Foals playing Inhaler live at Reading Festival

An amazing performance by Foals. If you haven't heard these guys before, watch this video!

Wild Child (not the movie)

Portugal. The Man

Experimental indie rock four-piece band, Portugal. The Man (yes, the full stop is deliberate), have some innovative and loveable tunes as well as some of the coolest album art that reminds me of Where the Wild Things Are illustrations. Their every single song in their latest album, “Evil Friends”, has a great, upbeat and playful feel. Some great songs to check by these guys are Purple Yellow Red and Blue, Someday Believers and Creep in a T-Shirt.

Evil Friends

Purple Yellow Red and Blue

Creep in a T-Shirt

Vampire Weekend

When I watch the British comedy t.v. series “The Inbetweeners”, one of the most memorable, quirky songs featured on the show was Vampire Weekend’s A-Punk. Since discovering them, their positive and playful music has brightened many days. Some great tracks of theirs you need to listen to right now include Diane Young, Oxford Comma and Unbelievers.

A-Punk

Diane Young

Oxford Comma

Unbelievers

Heard this on the radio recently and I am addicted

Snakadaktal - Air

Architecture In Helsinki - Escapee

Amen

Phoenix

French band, Phoenix, are one of the long-standing names of modern alternative rock. Their whimsical, catchy, upbeat music has been featured in films such as “Shallow Hal” and “Lost In Translation”. Every play of one of their songs, from Lasso, 1901, Fences to Entertainment, evokes a youthful spirit that makes me want to get out and run down the street, very much like what they're doing below.

1901

Lisztomania

Lasso (Live on Letterman)

Heavenly little remix

Northeast House Party - Youth Allowance

Dis is my jam :p

Bloc Party

One of the UK’s most critically acclaimed contemporary rock bands, Bloc Party (formerly named ‘Union’) have plenty of great tunes within their four studio albums Silent Alarm, A Weekend in the City, Intimacy, and most recently, Four. Lead vocalist, Kele Okereke has also built himself a name as a solo artist (check out his song Everything You Wanted). Having seen them live, their performances and stage presence are filled with energy and power, and crowds erupt when they play their most beloved and classic songs like Banquet, Helicopter and Hunting for Witches. Their newest single Ratchet is another captivating tune.

Banquet
Helicopter
Hunting for Witches

Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know (CHVRCHES Cover)

Acoustic cover of such a great song :3

Boy & Bear

I couldn’t help but make one of my first posts about a certain Australian band that I have deeply adored since first hearing one of their songs in high school. Boy and Bear, who I deem to be Australia’s version of Mumford and Sons, are a unique, dreamy and top-class indie/folk rock band. Upon listening to one of their early works Rabbit Song from their debut album Moonfire, I instantly fell in love with 

They began to gather popularity as one of their tracks “The Storm” became a feature on Triple J Unearthed during February 2009 and eventually winning that year’s Unearthed competition, and have since become one Australia’s most successful and distinguishable bands, having had numerous national and international tours. They have won various ARIA Awards ranging from Breakthrough Artists to Album of the Year and have also been awarded the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Award in 2012. With such huge successes within a span of 5 years, Boy and Bear have very good reason to be one of my personal favourites. 

Having seen them live as well as owning their various works, I highly recommend listening to both their albums Moonfire and Harlequin Dream, also with particular praises to their songs Feeding Line, Mexican Mavis, Arrow Flight and Southern Sun.

Rabbit Song
Feeding Line
Southern Sun
Arrow Flight