1. The Magic Numbers
This is a band I listened to a lot as a teenager and hadn't put on in yonks, until last week. The British group of brothers and sisters have such a unique sound, and their latest single 'Ride Against the Wind' doesn't disappoint, unlike is often the case when groups don't release anything for a while. Rediscovering the Magic Numbers led to a huge playlist being created with the Zutons, Razorlight and others that were also staples on my iPod at the time. All I'm waiting for now is for the Magic Numbers to do a cover of 'California Dreamin'.
2. Kinobe - Slip Into Something More Comfortable
This is an absolute CHUNE which I must play every time I set foot on a beach. Since I'm lucky enough that most of the beaches I go to now have beautiful sand, turquoise water, palm trees, sun and all that good generic beach stuff, this song is the perfect soundtrack. (I also enjoy listening to Groove Armada's at the river, which has a similar vibe). Don't get me wrong though I miss the more wild beaches in England and really look forward to going home and having them on my doorstep, just with a different song playing through my headphones...
3. John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke was for a long time just a cool looking character I saw on the TV every once in a while. He was a poet and I knowed it, but I had never thought to have look or listen to his poetry. The first poem I listened to, as I'm sure many others did, was 'I Wanna Be Yours' which is a down to earth love song, I guess, which is romantic without being soppy. I don't like soppy (well I say I don't like soppy). Other favourites of mine are 'Twat' (best lyrics ever) and '(I Married a) Monster from Outer Space', but I still have a bazillion more poems to listen to and add to that list of favourites. JCC is not your typical poet so give him a listen even if you're not a poetry person.
Hope you enjoyed reading what I've been listening to this week!
Tchau for now!
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