Dad's home! After a whirlwind trip overseas, Thom was very pleased to have Dad and Daddy Dave home. So much so that he's dedicated three of his top tracks for June to home-grown Aussie talent - what a genius of a dog.
Thom with a very beautiful backdrop of Coogee, all on a Sydney winters day!
Dad's home! After a whirlwind trip overseas, Thom was very pleased to have Dad and Daddy Dave home. So much so that he's dedicated three of his top tracks for June to home-grown Aussie talent - what a genius of a dog.
Thom with a very beautiful backdrop of Coogee, all on a Sydney winters day!
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21 June 2011
London's bright young star, CocknBullKid, releases the fourth single of her debut album Adulthood this coming August. The track, Yellow, had it's video launch overnight.
Much like the rest of her sensational debut album, Yellow is an upbeat track with a great melody and catchy chorus.
The video is effective and fun. You see CocknBullKid (real name Anita Blay) keeps her stuff quite simple - no massive productions or budget required - with the end result better than what some artists are producing with their big budgets and big ideas.
Now all I ask is that someone grab hold of this in Australia and release the damn album already. I'd like to actually purchase it. Thanks very much.
London's bright young star, CocknBullKid, releases the fourth single of her debut album Adulthood this coming August. The track, Yellow, had it's video launch overnight.
Much like the rest of her sensational debut album, Yellow is an upbeat track with a great melody and catchy chorus.
The video is effective and fun. You see CocknBullKid (real name Anita Blay) keeps her stuff quite simple - no massive productions or budget required - with the end result better than what some artists are producing with their big budgets and big ideas.
Now all I ask is that someone grab hold of this in Australia and release the damn album already. I'd like to actually purchase it. Thanks very much.
6 April 2011
Umm - do we need to talk about the name? Yes, the name. CocknBullKid is the stage name for a lurvely 25 year old singer/songwriter who hails from Hackney, England. Born Anita Blay (apparently too plain for some), she'll release her debut album, Adulthood, in May.
Having supported Marina & the Diamonds, Kele (of Bloc Party) and Janelle Monae on their recent tours all within the last twelve months, CocknBullKid has also found time to admit she'd kill a pigeon if she could. Ok, so that's a bit random I know - but it's something she said in a recent interview with Robot Pigeon and I thought it was funny.
As an artist CocknBullKid sounds a little bit like Santogold... that indie-pop-synth sound that is nothing short of pleasant to the ears. Others may think she's a little more MIA, but according to a recent interview with Paul Lester of The Guardian...
"...People put me in the MIA category, but I'm not grime and I'm not some 'ghetto princess'. I want to make pop music. The media put black people in boxes. It really irks me."
Ah, so there. No box putting please. In fact, Miss 'Kid cites her influences as David Byrne, Grace Jones, David Bowie and Kate Bush. A nice combo actually, and certainly nothing like MIA.
We were treated to One Eye Closed late 2010, and since then we've heard Hold On To Your Misery and her most recent single, Asthma Attack (my favourite - video below). The album, as mentioned earlier - Adulthood, will be released in the UK late May. Unfortunately no sign of an Australian release as of yet.
My final verdict on what I've heard so far - CocknBullKid offers a fresh, unprocessed, raw talent that will quite easily compliment an already great selection of new artists to arrive on the pop scene in the last 6-12 months. Let's maybe just do something with that name, shall we?
Umm - do we need to talk about the name? Yes, the name. CocknBullKid is the stage name for a lurvely 25 year old singer/songwriter who hails from Hackney, England. Born Anita Blay (apparently too plain for some), she'll release her debut album, Adulthood, in May.
Having supported Marina & the Diamonds, Kele (of Bloc Party) and Janelle Monae on their recent tours all within the last twelve months, CocknBullKid has also found time to admit she'd kill a pigeon if she could. Ok, so that's a bit random I know - but it's something she said in a recent interview with Robot Pigeon and I thought it was funny.
As an artist CocknBullKid sounds a little bit like Santogold... that indie-pop-synth sound that is nothing short of pleasant to the ears. Others may think she's a little more MIA, but according to a recent interview with Paul Lester of The Guardian...
"...People put me in the MIA category, but I'm not grime and I'm not some 'ghetto princess'. I want to make pop music. The media put black people in boxes. It really irks me."
Ah, so there. No box putting please. In fact, Miss 'Kid cites her influences as David Byrne, Grace Jones, David Bowie and Kate Bush. A nice combo actually, and certainly nothing like MIA.
We were treated to One Eye Closed late 2010, and since then we've heard Hold On To Your Misery and her most recent single, Asthma Attack (my favourite - video below). The album, as mentioned earlier - Adulthood, will be released in the UK late May. Unfortunately no sign of an Australian release as of yet.
My final verdict on what I've heard so far - CocknBullKid offers a fresh, unprocessed, raw talent that will quite easily compliment an already great selection of new artists to arrive on the pop scene in the last 6-12 months. Let's maybe just do something with that name, shall we?
1. Lady Gaga - Applause
2. Annie - Back Together
3. Ricki-Lee - Come and Get in Trouble...
4. Monsieur Adi / A*M*E - What's Going On
5. JAY Z / Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail
