LIVE IN CONCERT - Tom Odell

Eva Stone was the supporting act and she was, to put it mildly, quite amazing. Her voice was incredible and it was just her and her guitar on the stage. It's been a while since I've heard a voice like hers. Check her out, she's all new so she needs the support!

Recently I went to the Tom Odell concert in Store Vega in Copenhagen. I'm a big fan of Tom's album and when he was in Denmark a couple of months ago the tickets sold out pretty fast so when announced another concert later on, I was so excited! I was a bit unsure as to what I should expect since his music is a bit different from that of other concerts I've been to. I mean, I couldn't imagine jumping around to Another Love and it seemed unlikely that someone would form a mosh-pit to Grow Old With Me. 

So, it was not a concert with a lot of dancing but the audience was positive and everybody sang along. Tom seemed a bit... Distant, maybe, but once he downed his glass of liquor that changed. His set lest was amazing and he even played some songs from his not-yet-released album. One of the songs reminded me oddly enough about the Arctic Monkeys song "I Wanna Be Yours". At least I think it was that song. 

Anyway, as the concert neared its end Tom really let loose! Maybe you can see it a bit on the last picture. He knocked over his chair, walked around the stage and started head-banging. This of course resulted in the songs being not so album-perfect but it was quite refreshing to see him act as he felt like. He's a sweetheart all the time so it was nice to see him just give himself completely to the music. I would without a doubt recommend that you go see him.   

TUNEY TUESDAY featuring Arctic Monkeys

Okay, I'm going to assume that you know these guys by now. With their newest album, AM, they have become even more popular than previously. Admittedly, here in Denmark, not everybody know them but most have listened to at least one song from AM. And if you're not sure that you know who Arctic Monkeys are I advice you to go listen to them - right now! 

The indi-rock band, led by Alex Turner, really know how make an album that will inspire everybody to throw on a leather jacket, start smoking a pack a day and start kicking some ass. Okay, so maybe I haven't actually done any ass-kicking but you know what I mean. Every single song on AM has something special. They're not necessarily perfect (of course they are) but there's a connection between each and every song that brings something special to the album. It is the fifth album from Arctic Monkeys and they seem completely sure of themselves and have completely managed to create their own impact on the genre. All the songs have a heavier sort of rock-vibe in them and the album en general seems less "dancy" compared to some of their early music. Some will say they've become more pop-ish, and keep in mind that they will say it as a bad thing, but in my opinion they've only matured and managed to deliver a more complete album than ever before. 

My favorite song on the album is "R U Mine?" and it's the song that could remind me the most of some of their earlier music, while still being completely different. It's rare that I enjoy every single song on an album but AM is an exception. 

Do you have a favorite Arctic Monkeys song? And if so, please share it with me! xx 

LIVE IN CONCERT - OneRepublic

Originally OneRepublic were booked to play at Store Vega in Copenhagen, but because the tickets went so fast the show was moved to a bigger venue - Falconer Salen. And I think it was a wise decision. I love Vega, but the smaller place would not have done the show justice. I've rarely witnessed so perfect, live notes, but that was not all the band had to offer. The lights, the screens on the scene, the fact that they were so focused on delivering a good show really payed off. The mix of old and new songs made sure that every fan in the crowd could dance along to at least three of the songs on the set-list. 

Even though the venue was fairly big they managed to connect with every person in the audience. The speeches between the songs weren't too long to make it boring and they all seemed genuinely pleases to play in Copenhagen again. The confetti at the end of the show added to the party and standing in the middle of it was amazing. 

It was definitely worth the money. Even though I didn't know all of their new songs, it was amazing hearing older songs like Apologize and All The Right Moves live. They definitely still have much to offer as a band! 

TUNEY TUESDAY featuring Jamie Bower

Every Tuesday I'll do a post on an artist, album or song. I'll try to mix in a bit from different genres and in different stages of popularity. So let's get started!

My first post is on this guy, in the video, Jamie Campbell Bower. You may know him better from movies such as Twilight and The Mortal Instruments but he does sing as well. And rather good might I add. At least I think so. Now Jamie is not alone in this tough business. He is actually in a band that, as far as I know, is called The Darling Buds. Don't take my words for good they could've changed it I guess. Two of his friends play in the band as well (I'm not a 100% sure if it's still Dan Smith and Jordan Speirs but I think so). It's not necessarily easy finding their music since they haven't released anything that you can just download on iTunes (not yet at least) but if you search on youtube you can find some of their songs, or even if you check out their twitters.

So why should you listen to them? Well, their music is not just any mainstream genre and they really put their own mark on their songs. And I have a great deal of respect for the fact that they put a lot of work into it. Normally it's not really my kind of music, since it's a bit more... I don't want to call it heavy, cause it's not, but more heavy-ish than I'm used to I guess. But it is good. In this video it's just Jamie, but it really shows off his musical talents. At the Burberry fashion show Jamie hinted that their fans should have something to look forwards to during the year, so I definitely think we will hear much more from these guys! Very recently they played some free shows on different locations in London (why don't I live in London *sobs*) and Do you know any of their music?    

NEW ALBUM - Foster the People

It's been quite a while since we heard anything from Foster the People. Most of you will probably remember the song Pumped Up Kicks since it was the hit from their album Torches, which was released in 2011 - has it really been that long? Before I start feeling too old, let me move on to their new album Supermodel.

Now, the album is supposed to be released March 18 but for some reason I can already download it on Spotify. So I gave it a listen and thought I would share my feelings on it with you lot.

Despite it being three years since their last album release you can definitely still tell who you're dealing with. They do bring some new elements into their music and the album seems a bit less "dancy", and often the attention is brought to the different instruments, and it works really well. There's even an acoustic song - Goats in Trees. The album automatically carries you on to the next song and the next, and you never sit with the feeling "isn't this song basically the same as the one before it?", which I sometimes found myself thinking with Torches. Not saying that I didn't enjoy Torches, just saying that they've obviously expanded their musical talents. 

My favorite songs on the album right now (I always change my favorites on an album) are Are You What You Want To Be?, A Beginner's Guide to Destroying the Moon, Goats in Trees and Fire Escape. The last two I find to be very different from their older songs. 

All in all I really enjoyed the album and recommend it for everybody, both old Foster the People fans and new-comers. I think there' something for everybody on it.

Anyway, I think that's it. Have you listened to Supermodel yet? And in that case, which song is your favorite? 

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LIVE IN CONCERT - Haim

Let me start by apologizing for the bad quality of the pictures - at concerts I only use my phone.

Even though we're only in March now I've already been to quite a few concerts which is amazing. Sadly, my computer has deleted my pictures from most of the concerts (I only just discovered this and I almost started crying) but I do have the pictures from some of the concerts. One of these was luckily the Haim concert.

In order to give you a feel of my taste in music, so you know what you can expect to find on here, I thought I would write a short-ish post on each of them. 

The Haim concert was pretty amazing and the three sisters are SO cool - basically I just wanted to throw on a leather jacket and join them on the road. They managed to connect alright with the audience but there was a sort of distance most of the time. But nothing that bothered me really. The extended/changed/live versions of their songs were in some cases even better than the album versions! All three of them showed off their musical talents on various guitars, drums and such. Oh yeah, they sang too (duh) which was so impressive. No auto-tune needed for those girls. If you have the chance, go see them! 

My favorite song of theirs is My Song 5 by the way. 

Concerts you can expect posts on are; James Arthur, All Time Low and Tom Odell. I've also seen Twenty One Pilots this year, which have been my favorite one so far, but those pictures were deleted! Last year I went to see Imagine Dragons, Bastille and The 1975 (and Paramore and Green Day very early on) but those were deleted as well - sigh.