fifty three: Tinashé

On a reccomendation from Fucking Dance's Jamila, I listened to Tinashé last night as I was preparing for bed. Spreading over a variety of genres, Tinashé (remember that accent!) isn't ashamed to admit he loves pop music. This becomes apparent in his songs that instantly burst with versatilty and will put a smile on anyone's face.
The slightly more melancholy Hugo may be the anomaly in this equation, however. The story of a boy's strife at the fact his mother does not love him, it tugs at the heartstrings with harmonies and puppy dog lyrics. It affects the listener much more deeply than the run-of-the-mill boy loses girl songs you hear.

Personal favourite (I think, it's kind of hard to decide) Saved takes the listener into the subversive story of an angel, striving to convert the heathens of the world. I tell you, you'll be clicking your heels within seconds of the "oo"-ing intro.

fifty two: Post War Years

London's Post War Years are another one of my Chess Club infatuations. Based more around electronic instruments than label-mates Cherbourg and Mumford and Sons, they've begun building a highly catchy empire of tracks that will stand them in good stead alongside any flashes in the pan they may come up against in the future.

Their most recent single "Whole World on its Head" presents not only an infuriating reoccurent lack in grammar in some reviews I've read, but also an enigmatic track that will have the lines "Lights on!/Lights on!/It's Time to forget about it!/Time to forget about it" as permament residents in your head. The song is partially dark at the same time as being accessible to its audience, so I am glad to report, the only way is up for the quartet.

Listen to False Starts here.

fifty one: The Agitator

The Agitator are half prospective poet-Laureate, Derek Meins, half human drum machine Robert Dylan Thomas. The duo want people to know they are not happy and are here to agitate, and agitate they shall.
Aided (so far) solely on drums by Dylan Thomas, the vocals are attention demanding and unique. And even those with the best of attention spans will find it hard to run from this music, the ridiculously fast and skilled drumming will have you blasting this music on the bus and not giving a toss.
I know I didn't.

Listen to All That You Got here.