Music Review - J Gatsby

A bit of a different post for you today, I've been wanting to do another music review for a while now but I was waiting for the right artist to come along then of course I found J Gatsby! I first discovered him in the popular vlog channel Dudesons Vlog , his fun and kind personality makes it hard to not like him but his quick wit and on the spot rapping makes it hard to not love him!

Music - Years & Years Communion Review

Years & Years is a band I would never normally go for as it's electropop and I'm more of a rock/pop fan but there is something about this band that I can't stop loving. I preordered there new album Communion and couldn't wait for it to arrive. There a trio from all over the world Olly from the UK, Mikey from Australia and then Emre from Turkey, they become a four piece band for there live sets that includes there drummer Dylan.

The album is a matt black cd cover with an added rainbow effect Y symbol on the back the track listing is in the same faded rainbow effect which is simple yet eye catching. The inside of the album cover features some more Y's but this time much more in your face and not as subtle as the cover apart from the one glossy black almost hidden Y on the matte black background. I feel like the cover it's different from the classic cd cases that always break yet it has a lot of personality.

The songs are very moving but are upbeat enough that you don't get sucked into a sad state, if you listen to the lyrics there all about heartbreak and moving on songs which are from a boys point of view which is a nice change from the typical heartbreak songs being beaten out by girl singers. The acoustic songs are sung beautifully which adds a really nice personal touch to the album.

My favorite tracks have to be the haunting beautiful track Foundation which makes my arm hair stand to attention and Take Shelter which has a really nice upbeat track to it while still being meaningful. I really can't wait to see what Years & Years do next and look forward to seeing them in October on the UK Tour which has 14 dates so you really can't miss them!

Have you brought the new Years & Years album, which track can you not stop playing?

Leo Kai Convictions - Music Post

Something a little bit different for my blog a cd review! I hope all you beauty bloggers don't mind me doing one and don't worry there shall be a new beauty review coming soon.

I'm always listening to music and this last year I've gotten into more local smaller bands and one in particular has been Leo Kai who is a singer/songwriter. I first heard of him when he joined a band We Are Saviours , he has a lovely voice and plays the piano and guitar beautifully.

The person behind Leo Kai is Leo Ismail, the Kai comes from the name of his guitar which was named by his best friend. His music is quite deep and almost soulful but he does have quite an edgy voice which is always really clear. Ha has released a 8 track album called Convictions which featured a Maroon 5 cover, original songs written by Leo and two remixes of the beautifully written Heartbeat. The cd features artwork designed by Leo, as well as a rather cool cd design!

My favorite track has to be Get Things Right which is the first track on the album,it's make's me smile yet it's quite a meaningful song the lyrics are also quite truthful which I really like. I also love the harmony on the song it all works and fits in perfectly.

His eight track cd is available to download for £4 or to receive a physical copy of the cd you just pay an extra 50p the album is available from his Big Cartel
You can also find him on Facebook or Twitter

Let me know if you stop by and listen to his music or buy the album, and if you would like some more cd review's let me know in the comments!