ALBUM REVIEW & STREAM// C2C – Tetra

C2C is a French turntable group that has won the Disco Mix Club World Team DJ Championship four years in a row (2003–2006) earlier this year they released their first EP “Down The Road” and I have just found a link to their album online.

The album entitled “Tetra” features all songs off the first EP and some new fantastic songs featuring other artists, C2C truly are a group to watch their DJ style is phenomenal keeping the traditional French DJ sound of Justice & Daft Punk alive. It’s hard to review every track of “Tetra” as there is a lot of variety, I wouldn’t expect any less from such diverse DJ’s. They seem to have streamed almost every track of the album via their Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/C2Cdjsofficial

Below I have posted my favourite two tracks and their mix for one of the DJ Champoinships back in 2005:

NEW: Team Morale – “Vika”

Local band Team Morale have released their new track “Vika” and I feel they deserve some more exposure. They have their first gig coming up and tickets are available here, if you having nothing going on I would advise you to go, they could be the next big thing. They are already being followed by BBC Introducing so get buying: http://www.wegottickets.com/bullandgate/event/182529

Follow them on twitter or soundcloud: https://twitter.com/team_morale

Below is their new track:

http://soundcloud.com/team-morale/vika

The Ship -Tones – If You Wanna (Vaccines Reggae Mix)

Vaccines were another one of those bands whose debut album really excited me, however, when posed with the question “What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?” I couldn’t help but answer more.

This is the more. Cribs’ Guitar Technician’s project The Ship-Tones have reggae refixed the Vaccines’ “If You Wanna” (Unfortunately climaxing just short of the summer) and really livened up the disappointing repetitive style the Vaccines employ…

My review of The Vaccines’ “Come Of Age” will be up later today.

Metronomy – LateNightTales (OUT TODAY)

Today LateNightTales has released Metronomy’s album addition to their collection. The album features tracks from a diverse range of artists including Outkast, Chick Corea, Tweet and Autechre, below is the video and the album stream:

Stream: http://latenighttales.co.uk/product.php/176/metronomy-late-night-tales

In this new album Metronomy have released a cover version of Jean Michel Jarre’s “Hypnose” which is linked below: 

ALBUM REVIEW// Grizzly Bear – Shields

One of the most anticipated albums of the year and possibly the album I have been itching for the most is finally in my possession: “Shields”

I adore Grizzly Bear, CANT and Department of Eagles it seems anything any member of this group dabbles in is masterful and ‘Shields’ is no exception…

We all knew following up “Veckatimest” would be an incredible feat. However, there is something about ‘Shields’ which has allowed them to complete this task seemingly with ease. I will now attempt to take you on that journey, the journey which is their incredible return:

The opening track [above] ‘Sleeping Ute’ is reminiscent of the past GB albums whilst adding a new ‘modern’ ambience, unique to ‘Shields’. With hints of CANT and a very ‘In Ear Park’’ kind of outbreak towards the end Sleeping Ute is the evolutionary scale of Grizzly Bear. With this modern growth to Grizzly Bear comes tracks such as “Speak In Rounds” or “Gun-Shy” which carry concepts of the “Age of Indie” and “Folk Revival Period”, in which we are trapped, to a new individual level and definition. Much like “Veckatimest”, ‘Shields’ is an album that stands out from those of other bands to which they are often compared e.g Fleet Foxes and seems to be birthed from personal inspiration.

“The Hunt” is very Radiohead-esque with it’s wailing guitar and deep piano and does [controversially] bring another band name into mind: Coldplay. When I first read a comment on YouTube under the video to “Yet Again” comparing the two I felt sick putting them in the same league as have many others:

//people who compare Grizzly with Coldplay: Coldplay is snobish one-layer pop with vague lyrics. Grizzly is multi-layered, multi-influenced and well crafted music with extremely good lyrics and nothing like coldplay. – David Pint

//are you fucking kidding me right now?? get the fuck out of here with your stupid child like comments.- Helki Dovah

However, when listing to early Coldplay I found through songs like Shiver, 42, Don’t Panic that Shields has got a hint of that beauty and feeling. Obviously to a much more mature and powerful level but a level nonetheless. ‘Shields’ is teeming with influence of music in out era, it is modern and takes elements of  influential songs, be it “Knives Out” or “Yellow” Grizzly Bear are reinventing our era by using elements of it.

Unfortunately I cannot find a link to my favourite track “Sun In Your Eyes”, the closing track, so here is the controversial Coldplay sounding “Yet Again”

Shields is an album of evolution and it could well be Grizzly Bear’s most significant album yet.

Everything Everything – Cough Cough

The return of Everything Everything will be pleasant news for many, their first album went down a treat and “Cough Cough” has already racked up a lot of views. Their distinctive style is back once more, below:

Palma Violets – Best of Friends // MUSIC VIDEO

NME have been creating a lot of hype for this track by the relatively new band Palma Violets claiming it is “the catchiest guitar song in years”. I’m not quite sure I agree but I enjoy it nonetheless:

Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing

No Doubt this will be the next huge dance track from Calvin here it is below…

http://soundcloud.com/charlieol78/florence-welch-feat-calvin

MellowHype – La Bonita // MUSIC VIDEO

Odd Future’s Left Brain & Hodgy Beats, aka MellowHype have just released a video to their track “La Bonita”. It has immediately become one of my favourite tracks from the duo’s project. Left Brain’s flow in the first verse is something to be admired his effortless talent really kicks off this song and the track really gets going when Hodgy soars. His verse is fire, just amazing.Overall this song highlights the best of MellowHype with fantastic production. Me Gusta:

ALBUM STREAM// Two Door Cinema Club – “Beacon”

When I first heard Two Door cinema club 4 years ago at the Underage festival I was amazed. I thought they were brilliant and so unique and different. They were, however, each song of theirs was not unique and different from the status quo and as soon as the cat on the album cover of “Tourist History” reared it’s little head I wanted to kill them. What were they thinking?! I thought they had so  much promise. They through it all away for the safe option of popularity they did not take one risk. Once again I cannot dispute they deserved to be signed their live performances still somehow drag me in, but their albums just bore me to death.

They have released a stream of their upcoming album “Beacon”, it leaked onto the internet long ago but I could think of nothing worse than bringing back all the disappointment I felt when “Tourist History” was released so I will allow you to judge for yourselves here is “Beacon”:

http://soundcloud.com/two-door-cinema-club/sets/two-door-cinema-club-beacon-1

All I can say for it at the moment is that the songs seem to vary a bit in sound. I think they have tried to employ a bit of Bombay Bicycle Club and  Maccabee’s to their album, listen out for it…