Songs of the Month: July 2015

SOPHIE – “Lemonade” This is one of the many weird, weird songs that I’ve graced my iPod with but one that’s ridiculously catchy perhaps just for that reason.  Repeating “lemonade, le-le-lemonade” over and over again isn’t the pinnacle of song-writing, but it lures you in with the bubbly synth drops before a quick chorus steals the show and the limelight.  It’s marketing gold for the likes of a McDonald’s ad, but a great little earworm too. Kacey Musgraves – “Cup of Tea” I’ve extolled the — Read more →

Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material: Review

Albums might be a dying breed in their traditional sense, but that doesn’t mean that one comes along from nowhere every now and again to knock your cotton socks off – and Pageant Material is one of them. I know what you’re thinking: a country album, really?  Darn tootin’ it’s a country album. This is Kacey Musgraves’ second studio album, after becoming a major star in the Nashville scene with her last one.  This one is where she’ll break through into the modern consciousness though — Read more →

Songs of the Month(s): May and June 2015

Here’s the thing, I haven’t really been much into blogging lately. There’s been a lot going on in life, even though it’s summer and I’ve not got uni and exams and the like to contend with. The music’s still been there though, and been just as big as it ever has been in my day-to-day, if not more so, so here’s a run through the tunes that have made my May and June that bit better. May CHVRCHES – “Strong Hand” It’s amazing that given — Read more →

Songs of the Month: April 2015

While there’s never any real attempt or effort when I write these monthly list of songs to pick a set of songs with a common theme, it often turns out with the way my music taste and listening habits work that you’ll see a link between many of the tunes I pick.  This month there’s a definite feel that each of these songs have gone under the radar a little, with them all being great songs that are more than deserving of some attention but — Read more →

Building my own radio station

Sitting at work for hours on end behind a desk can be tough, even if you have a job you love and work with great people who keep you going.  Music is one of the only things that can really keep people’s spirits up even as the clock ticks ever more slowly towards hometime.  But that only rings true if the music is good. Over the last few weeks at work I’ve been sat and stuck listening to Moray Firth Radio.  To say that its — Read more →