AOTW [3]: Elbow
Will keep this one short since it is another crazy weekend for me.
Not a new myspace band but Elbow has been around for quite sometime.
Pretty big name in fact in the UK,especially after winning the mercury music award last year.
I think their music is quite spectacular and I like how I won’t get sick of their songs after listening to them on loop.
One of my personal favourite is “One Day Like This”, I really liked how they composed the song into such a musical piece, playing with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Really simple lyrics with soulful music, just really amazing stuff ! Love the Strings !
Take a listen and perhaps you’ll find yourselves getting goosebumps like I do.
I hope I’ll get to see them live during their Europe tour next year (*IF* I get to go on exchange,that is).
Elbow – One Day Like This
Drinking in the morning sun
Blinking in the morning sun
Shaking off the heavy one
Heavy like a loaded gun
What made me behave that way?
Using words I never say
I can only think it must be love
Oh, anyway, it’s looking like a beautiful day
Someone tell me how I feel
It’s silly wrong but vivid right
Oh, kiss me like the final meal
Yeah, kiss me like we die tonight
Cause holy cow, I love your eyes
And only now I see the light
Yeah, lying with me half-awake
Oh, anyway, it’s looking like a beautiful day
When my face is chamois-creased
If you think I’ll wink, I did
Laugh politely at repeats
Yeah, kiss me when my lips are thin
Cause holy cow, I love your eyes
And only now I see you like
Yeah, lying with me half-awake
Stumbling over what to say
Well, anyway, it’s looking like a beautiful day
So throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year’d see me right!
AOTW [2] : Johnta Austin
The week has been rather busy for me, sorry about the delay….here’s the second artiste of the week !
I came across the song some weeks ago while surfing youtube. I’m not a huge fan of R&B but I found the lyrics really sweet, no matter how cheesy it is.
So I went to google on Johnta Austin and found that he’s actually a four-time Grammy Award-winning upcoming artist ! Not only that, he was also the co-writer of Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” as well as Mary J Blige’s “Be Without You” ! Talented artist/writer I must agree, at least I could feel the emotions in his songs/lyrics.
This gotta be one of my recent favourite on my playlist. Really sweet song =) Enjoy !
Johnta Austin – This Love
here we are, you and me
love is sealed can’t you see
just for us, no one else
at least that’s the way it feels
and i’m grateful to be in your arms this evening
i was unsure, but now you got me believing
that time is what you make of it
and love comes first
and i’ve waited for so long just to say these words
i want this life, i want this love
i want this kiss, i want this hug
i want this time, i want this night
i want you here by my side
i want every little thing that makes my heart sing
and everything you try just to make it right
if i’m being honest baby you got all that i need
it’s true you got a hold on me
there’s no other place that i would rather be right now
and the look on my face is what happiness is all about
feelings come, feelings go
but what we have lasts forever
there’s a lot that i don’t know
but i know when we’re together
that time is what we make of it
and love comes first
and i’ve waited for so long just to say these words
i want this life, i want this love
i want this kiss, i want this hug
i want this time, i want this night
i want you here by my side
i want every little thing that makes my heart sing
and everything you try just to make it right
if i’m being honest baby you got all that i need
it’s true you got a hold on me
i’ll be around no matter what my baby
and if i let you down i’ll pick you up my baby
i wanna be your everything
and if you ever doubt my baby
then let this kiss be your evident
that this was me
i want this life, i want this love
i want this kiss, i want this hug
i want this time, i want this night
i want you here by my side
i want every little thing that makes my heart sing
and everything you try just to make it right
if i’m being honest baby you got all that i need
it’s true you got a hold on me
i want this life, i want this love
i want this kiss, i want this hug
i want this time, i want this night
i want you here by my side
i want every little thing that makes my heart sing
and everything you try just to make it right
if i’m being honest baby you got all that i need
it’s true you got a hold on me
(AOTW) Artist Of The Week : Never Shout Never
As a Campus Radio DJ on SMU Campus Radio for coming 2 years, I have always been actively promoting local/myspace artists on my radio shows. My co-host from my most recent show, Rachel and I decided to feature one myspace.com artist per week for our listeners and I really enjoyed doing that because sharing is always fun ! Not only do you get to “interact” with your listeners but you also have the “power” to “force” your listeners into listening to your current playlist. (Haha, Just Kidding!)
I blogged about blip.fm earlier on where I share my music picks on a regular basis, but it is getting frustrating with the preview clips and youtube videos feature. So I decided to bring the artist of the week (AOTW) segment to my blog instead ! I will feature either a myspace or local artist each week (but I will keep things short and sweet), so stay tuned !
To start things off with a happy note (no pun intended, you’ll understand later), this week I’m going to share with you this 6 people band “Never Shout Never“.
You can read more about them from their myspace profile. One thing I’ll like to highlight is 18 years old Christofer Drew (vocal) has a really unique voice, it really caught my attention when I first heard their songs. (And he looks really cute with his ukulele too ! Click here to watch him LIVE *warning : crazy fans screams and shakey hands*)
Here’s my favourite (and their latest single) “Happy”, I was telling Daryl (who also have his “Music Mondays” ) that I really liked the lyrics. One of those “puts a smile on my face” songs. In fact, their EP will be out soon and their songs are all available on iTunes, do check them out if you like their music !
< Never Shout Never – Happy >
You make me happy, whether you know it or not
We should be happy, that’s what I said from the start
I am so happy, Knowing you are the one that
I’ll love for the rest of my days,
(for the rest of my days), yes, all of my days!
you’re looking so cool, you’re looking so fly,
I can’t deny that when I’m staring you down
right dead in the eye, I wanna try to be the person you want,
the person you need,
it’s hard to conceive that somebody like you,
could be with, somebody like me
I’m happy knowing you are mine,
the grass is greener on the other side,
The More I think, The more I wish that we
could lay here for hours, and just reminisce.
Ooh ooh,
you’re looking so fresh it’s catching my eye,
why oh why, did I not see this before,
the girl I adore, was right in front of me.
and now I’ll take a step back,
and look in your eye and ask why,
It took so long for me too see, we’re meant to be.
I’m happy knowing you are mine,
the grass is greener on the other side,
The More I think, The more I wish that
we could lay here for hours, and just reminisce.
On the good the bad the ugly,
the smiles the laughs the funny,
oh all the things we put each
other through, it’s for you, for you
You make me happy, whether you know it or not
We should be happy, that’s what I said from the start
I am so happy, Knowing you are the one that
I’ll love for the rest of my days
I’m happy knowing you are mine,
the grass is greener on the other side,
The More I think, The more I wish that we
could lay here for hours, and just reminisce.
Ooh Ooh
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If you know of any good myspace/local artists (or if you’re one of them) and think I should do a feature, just drop a comment or email to exit18 (at) gmail (dot) com ! Looking forward to hear from you guys ! 
