think of as that genre. “I would love to play at night on a big stage as I feel like that, hopefully, is where my music can belong. “I think it could build an atmosphere and take people away from where they are. “That’s my big goal, slots like that.” Over the last year, Josh has gone from a complete unknown to one of the hottest properties in British music. With international fans firmly on board now too, it’s little wonder he can’t quite believe how things have taken off. “It’s been
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album is finally here I’m looking forward to an amazing year,” he added. “Every day playing all the songs and pushing the something happens that makes me go, whole thing.” ‘wow’. I can’t believe I am doing this, Josh is clearly delighted with his finished managing to do my passion. It’s amazing. I album – and little wonder. am counting my blessings. But he confesses he hasn’t always felt that “I was in Sweden last weekend and had a way through the process of making it. proper moment, thinking, ‘What am I doing He added: “I totally believe in it. It’s funny with my guitar in front of a crowd here – and with an album – and I hear a lot of other they know my songs?’. artists say this – you go through such weird “There have been a lot of big changes, a lot periods making it. more people knowing the songs and things. “You absolutely fall in love with it. It feels amazing. You’re so excited about it and by it and you “It really made me realise when it can’t believe you are doing it and having happened abroad because when you’re in this opportunity. England doing your own gigs, you’re not “But then you go through this thing where so surprised. you’re not sure about “The other day, I things and don’t like introduced one of my parts – it’s love-hate. songs, there was a big “I am definitely cheer and everyone in love with the was singing along. I finished album and was like, ‘How the hell really happy with the do you know that?’. whole process.” “It’s really nice, I Josh insisted that can’t help but smile his lyrics were sometimes. I’m printed in the CD thinking, ‘act cool, act booklet as he feels cool’, but it’s hard.” something is lost Josh’s unique sound when albums are just is a radical departure presented as a bunch from the traditional of electronic files. idea of a male In fact, his iTunes singer-songwriter. folder has just one And he revealed he release in it – his own. has been writing songs Josh added: “I for as long as he can really wanted them remember, so his to print the lyrics in individual sound the CD as I want shouldn’t come as too people to relate to it much of a surprise. and take them He said: on the journey I went “Realistically, my on – relate to it and whole life, I have been take encouragement writing songs. from it. People tend “It’s only in the last RISING STAR ... Josh supporting year they have taken Sam Smith in Berlin this March not to do that and I don’t like it. I still love on a different meaning all of that. and purpose, that “I buy CDs and spend ages reading the they’re not just songs I’ve written that I’ll stuff, even ones I know I won’t like. play to my mum or my brother. “I like to immerse myself in what they’re “It’s different now, looking at them in this feeling, who played what and visualise it all. way and putting them out for other people to It adds so much. hear. It’s scary really. It’s a strange feeling. “I hate the digital thing, I don’t have any. “I started writing songs as a kid, I have My iTunes store is totally empty. always done it. My great gran passed “I bought my own EP, it’s the only thing on away and gave our family a piano so at there, then I realised I already had it.” five years old, I’d sit down and play. I never And as for Zane Lowe, the man who had any lessons. started it all for Josh back when he grabbed a “I’d write songs about my sisters’ many copy of The War off the internet and played it boyfriends – they had a lot – so the comings on Radio 1, Josh hopes to run into him again and goings really helped me hone my craft. this summer to thank him in person. “As a family, I used to bully everyone into “Zane’s support has been incredible, it doing harmonies and things. I’d have my really has. brother being my echo, standing further “Lots of DJs have been really behind it but back and singing slightly quieter. it was Zane who really kicked it off for me. “A lot of music surrounded me growing “We have kept in touch and I hope to see up. I still write all the time. him at some of the festivals. “It’s all I ever wanted to do, write songs “It’s been really nice for him too, I think, for a living. because he can see a bit of the journey. “That’s why I put up my song The War “He can see it’s still very much what I am online. It was so personal to me but it meant I doing, it’s not changed because it’s on radio. was being a singer by putting it out there. I’m still making the same music – my music.” “Every single I released, I’ve been so O Josh Record’s debut album Pillars is engrossed in it and that period. Now the released tomorrow.
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EMOTION ... Josh Record on what his songs mean
MY PILLARS OF WISDOM Superstar-to-be Josh Record bares his soul on his stunning debut album Pillars, which is released tomorrow. Here he gives 7Nights readers an exclusive insight into the powerful lyrics and inspiration for those heart-rending songs. Bones: It is my song of reassurance to my girl, to let her know that even in her most insecure moments she is loved. The actual situation was when I was out with an old female friend of mine. Our phone batteries ran out, she didn’t have any money so I said she could stay at our house. You should have seen the look on my girl’s face when we walked in together. My gosh!
Pictures In The Dark: When I was
younger and my parents turned off the lights before I went to bed, I used to lie there looking at the shadows and lines on the walls and in my imagination I created art on the walls. I was painting beautiful pictures in the dark. This song is about being in that trance-like state of love, where your love covers everything and you can’t see the other person’s shortcomings as you are living in this love-drugged state.
Alaska: My friends and I embarked on an epic road-trip. We flew to New York and 15 of us put together £150 to buy an old school bus off eBay. We drove from NYC to Alaska, an incredible journey, but a lonely end for me as I was left in Alaska, the last one standing. Bed of Thorns: This is about my journey of faith. I spend many days working out what lay in my heart and this is a song crying out to God to find him. For Your Love: It is about love and commitment. When you really fall in love, it really does cover a
multitude of sins, it looks past any failings and disappointment.
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Me: After splitting up with my girl, I wasn’t sure whether I would find anyone like her again, did I hold on and go back to her? Would she come back to me? The verses here were about all the memories I had with her. Wide Awake: I think
a lot of people struggle with sleeping when you have a lot on your mind. When you are confused in a relationship, that is the strangest feeling to be sleeping next to someone but not sure of your true feelings. This song is about what really lies in your heart.
Summer Has To Come: I had seen a lot of my friends getting married in big lavish ceremonies costing so much. I wrote this song about not needing to celebrate your commitment in this way. A very short song but that’s all I needed to say.
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on an aeroplane. It was amazing watching the sun rise and the night disappear. It’s the only song I’ve ever written without an instrument in front of me.
The War: This was written in a horrible time for me and still takes me back there whenever I sing it. I often drop it from my set, I don’t want to be back in that place. Finally: I’ve done trips with young people involved in crime from London, taking them to Kenya. There, we are struck by how satisfied these people are in life, yet they have none of our home comforts and live in desperate need. This is about finding that satisfaction. Winter Comes: My
brother has the chorus tattooed on his chest. This song is for him and about him.
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John Fullbright: Songs IF YOU'RE going to call an album Songs, and dress it in a no frills black and white cover that's a stranger to art direction, you'd better make sure REVIEWS those songs are good. CAMBODIAN SPACE PROJECT VARIOUS ARTISTS Front Line It’s an apt title, Whiskey Cambodia (Metal because in the world of Presents Roots (Spectrum Americana – a stripped Postcard Records) Album An Music) Album Excellent reggae down amalgam of oddity, although at times a compilation featuring artistscountry, blues and roots glorious one, this Cambodian – the songs are what that recorded on the Front Line band deliver rock with an R&B matters, not image; Label in the late 70s. Among the flavour which is enhanced artists live or die by their big names contributing are Big tunes and lyrics. by the appearance of several Youth, Gregory Isaacs and The Fullbright is a rising star of the genre. The veteran Motown session musi26-year-old’s 2012 debut From the Ground Up was Mighty Diamonds. A great startfor a Grammy for best Americana cians. 7 ing point to find reggae gems.nominated 8 album – and Songs promises to go one better. It’s full JOSH of what soundPillars like instant classics – RECORD (Virgin/ tunes you’d swear you’ve heard thousand times EMI) Album Debut albuma from already onyoung first spin – and astute observations on singer/songwriter who the pain of loss and the power of songwriting. Bon(“Won't Iver as one hisme what's so Openercites Happy youoftell musical heroes. Record has albad about happy?” he asks, not unreasonably) is a highlight while the brilliant Going ready enjoyed success withHome the recalls 1970s Neilsingle Young its tribute to finding ForinYour Love. He’s got redemption through music (“when I left I had a a great voice and his uplifting choice, lose my mind or lose my voice”). will win Mostly and it’s amelodic case ofsongs one man andhim his guitar plenty of fans. 7thrown in for good (with some harmonica measure) but he’s just as effective when plugging HAFDIS HULD Home (Reveal MONGOL HORDE Mongol Horde in the band (the addictive Never Cry Again). Records) Album Third album of (Xtra Mile Recordings) Album Like this? Try these: Bruce Springsteen, Tunnel original songs from Icelandic TELEGRAPH Love; Townes Van Zandt, The Late Great Ferocious hardcore punk de-ofPETERBOROUGH TH singer/songwriter Hafdis Huld. 17 JULY 2014 livered by a band that includesTownes Van Zandt Her simple evocative folk pop Rating: ★★★★ sometimes acoustic trouba-
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songs possess a genuine rural dour Frank Turner. DesignedJosh Record: Pillars charm and beauty which allied to frighten the horses and THE debut album from singer-songwriter Josh (it’s to her lovely vocals make for a his real name) Record makes a refreshing change. everybody else it doesn’t fail to deliver. It’s not one for those of The 26-year-old has spent time working in delightful album. Home is defini Nairobi with the poor and disadvantaged – andtely where the heart is. 8 a nervous disposition. 7
he’s absorbed the African influence without HONEYBLOOD Honey blood it whole. SHAMMI PITHIA Cosmic (CosVARIOUS ARTISTS Front Line swallowing (Fatcat Records) Album Female Presents Dub (Spectrum Music) Opener Bones is mic) Album Cosmic stands for warm, touching Glaswegian duo Shona McVic- and Creation Of Something MeanAlbum The dub sub-genre of regeffective (“My >> been Richard and ar and Stina Tweedale make up love willingful Inside Chaos and is the gas has hugely influential clothe your bones”), aswork if of world electronica proAdam got a Honeyblood. Their impressive on many other types of popular Coldplay had been asked standing ducer and composer Shammi debut album reveals their debt music. This compilation celto refashion Fix You for ovation from Pithia. He has been dubbed the to the likes of PJThe Harvey and ebrates of the artists who Lion King BGTsome judges “next Nitin Sawhney’’ and his soundtrack. The Breeders but their scuzzy were at the cutting edge in the It feels asits if he's spent second album will cement his low-fi indie pop stands up in late 70s such as Prince Far I and as much time in the sound of the record as the status as a rising star. 7 own right. 8 Tapper Zukie.nan 7 in North Wales and their tunes, without compromising on either – Wonder, their love of classical and operatic like Bones, carries a distinctly African sound before bursting into bright sunshine pop, like 90s w lives in Birmingham and Britpop kings The Boo Radleys – and Finally says she is still their Number One showcases his mastery of the big orchestral love BGT also changed her life by song with a light as a feather touch. ng her to a crowd of new friends Like this? Try these: The Boo Radley: Wake her singing grandsons. Up!; Todd Rundgren, Todd d and Adam themselves have now Rating: ★★★★ ved out of the family home in although their parents still handle Honeyblood: Honeyblood ECHO LIVERPOOL mail. ONE suspects thatTHthe two Glasgow girls who 25 JULY 2014 ave settled in Liverpool ... but are make up Honeyblood ar apart. “Adam lives five minutes weren’t even born when m me,” grins Richard, “I think 10 the Darling Buds, would have been too much for Primitives et al were matter what happens I’ll always be creating perfectly brother and I think even when we distorted guitar pop in r 60s he’s still going to be asking the late 1980s, so let’s elp with decisions.” ignore the fact that their
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fringe of Sidmouth
While Sidmouth FolkWeek fills he streets and venues large and small in the Regency seaide town in the first week of August, the nearby little vilage of Salcombe Regis plays host to a series of music nights stablished under the banner of the Sidmouth Fringe Sesions. This year there will be four ntimate musical performances featuring some of the best breakthrough artists in he fields of traditional folk, bluegrass, blues, Americana, ypsy, jazz, world and indie. The action takes place at McBuzz’s Barn at Thorn Park, a golf course that turns into a emporary campsite for Sidmouth festival-goers, as well as taging the Fringe concerts. On the bill this year are a hotly-tipped melodic young etro quartet called Flyte (picured above), who have just been touring the UK with Bombay Bicycle Club. Other names on the line-up are Saturday Sun, a folk, rock and blues band with a touch of psychedelia from Swanage; Sam Green and the Midnight Heist, originally from Exmouth offering a foot-stompng rootsy blues sound; all girl rio Wildwood Kin from Exeter who recently won the UK Open Mic competition at the NEC; Oh So Quiet, an exotic ix-piece band from London; Jess McAllistera talented inger songwriter from Exeter who recently did a live session on BBC Introducing; the New Carnival trio from Bristol; Millers Daughter, bright and breezy country-tinged pop and Sera, a singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist from North Wales who will be puting the new house piano to the est; Tom James, Phil King, The Fallen Apples, Tobias ben Jacob, Flok, and not forgetting Dirty Cello, all the way from San Francisco. The concerts take place on August 2, 3, 5 and 6. For more details visit sidmouthringe.co.uk.
gathering that boasts an impressive bill that taps into the music-mad organisers’ knack for spotting the next big thing – this time it is names like Dry the River, Fenech Soler, Foxes, Sunday’s chillout bill-topper Josh Record, Rae Morris, The Fam-
Q: Which artist is headlining the Sunday line-up at Leopallooza? Leopallooza is held at The Wyldes, Lower Exe Farm, near Bude. Visit leopallooza.com for ticket details.
Organisers Lee Ellis, Matt Daniel, Cai Waggett and Sam Dunnett
For the record, Josh can sing G
ratitude is an appealing quality in a performer and Josh Record has it by the bucketful. The fast emerging young singer and songwriter, who is headlining the Sunday line-up at this year’s Leopallooza, counts his blessings ever day as he makes is mark as a melodic indie pop artist. With his quasi-falsetto harmonic tones and the easy ambience of his self-penned tunes, he has attracted a healthy amount of airplay with a series of singles like the BBC Radio 1 and 2 playlisted For Your Love, and his debut album Pillars, released two weeks ago on the Virgin label. “I’ve written songs since I was five years old. These tracks really were written in my bedroom. And it really is a bonus that people like them,” says Josh, 26. “What I feel really pleased about is that it has all happened quite naturally for me. It started when Zane Lowe downloaded one of my songs and played it on Radio 1; it was really never meant to be anything except a video for myself and my friends.” Heavily inspired by his musical heroes Bon Iver and Swedish multi-instrumentalist Tingsek, he always felt compelled to write songs. Growing up in a Forces family in Gloucestershire, he and his five siblings all sang in church together. “We were more like the Von Trapp family than the Beach Boys,” he laughs. “I still don’t think I can really sing. But my brother and I used to have singing competitions and that’s
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where I think the motivations came from.” They lived near a rehab centre and always had lots of people coming and going, and many of their stories have inspired his writing, rich in simple but deep emotion. “I realised from early on that spending time with people was awesome,” says Josh. At 16 and passionate about making music, he left home to go to the Brit School in London. “My mum and dad wanted me to carry on with my education; I just wanted to get out and live life and make music, without wanting to be a performer. So Brit School fitted the bill. What’s great is that it is free – you just have to audition to get a place. I would recommend it to anyone – it really helps you learn your craft.” With little money to survive on, Josh lived on a council estate where gangs, gun crime and drugs were rife, yet he felt at home. “I’d never experienced anything like it, but it was a different way of doing things,” adds Josh, who has since been involved in community projects, mentoring teenagers. Fresh from Goldcoast Oceanfest, Glastonbury and Somersault festivals, Josh now can’t wait to come to Leopallooza. He recalls happy holidays in Bude when he was younger. “There’s such a great atmosphere and open attitude in the Westcountry; I absolutely love it, especially by the sea and in the country pubs. I love the ales... and the pies!” he says.
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t’s going to be a very sion for Charlie Fo with blossoming Brit tro pop starlet Foxes (ak Allen), when he takes t the Leopallooza festiva next weekend. It’s a long time since t performed in his nati and this is going to be a affair. Not only is Ch brother, Michael, tour band as part of their ro mother, Debby, is sellin Cornwall-made Raw Ch the festival, and sister, E ing on the stall. Debby, who lives at S seen Charlie perform liv earlier days when he playing in early bands a Penzance. He’s been on ney since then, notably 18 months, firstly as a m X Factor band on all t competition’s live sho contenders like Devon’s on double bass, bass piano. “They were incredibl who they chose and I w be the only one who cam after week,” he says. An fully fledged member o to tour Japan and then Europe supporting Ph ams, after a summer of Earlier this year Lou Grammy Award for recording for her featu Zedd’s electro hit Clari ten debut album Gloriou
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