Music Monday | QueenBeady

My eyes and ears have just been subjected to the horrendous music video that is “It’s my birthday” by Will.I.Am ft. Cody whatever his name is (he is that irrelevant on the music scene I just happened to forget his name only 1 nano second after it popped up on the a screen?)

Now, I am no music expert but I do like to indulge in bopping along to a good beat and gushing about my new favourite band (albeit no one is yet to beat Haim. Seriously guys, Danielle, Este, Alana, be my best friend already?!) but I’m pretty sure that singing “It’s my birthday, I got the dollar, I’m gunna spend my money” over and over and over and over (you get the picture!) again is not viably classed as music, surely? The video to coincide with the song was just as equally cringe-worthy. Id like to meet the person who directed that one, shake their hand and congratulate them on the worst video to ever violate my poor eyes.

Is it just me but the music that is being produced at the moment just incredibly dull. Despite grabbing my attention with the above song with its supposed “catchy” and “repeated” lyric and the very “quirky” video it was for all the wrong reasons. It made me want shove cotton wool in my ears & gauge my eyes out. And don’t get me started on these pre manufactured boy bands that are popping up from every orofice of Simon Cowells body; with their spiky quiffs, denim cut off jackets & guitar stances? What are you doing? I don’t want I hear about your teenage angst and how you love that “hot girl” because of “her booty” or whatever you feel appropriate to sing about. It’s not cool!

Whilst this is not a rant, merely an observation, I’m sure my audience will be divided with these thoughts (although I am secretly hoping you will be siding with me!) music is always going to have the drivel seeping through the huge, empty, music cracks. Ok. So I’m not going to bore you with my incessant whining but instead share with you the bands I am currently loving at the moment.

Clean bandit feels so fresh but has a slight circa early noughties club vibe to their tunes but they work it. With the up & coming Jess Glynne providing vocals on “Rather Be” you cannot help but get sucked in to singing out loud to this one. I simply cannot wait to see them live at Leeds Festival.

Jungle. How on earth can they be so cool. Literally every piece of music they are creating at the moment makes my ears prick up with glee. Again, I am ridiculously excited to see these guys at Leeds fest, I will be camped at the front early before lots of other people realise they are playing!

I had the Lucozade Energy advert song playing in my head ALL THE TIME. So when Lucozade answered my tweet sharing with me who this delightful female rapper was, Dominique Young followed me. Slight fan girl moment ensued. I quickly typed her name along with Leeds festival in to google and it was made clear, she too, would be performing in the 1 extra tent at Leeds! I have a terrible love for female rappers, I like to think I too am a rapper capable of I G G Ys terribly catchy songs!

I love finding new artists to gush about (especially before they become mainstream!) so I would love to hear about some of your favourites bands or artists at the moment so I can feel the love too! Give me a comment below and enlighten me please. Rebecca xxx