On this week’s show, I was delighted to be able to catch up with Trick Mist. Gavin Murray has been a guest on The London Ear previously but recently returned to Ireland after living abroad for a number of years.
We had a really good chat about life back in Ireland, Gavin’s recent travels and the influence it had on his music and his current single, ‘Fraction’.
As the days are counting down to 2018, DJ Earworm has just unveiled 2017’s United State of Pop. So how vintage was 2017’s year of pop for you? Maybe it’s because my co-worker has a thing about having Magic on 9-5 that I actually didn’t realise that some of these tunes were big enough to make this end of year mash up. Maybe I just missed them or maybe it’s because these are taken from Billboard’s end of year sales chart. Still think it’s hard to beat 2009’s classic mix.
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So I spent most of this week sniffling and croaking my way through life! Make sure you top up with vitamin C and wear a scarf. If you can hibernate, do! I reckon this is what blokes call Man flu!
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There must be something in the water up north. From what I’ve been led to believe, ‘Up North’ is anywhere north of St Albans to Londoners. There has been a plethora of really good new bands coming out of Manchester and going on ‘Say Something’, Corella have put themselves at the top of the pile.
‘Say Something’ is the follow up to ‘Barcelona Girl’ from earlier this summer. I defy you not to dance. However, it will be inevitable. Funky guitar and drums and memorable refrains are the vital ingredients in this recipe. I’d put a tenner on that these guys have listened to Little Comets on more than one occasion.
Great song structure, musicality and vocal delivery all come together perfectly at exactly the right time for Corella. This is a huge delightful slice of indie pop. Definitely a band to watch out for in 2018.
The lads are playing the O2 Ritz Manchester on 14/12/17 and will be announcing a tour for Spring 2018 shortly.
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