I should have something witty and amusing to write in this intro, I leave it up to you.

Oh anyone see Field Day line up? Field Day is a personal favourite London one-day festival of mine; fresh, hot new bands embrace the stage. This year we still Franz Ferdinand headline, how joyful. The Vaccines, Zu Winter, To Kill a King, Metronomy, Outfit, Gold Panda plus many more. Get yourself a ticket now, go on a treat for yourself it is the season to be jolly

Future Rust, And Future Dust Single of the week

Tribes – Himalaya

This is an exclusive link you hear me? No amount of YouTube searching will get you this official ‘Tribes vibes‘ version.No need to thank us honestly, okay, may just a bit. Only special people can see the ‘unlisted‘ music videos, you see. This is why I deserve a thanks.

”Himalaya” is already one of Tribes main live set songs, loaded with smooth chant alongs of ‘‘woah, oh, oh” drunken swaying and arm punching harmonies through Dan’s reverb laden guitars whilst lead singer Johnny gets lost inside his heartbroken emotional echoed vocals. ”Himalaya’‘ is as easily the most addictive of all Tribes songs, one listen is nowhere near enough. Give it to us back ”woah, oh, oh”

Factory Floor – Two Different Ways

Stop whatever you are doing ”Two Different Ways” is here to make your day flush away with 80′s disco. Yes I said disco floor filler, turn on and dance until you feel blood ringing out of your mouth.

If this day right now was in 1986 (for example, you can chose any 80′s year if you want?) And not 2011, we would be having a ‘Rave Dave’ loaded with ridiculous amounts of acid drugs, with belly tops on (no, wait? That was the 90′s, terrible fashion era) plus no one does drugs and wears tank tops in the twenty-first century do they?

Factory Floor have brought the 80′s funky glow stick disco trance sound into the modern age. ”Two Different Ways’‘ reminds me of the youth underground raves I used to sweat mascara at. Are you still dancing blood?

Fixers – Evil Carbs

”Evil Carbs” was my single of the week last week, unfortunately I had no mp3 to back it up, my claims are pure cleverness. This week, I do, this time armed with a YouTube embed for your very ears and eyes. ”Evil Carbs’‘ is where Fixers went into overdrive and created one of the weirdest music videos since, well Lady Gaga’s latest.

Future Rust, And Future Dust Blast From The Past

Sleigh Bells – Infinity Guitars

Noise is the best word to describe Sleigh Bells, amazing loud rebellious noise. The duo brought a whole different level to boy/girl music. Sleigh Bells are the edge compared to the other cute adorable 80′s influences duos. I remember hearing this and going mental, album Treats was a treat.

Future Rust, And Future Dust caught live this week

The Kills – 3rd December – Brixton Academy

Naturally Blood Orange playing the same day as The Kills had one heart broken trying to decide how to see, The Kills won. After seeing The Kills at Heaven and Roundhouse before the summer festivals came along, they ruled the stage. Come along the festivals, and their sound kind of gets a little lost in the air. The Kills are a inside band, lucky for us Londoners we got to see The Kills biggest UK headline show, also their last for quite a while.

The leopard backdrop was in waiting as The Kills stormed the stage to huge loud amounts of ‘‘woooo’s” and air punching.

Jamie and Alison fell straight into the now cult favourite of Keep On Your Mean Side ”No Wow” which was breezing full of buzzing frenetic energy, right on cue to riff riffling ”Future Starts Slow” Alison shook her bright red locks around, while Jamie practically let the devil leave his guitar and head straight into Alison’s rock moves. ”Kissy Kissy” saw the duo share a microphone to admirations of the rest of the crowd. ”U R A Fever” almost caused a stampede of mouthed lyrics. Blood Pressure favourites heavier ”DNA” and ‘‘Satellite” saw an choir take to the stage with thedrum beaters The Black Rooster Corps adding a whole new up-tempo twist on the songs, both were met with great deals of cheering screams. Midnight Boom songs ”Last Day Of Magic,” was brimming with excitement ”Tape Song”  was a hard bitch, and ”Cheap And Cheerful’‘ along side the stripped bare ”Black Balloon’‘ where met with roars of feisty head nods and lip movements, for all the old time fans.

Mid set both Jamie and Alison sat on the front speakers for a slow paced laid, edgy cover of ”Crazy” which was also meet with roars and hand claps. The duo got up and went guitar first into ”Baby Says,” on every listen it gets better and better, live ‘‘Baby Says” captures every last piece of brain wave possible. Thumping ”Nail In My Coffin” saw Jamie riffing away while Alison stormed around the stage and the crowd head banging in a fanatic fashion.

”Pots And Pans” was a cringe worthy ‘epic’ layered with Alison’s rock and roll vocals and Jamie’s punching guitar, as The Black Rooster Corps were in full swing as were the choir all brought back on stage.

The encore was loaded with The Kills ‘come down‘ songs ”The Last Goodbye’‘ which saw Jamie take to the keys, and showcased Alison vulnerable side. Second cover of the night was ”Pale Blue Eyes” (Velvet Underground), Lou Reed should be pleased, The Kills went hard. From slow riffles of Gossip Girl favourite ”Sour Cherry” then onto ”Fuck The People” where for the first time Jamie said a word between songs, those words? “Fuck the people”, amazing. The Kills ended the exhausting set on a high with debut album Keep On Your Mean Side song

Adding The Black Rooster Crops worked to The Kills advantage, together they were thrilling and mind blowing. Adding a greater thumping rock out element. The Kills ended on a high, ten years on the fan love continues to increase. Here’s to another ten years of gritty rock guitars.

Peace,

Simone

Each and every record mentioned above is worth a trip to your local record store/itunes for, If you don’t go, I may just haunt you, I can do this. I am special. Honestly you won’t regret it (the buying I mean, not me haunting you.)