October's Music Box

October has been a month of many many releases, of which some aren't that good actually. Well at least at the moment those particular tunes haven't grown on me yet or the videos are just bad, but as they're coming from bands that I adore(d), they need to be included here.

Bloc Party - Kettling

Probably the best song of their latest album, though the video doesn't impress that much, but I get why they did it if I understood the lyrics correctly.




Feed Me & Crystal Fighters - Love Is All I Got

Crystal Fighters are a pretty decent British band, a great live band as well. I've also been in one of their music videos, unfortunately though not in this super hero London party clip.



The xx - Chained

Indie wonder kids are back. Some think the song and video are boring, but naah at least it's beautifully shot. Slow motion always does the trick.



Bon Iver - Beth/Rest

This could be probably the awful song and awful video. But the tune is actually quite good when you get into it despite the 80s love movie vibe. The video on the other hand..UGH. Just stick with the music Justin...



Franco and the Dreadnought - Platt Fields

There's nothing wrong with promoting the artist I work with, especially when Platt Fields is my favorite tune from him, and everything for a good cause.



M83 - Steve McQueen

I was surprisedd M83 released a new video from his album released a year ago. But yeah it's only been a year and Rihanna for example released like almost every track from her albums. Steve McQueen is a great great song.



Paul Banks - Young Again

It's always a joy to hear Paul's voice and the video is so sympathetic!



fun. - Carry On

Completely fell in love with the band at their Helsinki gig and this is the song they started the show with. Inspiring lyrics!



Crystal Castles - Affection

I end this month's music list with a last minute addition. I end it with the best of the month. All you CC fans were probably like *?* when you heard this, no doubt it sounds like electro r n b, so not them, but still so amazing, which is them.




Which were your favorite songs and videos of the month?

Friday Feature: M83

 When I started to ask my readers to suggest me music they like, a friend of mine recommended listening to M83's newest record. Hurry Up We're Dreaming is a double album of 22 songs, which has been praised in several music sites, most notably ranking 3rd on Pitchfork's Top 50 albums of 2011. Despite big time success in the blogosphere, I didn't take time to introduce myself in French musician Anthony Gonzalez' music.

Nowadays, there are just too many new bands and too little time to know them all.

Although, after getting a musical epiphany while listening to that mesmerizing album, I learned that M83 in fact is not new to the scene at all. Founded already in 2001 with former member Nicolas Fromageau, M83 is named after a spiral galaxy Messier 83. The music itself is linked to the shoegazing genre with its use of reverb effects and lyrics spoken softly over loud instrumentals.

Making a double album has been a dream of Gonzalez for a long time. About the sound and process of Hurry Up We're Dreaming, he says: "it was written like a soundtrack to an imaginary movie with different ambiances, different atmospheres, different tempos, different orchestrations and different instrumentation....When I make an album it's always about nostalgia, melancholy in the past and memories."

The album is mainly about dreams and how everyone is different. How you dream differently when you're a kid, a teenager or an adult.

This made me truly think about how the way I've been dreaming has changed throughout these years. As a kid I dreamt of being really good in all kinds of sports. As a teenager I dreamt of love. Now my dreams are more of a realist's thoughts than an eager optimist's.

Yes. I must resist of being completely swallowed into the dark side, while being inspired by the album, which you can listen here. Below are a couple of videos too, and please leave a comment on the comment section or on my Facebook page.