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  • Tune of the Week // Road Wives – Miracle

    Tune of the Week // Road Wives – Miracle

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    This week’s Tune of the Week comes from Dublin’s Road Wives. Enter potential tune of the Summer, ‘Miracle’.

    Who is Road Wives

    Road Wives is Jack Quinn, who is described as ‘a DJ, producer and recording artist’. He’s from Dublin and his bro is Declan Quinn ex Republic of Loose. In 2015 got together to record some music and ‘Miracle’ is the lead track from the EP, ‘This is Happening’.

    The track also features CC Brez on guitars & bass, Zamo Riffman from Sing Street and Eve Macklin (Cats, Les Miserables) on backing vocals.

    It’s no surprise that there is a definite tinge of the Loose on this track. With added electronic vibes and a serious danceability, this is a tune that you’ll be hard not find yourself dancing to. In fact, it could be really hard to pin this track to a year or era. It’s modern, contemporary but there’s a serious bang of 1987 from it. In my books, that’s definitely not a bad thing.

    It’s uplifting, cheery and ‘let there be light, let there be love’ just radiates positivity. That’s before you see the video. Add some politics and the juxtaposition of the positivity of the song and the downright crapness of the real world and you get something totally motivational.

    Good job Mr Quinn.

    You can find out more about Road Wives on Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter and Insta

  • Tune of the Week // Kidepo – Ramada

    Tune of the Week // Kidepo – Ramada

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    First time I heard this track the sun was shining, it seemed like summer was on the way. The tone vibe and atmosphere of the track matched beautifully.

    Kidepo’s track, Ramada, is taken from his forthcoming EP, ‘Reunion’. Where’s the reunion? Jonah Mutono, aka Kidepo, was born in London, but moved to Philadelphia at an early age. The family then returned to Uganda, their native land, nine years later. But Jonah went off to school in the UK when he was 13. Kidepo is a river in Uganda, no doubt where Jonah takes his moniker from.

    His debut EP, ‘Reunion’, looks at his repatriation with Uganda and his transient life. Jonah’s music takes influences from his travels too. The percussion on ‘Ramada’ sounds very rooted in Africa. This is blended beautifully with R’n’B tinged electronic elements and finished off with vinyl-esque surface noise.

    Simply delightful, a fantastic track from a debut EP. Really looking forward to hearing more from Kidepo.

    You can find out more about Kidepo on Facebook and Twitter . You can find him on iTunes here.

    https://youtu.be/HC_HwwJ77Z4

  • Tune(s) of the Week // Fins A Luminous – Setting Souls / Funeral Shake

    Tune(s) of the Week // Fins A Luminous – Setting Souls / Funeral Shake

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    Working under the moniker, Fins A Luminous, Joe Bond and Ross Saunders have recently released a AA single. ‘Setting Souls’ is the A side, while ‘Funeral Shake’ is the AA.

    ‘Setting Souls’ immediately grabbed attention, dark electronica that makes you want to dance, with timelessly clever soulful vocal line that could be from any era. The track rises and falls beautifully til it’s crescendo.

    ‘Setting Souls’ is accompanied by ‘Funeral Shake’, complete with its layered understated grunged sonic landscape, you’ll hear something different every time you listen. It’s airy, has some really great guitar work, so subtle that you won’t even realise it’s there.

    This AA release shows Fin A Luminous to be talented producers, who know how to showcase their talent. The two tracks show different sides of the pair. Initially it was ‘Setting Souls’ that made me take notice but ‘Funeral Shake’ has become a favourite, two very different tracks that work fantastically both together and apart.

    A really good introduction to the work of Fins A Luminous. That’s why they’re both Tunes of the Week.

    You can check out previous releases on Soundcloud

  • Le Galaxie: Powers of Miami (Video)

    legalaxieOne of the albums that I do really believe deserved to get a Choice Music Prize nod was Le Galaxie‘s Laserdisc Nights II. Ever since some of these guys were in 66 Electric they have grown as musicians and have been getting better all the time. Le Galaxie are one of the best in the country.

    Here’s the video for Powers of Miami from the album and as many are bound to have said, not for the first time, ‘Michael Pope, you little dancer!’

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