Jacket C/O Vero Moda at Get the Label | Top C/O Asos | Jeans Boohoo | Shoes Dorothy Perkins | Watch Olivia Burton | Bag Handmade leather from Italy
Nothing quite says “I’m with the Band” than an actual band tee. Although, the circumstances why I have become the proud owner of one of Ella Eyre’s band tee’s is a sad one. A couple of weeks ago I found out that I had won a meet & greet with Ella Eyre herself and tickets to her gig too. There was a catch, it was 72 hours later on a weekday, in the middle of London. Of course panic stricken, I had personal obligations that I needed to tend to and work commitments forcing me to have to decline the offer. Sad emoji face.
Making daisy chains, sitting in circles singing music round a camp fire and having a wonderful time is exactly how I used to envisage Festivals before I started going to them. I’ve been going to Festivals since 2008, so some could say I’m an ”old timer” when it comes to being prepared for festival season. It’s a great time, filled with making lots of memories and enjoying some of the best music the world has to offer. By no means am I trying to detract from the wonderful atmosphere that Festivals have to offer you really do have to keep your wits about you in so many ways. I keep getting told that I’m too old to go to Leeds Festival (yikes, I’m only 25. I’m not sure if they are basically saying my life is over or not?) but I am determined I’m gonna keep going for years to come.
For music lovers across the globe, there is one band that is synonymous for everyone a like. A band that was catapulted in to fame very quickly, I would look at you in sheer disbelief if you didn’t know this band. The Beatles. The back bone of Liverpudlian culture, aside from the Mersey Tunnel and the Titanic.
Most of you know that I am now in the midst of a ”get fit” campaign to fight the mounting excess bulge that has appeared over the last six months. I’ve always found it really hard to motivate myself at the gym. Mainly because I dread the post-gym sweat. But, I’ve been working on ways to get myself pumped & ready to go hard and faster and I’ve worked out what it is that helps me get through my work out. Music. It’s no evolutionary matter but for me it really is. As soon as I put my earphones in I am ready to go for it for the next hour. So what are my top 5 essential songs?
I adore this electro-indie trio that just seems to be making waves in the music industry. After winning the BBC Sound of Music 2015 award I have really kept my eye on these guys. It’s just a really, feel good tune that makes me sing along, great for your first work out!
Ever since I saw ”The Lioness” at a gig in Leeds last year I have been totally mesmerised by her! Her voice is top $$ – those pipes are enviable. This song is a real angry song that makes your heart beat faster and work harder. I tend to listen to this one when I’m on the exercise bike!
This is about the only song that I have heard by these women but the dirty baseline is a real get up & go song too. This is what I put on when I want to push myself on the Stepper/Crosstrainer, I seem to burn so many more calories when I listen to this so it’s a definite must. Albeit I am shattered once I come off.
After we saw Clean Bandit at Leeds Fest last year I just love them I listen, especially when the collab with the fabulous, raven haired Jess Glynne! This one is great for the Rowing Machine. The beat is great to keep the momentum going.
This one is for the cool-down. It’s a really good tune that I downloaded for free on iTunes and have it on repeat. I tend to listen to this one when I’m doing a steady, inclined pace on the Running Machine. If it’s free download it, even if it isn’t, download it.
It’d be great to hear some song suggestions from you guys too! Let me know what keeps you motivated at the gym.
Leeds Festival is like a little bubble, once you enter it you aren’t getting out until the bubble finds a little prick and pops after a long weekend of madness. The atmosphere is electric, the music is always thumping nearby & you can guarantee someone is doing something ridiculous, like walking their pet dinosaur for example. But truth be told I love it and I don’t think I’ll ever stop loving it. I can imagine me still bopping away when I am an old aged pensioner, no doubt. We are so lucky to live on the doorstep of this Bank Holiday Festival, so close that we receive guest tickets for the pleasure of it being located so close to home.
The person I was most looking forward to seeing aside from the top billed acts was Indiana. As soon as I heard her on the radio I knew something special was coming. The pint sized singer is about as big as my little finger, it’s hard to believe she has popped out two children, let alone the fact she has some serious pipes on her!
You could tell she was nervous when she came on stage. She looked so vulnerable and naive as she came out and declared ‘’If you don’t know me, I’m Indiana’’ whilst looking down at the floor and kicking her heels– we were all there to see her and knew exactly who she was. I’d made sure I got there early so I could get a front row spot, I wanted to be right at the forefront of her set because I wanted to see her that much!
I’ve listened to a couple of her songs on Sound Cloud and have been astounded by her vocals on each and every song she has. But, nothing compares to seeing her live. Despite her very sweet entrance on to the stage as soon as she opens her mouth some sort of creature takes over and you can feel every, single word is being sung with meaning and power.
Of course, as soon as Solo Dancing came on that was it my dancing boots were well and truly on despite it only being 2pm in the afternoon, with a Vodka & Relentless in one hand, my camera in the other I got my groove on and sang every bit of it, word for word.
Her single ‘’Heart on Fire’’ wasn’t my favourite when I first heard it on the radio, however hearing it live gave me food for thought & I could not deny the fact that I was singing it for the next few hours. Hearing it live was an amazing experience.
The best way to describe Indiana’s husky tones is that of Florence Welch & Stevie Nicks combined in to one but with a much edgier, cooler sound that oozes something naughty? Don’t ask me why, it just does.
I had the pleasure of a retweet from this girl which gave me a slight fan girl moment. However, in realisation she still seems very down to earth with it all and I’m glad she gives her fans the interaction, obviously because she still feels like one of us. I can see big things for this girl and she best start believing that a lot of people are going to want to listen to her.
Indiana’s ‘’No Romeo’’ and debut album is available on Itunes and you can purchase it here! Now excuse me whilst I go and book tickets for her tour…
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