Top Tunes: April

Bastille - No Angels (Feat Ella Eyre)

"So no, I don't want your number, no I don't wanna give you mine and no I don't wanna meet you nowhere, no don't want none of your time"

Natives - Ghost

"How many times, do I have to tell you twice until you realise you've almost crossed the line"

Tonight Alive - The Edge

"All those words we spoke in vain, I still recall the bitter taste. I guess some things never change"

Paramore - Escape Route

"Just enough time to plan an escape route, I put my map on the wall in the basement, not quite a victory to run from your problems but it's the only plan that I got"

Anavae - The Wanderer

"Floating down these empty corridors, your mind is dark, your head is full of flight"

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Reading Festival 2014 - It Just Got Even Better

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT PICKS

This time last week I saw a rumoured line up for this years Reading & Leeds Festival and I so wanted it to be legit but I thought there was no way it will be. So there I was on Wednesday slaving away helping a friend with her photography studio when I got an over-excited text from Meg about the line-up being real. Reading just went from being great to absolutely unbefreakinglievable. 

THE WONDER YEARS

Over the years these guys have truly become one of my all time favourite bands and when it comes to seeing them live they're pretty much in the number one spot. I can't even describe a Wonder Years show - you have to experience it. I'm ecstatic to be seeing these guys in a festival setting, the only downer is my brother won't be there and seeing The Wonder Years is kinda our thing. It sure as hell isn't gonna stop me from having an amazing time - and bragging about it later. 

TONIGHT ALIVE

Since the release of their fantastic sophomore album - The Other Side - this ultra talented quintet from down under have been making gigantic waves over on our shores. The last time I saw them was in a tiny venue with no barriers so the fact their Reading debut is on the main stage is evidence enough at just how much this band has progressed in what's really a short amount of time. I'm excited to finally hear these new tracks live as well as old favourites... and with the band going home to write album number three there's always the possibility of hearing newer new tracks. GET ME THERE NOW!

THE STORY SO FAR
Back in February my brother and I were buzzing to be seeing A Day To Remember with these guys as one of the supports. I had work that day until 6, I live an hour and half away and according to the venue The Story So Far were playing at 6:45pm. I don't know how - well I do, some very illegal driving - I made it to the venue in time to see them. I got out the car and my brother came running over to tell me that the gig had been cancelled. And i'm sure anyone reading this is going 'ah yeah adtr gig cancel gate.' We were pretty gutted but got tickets to see New Found Glory where TSSF are the main support so their set will actually be longer. Now, with them playing Reading this year i'm gonna be seeing their pop-punk mania at least twice. I say at least because i'm hoping they remain the support for the rescheduled show just 2 days after Reading...

MAYDAY PARADE
I actually can't believe these guys are playing Reading. Not only am I so happy for them but i'm so happy for myself and everyone else to get to see them. With their unique blend of pop-rock that'll leave you bawling your eyes out they're bound to capture some more hearts during their set.

TWIN ATLANTIC
They're pretty familiar faces on the Reading scene nowadays and i've seen them live three times with their music growing on me more and more each time. Last year they played Main Stage but they're back in the atmospheric NME tent this year where hopefully we'll hear some new music (that's better than Heart and Soul) from their upcoming album.

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Album Review: Cold Summer - Self-Titled

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Feast choosing to focus more on his clean vocals in “Ships” is a decision that sits well with the gentler tone of the song. A further foray into their ever expanding experiments, the melody of the song is catchier than a winter cold and the muffled bridge goes down with as much love as several packets of Soothers would. The cliched ‘1, 2 3 go’ at the beginning of “Processed lives” could be done without, but, y’know what? Go, they do. This song makes you want to jump as high as you bloody well can. The captivating pace changing throughout makes it the kind of song that’ll leave you breathless and desperate for water at a gig. It’s a sure-fire display of a band making headway in an overcrowded genre.

Introducing: Cold Summer

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Starting 2012 with Transitions they jumped straight into live shows supporting Deathwish Records’ End Of A Year/Self Defense Family and Aficionado from No Sleep Records. Unwilling to the let the train lose steam, they continued to play regular shows locally and write their second EP Wake which boasted a polished, progressed sound and the opportunity for a larger than life live show that Lemuria fans found out at a sold out gig in Leeds. Then with the end of 2012 in sight they once again went into the studio with Bob Cooper (Hawk Eyes, Nai Harvest, Calls Landing) to write what has become their first ever full length due out on the 1st July. Pushing the boundaries of post-hardcore music further and further with every release Cold Summer are heading in the direction of a band that are set to become an influence on others and are fast becoming a force of nature I wouldn't dare try to stop.