Grace.

YAAAAAAY NEW FLORENCE :dance:

Whoever is seeing them live, HAVE FUN! They are amazing, I saw them about 6 weeks ago and wow! You'll have a blast :D

I hate to take sides (kidding, I don't really mind at all) but even though I've only listened t 2 of Noel's songs I'm liking his band a billion times more than Beady Eye! Quite excited for the release of the album :awesome:

^ I didn't know he had a new one out, I'll have to give it a listen. Josh Pyke's new one is supposed to be good too :D

I like Boy and Bear too, they're awesome :D There have been some really really good aussie releases as of late; Eskimo Joe - Ghosts of the Past Gotye - Making Mirrors Kimbra - Vows (well technically she's NZ but based in Melbourne)

These guys were absolutely magical when I saw them a couple of months ago, I felt like they almost put me into some sort of trance, haha!

^ Meeee tooooo :awesome:

A better version of Beth/Rest: http://soundcloud.com/pmwtumblr/bon-iver-beth-rest-solo-piano :wacky:

THISSSSS /completelyofftopic

Hey guize! Guess who bought the Feeling Good/Hyper Music single for $1.50 the other day? :awesome:

Noooo! :lol: That is awesome. I thought it could possibly be you as I was listening to it, but then I was just like 'nah, there's no way that would happen...' :lol: That's ok, just take your time! And if you need guidance for where to start for any of those bands, just let me know! I guess he does sound a bit like the original singer of MGMT, I've never really noticed it before :surprised:

Aaaaand here's my review of my mixtape, called 'So Long Cowboy': 01 – The voice is familiar, but I couldn’t tell you who it is. Strings, interesting percussion (like!). I’m not the biggest fan of the vocals but I actually quite like the song, a great opener! 02 – Spanish guitar and a drumbeat that reminds me of Muse’s “Soldier’s Poem” :P. Some really nice vocal harmonies in the song, and the ending kind of reminds me of Beirut. 03 – High pitched female vocals, a nice piano-driven song that’s quite melancholy-sounding. PJ Harvey springs to mind, but I’m not even a little bit sure about that! 04 – This mixtape has had quite a dramatic feel to it so far and this song is no exception! This one particularly sounds like it could be on the soundtrack to a film. Vocals that remind me ever so slightly of Fleet Foxes, but I know it’s not them. More strings and interesting sounds. 05 – Speak of the devil! The beginning of this song reminds me a little of Boy and Bear, a little Australian band… and then I realise it’s Fleet Foxes :D I’m not familiar with the song, but it HAS to be Fleet Foxes. And therefore, I like it :awesome: 06 – Another artist I recognize – Laura Marling! I love this girl’s voice, it’s absolutely gorgeous. This is Alpha Shallows – I’ve never listened to her extensively (thanks for reminding me to do that) but I knew this song. I’m really excited for her new album! 07 – Harmonicas! Haha. A nice cheerful vibe to this one, it feels like the sun has come out from behind the storm clouds that the previous songs were hiding in. A pretty light song, with a folky vibe to it. I really like this one. 08 – Animal Collective? It sounds like them, but the vocals sound different. I’m not very familiar with bands of this genre. If you know Animal Collective, then you’ll kind of know what this song sounds like, I don’t really know how else to explain it! :lol: I like it, though. 09 – An acoustic number… is that a banjo? :lol: Really nice male vocals, a really pretty song. Interested to see who this is! 10 – There is something about the muffled sound of the voice that for some reason annoyed me ever so slightly in the beginning, but then the song kind of kicks up a gear and I found myself really, really enjoying this song. I can’t even say particularly why it’s great, I just like it! 11 – Is this Gil Scott-Heron? If not, it sounds like him! Acoustic and country-sounding electric guitars. I get the feeling he was saying something important but I couldn't keep myself concentrating on his voice - but that's my fault, not his :P 12 – This song flows really well from the previous one. Quite fast paced, strings kick in about halfway through. Not my favourite on the mixtape, but it’s not bad. I find the melodies a little bit annoying, but it’s still a good song in my opinion. 13 – Another song that begins as an acoustic song, there is a lot of background noise of kids playing. I like the beat in this one, it sounds calm but quite playful at the same time. 14 – More strings! I love the addition of the plucking of the violin strings (I think that’s what it is, anyway). The buildup in this song is fantastic up to the piano-driven part of the song, where some male harmonies join the female vocals. 15 – A country-tinged song that is almost instrumental, bar one verse at the beginning. It then merges into this… ambience (I don’t really know how to explain it) that just slowly winds down and finishes the tape off nicely. Thanks so much for the awesome mixtape! I thought this tape flowed really nicely, and although I probably enjoyed the first half of the tape a little more, I really enjoyed the whole tape! I also liked the theme you applied to the mixtape... I'm not exactly sure what it was, but it worked, if that makes sense! The album artwork suited the mood of the mixtape really well. I'm sorry my review isn't great, I'd normally like to listen to it a couple of times before reviewing but unfortunately I just don't have the time at the moment! :( My favourite songs were probably tracks 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10. Very much looking forward to finding out the tracklisting, thanks heaps again! :D

Hey Kelsie! I'm your mixtape maker :D I'm so glad you enjoyed my tape, thanks so much for listening and reviewing so quickly! I'm also very glad you thought it had good flow - I always try to do that but you're the first person to actually say anything! I love happy, summery songs and I think I translated that pretty well, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it too :nice: I also didn't realise until I starting writing my responses to your comments just how much seeing a band live affects my judgement of them haha - of the 15 artists on this tape, I happened to see 8 of them at Splendour in the Grass only a couple of weeks ago :P Tracklisting: 1. Howlaround - Kaiser Chiefs 2. Come Closer - Miles Kane 3. Most Wanted - Cults 4. Money Grabber - Fitz & the Tantrums 5. The World at Large - Modest Mouse 6. Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) - Gotye 7. Man On Mars - Kaiser Chiefs 8. Even Though I'm a Woman - Seeker Lover Keeper 9. Fall at Your Feet - Boy & Bear 10. Kids (MGMT cover) - Ben Lee 11. Hiccups - Jinja Safari 12. Balloons (Foals cover) - Holy Fuck 13. Waste - Foster the People 14. Naked Kids - Grouplove 15. Wolf Pack - The Vaccines 16. Options - Gomez Link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9QGCBT0L I've been listening to my tape as I've been replying so I'll post my review in a second :D

Completely agree with everything that you're saying, I do the same thing! :D

It's true :( They announced it a couple of songs into their set, apparently.

Hahaha, I can't believe it's only 4 nights ago that we saw them!! It's so great the relive the night, it was beyond amazing to be so close to them! And thank god the edits have turned out to be good quality. I don't have any photos to share from the night unfortunately (I couldn't get to my camera!), but the stream is going to be better than any amount of photos anyway! :D

Ines, how tall are you in feet/inches then? It's easy enough to convert to cm :nice:

OH GOD NO :wreck: I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Don't curse me! :bigcry: Hmm, it's after 11 now... perhaps I should go and do something productive...

I haven't been able to yet! I'm on holidays in a place that hasn't got a cinema nearby, but I go back home on Sunday :awesome: I'm SO excited, I keep watching the trailer over and over again :D

Haha, I know! I can't wait to see the last one, going next Monday/Tuesday :bomb:

I can't decide if I like these guys or not. The music behind the singing is beautiful, but I think it might take me a while to get used to the screamy-ness (yes, I know that's not a word) of the lyricist.

Haha, yeah! And Gandalf the first and second. I'd love to see his reaction if he were to ever actually watch the movies :lol:

Damn you, Wolstenbeast! My computer never did anything to you! *shakes fist* Whoah, it's still early evening there, isn't it? And yes, Muse AND Flo. My dad is pretty cool :cool:

^ Hahaha that is brilliant! I love the way he tries to figure out what a muggle is :lol: A bit disappointing he forgot about the 5th one, though.

Oh yeah, I was fine. I saw stars for a second but I was having too much fun to leave, haha. Sometimes I think I can be a danger to myself :uhoh: Maybe it's because I've ridden horses for like, ever, so getting hit in the head doesn't seem to bother me all that much any more... :thinking: Yeah, my computer's not cooperating this morning. Goodnight Ines, awkward-timezone-buddy :lol: