Tag: Christine and The Queens

The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 126 with Jenny May Finn

Show 126 // July 30 2016 with video artist, Jenny May Finn

On this week’s show, I was thrilled to be able to catch up with Jenny May Finn, a video artist from Dublin who is putting on her first exhibition this week, entitled ‘Your Face is Alright’.

The exhibition takes place at The Archivist’s Gallery from August 5-7 2016. We chat how she is exploring life through her art.

It also happens that Jenny May also attended DCU at the same time as myself and as chance would have it, lived next door to me in Glasnevin in Dublin.

Here’s what Happened:
1. Public Enemy: Harder Than You Think
2. Rusangango Family: Lights On
3. Sinead Harnett Featuring Grades: If You Let Me
4. Christine and The Queens: Tilted
5. Eoin Boyle: Skybirds
6. The Cheek of Her: 9 Lives
7. The Nocturnes: The Antler
8. John Paul White: The Martyr
9. August Wells: Here in The Wild
10. Chat with Jenny May Finn
11. Nubyian Twist: Headhunter
12. Salt Ashes: Save It

Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

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You can keep up with Jenny May Finn on her website, on Twitter and on Instagram

August 1, 2016
Tune of the Week // Christine and The Queens: Tilted

Christine and The Queens’ awesome track Tilted, is this week’s Tune of The Week

I remember the first time I heard this song, I absolutely loved how understated everything was. A simple drum and synth bass line drove the song and Christine’s vocals sound like how someone signs in their bedroom. Honest and letting everything out without screaming their head off.

I listen to a lot of French music and French music radio always provides the soundtrack to my Saturday mornings. One of my faves from a few years ago, Christophe Willem never reached the heights he did in France, when venturing outside his native land. This isn’t the case with Christine and The Queens. Now, the album ‘Chaleur Humaine’ is a slow burner, having been originally released and reviewed by Pitchfork in 2015.

At the time of writing, her album, ‘Chaleur Humaine’, is Number 1 in Ireland and Number 3 in the UK. This was obviously helped be her appearances at Longitude in Marlay Park, Dublin and Glastonbury amongst others in the UK.

So far, I’ve managed to miss her festival appearances, instead have to be satisfied with online TV catchups.

This is where I’m thinking ahead, to next summer. Myself and Tahlula want to go to Primavera. I was made too jealous looking at Facebook posts and videos of everyone having an awesome time. Plus we’ve been chatting about going to Barcelona for absolute ages. Take a week off and we can do both!

This year the festival was headlined by Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem and Sigur Ros. Next year, I can see Christine and The Queens edging their way towards the top of the bill on the main stage.

Tilted has a beautiful vibe for lazy summer days. Tune in, turn on, and I dare you not to try dancing like Christine.

July 25, 2016
The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 125 with JD Kelleher

July 23 2016 // Show 125 with JD Kelleher

Musician, actor and performer, JD Kelleher, joined my on today’s episode of The London Ear. JD reached number 2 in the Irish iTunes chart last week with his song ‘Imagery’. JD also gave me an exclusive first play of his cover of The Ramone’s ‘Blitzreig Bop’, from his forthcoming album.

I also started this week’s show with the very awesome Goats Don’t Shave and Phat Kiidz collaboration ‘GAA Jersey’. You have to give it a listen.

Here’s what happened:

1. Goats Don’t Shave and Phat Kiidz: GAA Jersey
2. Hare Squead: If I Ask
3. The 1975: Somebody Else
4. Benjamin Francis Leftwich: Mayflies
5. Chat with JD Kelleher (Part 1)
6. JD Kelleher: Imagery
7. Chat with JD Kelleher (Part 2)
8. JD Kelleher: Blitzreig Bop
9. Chairlift: Moth to the Flame
10. Christine and The Queens: Tilted
11. Jones: Melt
12. Shura: Kidz ‘n’ Stuff

Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

You can check out JD Kelleher on Facebook and Twitter.

July 23, 2016