New Artist - Story For The Stars

I wandered across this sweet voice that is Story For The Stars. The acoustic melodies instantly began to brighten my mood. The lyrics that were in his songs , related to life like most. He has a great voice for acoustic and he uses this to his advantage.His music reminds me of Josh Franceschi from You Me At Six, which shows great promise ; considering the growing popularity of YMA6. This artist could be a local and lyrical legend!

His voice , gives out so much emotion ; changes in pitch make his music sound beautiful , anybody could listen to this and nod along happily. He is just an average person singing about life , and it fills you up inside with happiness.

“ when you look at me what do you see? . . . . My body’s shaking when I’m talking to you” – Dear Dad.
"When I get things wrong, she calls it romance Like when I’m singing songs, and I attempt to dance" - Hazel Eyes

His music is beautifully pure , and if he carries on he will develop into an amazing artist. Shaun is lyrically and musically talented , and I would seriously recommend visiting his myspace :

http://www.myspace.com/storyforthestars

You Me At Six with Emarosa and The Spill Canvas.

You Me At Six with Emarosa and The Spill Canvas @ Birmingham O2 academy

I had highly anticipated this last tour of the debut album , Take Off Your Colours , i was expecting pure excellence and that is what this was. pure excellence. This was the biggest , and more than likely BEST show of their tour.

The choice of supports were not that suprising , yet they were unheard of to me. i prefered the harsh tones of Emarosa to the whiney irritating voice of The Spill Canvas. Also , emarosa had an immensely funny keyboardist who kept looking like he was having a parapalegic seizure. Probably A BIT excited. The Spill Canvas were annoying , their music reminds me of the term " slicin and dicin ;D" Baisically , they just moan about life. which normally appeals to me , but the lead had a beard so i was immediatley put off and i became the irritating heckler shouting " SHAVE YER FACE YER HOBO". As a result of this , i was contemplating why the hell TSC got a bigger time slot than Emarosa , because they are obviously better.

The crowd were hyped up to the max , and a few of my ribs may actually be embossed into my lungs as a result. The entrance the boys made was both dramatic yet funny. My eyes were instantly drawn to the newly 19 max helyer and of course , Josh Franceschi. The set was opened with the stomach trembling Jealous Minds Think Alike , with the crowd going crazy and the surfers reaching the tips of the stage momentarily. The pits were large and vicious , with massive circle's resulting in fainting , bleeding and sweating. The songs that followed were so in sync it was like you were listening to them digitally. It seemed that Chris Miller ( Guitar) had grown his hair a lot.It was almost like the dude with dreadlocks next to me. It was horrible , like jumping up against a carpet. proper chaffed. The rest of the songs were followed by sing-a-longs and screams when a favourite came on. They did a rather interesting cover of Fall Out Boy's " Sugar We're Going Down" which got the massively over selled crowd pumping. They ended this amazing show with " The Rumour" , this of course being a classic song to me. Probably because the first time i heard it live they incorperated the end of umberella by rhianna into it. Unfortunatley , this was not repeated at this show .To my dismay also , This Turbulence Is Beautiful and Noises were not played. These are good as well , as they are a taster of the younger and more adventurous you me at six.

I came out of that gig looking like crap in a stylish yma6 tee , but hey! they were immense live. And i so can't wait until the next album comes out to be honest , should be tastier than the maccies i had. The preview of the new b-side to the re-release of SIFTB , Sweet Feet , is so good i was actually singing my little heart out.

i wanna see the rest of their tour now!

Single of the week 04/03/09

Bittersweet – Jet Lag Gemini

Jet Lag Gemini are the fairly known Americans with a choir like persona, as their harmonies flow with their music perfectly. The lyrics just make the harmonies seem even more beautiful. The poppy feel to this song , makes it more approachable by the average day follower of the pigeon detectives or the killers. They sound like a pick’a’mix of kids in glass houses mixed with you me at six and taking back Sunday. Their lyrics a fairly understandable and relatable to average day life.

This specific song , is presumably about a girl that wants everything and leave’s her dignity behind with it. The lyric that hints at this would be “Even though you want it
You really shouldn't think about it. Treason is a tar pit” and the use of the gloriously repetitive chorus “And you can find it in a heartbeat, and leave it tangled in the bed sheets. You burn your bridges in the backseat then show up widowed on the high street” .

This situation is blatantly relevant to everyday life in the fact that , it’s about wanting what you don’t have and being unsatisfied with the finished product. . . Hence the title being bittersweet ; as this is from the male point of view. The guitar at the beginning is a simple riff and compliments the lyrics and pace of the song skilfully. The stop start motion and elongation of the verses , make the chorus seem like a sudden change and suggests a bit of bitterness from the male.

All in all , the blunt lyrics clearly show promise and as a rating out of 10 I would give this song a 8 , purely because I adore the vocals and the changing pace of the overall piece.

Top four songs to download:

1. Bittersweet
2. Stepping Stone
3. Doctor , please!
4. Run this city.

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