Apartment - Live and More

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Buy the album The Dreamer Evasive now - amazon

Watch: Pressures / 10,000 Times promos

Similar Artists: Editors / Boy Kill Boy / David Caggiari

Album Rating 9.6/10

If you played Fifa 08 you would of heard Fall into Place, a song that should have been the soundtrack to the Summer of 2007 but that never was (why?!). That's not even my favourite song on the LP, Pressures, an epic from start to finish wins that honour, other contenders would be the haunting Ghosts of an Unforgivable Past, a live favourite and often epically crazy set-closure Beyond My Control and the pop perfection of My Brother Chris and 10,000 Times.

This list of songs without even mentioning the sublime Pop perfection of early single Everyone Say's I'm Paranoid ("...which makes it much more") adds up to make The Dreamer Evasive one of my all time favourite albums, and I do mean all-time, not of last week, what I found down the sofa, or what I've been forced to listen to by itunes genius. I'd tell you my play count of the song Pressures, but you'd probably call the stalker police (let's say it add's up getting on for a week).

If you have never heard of Apartment do yourself a favour and look at the links above and download some rarer material below. Why Apartment never received mainstream success I have no idea when much, much worse Indie bands were packing the charts at the time...

If Apartment are to continue, it is yet to be seen, there has been no news for two and a half years, David their lead singer has done some solo tracks (see post 2) but he has not performed live in the UK for 18 months either (he has done some work singing in Brussells) - hopefully we will soon have some news because I for one am dying to hear a live Apartment / David show ASAP!

Please buy The Dreamer Evasive and Support David's new band Age of Giants.

The Joy Formidable - New Music "Introducing"

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A Balloon Called Moaning - Album Rating 9.4/10

The Joy Formidable are Ritzy, Rhydian and Matt, formally from Wales (well Ritzy and Rhydian) now based in London. In their own words on myspace; With Matt Thomas on drums, a conjoint surrealist and raw, forceful drummer The Joy Formidable have thrived on the live front. Soundscape layers are spiked by the nakedness of a 3-piece; gargantuan, clamorous bass and guitars come in waves, Ritzy seething and cooing in equal measure.

I have to agree, the three piece is simply electric and the live show is magnificent. The mini album 'A Balloon Called Moaning' kicks off with the intense The Greatest Light is the Greatest Shade, an epic track with Ritzy's vocals dreamy and gives the album a pleasant start Ritzy's vocal of "Happy for you..." repeating to end. Cradle on the other hand packs one hell of punch, relentless guitar and drums whilst the songs chorus echoes of "All I want is to see the end of this" and at the end, the bellowing of "My vicious tongue cradles just one" - a stand out track. Followed by live favourite Austere which follows in similar vein - this is powerful driven pop music that won't let you forget about it.
My favourite track Whirring, has a beating drum track and electric chorus and stands up equally good when completely stripped acoustically (see below).

TJF have produced some of the best new music of the past year - it is noisy, relentless, unforgiving, completely full with adrenaline. If you are listening to this whilst out and about there is absolutely no chance that you won't be nodding your head and singing along as you walk down the street, probably receiving some odd glances from pensioners in the process.
The album is exhilarating, fresh and intriguing, I tip TJF to go on to great success soon.

Please if you do like it as much as I BUY from their shop here - the album comes in an A3 sleeve and there is also a live album on the way in November, they have some amazing T-Shirts too.
I have some more live stuff / acoustic stuff etc to post in the future too, so watch out for that, give me a toot if you want it.

See them live on tour with Editors and Passion Pit in October and in Europe with The Temper Trap in November / December

Whirring Acoustic Video:


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David Caggiari

Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/davidcaggiari

No Single or tour news to date.

Fans of Apartment will know David Caggiari as the lead singer, probably the most underrated band of the last ten years, a band who's album The Dreamer Evasive (BUY) will be in my top five of the decade.

David solo is more stripped and acoustic and it is an absolute pleasure to listen to.