Album Review: Daft Punk - 'On A Mission To Take Music To Cosmic New Worlds'
Written by Frances Black
Daft Punk’s long-awaited Random Access Memories takes the listener on a late-night cruise through the many weird and wonderful faces of 70s and 80s American disco, funk, jazz and electronica, delving deep into its sea of plodding beats, shining synths and beautifully-arranged orchestration, which hit you in waves of unpredictable creative twists and turns. The French duo manage to blend together their immersion in the past with a clear and distinct salute to the future.
With HELLYEAH’s newest single, ‘Bigger God’, the heavy metal super group from the US are once again proving to everyone just why they are so important in today’s musical climate. A throw back to the days of Pantera and Mudvayne that will hopefully show people who didn't grow up listening to their music what true heavy metal is. It’s an no hold bars assault on all levels and it is unbelievably wonderful to hear music like this being released again.
For this review I went in completely blind, I know of the decade strong career of the LA based rockers but had never listened to any of their stuff before. However, in the aftermath of listening to this sixteen track album based entirely around unreleased tracks and B-sides, I must say I feel like I have been missing out. If their 3 albums before hand are as good as this album is then I am pretty certain I have just found my new favorite band. Melodically brilliant; not a single bad track - just an absolute gem of an album.
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Legends Reel Big Fish took their tour to Leeds Met - and we had to pleasure of chatting to them before they went on stage. These guys were some of the craziest but most down to earth people we've met. Following the release of Candy Coated Fury the band talks about everything from stage rushes to what they find weirdest about the British.
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Indie pop rockers Walk the Moon took their tour to the Cockpit in Leeds and we caught up with them for a quick interview. The band were on a sell-out tour of the UK following previously supporting FUN. on their European Tour. We chat about them smearing human faeces and blood on their faces and why Firefly in Delaware is their favourite festival to play.
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Fresh on his new solo project, former front man of the King Blues; Itch took to the stage at Manchester Academy 3 to support AWOLNATION and we had the pleasure of chatting to him prior to performing on his cosy tour bus. He was such a genuine guy with a clear love for music and incredible talent. He chatted about everything from his new music to whether he is still in contact with his old band mates.
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American platinum selling band AWOLNATION took Manchester by storm when they took their tour to Academy 3 supported by Itch in February 2013. We chat to frontman Aaron Bruno about his viral hit song Sail and the difference between touring in Europe and America.
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We caught up with highly tipped Birmingham Indie-Rock quartet Peace before they opened up the NME 2013 tour at Leeds 02 Academy with the likes of Django Django, Miles Kane & Palma Violets. We chat to them about propositioning Miles Kane to have a threesome, being sick out of their nose and why they don't actually like guitarist Doug.
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We caught up with Irish Folk duo Hudson Taylor before they went on stage to support Jake Bugg at the Leeds 02 Academy. The duo are creating a storm as they have progressed from street busking to now playing large venues all around the UK! We chat to them about how it came about for them to support Jake Bugg, Who is better with the ladies and which EP they enjoyed creating the most.
Aggressive, violent and ferocious: three words that aren't normally associated with music. But then, when describing To The Wind's newest album, Empty Eyes, I could also throw in a whole heap of phrases that I don't usually use when reviewing music, for example: shitting heck this is heavy. For that is the perfect way to describe this maniacal frenzy of an album - it is heavier than the heaviest stone in heavy-ville. Now, that isn't a bad thing at all - for truth be told. This album takes me back to the days before heavy metal bands thought it would be a good idea to put a singer in their band and not stick with the solitary screamer as a front man. It is a beautiful little gem that has some how surfaced in a musical world that is currently being filled with bands that all sound exactly the same.
