Get To Know AlunaGeorge!

If you're looking to buy a new album, check out some new music or need a new sound in your life then I'm telling you that AlunaGeorge are for you.

You heard the White Noise collab with Disclosure and you definitely heard Attracting Flies (if you haven't then, I'm sorry but, where the hell have you been?!) - but you ain't heard nothing until you've listened to their newly released debut album, Body Music.

Chilled beats with catchy electro sounds teamed with magical vocal performances like nothing you've heard before - this is the beauty of Body Music.

Comprising of Aluna Francis and George Reid, AlunaGeorge first met when producer George remixed a track by vocalist Aluna's band 'My Toys Like Me'. 

AlunaGeorge's first track 'Your Drums, Your Love' hit the UK chart at Number 50 which led on to track number two, 'Attracting Flies' which hit Number 17.

Body Music is currently sitting at Number 7 in the UK iTunes Album Chart and I'm awaiting payday so I can gab tickets to their tour in October! 

My new obsession with Aluna's voice is on another level - and don't get me started about her flawless fashion sense! The way her slick lyrics meander around each carefully constructed beat is quite literally music to your ear drums. Her effortlessly cool delivery of what she's telling you gets to you, and you can't let it go. Check out my other blog, Obsessed With Them (link below), for a full fashion profile tomorrow lunchtime!

Check out their stuff & tell me what you think:-

Your Drums, Your Love: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VfCSx5641U4

You Know You Like It: http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=relmfu&v=FWR9MR5juWI

Attracting Flies: http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=relmfu&v=7d_HD89ZlJE

Tickets:  http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Alunageorge-tickets/artist/1754446

ALUNAGEORGE FASHION PROFILE WILL BE FEATURED ON MY OTHER BLOG TOMORROW!! COME CHECK IT OUT!! WILL BE PUBLISHED 12pm MIDDAY!! LINK>>> www.obsessedwiththem.wordpress.com 

BRAND NEW MUSIC! MKS - FLATLINE!

Today is finally the day when we can all rejoice and holler that the perfect melodies from the ex-Sugababes are back together on a brand new track - Flatline.

 

The song is an emotive balance of pop perfection and easy listening and basically does the job of reminding us why we loved them so much in the first place.

 

The music reminds me slightly of something Jessie Ware would release, then Siobhan's vocal starts up and you're immediately aware of how catchy this pop tune is going to be. All three ladies' voices complement each other so well and, as you can tell, I'm so happy they are back!

 

The Sugababes just grew up.

 

LISTEN TO THE FULL TRACK - CLICK HERE

 

 

Holiday Bloggin'! - Motivation Monday

Good evening! This week I am bloggin' all the way from Christchurch, Dorset, where I am currently sleeping off a terrible case of 'burnout' that occured in the last two weeks!

 

Other than spending my days doing some of my FAVE Dorset-y things to do - like visiting the New Forest and boat-watching in Poole - I am also using this time as some sort of detox vacay.

 

Staying with the grandparents is always a little bit like rehab - it's quiet, technology is at it's very basic and having a signal is a no-go, let alone the lack of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll - but this time I'm taking it ridiculously seriously. For those of you that know me, going out sans make-up is near enough IMPOSSIBLE for me, however, today I went shopping and pottering with Grandad totes bare-faced! PROUD! Not only am I letting my skin breathe this week, I'm also investing in the Vitamin D spray you can get from Holland & Barratt - if the sun ain't guna shine on me then I'll spray it's goodness straight into my gob instead! £7 for 100 sprays and you only need one spray a day! Bargain skincare and healthiness in a tiny bottle.

 

BUY IT! - CLICK HERE



 

What else have I discovered here?! Oh...squats feel harder to do when you're supposed to be holiday! Dragging myself from the unbelievably comfy recliner every evening takes dedication - I hope Ibiza appreciates the effort in which I am making. Anyway, I re-tweeted this on Twitter and love it so much - KEEP GOING:

 

 

I always have such random playlist fancies when I'm away - I've been obsessed with the mainstream ones like Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke, Pharrell & T.I), Antenna (Fuse ODG) & Beautiful (Mariah & Miguel) BUT thanks to over-listening to the new Kisstory radio station I've been re-visiting some old tunes that are total CLASSICS: Skinny (Lo Rider), No More [Baby I'ma Do Right] (3LW), Dumb (The 411), Is It You & Me And You (Cassie), Freak Like Me (Sugababes) and Break It Off (Rihanna & Sean Paul):

 

 





 

You can't deny they are some TUNES! On the agenda this week of chilled detox is a trip to Poole to check out the sexy Sunseekers (even though the firm is set to be bought out by China!) and a spot of Lunch, tomorrow I'll be spending a morning at the salon and Wednesday is shopping day - I'll keep you posted!

 

Don't forget...KEEP GOING!

 

-x-

Photo Sources:

3LW

Sugababes

The ULTIMATE Playlist!!

YAY! After a few days of the most miserable May weather ever, tomorrow is finally going to be hot and sunny and delicious! Well it would be because I'm due in the office between 8am and 6pm...TUT!

 

Who else is going to be bustin' a decent dress tomorrow? I have a Forever 21 beaut in my closet that I haven't been able to wear yet, so I'm definitely going to be posting an 'OOTD' post tomorrow...make sure you pop in to see it and give me some styling advice.

 

Today was my first day off from work since last Thursday, and I've spent it blazin' some old-school tunes, cleaning my room and prancing about the house like I was 12 years old again! From the deep depths of my CD collection (yes, I was even playing CDs on an actual stereo! Who needs MP3 and technology?!) I re-discovered 5 songs that literally brought me back to life:

 

1) Example - Watch The Sun Come Up

 

 

Did this song really come out over 4 years ago?! What a massive, happy tune! As soon as this came on I was all over the dance moves and cutting shapes all over the place!

 

2) Booty Luv - Some Kinda Rush

 

 

The burst of energy this catchy dance tune gave me was unreal! You know when you were little you'd pick who you wanted to be and perform those parts for your teddies?! Well I chose to be Cherise (on the right) and put on an exclusive show for Princess, my highly unimpressed Bichon Frise...

 

3) Akon ft. Colby O'Donis & Kardinall Offishall - Beautiful

 

 

Do not even try and tell me you didn't enjoy this song when it came out in 2008! Furthermore, stop pretending you weren't obsessed with Colby O'Donis around the same time, too!

 

4) The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

 

 

Probably one of the greatest songs ever recorded. The strings, his voice, the lyrics: It's all utter perfection.

 

5) N-Dubz - Strong Again

 

 

I don't even care! Put down your judging books and hear me out: I LOVED N-DUBZ!

Their songs were so relatable and catchy and were just pop genius. I even went to their concert. So there... *sticks tongue out*

 

Although this could be one of the world's most random playlist it was perfect for my day off! My room is spotless and I'm as chilled out as can be...

What are some of your fave songs that always get you going?!

Bow Down Bitches: Queen Bey Backlash?!

Beyoncé is too awesome to resort to bejewelled boobs!

 

Did I really just read a sentence that begins with 'Beyoncé is too awesome to...'??

 

CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY ON 'MSN HER'

 

The problem I'm having right now is that Beyoncé is clearly heading for some form of backlash - which is a damn shame because she is the epitome of the perfect woman.

Ever since her jaw-dropping Super Bowl performance I've been re-obsessed with Beyoncé as if my life depends on it - but I can't help but feel something is different this time around.

 

The last time I felt this uneasy about a 'Bey Phase' was back when Deja Vu was released: Video was hot, Jay-Z was hot but then her vocals were, to put it bluntly, rather OTT. Her improv's at the end of that song are simply a form of expressive wailing!

Although her work was cut out having to follow one the best-selling debut solo albums of all time - Dangerously In Love - B'day was still a slight let down and was saved by classics such as Irreplaceable and the extremely fierce Upgrade U.

 

But all was forgiven because her album art looked like this:

 

 

 

We can actually probably forget about B'day entirely as what followed were arguably two of my favourite albums of all time (I can see that being a spin off post at some point!!) - I Am...Sasha Fierce and 4.

 

So we've had 2 wonderfully phenomenal albums plus live gigs for the UK telly audience, live DVDs (Roseland is...something else!) and, of course, her brand new tour.

 

Hmm - let's discuss this tour!!! How many of you were on hold for almost an hour, whether online or on the phone or, like me, BOTH just to get hold of a ticket to her Mrs Carter World Tour??? And how many of you people, like me, were denied access to these apparently sold out tickets only to log onto eBay and find them for £1,000,000,000 each?! Me too, me too...

 

So it was unlikely I was going to get tickets, what with her being a mega-superstar and all that.

 

The tour began with an enormous BANG last night in Serbia! Lucky, lucky Serbia!

 

 

"The 31 year-old put on a spectacular show for the adoring crowd at the Kombank Arena in the nation's capital, Belgrade." 

- MSN Music

 

"The singer ensured the opening night of her world tour didn’t go unnoticed thanks to a series of sexy outfits she donned throughout the show in Belgrade, Serbia"

 

- Tim Nixon for The Sun

 

"Despite the lack of new tracks, Beyoncé kept fans happy with a spectacular show which saw her perform in a string of varying skimpy outfits"

- Caroline Westbrook for Metro

 

Now there are some cranks out there who feel Beyoncé has lowered her tone of late. Her brief release of track 'Bow Down Bitches' didn't go down that well with fans:

 

"Is that Beyoncé song a joke?" - Tweeted by Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills

"I don't like this Bee" - Souncloud comment from one fan

"I hate this song" - Soundcloud comment from another fan...

and the comment that everyone was thinking but didn't want to say it out loud:

 

"Beyoncé's better than this.."

 

LISTEN TO 'BOW DOWN' - CLICK HERE

 

And some of her stage costumes have got tongues wagging, too. Caroline Corcoran hits the nail on the head contributing for MSN Her today:

 

"Beyoncé knew the world would be talking about her sequinned breasts today, and didn’t care, because that’s the outfit she fancied wearing. It’s difficult to argue with that: the right to wear weird fashion is one of the most fun things about being a woman.

As long as Beyoncé knows that from the rest of us (the female contingent at least) comes a rallying cry that we love her for her attitude, her talent, and the warbly bits in Love on Top. And none of that requires a sparkly nipple."

 

READ FULL ARTICLE - CLICK HERE

 

We all adore Queen Bey. Perfect body, perfect attitude, perfect voice - but I can't help but feel she is over-thinking what usually comes naturally to her! Don't try so hard Bey, we got your back!

 

What do you reckon - will Bey EVER face a backlash?? Or is she just too good for everything?

 

 

 

x-x-x

 

Photo Sources:

www.beyonce.com

www.fanpop.com

http://style.uk.msn.com/socialvoices

http://evolutionaryparenting.com/celebrity-mom-beyonce/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Ashley's March Music Picks!

Hi everybody and welcome to 'Your Desirables'' first ever guest post! 21-year-old beaut Ashley Chisholm is a Contact Centre Advisor who loves a damn-good boogie! Her dream career is to be a Freelance Makeup Artist and today she's giving the low-down on her Top 5 tunes from her current playlist! Take it away Ashley...

 

 

 

Disclosure – White Noise (feat Aluna George)

I didn’t think I could love newcomers Disclosure any more than I did after Latch (feat Sam Smith) and then they came up with this little beauty. Great beat and I absolutely love the tone of Aluna George’s vocals. Such a cool collaboration and I can’t wait to hear what they come up with next!

 

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop.
With its cheeky lyrics and infectious tune (that’s not even mentioning the sax in the back ground – loving the sax) Thrift Shop is definitely one of the songs I have on repeat at the moment.

 

 

Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble.

I should be incredibly bored of this song by now, but unfortunately I am not. I absolutely love Taylor Swift – and these lyrics could not be more fitting. A little edgier to her usual teen bopper stuff experimenting with a dubstep vibe, but I think she’s just about pulled it off!

 

One Direction – One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks).
At my age I should NOT be admitting my love for the boys of 1D. However their music has a tendency to make me feel quite happy about life. I love this little mash up and with the profits of this single going to charity for Comic Relief– what’s not to love?

 

 

Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man.

We all have that song we play when we need to sit and feel a little sorry for ourselves. This is currently that song for me. Hugely depressing and beautiful and just everything you need when you are drowning in a bottle of Gallo by yourself on a Friday Night.

 

 

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flyyapparel.com

itemvn.com

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