June 8, 201312 yr M3Xtq2-_Gaw AMAZING performance. But you just know that because Jessie Ware is involved it's going to stall at #41 don't you? :(
June 9, 201312 yr Listened to this a couple of times now and on the whole found it really boring and just drifted away from it in the middle section especially as it was all far too samey. I do like the final two tracks but it's mainly the singles that are standing out from the rest.
June 10, 201312 yr I was lucky enough to see them at Parklife Festival last weekend. I say see them... the tent (this was clearly arranged MONTHS ago!) was BURSTING to the point health and safety was out of the window! I was dancing on a barrier when they did "Boiling" which collapsed to the floor. It was worth the odd cut and bruise though, they are.. just.. amazing! Never loved a band so much since Basement Jaxx emerged on the scene back in the 90s! Jessie came on near the end and did her 2 tracks!!
June 10, 201312 yr I heard them doing You And Me, but I didn't hear them doing Need U (100%)! Do you have a YouTube link? Not youtube, but I have this http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01b0myw They don't add anything new to the track really (it's very much like a Disclosure remix so of course it's great) but it's always so nice to hear Sam Smiths knock-out vocals!
June 10, 201312 yr I found this album a bit samey and overly long in places, but I did really like the general 'feel' of it, its definitely got a really good range of vocalists. In terms of standouts, its definitely still the three singles but I like When A Fire Starts To Burn (in fact, I found a lot of the solo tracks on the album tended to be better than some of the collaborations), I don't really get the big hype over Confess To Me on first listen, I prefer Help Me Lose My Mind personally.
June 11, 201312 yr First impressions: 'Intro' - not really a song obviously but a nice start. 'When A Fire Starts To Burn' - is this really the next single? It's good in an album track sort of way but not a single at all surely. Kind of reminds me of Chase & Status' 'Hocus Pocus' but not as good. 'Latch' - obviously flawless. Not too sure about the transition into this, could have been placed better on the album. 'F For You' - the best album track other than the collabs. 'White Noise' - again obviously flawless 'Defeated No More' - sounds pretty much as I expected a Disclosure/Friendly Fires collab to sound which is no bad thing. 'Stimulation' - quite reminiscent of some of their pre-'Latch' stuff. A tad too long but v. good. 'Voices' - mid-album lull starts here. Pretty forgettable really. Why on Earth was this the most cherrypicked track? 'Second Chance' - almost identical to 'F For You' but not as good. 'Grab Her!' - could do with being a good two minutes shorter. Not too bad. 'You & Me' - now we're back. As with the other 2 singles, amazing. 'January' - favourite album track by a MILE, Jamie did not let me down on this one :wub: This to be a single please! 'Confess To Me' - this on the other hand I'm not really getting so far. Probably could be a grower but it has nothing on 'Running'. 'Help Me Lose My Mind' - brilliant closing track, 2nd best album track after 'January'. Probably better than London Grammar's other material I've heard also. Overall about 7.5-8/10, it is a little bit dominated by the singles and could do with a few tracks being shorter or in the case of 'Voices' not there at all, but a solid listen nonetheless. Will make sure to come back to it again at some point.
June 12, 201312 yr "Voices" is under-whelming initially, but it's an absolute grower. I keep going back to this one, bloody love it!
June 14, 201312 yr 08 When A Fire Starts To Burn - found the hook a bit grating at first, but i'm starting to enjoy this now. Strange choice of single though! 10 Latch 08 F For You 10 White Noise 09 Defeated No More - Disclosure + Friendly Fires = amazing, chilled summer track 07 Stimulation 07 Voices 05 Second Chance 07 Grab Her! 09 You & Me 08 January 09 Confess To Me 09 Help Me Lose My Mind :heart:
June 25, 201312 yr F For You does seem like a pretty good single choice tbh. As awesome as Confess To Me is, i'm not sure they'll pick it as a single, I think they'd be more likely to go with 'When a Fire Starts to Burn' or the London Grammar collab
June 25, 201312 yr I was lucky enough to see them at Parklife Festival last weekend. I say see them... the tent (this was clearly arranged MONTHS ago!) was BURSTING to the point health and safety was out of the window! I was dancing on a barrier when they did "Boiling" which collapsed to the floor. It was worth the odd cut and bruise though, they are.. just.. amazing! Never loved a band so much since Basement Jaxx emerged on the scene back in the 90s! Jessie came on near the end and did her 2 tracks!! Reminds me of when I saw Nero at Wireless Festival 2011...despite having just gone top 10 with 'Guilt' ('Promises' was about two months away) they were stuffed into a tiny tent. Never have I feared for my life so much as being in there during their set, was insane :lol: Will have to check this out, White Noise and especially Latch are some of the best tracks released in the last year or so!
June 27, 201312 yr Yea a bit dull... And not a fan of the vocals, they dont work with the bassline somehow...
June 30, 201312 yr Author Thoroughly good record. It's not often you can say that about a dance record.
June 30, 201312 yr F For You does seem like a pretty good single choice tbh. As awesome as Confess To Me is, i'm not sure they'll pick it as a single, I think they'd be more likely to go with 'When a Fire Starts to Burn' or the London Grammar collab They'd be so foolish not to release 'Confess To Me'. :(
July 2, 201312 yr Brillant album overall so instant. the London Grammar track is great as is everything LG have done, cant wait for their album. So much goodness coming out of the uk urban dance scene these days!!
July 6, 201312 yr So it looks like as if F For You is definitely the next single. They should just release Confess With Me and then January. :( And then they can get on with making their Discovery. *.*
January 22, 201411 yr They're releasing an F For You collab with Mary J Blige because they want to do EVERYTHING they can to stop Confess to Me from being a single. VxprwXPqr0s
January 22, 201411 yr Mary J ruins the song with her excessive howling. Much prefer Howard's subdued sleek vocals.
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