January 2012
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Special: MNMW Top Music Of The Year 2011 - Part 2
Part 2 of MNMW Top Music Of The Year 2011: Video of the Year: Boy & Bear - Feeding Line
It’s just way beautiful, way romantic, a very memorable video indeed.
Album Of The Year: Will Young - Echoes (RCA/ Sony)
Elegantly depressed… fantastic new style and direction while at the core you still find the real him. I seem can’t stop playing it, I’ve been playing this...
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Special: MNMW Top Music Of The Year 2011 - Part 1
A year’s flown by, it’s again to have a summary of the past year and present my top music of the year 2011:
Single/ song of the year and top 20 singles/ songs of the year: Single/ song of the year: 1. Bright Light Bright Light - How To Make A Heart A instant catch on me when it was first released, and it’s been there in my head, in my heart since then, it’s just I...
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Birdy - People Help The People, Shelter, Skinny...
Birdy - People Help The People, Shelter, Skinny Love
Her voice is so pure and innocent, she’s very young though, but that’s still talented. These are all covers (PHTP: Cherry Ghost, S: The XX, SL: Bon Iver), but I think the magic of her is that she makes them more mainstream and accessible but still retains the genuine, raw goodness, wonderful. genre: folk rating: PHTP: 4/5 stars, S:...
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Gavin DeGraw - Soldier
Gavin DeGraw - Soldier
Bright, strong and sturdy. I like that he sounds so firm and determined here. Nothing big but simple, direct and uplifiting, a good song.
genre: pop rock rating: 3.5/5 stars
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Snow Patrol - This Isn't Everything You Are
Snow Patrol - This Isn’t Everything You Are
Grand and moving, I’m always touched by their unique emotional expressions. This may not be their highest, but it’s good enough for me. A romantic rock song I would recommend for Valentine. I don’t know what’s the song’s about but it just feels romantic.
rating: 4/5 stars genre: alternative rock
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Bunch Rating: James Morrison, Calvin Harris,...
James Morrison - In My Dreams - 4/5 stars Calvin Harris - Feel So Close - 3.5/5 stars Rihanna - Farewell - 3.5/5 stars Morgan Page feat. Tegan and Sara – Body Work - 3.5/5 stars Monarchy feat. Britt Love - You Don’t Want To Dance With Me - 3.5/5 stars Snow Patrol - Called Out In The Dark - 3.5/5 stars Snow Patrol - New York - 4/5 stars Jessie J - Domino - 3.5/5 stars Nero - Must Be The...
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December 2011
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Set Fire to the Rain
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Moby - After
Moby - After
Opps, Moby continue to score me a little bit this time, haha. This is actually quite typical Moby but I proceed to like it anyway. Weird as usual but with a slightly disturbing female vocal this time. A lovely yet thought provoking video, is that about Japan’s nuclear plants crisis? rating: 3.5/5 stars genre: electronica
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Donkeyboy - City Boy
Donkeyboy - City Boy
After “Ambitions”, this is a new favorite. There’s some wonder in this tune here that instantly hooked me. Another wonderful party tune choice for this new year eve. rating: 4/5 stars genre: electropop
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Patrick Wolf - Together
Patrick Wolf - Together
You can’t blame him for this slightly cheesy, happy tune ‘cos he is happy. It’s unnatural to ask a person to write sad songs when he/she is happy and vice versa. And after all I’m quite delighted after a few listens. rating: 4/5 stars genre: indie pop, indietronica
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The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
Groovy, funky, unique, pure fun and pleasure, instantly hooked. Maybe a excellent, wonderful party song for you people this NYE? genre: garage rock, blues rock rating: 4/5 stars
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Revisited: Beth Orton: Stars All Seem To Weep
Beth Orton - Stars All Seem To Weep (1999)
When I’m so f*cking sad, sometimes I think of this very neat sad song. I wish I can sleep underneath the stars, like I did when I was a child. rating: 4.5/5 stars genre: electronica, folk, rock
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Bunch Rating: James Morrison, Red Hot Chili...
James Morrison feat. Jessie J - Up - 4/5 stars Red Hot Chili Peppers - Monarchy of Roses - 3.5/5 stars Nerina Pallot - All Bets Are Off - 4/5 stars Little Boot - Shake (Until Your Heart Breaks) - 4/5 stars Toploader - Never Stop Wondering - 4/5 stars The Good Natured - Video Voyeur - 4/5 stars Steve Appleton - Sparks - 3/5 stars Nero - Reaching Out - 4/5 stars Poncho feat. Maxi Trusso - Please me...
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Cover: Set Fire to the Rain - the male take
For some reason, I’d like to hear how guys cover this particular song. How do you tackle such a grand love anthem? Well there can be many different takes.
This one
A very light take, I’m very surprised by the way he handle it, I like it a lot.
This one
The exotic and direct take, he has a wonderful voice to take it, a treat to the ear really.
This one
The not so up there take,...
November 2011
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Moby - The Right Thing
Moby feat. Inyang Bassey - The Right Thing
Slightly weird, strange, sad, downtempo and elegant, there seems not much breakthrough of Moby’s music, but he ratains his old magic and still captivating here. genre: electronica, ambient rating: 3.5/5 stars
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Special - Quiet Moments
There’s this voice saying - calm down calm down… Here’s a collection of 7 calm down songs. Maria Mena - This Too Shall Pass, Homeless Gorgeous ballads. “This Too Shall Pass” is bright and little uplifting while “Homless” is down right heartfelt, good song before dream, amazing vocals too. genre: pop, folk, contemporary rating: 4/5 stars (both) James...
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Bunch Ratings: Bon Iver, Olly Murs, Cher Llyod...
Bon Iver - Perth - 4/5 stars Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight - 3.5/5 stars Cheryl Llyod feat. MIke Posner - With Ur Love - 3.5/5 stars Example - Midnight Run - 3.5/5 stars Nicola Roberts - Yo-Yo - 3.5/5 stars Hard-Fi - Bring It On - 4/5 stars Lights - Toes - 3.5/5 stars BOY - Little Numbers - 3.5/5 stars Morgan Page, Sultan + Ned Shepard and BT feat. Angela McCluskey - In the Air - 4/5 stars ...
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“I’m stepping on troubled times
There’s something that’s on my...”
– Will Young - Losing Myself This song is growing and growing, also I’ve been keeping digging into his lyrics lately, one of the strong points of his recent album.
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Black Out The Sun (Radio 2...
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October 2011
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Housse de Racket - Roman
Housse de Racket - Roman
Simple, fresh, youthful, effective and attractive. It’s so instant considered I had only heard a small snippet of this, after that I just had to check them out, this is so attractive. *o* All the way, all the way…
genre: electronic, house, indie rock, indie pop rating: 4.5/5 stars
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Special - Rap Special
Rap isn’t my thing, but even so, I find these 2 interesting and addictive:
Nas - Nasty
Compare to chart topping mega heavy beat with super catchy, sugary hook lines hip-hops, I find myself preferring this old school, simple, straight forwards style. It has its special charm if they know how to put it. I have to say the beat is very addictive. And I like the video too.
genre: rap, east...
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Alex Winston - Locomotive, Velvet Elvis
Alex Winston - Locomotive, Velvet Elvis
After the delightful and highly catchy “Sister Wife”, I’m in love with 2 more Alex Winston singles. Her voice and music are very unique, a mix of bits of eerie, weird, vintage and sweet? Deep impression after first listen! “Locomotive” is actually a single prior to “Sister Wife”, light and very catchy too....