May 2015

KRIZIA

At first i didn't like Zedd's 'I Want You To Know' feat. Selena Gomez, i'm not the biggest fan of her voice, but right now i just can't get enough of it!  Hilary Duff is back and i am so excited! I first heard 'All About You' on the radio and i thought it was old school Taylor Swift, i am loving the country vibes. I pay a lot of attention to the music in TV and movies and one song that really stuck out to me while i was binge watching The Walking Dead this month was 'Lead Me Home' by Jamie N Commons. I haven't been able to stop singing the chorus of 'Sucker' by Charli XCX since she had everyone yelling it when i saw her back at the start of the month. I've been hearing 'Where Are Ü Now' feat. Justin Bieber by Jack Ü and 'Five More Hours' by Deorro & Chris Brown everywhere, luckily i love them both and haven't gotten sick of either yet. 'California' feat. Kaleena Zanders (Chris Lake & Matroda Remix) by SNBRN has been getting a few spins at work and i am loving this remix of the 90s classic. I hadn't heard of the movie San Andreas until i heard about the 'California Dreaming' cover in the trailer. The trailer version isn't sung by Sia but she's recorded this cover for the movie and i am so in love with it. The season 1 finale of How To Get Away With Murder aired in NZ 2 weeks ago and since then i haven't been able to stop listening to 'Music People' by IAMX, another A+ music choice for the show. 'Anything' by Hedley is one of the catchiest songs i've heard on the radio recently, it's a favourite of mine to sing in the car. I'm starting to get a little sick of hearing 'See You Again' all the time, so i'm really glad 'Marvin Gaye' feat. Meghan Trainor by Charlie Puth has entered my life. I've always liked Bebe Rexha so i was so happy to hear her in David Guetta's new hit 'Hey Mama' (although she isn't officially credited in the title ): ) also featuring queen Nicki Minaj and Afrojack.

SOPHIE
This may seem as an odd choice and a bit of left ball but I have this semi secret love for K-Pop, no idea how it came about but there we have it, 'Zero For Conduct' is from the sub boyband of Block B- Block B BASTARZ, next like i said in our Monthly Favourites yesterday was the Tinashe remix of Nick Jonas' hit song 'Jealous', makes me want to bust out those dutty moves! In keeping with the dutty move dance is Jordin Sparks feat. 2 Chains with 'Double Tap' which is a song about an ex still being obsessed with your Instagram account. 'Hole in My Heart' is Luke Friend's brand new single and I honestly can't get enough of it. When I heard it at work I was trying to figure out who it was until I shazamed and was pleasantly surprised! MNEK is another jukebox find at work with 'More Than A Miracle'. With Eurovision been and gone I had to resist myself from not having a purely Eurovision playlist as there were some good songs! However I couldn't not include Guy Sebastian's song 'Tonight Alive' as I LOVE it so much and Nadav Guedji's 'Golden Boy' is defo something you'd find in the Euro clubs and makes you want dance (also the lyrics are ace "I'm the King of Fun// Before I leave let me show you Tel Aviv"). Another song I mentioned in my Monthly Favourites was SAGE the Gemini with his collab song with Nick Jonas 'Good Thing. Alesso feat Roy English's song 'Cool' just makes me want to go on beachside roadtrips with the roof down and the sea breeze in my air. 'Somebody' by newcomer Natalie La Rose has been burning a hole in my playlist, sampling the legendary Whitney Houston and feat. Jeremiah this is defo one I recommend listening too. B.o.B.'s 'Ghost in the Machine' I found while watching Gossip Girl and rounding off my half of the playlist is Miss Taylor Swift with her remixed song 'Bad Blood' I legit can't get enough of the video... which is odd because I also think there are far too many cameo's in it!

What's on your playlist this month?

S. & K.
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A mix of our favourite new and old Kiwi songs!



1. K- The Tutts

2. Calvary- The Midnight Youth

3. You and I- Avalanche City

4. Just a Little Bit- Kids of 88

5. Water To Ice- Ruby Frost

6. Bliss- Th' Dudes

7. Gutter Black- Hello Sailor

Six60 are a five piece band who formed in 2008 while studying at Otago University. Eli, Chris, Ji, Marlon, and Matiu all lived together in Dunedin and named themselves after the street number of the house that they lived in (see photo above!). They gained a huge following from uni students around the country, their first single 'Rise Up 2.0' which went double platinum, was *the* song of my third year. The bands self-titled debut album was released in october 2011 on their own label Massive Entertainment and it debuted at number one on the NZ charts, was certified gold in its first week, and its now gone four times platinum! The band also have three EPs 'Rise Up 2.0 (2010), iTunes Session EP (2013), Forever EP (2014), and they recently released their second self-titled album. So far seven of their ten singles have gone platinum, double platinum, triple platinum, and gold. Now the world better get ready to let this incredible Kiwi band blow their minds because they've signed to the legendary LA label Capitol Records!

Benny is a 25 year old from Palmerston North who came in third place in the first season of X Factor New Zealand. But like a couple of other X Factor contestants around the world, he went on to have a slightly more successful career than the winner Jackie. During high school he was in a band called 'The Nerines' before he auditioned solo for the X Factor in 2013. After finishing the competition in third place he was quickly signed up to Sony Music and released his debut single 'Walking On Water' just a few weeks later, which was certified platinum at the end of that year. He released his EP 'Toulouse' and debut album 'Bricks' in 2014 and has since had his songs featured in several NZ and Australian ads, performed at a few big NZ festivals including the massive New Years festival Rhythm & Vines, and his EP earned him an NZ music award nomination. 

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Before there was Zedd there was Zed! The four piece pop/rock band formally known as Supra, formed while they were students way back in 1998 in Christchurch. Zed were originally Nathan, Ben, and Adrian but two years after they got together second guitarist Andrew was added to the lineup. Their first album 'Silencer' was released in 2000 and debuted at number one on the NZ album charts and quickly went on to go triple platinum. Their single 'Glorafilia' is a Kiwi classic, their other single 'Renegade Fighter' was also NZ's number one song in the year 2000. Zed's second and final album 'This Little Empire' was released in 2003 and re-released in 2004 for the United States, their most well known single overseas is most probably 'Starlight' which was featured in the credits of the 2002 comedy The Hot Chick. The band took a break ten years ago and have since only reunited to perform a handful of small gigs. Nathan went solo before singing for Paper Plane, Ben and Adrian formed a new band Atlas who disbanded in 2008, and Andrew is still working in music. 

Also listen to:

Don't Worry Baby

Renegade Fighter

Hard To Find Her

Glorafilia

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Beyonce and Nicki Minaj dropped their joint single 'Feeling Myself' today, however viewers could only watch it if they had a Tidal account (Jay-Z's music sharing and streaming business he created earlier this year).
The word on the street is that the girls filmed this over Coachella weekend, with even a clip from the audience making an appearance. The video itself is a collection of shots of each of the ladies bringing the sass and showing us all why they are at the top of their game. 

After trolling through YouTube for most of the day hoping to find a copy that had been uploaded, I found out that the big-wigs at Tidal have been hot on the trail to bringing down the music video every time someone managed to upload a copy.

Thankfully one of my friend's pointed me in the direction of a Facebook page. So for all our readers (in which I probably expect to be all of you) who don't have a Tidal account feast your eyes on the collaboration of the world's fiercest female musicians!

We can't guarantee this link will evade the Tidal bosses forever so check it out quick!

Feeling Myself

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also check out

Bridges

Mother & Father

Jamie McDell is a 22 year old singer/songwriter from Auckland and New Zealand's answer to Taylor Swift. She used social media to get herself out there before she sent an acoustic demo tape to EMI at 16, shortly after she was signed to the label.  At the start of 2012 Jamie released her debut single 'You'll Never Take That Away' which was certified gold in NZ and led her to release her acoustic EP 'All That I Wanted' which was then followed by her debut album 'Six Strings and a Sailboat' at the end of the year. Jamie's second album 'Ask Me Anything' was released 2 months ago and she also had the opportunity to open for ex Disney star Demi Lovato last month. 

I'm really really really unsure how i feel about The Craft, one of my favourite movies, possibly being remade. Sony have reportedly given newcomer Leigh Janiak permission to write and direct a remake of this 90s cult classic!

The live-action movie is based on the popular 80s tv series, unfortunately it is nothing like the beloved show. Fans have been left disappointed from the trailer, and rightly so, this looks more like something i'd stumble across on the Disney Channel, it is definitely made for an entirely different audience. 

For those of you who may have been living under a rock for the past few weeks, filming for Suicide Squad is well underway! From left to right- Adam Beach as Slipknot, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Cara Delevingne who looks unrecognisable as Enchantress, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Headshot, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc and Jay Hernandez as El Diablo. Missing from the photo is Jared Leto as the Joker who you can see here ,  he kind of looks like a member of a band you'd see on Warped Tour, but i'm excited to see his portrayal!

In other news:

• The first look of the brand new Spider-Man will be in Captain America: Civil War, which has already begun filming. The two young actors fighting for the role are supposedly Asa Butterfield (Hugo & Ender's Game) and Tom Holland (The Impossible). But now there are rumours floating around that the part has in fact gone to Asa!
• Samuel L. Jackson is the first actor to officially join the cast of a remake of the horror flick The Blob. Which in a nutshell is about an alien blob-like creature that terrorizes a town.
• Speaking of remakes, here's a couple of classics that are also set to be revamped: Tim Burton is returning to Beetlejuice, Warner Bros. are working on a follow up to The Goonies and a remake of The Gremlins. Stephen King's It is also going to be shot this summer with Will Poulter (The Maze Runner & We're The Milers) set to play Pennywise! Not sure how i feel about this casting either...
• James McAvoy has shaved his head for X-Men: Apocalypse, and still looks ridiculously good looking, check it out here. There may also be a new X-Men spinoff titled The New Mutants with Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) set to direct.
• Justin Bieber has apparently landed himself a role in the new Zoolander movie playing himself.
• J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them is set to be released at the end of next year, and Eddie Redmayne has apparently been offered the lead role of Newt Scamander. 
• The are two Star Wars spinoffs in development, one being Star Wars: Rogue One which will be released a year after The Force Awakens and set between the events of Episode III and IV. Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) has grabbed herself a lead role, and Diego Luna (The Book of Life) has reportedly grabbed himself the other lead alongside her. There is no official word on what the second spinoff will be about, but rumour is that it will feature a young Han Solo, and that Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service, which is also getting a sequel!) is being eyed for the role! 

Goodnight Nurse

Goodnight Nurse were/are New Zealand's answer to all the pop-punk goodness life could offer! Forming in 2001 the Auckland based group were originally a three piece before finding Rowan to create their four-piece. The band released two studio albums 'Always and Never' in 2006 and 'Keep Me On Your Side' in 2008. The band consists of Joel Little, Sam McCarth, Rowan Crowe and Jaden Parkes.

After going on hiatus in 2010, you can now find Joel Little being a sought after writing partner- Lorde, Broods, Sam Smith and Ellie Goulding all being part of his clientele.

Some more songs to check out:

Our Song

My Only

Death Goes To Disco

Lay With Me

The Feelers

The Feelers were formed in the early 90s and are one of New Zealand's premium rock bands. After releasing their first album 'Supersystem' in 1998 which gave us the above hit single 'Venus' (and a personal fave of mine) the band shot to New Zealand fame and released two more albums after that ('Communicate' and 'Playground Battle') before releasing a 'Greatest Hits' album in 2008.
It has been noted that The Feelers (comprising of James Reid, Hamish Gee, Andy Lynch & Clinton Harris) have sold more albums within New Zealand than any other New Zealand band!

Here are a few other songs you can check out:
Larger Than Life
The Fear
Fishing For Lisa
As Good As It Gets

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1. Mickey To Tiki Print
I've been obsessed with this 'Mickey to Tiki Tu Meke' print by Dick Frizzell for a while. The print depicts the famous Disney cartoon morphing in to a Tiki, the Tiki in Maori mythology depicts the first man or woman created by Tane, god of forests and birds. I'm planning on getting a large print to hang in my future home, but there are also plates, phones cases and more with this well known Kiwi painting.

2. MacBook Air
I've had my Macbook Pro for quite some time now, and its been with me through long sleepless nights when i left all my assignments to the last minute, and i've taken my baby with me all around the world. But now, i feel like it's time for a change (that and i've dropped my laptop a few times and i feel like it's heading to its end) and i think a Macbook Air is the way to go.

3. Crows Before Ho's Shirt
I saw this amazing Game of Thrones shirt thanks to Charli XCX's drummer Deborah. This is probably my favourite 'Crows Before Hoes' design that i've seen and only available in Auckland from  what i know, all i have to do is find it first!

SOPHIE
1. More Time
Last week I handed in my last ever piece of work (and I have to say it was my worst piece of work ever.. WHO EVEN THINKS 24HR EXAMS ARE A GOOD ASSESMENT?!!!). It's literally only been a week but it's felt like days... which now means there's only 3 weeks left of term, which means 3 weeks left of being surrounded by all the amazing people i've met. When I start to think about the limited time, it makes me just want more time to hang out and have fun before we all enter the real world!

2. Plastic Spiral Hair Ties
A friend of mine has been rocking these for awhile and i've always been intrigued by them. Primark are now selling them, however I think I may have to check out Ebay as I'd love just a plain colour pack instead of the colours they're selling in Primark.

3. Record Label Internships 
Seeing as i've reached the end of my University time, I now have to start looking for a job! Just the other day I saw that Sony Music have opened their Internship applications and after reading the job description... YES PLEASE CAN I HAVE A SPOT! So that's why it's being added to the wishlist.. Although I hope this wish turns into a reality! *fingers crossed*

Comment below what's on your wishlist this week!

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It makes sense that Josh Schwartz, creator of our beloved teen drama The O.C., would be instigator and creator of Gossip Girl (the TV Show). Originally a young adult book written by Cecily von Ziegesar (and a series I was an avid fan of) Josh and Stephanie Savage transformed these written words onto the small screen. Running for 6 seasons on the CW network, the show was a big success. 

The series follows the return of Serena van der Woodsen (played by Blake Lively) after returning back to the Upper East Side from a year away at boarding school and her best friend/ sometimes rival Blair Waldorf (has taken up Queen status at Constance Billard) and their group of friends, Chuck Bass (played by Ed Westwick), Nate Archibald (played by Chace Crawford), Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley), Vanessa Abrams (played by Jessica Szohr) and little Jenny Humphrey (played by Taylor Momsen). Kirsten Bell voices the anonymous gossip blogger 'Gossip Girl' who the shows name is all about, she helps documents the lives of the scandalous students of Constance Billard and St Jude's, focusing primarily on our main group. 

In typical Schwartz fashion we see the school lives of the rich and privileged (Blair, Chuck, Nate & Serena) vs the not so rich and privileged (Dan, Jenny & Vanessa). I also can't help but compare Dan to a New York version of Seth Cohen.. (although Seth Cohen will always be Number 1 Teen Drama Bae).

What's nice as well is that the tv show isn't just a carbon copy from the book, with changes including the character of Chuck, yes while he is an arrogant prick and self assured in the book, his tv self has a bit more heart and a chance for redemption. The show also only follows their high school lives for two seasons, before we see how the group tackle university/college life.

The storylines as well are what you would expect of a teen drama and something that must only happen when you have power and influence, because really, who has time for all that plotting and scheming in the real world. But I think that's why it was so popular, it gave simple viewers like myself a means to escape and see how the other half can live.. plus the wardrobe (for both boys and girls) were to die for! (Serena's and Blair's closet please!)

If you like The O.C. or Pretty Little Liars then you're more than likely going to love Gossip Girl...

I'm already on Season 4 having started a week ago!

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Brooke Fraser is a 15x platinum selling artist and one of our favourite modern NZ artists here at LGC!

Ever since she broke into the music scene in 2003 with her first single 'Better', i've been hooked.

Later that year she released her debut pop album 'What to Do With Daylight' where it reached the number 1 spot in the New Zealand charts and managed to get its later singles 'Lifeline' and 'Arithmetic' (which i'm 80% sure I want as my wedding song when/if I get married...). Two years later she released another chart topper with her sophomore album 'Albertine' coming in at number 1 on the NZ Music charts, however this time her musical influence favoured the more pop/folk vibe, which produced singles like 'Deciphering Me' (which always makes me feel homesick) & 'Shadowfeet'. 

After a four year hiatus Fraser released 'Flags' which again charted at number 1 in NZ, again keeping with the pop folk vibe 'Flags' turned out hit singles (and featured in the summer promotion of TV2) 'Something in the Water' and 'Betty'.

Brooke has released her fourth studio album 'Brutal Romantic' (you go girl) where it was recorded in Kosten's West London studio.

Brutal Romantic is out in the UK today, so fellow English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish dwellers go pick up a copy and support NZ Music and a general all round great artist!

The thing that I love about Brooke Fraser, is her talent and passion, at heart she's just a girl from New Zealand who writes amazing pop/folk songs and you can tell she's in it for the music and not just for the fame.

We here at LGC wish nothing but the best for her and congratulate her on the announcement of her first child!

Check out below her new single 'Kings & Queens' & 'Deciphering Me'




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The Bellas are back, pitches.

OK first of all, i had no idea Elizabeth Banks directed and produced this highly anticipated sequel. My brain is still having trouble trying to process this information...

*spoilers ahead*

Last time we saw the Barden Bellas they were on a mission to take down their enemies The Treblemakers at Nationals. This time, the three-time defending US acapella champions, find themselves in hot water after Fat Amy's (Rebel Wilson) hilarious wardrobe malfunction infront of the president and the first lady. Muffgate causes sponsors to pull out of acapella events and a lot of bad press for the Barden Bellas, so the girls are forced to suspend all of their activities including recruiting new 'sisters'. 

Of course this little situation doesn't stop the Bellas, as they discover a loophole and a way to get themselves back on top. All they have to do is win the world championships in Copenhagen, something that no US team has ever done, which also means defeating their new rivals from Germany Das Sound Machine. 

Pitch Perfect 2 sees all all your favourite Bellas return: Fat Amy, Beca (Anna Kendrick) Stacie (Alexis Knapp), Chloe (Brittany Snow) whose purposely failed classes so she can stay in the Bellas, Lilly (Hana Mae Lee), Cynthia-Rose (Ester Dean) and brief appearances by Bumper (Adam DeVine), Jesse (Skylar Astin), Aubrey (Anna Camp), Gail (Elizabeth Banks), John (John Michael Higgins), and Benji (Ben Platt). We're also introduced to a brand new Bella Emily (Hailee Steinfield), her mum Katherine (Katey Sagal) a Bella Legacy and the frontman and woman for Das Sound Machine played by Birgitte Hjort Sørensen and Flula Borg. Members from The Green Bay Packers and Snoop Dogg make unexpected but hilarious cameos, with one of my favourite mashups being Beca and Snoop's remix of 'Winter Wonderland' for his christmas album. She gets this opportunity when she finally fulfils her dream of working at a record label. The label scenes provide a lot of humour, but i felt like they were only squished in to try tie up the Beca wanting to be a music producer story line. I was also disappointed that some of the sub-plots didn't have a satisfying close, one being the rivalry between the Bellas and Das Sound Macine. The one thing i did love during the (rushed) ending was the Bellas awesome girl power winning performance at the world championships which included another hand clapping routine (perhaps a tribute to the now iconic 'Cup Song') and a pretty catchy original song 'Flashlight'. 
The enormous success of Pitch Perfect must have put a lot of pressure on the writers and unfortunately, like most sequels, Pitch Perfect 2 just isn't as great as the original, with a lot of the humour this time round feeling a little too forced. Overall, Elizabeth Banks did a good job and i think fans will love the movie,  it is definitely worth checking out.

Pitch Perfect 2 is released nationwide May 15th!

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The Mint Chicks

The Mint Chicks are no longer together, but they're still one of my favourite Kiwi bands. Their style can be described as noise rock/power pop or troublegum as the band used to say and they're known for their crazy exciting live performances. The foursome, brothers Ruban and Kody and their friends Paul and Michael, met in high school on Auckland's Hibiscus Coast in 2001 and spent the next nine years moving between New Zealand and Portland, Oregon. During this time they released 3 EP's 'Octagon, Octagon, Octagon' (2003), 'Anti-Tiger' (2004), Bad Buzz (2010) and 3 albums 'Fuck the Golden Youth' (2005), 'Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! (2006), and 'Screens' (2009).
Some more Mint Chicks for your ears:
Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!

Walking Off a Cliff Again

Bad Buzz

She's Back On Crack

Goodshirt

'Sophie' by Goodshirt was released 14 years ago and was the bands only New Zealand number-one single. The alt/rock/pop band are also from Auckland and like The Mint Chicks also consist of two brothers Murray and Rodney, Gareth, and Mike. Goodshirt released one EP 'E.G.' (2002), and two albums 'Good' (2001) and 'Fiji Baby' (2004) between 2000 and 2005. After a seven year hiatus the band reformed in 2012 to support gigs for 'Hall & Oates' and 'Icehouse' and have since released a new EP 'Skinny Mirror' which includes the track below, 'So Charming'
Check out some more Goodshirt tracks:
Buck It Up

Fiji Baby

Cement
So Charming

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Steve Dykes for iHeartRadio.

When Charli XCX was announced as part of Australia's 'Groovin the Moo' lineup, i had my fingers crossed for a NZ sideshow. Unfortunately there was no sideshow announcement, there was however a free IHeartRadio show!

Charli came out looking like the 90's had thrown up all over her and i loved it! She rocked sunglasses, matching sparkling zebra print crop and skirt, and chunky platform heels. Her equally amazing all girl band were dressed in silver sequin clothing and holographic shoes. Where can i sign up to be part of this tour?

From the second Charli came out she put in SO much energy to the show, you don't even want to look anywhere else because one minute she's rocking out with a giant inflatable guitar and then she's rolling around on the floor dressed as a cake and rapping along to 50 cent (it was her bassist Vicky's birthday), you never know what she's going to do next. I'm surprised she could still sing flawlessly while she was running around, and that she could bust all those moves without falling in those massive heels!
It was just really unfortunate that the crowd didn't show her the same amount of enthusiasm, it was probably one of the more duller crowds i've seen which is odd because i don't understand how you can not move to Charli XCX. Maybe it would have been different if the room was full of her fans and not a mix of people who only entered to win tickets just for the hell of it? Or maybe Kiwi crowds just suck, probably the latter. She also confessed she was starting to get bored of performing the same thing every night, and at some points i could see that. I don't think the unenthusiastic crowd helped.

But i hope the lack of crowd enthusiasm won't put Charli off visiting New Zealand again, she's such an incredible performer who deserves a lot more recognition than she gets! and so do her band! The world needs more of these four amazing fierce ladies. 

For those of you who are unaware of what the Met Gala (or Met Ball) is, it is an annual fundraising event for the benefit of Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York and marks the annual fashion exhibition.

This year's theme was 'China: Through the Looking Glass' there were plenty of misses in the dress department with some designers and the wearers taking the theme quite literally... (looking at you Sarah Jessica Parker and Chloe Sevigny)

Here we show you our top fav dresses (and suits- can't be leaving the fellas out)
Above we have Amal Clooney in John Gallino (love the leather style bodice), Jennifer Lawrence is stunning in a Dior Haute Coutre dress (we love the floral detail with a classic black bottom half, Helen Mirren is showing us that this isn't just a young person's game in this stunning cut out Dolce & Gabbana dress & Kate Hudson is beautiful in a custom made Michael Kors gold, stretch tuelle open-back gown.

I can't begin to describe how much i love Mumford & Sons, so i've been patiently waiting for their third album 'Wilder Mind' to drop.

The band made it no secret that they were switching up their distinctive sound for their new album, and they kept their word. They've ditched the banjo for electric guitars, which i'm really sad about, and the folk-rock band that gained huge mainstream success three years ago is no more. The bands new sound to me, is very U2/Coldplay (minus the piano), it's very simple and straight up rock but it's a big change that fans should embrace even if it's not their cup of tea. Frontman Marcus, who previously wrote most of the bands tracks on 'Sigh No More' and 'Babel', also shared the writing responsibilities with the rest of the band for Wilder Mind.

"I think all of us had this desire to shake it up. The songwriting hasn't changed drastically; it was led more by a desire to not do the same thing again. Plus, we fell back in love with drums! It's as simple as that."

It's taken me a lot of listens to enjoy the album, but now i'm starting to get into it and i can see that it works and just feels right. Although it's different and in my opinion not their overall best release, Wilder Mind is still a great album...even though it's missing that special Mumford & Sons spark that i love.
(R.I.P Banjo)

My Top 4 tracks are:
Cold Arms
Broad-Shouldered Beasts
Wilder Mind
Only Love

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Every May marks a special month in NZ where we dedicate it to highlighting and exposing the talented musicians of NZ. Therefore as myself and Krizia are big supporters of our home country and lovers of music, all the Music Monday related posts will be highlighting our favourite Kiwi musicians.

Below is a brief background/intro to what NZ music is taken directly from their website:

"Firmly entrenched as part of our cultural landscape, over the course of the last decade the month of May has gone from a period of encouraging radio to play more local tunes, to a 31 day celebration of homegrown talent across the length and breadth of the country.

NZ Music Month is a promotion run by the NZ Music Commission that takes place each May, in association with other organisation including NZ on Air, Recorded Music New Zealand, APRA, The Music Managers Forum, and the Radio Broadcasters Association. And obviously NZ Music Month could not succeed without the support of the country's labels, media, the general public, and, most importantly, the artists themselves." - What is NZ Music Month

As the Southern Hemisphere says goodbye to the sun, you lucky people in the North get to say hello. So LGC have put together a little playlist full of all our new and old favourite Summer songs.

Enjoy!

1. Runaway (U & I)- Galantis

2. Big (John Dahlbäck Radio Edit)- Sneaky Sound System

3. Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)- Omi 

4. If You Wanna- The Vaccines

5. National Anthem- Lana Del Rey

6. Falling (Duke Dumont Remix)- Haim

7. Young Blood- The Naked and Famous

8. Kids in Love- Mayday Parade

9. I Got U- Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones

10. Electric Dreams- Shapeshifter

11. Never Let You Go- Third Eye Blind

12. Walking On A Dream- Empire of the Sun
13. In The Summertime- Thirsty Merc
14. Bloodstream- Ed Sheeran & Rudimental
15. Lean On feat. MØ- Major Lazer & DJ Snake
16. Someone New- Hozier
17. Burnin' Up- Jonas Brothers
18. So Freakin' Tight- Tough Love
19. Wish You Were Mine- George Phillip
20. Best Fake Smile- James Bay
21. Yellow Flicker Beat- Lorde
22. I Really Like You- Carly Rae Jepsen
23. Trouble feat. Jennifer Hudson- Iggy Azalea
24. Girl Almighty- One Direction
25. Pray To God feat. Haim- Calvin Harris