Only The Young: I Do - Review!

Hey guys!
Today I'm going to do a review of Only The Young's new track, I Do.
Only The Young, or more commonly known as OTY to their legions of fqans are a four-piece singing group made up of Mikey Bromley, Charlie George, Parisa Tarjomani and Betsy-Blue English. They're most well known for appearing on the X Factor in 2014, leaving the competition in the seventh week, however the band already had built up a strong fanbase prior to the competition, and even performed at Capital's Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium!

'I Do' is the first single from the quartet, and it's perfect for the summer. It's sickly sweet pop with  a hint of blues, and brings a much needed fun, summery vibe to the plate. The song starts with a chorus of 'hey's', which only ever sets you up for a good time, and then Bromley swoops in and starts singing, closely followed by George and then the beautiful English. Betsey has an INCREDIBLE voice, which suits this style of music perfectly. Furthermore, Tarjomani and George show that the band can play their own instruments, helping to shy away from the fully fledged, all singing, all dancing pop group.
All four members of this band are extremely talented, and can all sing very well, which is illustrated in this track. The band have managed to find the balance between being 'child friendly' whilst appealing to older fans as well.

OTY have concocted a recipe for success. All four of them are extremely talented, extremely good looking, and extremely likeable. The band have fans of all ages, and although they may be targeting the younger audience, there is also a very real place for them in the 'older' music industry.
'I Do' is a song that gets more and more catchy the more and more you listen to it. I've got it stuck in my head from writing this, and I am not complaining at all!
I really wish this band all the luck in the world!
As usual, I will leave all links below,
Until next time,
MG
xxx

Only The Young:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8uLHqWWk6DxsV6WxnxGLaw
Twitter - https://twitter.com/OTYOfficial
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Ian Davies: Leave Me Tonight Review

Hey guys!

Today I'm going to do a review of the first song from a new artist, Ian Davies.
Davies is a singer/songwriter from Liverpool. Taking influences from Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys, he has spent the last 18 months working on writing his own content, and recording demo's at John Delf's Edge Recording Studios, who's credits include 5 Seconds of Summer, Plan B, The Script, Lily Allen and Sophie Ellis Bextor.

About a month ago, Davies released an acoustic version of a song called 'Leave Me Tonight', and it has received nothing but positive comments, and to be honest, I can see why. Davies has a certain 'soul' to his voice; it's very rich and comforting. The song itself is very good, boasting impressive melodic qualities, and is very well written and put together. Of course, the young artist will need to improve to perfect his craft; stage presence is something that is very important, as is being able to convey emotion using only the eyes when performing, and Davies sometimes looks a little stiff, meaning his performance comes across as 'too-staged' at some points, however these little issues can be ironed out very quickly, and there is no denying the talent that this young man has. You can tell song writing is something that matters to the Liverpudlian, and he has said he wants to make sure his lyrics have 'depth and meaning, so people can relate or at least believe in the story or situation he's singing about'. With a mindset like that, he has the ability to go far.

There are comments on the video that highlight the likeness that Davies has to international superstar Sam Smith. Again, I can see why, Davies has that deep, anxious voice similar to Smith; if if you put that over a Tom Waits like piano track, similar to 'Leave Me Tonight', it's a recipe for success.

Overall, I really, really like the song. It's peaceful, it's relateable, and it's a solid start from the young artist. With a lot of hard work, I see no reason why Ian Davies can't be a household name. Give it a few years, and we may have a new star on our hands, and I wish him all the luck in the world.

I'll leave links below to the song, and a link where you can download the track if you want to.

Until next time,
MG
xxx

Ian Davies:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/IanDaviesMusic
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ian-Davies/464701210371502
Leave Me Tonight - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRvs8y6j4DA
Download of the song! - https://soundcloud.com/ian-davies-87/leave-me-tonight-acoustic
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwRGIyIUMvLRnyDJpUPVc4Q


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Hey Violet - I Can Feel IT EP - Review!

Hey guys!
Today I thought I would do a quick review of Hey Violet's debut EP, I Can Feel It.
If you haven't heard of them yet, Hey Violet are a 4 piece rock band from LA, California, made up of Miranda Miller (guitar, keyboard, and vocals), Nia Lovelis (drums and vocals), Rena Lovelis (bass and vocals) and Casey Moreta (lead guitar). They're currently making waves in the music scene, being the opening act for Aussie giants 5 Seconds of Summer on their 'ROWYSO Tour', and are earning themselves fans worldwide, boasting an impressive almost 700 thousand twitter followers collectively.

On the 17th of July, the young band released their debut EP, and it went straight to the top of the iTunes charts around the world, showing the power that their dedicated fanbase have. 

The EP has 5 tracks on it, and is a pleasure to listen to from start to finish. The first track 'I Can Feel It' is punchy and sets the scene for the rest of the EP. 'I Can Feel It' is the perfect anthem for kids all across the world, who have just found the person they are infatuated with; it's super relatable and shows of Lovelis' vocals perfectly. 

The second track is an angsty little number called 'Smash Into You', which I LOVE. It's a fist pumping, body twitching, hand clapping masterpiece. Next is a slow song, called 'Sparks Fly'. It's beautiful, and shows off the band's harmonies. There's no doubt that this band can all sing, but this track just solidifies their talent. The penultimate track is a song called 'Can't Take Back The Bullet', and this is my favourite song on the EP. It's such an empowering song, and is perfect for screaming at the top of your lungs. Plus, the riff at the beginning of the song is reminiscent of a classic 80's rock track, which I enjoy a lot. The final song is called 'You Don't Love Me Like You Should' and is your classic break up song which anyone could relate to. It's full of drums, bass, and Moreta does nothing short of showing off when it comes to the epic riff in the middle of the song. It really is a good song.

All in all, the EP is great. It shows a lot of promise for the young band, and I'm excited for what they're gonna bring in the future.
They're also perfecting their craft live, which can be difficult to do, but Hey Violet are so good live, they can get a crowd on their side easily and they make sure everyone is having a good time. It's very rare that a drummer can sing as well as the rest of the band, but Lovelis manages to sing in tune, whilst playing the drums at the same time; she's a talented lady! The entire band works very well together, and the addition of keys from the beautiful Miller makes the band stand out from your average 'guitar/drums/bass' rock band.

I've had the pleasure of meeting the band, and they're four of the sweetest kids out there. They seem very humble and grateful for the success they're getting, and they're only going to get more and more, and I wish them all the luck in the world.

Until next time,
MG
xxx


Buy 'I Can Feel It' here!
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/ICanFeelItEP
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/ICanFeelItEPS 
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She's Kinda Hot: 5SOS Review!

Hello guys!
Today I come to you from a very busy, smelly train on my way to LoveBox festival. I was going to wait to post this review but I have been itching to post this since I heard the song and I simply can't wait any longer.
The cheeky chappies of 5 Seconds of Summer have decided to grace us with a new track of theirs.
'She's Kinda Hot' went live about an hour and a half ago, and is all I've seen all over my twitter ever since.

The new song is nothing like 5SOS have done before. It's a slick, angsty, punk-pop anthem, to say the least.
Anyone that knows me will know I'm a big fan of 5SOS, and their debut album was by no means poor, but the new direction in which their music seems to be taking is one for the best, in my opinion.
The band have managed to take the winning formula from the first album (cheekiness, killer hooks, impressive riffs and unforgettable lyrics) and turned it into an AWESOME track, reminiscent of early-to-mid- noughties pop punk. SKH could easily be a track from pop punk giants Sum 41, but still has an unmistakeable 5SOS sound.
This introduction to the 'New Broken Scene' (see what I did there) involves a hell of a lot of guitar, bass and drums, and I LOVE IT.
Guitarist Luke Hemmings starts the song, followed by bassist Calum Hood, each providing a raspy verse which set the song up perfectly for drummer Ashton Irwin to come along and smash it out of the park. It rare that a drummer of a band can sing as well as the guitarists, and Irwin manages it with ease. And of course, what would a 5SOS song be without an impressive riff from one of the best, Michael Clifford.

I'm super excited for 5SOS and the direction in which they're headed. I like this song a lot.
Until next time,
MG
xxx

Buy the song on iTunes here > https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shes-kinda-hot-single/id1018919397

Little Sea: With You Without You EP Review

Hey guys!
Today I'm going to be doing a review of Little Sea's new EP, With You Without You.

Little Sea are an Australian pop-rock band, formed in late 2013. Based in Sydney, the band is made up of Andy Butler (vocals and guitar), Oliver Kirby (guitar), Dylan Clark (bass, piano) and Leighton Cauchi (drums), and are signed to music giants Sony Music Australia.

The band's first single 'Thank You' was released in May 2014, and this was followed up by a tour, including a support slot for 5 Seconds of Summer. In July, the group released their EP 'Wake The Sun', which hit number one on the Australian iTunes chart, proving to be an instant hit.

The new EP, titled 'With You Without You' is a 6 track record, including an acoustic version of one of the tracks. 

The first track is a song called 'Back to You', and it starts the EP off with a bang. It's upbeat and fun, and shows the band's ability to write; the lyrics are relateable, and work well with the band's overall image. The second track is an absolute tune called 'Friends', and it is by far my favourite song on the EP. It's fun, it's quirky, and is reminiscent of a The 1975 track; I LOVE it. 

Next we have 'I Don't Wanna Leave', which is the song that has an acoustic version, and both versions are beautiful, with a great beat and a perfect melody; everything is right with this song. The next track is 'Red Lights' and it shows off Butler's vocals beautifully, as well as showcasing the rest of the band's musical ability. The final track on the EP is the lead single 'Change for Love' which I heard a few weeks ago, and in my opinion, catches the band's sound and passion brilliantly. 

I was worried that the EP was going to be very 'samey', and I was going to be bored, but I was pleasantly surprised. However I do think that this EP is only a sample of the talent that this band has, and I think they need to bring their A-Game to the album, is going to be one to look out for. 

Remember the name 'Little Sea'. I think this band is going to be huge. They have the talent, the personality, and already have an impressive fanbase, spanning all over the world. 

I mentioned the band in a blog post I did at the beginning of the year, 'Who To Look Out For in 2015', and you can check that out here > http://musicglare.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/who-to-look-out-for-in-2015.html. 

As usual, I will leave all links for the band below, and if you want to download the EP (which I highly recommend you do) you can so do here! smarturl.it/WYWY or https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/pop/with-you-without-you-ep/722900/

Until next time, 

MG 

xxx

Little Sea: 

Twitter > 

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https://twitter.com/leightoncauchi

https://twitter.com/andybutler_

https://twitter.com/oliverkirby

https://twitter.com/dylanclark

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5SOS ROWYSO: Live Show Review!

Hey guys!
Last weekend, Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer performed at Wembley Arena three nights in a row, and I was lucky enough to attend the three sold out shows, so today I thought I would do a review of one of the shows I went to.

If you've read any other post on my blog, or know anything about me at all, then you will know that I am a huge fan of this band, and so I was incredibly excited to see the show.
I was lucky enough to be given soundcheck tickets for all three of the Wembley shows. This basically means that myself and about 400 other fans were allowed to go into the arena early to watch the boys soundcheck a couple of songs, and then have a group q & a session. We were not allowed to film in there, but it was 5SOS being 5SOS, and the songs they soundchecked sounded brilliant.
The support act, Hey Violet, also did an acoustic hangout outside the arena before the show. I see a huge future ahead of that band, they're super talented, and stopped to take a picture with everyone who came out, and at the London shows, there were a hell of a lot of people.
All 4 members of the band are super sweet, and are easy to get along with and have some banter with. Here's one of the pictures I got with them.

Once we got into the arena and it started to fill up, the atmosphere started building. It felt amazing. The crew had put together a playlist of both pop and rock to keep all fans happy. 
Before long, Hey Violet were on. They were brilliant, and in my opinion, were the perfect type of act to open the show for a band like 5 Seconds of Summer. My personal favourite song was a song called 'Bullet' *BOOM HEY*, and the band really got the crowd pumped and ready for the show. 

After Hey Violet had performed, there was a half an hour wait before the main event started. Being the cheeky lads that they are, the 5SOS boys ended the wait with the anthem 'The Final Countdown', and by this point, tensions were running high, the level of excitement was off the scale, and everyone was ready to rock out. 

After a ten second countdown, the band came out, starting with the energetic 'End Up Here' to start the show off with a bang. 5SOS did all of their well known songs, such as She Looks So Perfect, Don't Stop and Amnesia, alongside fan favourite's from the album, like Heartache on the Big Screen, Disconnected, and Kiss Me Kiss Me. The 4 Aussie's also performed a new track called Permanent Vacation, and one lucky fan even was allowed on stage to play guitar/bass with the band during a song called 'Rejects'. When the band finished, the crowd were screaming relentlessly for more, so the pop/punk band came back and sang crowd favourites Good Girls and What I Like About You for their encore. 

All three shows were absolutely amazing (bar the last 10 minutes on Saturday, when guitarist Michael Clifford caught on fire, and bassist Calum Hood burned himself on the pyrotechnics, but both were back to full form on the Sunday to provide an incredible final show). This band have oodles of stage presence, and really know how to put on a good show. 

I was so impressed with this show. From start to finish, it really was the best concert I have ever been to. If you haven't already seen this young band, I recommend you get tickets, and you go. You won't regret it. You can buy tickets here! http://www.5sos.com/live/

I've written some reviews of some of the songs I've mentioned above, so I will leave the links below. Also, I posted lots of videos and pictures on my instagram and twitter, so if you want to check those out, I will leave them below. 

Until next time, 

MG 

xxx

5 Seconds of Summer debut album review > http://musicglare.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/5-seconds-of-summer-album-review.html

5 Seconds of Summer 'LIVESOS' review > http://musicglare.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/5-seconds-of-summer-livesos-review.html

Hey Violet, 'This Is Why' review > http://musicglare.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/hey-violet-this-is-why-review.html

5 Seconds of Summer 'Permanent Vacation' review > http://musicglare.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/5-seconds-of-summer-permanent-vacation.html

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV_YtXxRY3Z38Fs1QG25Jxw

https://instagram.com/heyviolet/

https://play.spotify.com/user/heyviolet/playlist/1lIRogYFjtd75F7LQCEmzd?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open

5 Seconds of Summer 

https://play.spotify.com/artist/5Rl15oVamLq7FbSb0NNBNy?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open

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Little Mix: Black Magic Review!

Hi guys!
I heard a song this morning and I am absolutely in LOVE with it, so I thought I would do a quick review for you all!
Little Mix are a 4 piece girl band from the UK, and I absolutely love these girls, they make really good music, and they're four of the nicest girls you could meet.
They've been teasing fans for ages with new music, saying that it's a 'new style' and that Mixers would love it.
The new single 'Black Magic' is so unbelievably catchy, it's definitely going to be a big hit this summer.
It's a new sound for the band, and in my opinion, it's a change for the better, it's more mature, and heads the girls in the direction they want to be in. It's upbeat, the lyrics are cool but still relateable, and the girls KILL it on vocals, as they do every time.
I love this song, and I really hope it gets the recognition it deserves.
Until next time,
MG
xxx