I’ve already mentioned how amazing June is going to be for live music in Metro Detroit, but Clean Bandit is certainly a must-see act this month. The Cambridge quartet had a 2014 worldwide smash in “Rather Be” with hints of classical music mixed over an upbeat electronic sounds and an inescapable hook. The uplifting song […]
20. Jack + Eliza – Hold the Line The way Jack + Eliza’s sunny vocals intertwined to perfection on their debut single “Hold The Line”. Their method of exchanging solo lines before harmonizing together wasn’t new, but excels thanks to their charming tones. I always envisioned this song best played at a beach-side sunset. 19. […]
JayeL Audio 4-17-14 from jayelaudio on 8tracks Radio. Spring is off to quite the start for new music. The Hold Steady returned with more rousing bar room rock narratives, Lykke Li released new tracks picking up where she left off on Wounded Rhymes and Sam Smith continued his campaign to steal your heart as your […]
St. Vincent/Majestic Theater/Detroit/April 6, 2014 What a week, eh? I think I can finally say Spring has arrived in Metro Detroit and I couldn’t be happier. I hope to be blasting these remixes in my backyard with a beverage or 4. Louis Futon caught my ear with his take of Mos Def’s classic “Ms. Fat […]
Clean Bandit is having quite the 2014 so far. Infectious single “Rather Be” has already topped the sales charts across the world and was recently the most streamed track on Spotify in the world. Other offerings like “Heart on Fire” and “Dust Clears” from the duo’s album New Eyes are equally intoxicating and have pushed […]
2 months later, Brits brothers/producers Clean Bandit have managed to keep me hitting ‘repeat’ on their smash “Rather Be” featuring Jess Glynne. I’ll have to take a break thought because their new dance ready cut “Heart On Fire” has a similar addicting quality. This time Elisabeth Troy is on vocals and the perfect narrator for Clean […]
JayeL Audio 1-29-14 from jayelaudio on 8tracks Radio. Still freezing? Yeah, me too. Maybe we should all stay inside and listen to this new mixtape of end of 2013/early 2014 indie, dance, folk and alt country. St. Vincent makes a case for early MVP of 2014 with “Digital Witness”, while Broken Bells continues to show […]