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Bastille: Of The Night (Video)

BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens gave Bastille‘s new single it’s first official spin today. For fans of the band, it’s a live favourite and definitely worth putting a spotlight on the track. ‘Of the Night’, first appeared on Bastille’s mixtape Other People’s Heartache which was available as a free download. Take Snap!’s Rhythm is a Dancer add Corona’s Rhythm of the Night and a splash of Bastille and you have ‘Of the Night’.

I recently spoke to Dan Smith from Bastille and mentioned how many singles the band had released from their debut, so far it’s six. So, to release Of the Night in the Uk /Ireland is a good interlude and lets the US market catch up with the life of the Bad Blood before the band start proper work on a second album.

Does the fact that it’s a cover bother me? No, not a bit. When Bastille did the round of gigs in support of Flaws they played ‘Of the Night’. When I saw them in Academy 2 in Dublin, the venue exploded into what I described as ‘dance central’. It was awesome!

Yes, I think we all get that I love the band. Anyway, the video looks great, with some great cinematography and grading and a fantastically effect narrative.

Here’s the video:

October 9, 2013
The London Ear on RTE 2XM: Show 4 Oct 9 2013

Show 4 of The London Ear and it’s jammers! Thanks to my guests Gavin James, Kris from More Than Conquerors and Daniel Woolhouse aka Deptford Goth. Thanks to MCD too, for the tickets for this week’s competition to Deptford Goth in the Unitarian Church on Stephen’s Green in Dublin on October 18th.

Here’s what happened:

1. Intro
2. Saint Motel: Get Free
3. Chat with Gavin James
4. Gavin James: Remember Me
5. Orla Gartland: Bandit
6. More Than Conquerors: Smoke, Lung, Trees, Knee
7. Chat with Kris from More Than Conquerors (Part 1)
8. More Than Conquerors:Amounts to Nothing
9. Chat with Kris from More Than Conquerors (Part 2)
10. More Than Conquerors: Pits to Old
11. Strangers: Fires
12. Chat with Deptford Goth
13. Deptford Goth: Bloody Lip
14. Carried by Waves: Between The Sea

Thanks for listening, you can listen live every Wednesday at 1400 and the repeat on Sunday nights at 2100. You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. Here’s the catch, on the player The London Ear is still showing up under the name of my old Dublin based show, Culture Cafe so search for that instead.

If you are in a band based in Ireland or the UK and would like to get involved in the show, email me nessy @ nessymon.com (take out the gaps)

Til next time!

October 9, 2013
Competition: Win tickets to Deptford Goth in the Unitarian Church, Stephen’s Green, Dublin

Daniel Woolhouse aka Deptford Goth is coming to Dublin for an intimate gig at the Unitarian Church on Stephen’s Green in Dublin on October 18th.

In association with The London Ear and with thanks to Michelle in MCD, I have a pair of tickets to give away for what is going to be a great show in a fantastic venue.

To be in with a shot of getting your mitts on the tickets, all you have to do is answer this question:

Deptford is an area in which city?

That’s it easy peasy but if you need a hint you might get one from the name of my radio show. Leave your answers below. Winners will be chosen at random.

While you’re here you might as well like my Facebook page and follow the show on twitter.

If you haven’t heard of Deptford Goth before, never fear you can listen to his album ‘Life after Defo’ below.

Here’s the video for Bloody Lip

Good luck in the competition. Entries close on Sunday 13th October at 10pm. After that winners will be notified. Judges decision final.

Oct 14th : Thanks to everyone who entered. The winner chose by the randomizer that is Social Media Sean in work ( he didn’t know what he was picking) is Chris Ledwidge! Congrats Chris! let us know how the night goes!

October 9, 2013
Free Download: Saint Motel – Get Free

I loved Saint Motel’s album Voyeur, still do! and they recently posted a new song online ‘My Type’ which has so far received 133000 plays on Soundcloud! Not bad going. The LA based quartet took their dream pop state and added a dash of funk! Listen here:

Back to the Free Download, going on this cover of Major Lazer’s Get Free, the vibe will still want me to run away to the beaches of California. Download, dance and hear this when I play it this week on The London Ear.

Find out more about Saint Motel:

Get your FREE DOWNLOAD here!

October 7, 2013