Songs of the Month

One series of blogs that I’ve done that fell by the wayside a little last year was songs of the month, where I’d round up the best tunes I’d discovered, or re-discovered, and share them. I already think this year has a lot of potential to be one of the best for music in a long time, so maybe it’s time to kick this off again? Alan Walker – “Alone” “Faded” was one of my favourite songs of last year, but Alan Walker’s music seems — Read more →

2016’s started quietly music wise.  Okay there’s been major announcements like my favourite band coming back and then announcing they’ll play at T in the Park, but new music’s been rather hard to come by so far this year.  That doesn’t mean there haven’t been good tunes around though, here’s a few of them: Parade of Lights – “Feeling Electric” Yet another FIFA soundtrack song that has wormed it’s way on to my iPod, “Feeling Electric” is a stylistic mash-up of Imagine Dragons and M83 — Read more →

LCD Soundsystem – “Christmas Will Break Your Heart” A Christmas miracle that could only really have been topped by the second coming of Jesus himself, LCD Soundsystem came back from the abyss on Christmas Eve with a new single that sparks further hope into the rumours they are set for a reunion. The song itself is like meeting an old friend.  Things have changed and moved on in the years gone by, but you instantly fall back into the same rhythms you were in before — Read more →

November’s been a very strange month, and mostly bad as well, so it’s meant that music and writing have both very much taken a back seat to life. Here are three songs that, in their own way, have made up the story of my month: CHVRCHES – “Up in Arms” My favourite band came to Aberdeen on the 23rd and it was a delight to see them live again.  Their set was full of fight and fun and was exactly what I’d hoped it would — Read more →