1. Lana Del Rey - Body Electric
You either want to be her or be on her, everybody's favourite lady of
darkened gothic pop has returned to save our failing music system in a blaze of
glorious light.
Lana Del Rey's
hauntingly gripping vocals ooze passion and sadness in track five of her band
new album, imaginatively named "Born to Die - The Paradise
Edition".
"Body Electric’s”
eerie Gothic vibe entices you forward to enter the hideout of the ghoul which
has decided to vacation inside Del Rey for the time being.
A song filled with strong influences of
re-occurring father-daughter issues, the steady pulse rate echoes.
The carefully planted beats which act like
slippery stepping stones and heart-racing-adrenaline-pumping drama; the
mystifying music pushes you forward in a stupor of maddening slumber.
Del
Rey's sickly sweet lyrics pierce the veil of a blackened, unknown wedding
procession between two un-named lovers.
She spins and dances while taking you on a
never-ending spiral through the Gothic Forrest which crowds your mind.
Punctured by un-even rhythms which jangle
and spring together to form something breath-taking, we get a vague insight
into how alone and feeble Del Rey really is.
Is she hiding behind the dresses and make-up?
Is there something feeble and weak lying
under all of the sinister tonight Lana Del Rey uses?
Freedom: alone
. She sings the body electric - and lets us
ever so slightly deepen ourselves into the fizzing current which is spinning
her webs. Can Del Rey do no wrong?
2. The Vaccines - I Always Knew
It finally seems as if The Vaccines have been spending far too much time
betting at the races recently on tour, rather than jamming together on their
guitars, drinking and genuinely getting fucked like most rock bands do these
days.
The surprisingly quick up-tempo beat of a
western showdown is propelled into oblivion in the brand-new single from the
scraggly haired indie rockers The Vaccines.
Catchy: chirpy: cool.
The Vaccines have caught the temporary
feeling of falling in love with somebody who was sectioned to the dreaded
'friend zone' all along in simple chords and rhyme which shoot electric
Goosebumps through the atmosphere.
The feeling of a final realisation has been
captured perfectly in the storm of woozy guitar riffs and a belting drum line;
the power has been thrust forward and thrown into total chaos which really
works.
The echo of Justin Young's simple
lyrics ploughing down the playing field of this racing song is phenomenal!
The
magical imagery of a gallant horse battle through the desert creates an
almighty atmosphere.
This song is an eruption - and a wild one at
that!
3. Mumford & Sons - Broken Crown
"Touch my mouth and hold my tongue" Marcus Mumford hums romantically against the gentle lull of his acoustic guitar - opening up new waves of teratory for the world-renowned four piece. Broken Crown is the defining moment of the newly released and critically acclaimed album "Babel". Before the familiar hands begin the plucking of the original Mumford & Sons banjo kicking in, Marcus preforms the first section of this song alone - opening up the ears and eyes of the audience at home. We see Mumford in a new light - a light which seems to show that he is in fact not jesus and actually a human. A contrasting silent roar from Mumford later and we're plunged deep into a pool of complete joy and excitement as the banjo rattles on further. The pounding fuels the tempo inside of your heart as the song lifts you forward to bring yourself to say a chorus of
"fuck it all away". From a strong, gallant, moving shout - to a quick snap of a fallen branch, we're taken back to the cold and soft land we had started the journey of the song from. We're brought back from the deep plunge that has us surrounded with lyrics that nobody really understands, but having to question would mean a Mumford & Sons scorning. Up until the very velvety subtle ending, Mumford & Sons have created a brilliantly moving song full of raw emotion transporting you anywhere,
anywhere you want to go.
If Chvrches are anything; they're the game changer the critics and lovers of all things music have been sat on the edge of their boom-boxes for. Chvrches was formed by Martin Doherty and Ian Cooke; and after weeks of brainstorming a name: they came up with the original "Chvrches" so that when their name became instantly famous; they wouldn't be confused with Churches.
