It comes to a point in a woman’s life, where she must address her fears and her strengths. Examining the duality of power, Lykke Li unveils those personal stories of vulnerability and strength.
The Swedish storyteller establishes her new voice through the maturation of her lyrical and vocal content. Emotionally charged with thunderous percussion in the opening tracks Youth Knows No Pain and I Follow Rivers, listeners will feel at one with Lykke Li. The craft of her musicianship excels in the outro of I Know Places and will transport you into a surreal world.
Though the album is drenched with a deeper and darker mood, her quirkiness remains scattered through tracks such as Rich Kids Blues.
3 and a half stars.
As she slowly began to sweat the black paint off her face, Sia painted the Enmore Theatre with the colours of her music and humour.In true Sia-style she was dressed in an interestingly-obscure outfit that only she could define. Her performance, quite staggered in nature, saw long breaks in-between each song which she dedicated to audience interaction and gift-sharing. Less heckling from the audience would have probably given room to another song or two (Stop Trying perhaps?).However, back to back we heard those sugar-high pop tunes from Bring Night, as well as those golden tracks Breathe, Soon We’ll be Found and Buttons. The finale saw a costume change into a bubble-blowing mechanism (amazing!).The greatest thing about a Sia performance is that it is an incredibly honest show. What you see is what you get.
Everyone has thrown in their two cents worth about who they think will be victorious in this year's Triple J's Hottest 100. But there is one main thing people are saying…and that's: Fuck You.
Cee Lo Green had much of a hype in 2010 with his single Fuck You. The song has had an overwhelming amount of airplay on triple j as well as other radio stations including Nova 969. If this song DOES become #1, which I'm not saying it necessarily will, then that will be the second year running that the number one song has featured the word 'FUCK'.
My theory: It's liberating to be able to a sing a song that features a swear word. And so people seem to be attracted to that notion of singing and swearing without a cause.Cee Lo Green is also the front-runner on SportsBet with $3 towards his name (last checked 13/1/11), Angus and Julia Stone's Big Jet Plane is closely behind with $3.50.
But let us stop and think for a moment. Back in 2006, Crazy by Gnarls Barkley (Cee Lo Green's previous musical project) was tipped to be victorious, as it had that same snappy ear-worm effect on the Australian public. However, it only came in at number 6, which came as a shock to both triple j presenters and fans.
So with this in mind, here is what I believe Triple J's Hottest 100 Top 14 will look like.
1. Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
2. Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand
3. Pendulum - ABC News Theme Remix
4. Cee Lo Green - Fuck You
5. Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
6. Birds of Tokyo - Plans
7. Little Red - Rock It
8. Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance the Way I Feel
9. Tame Impala - Solitude is Bliss
10. Darwin Deez - Radar Detector
11. Sia - Clap Your Hands
12. John Butler Trio - Revolution13. The Aston Shuffle - Your Love
14. Bliss N Eso - Down by the River
Everyone's had their fair share of predictions. That's mine.
What would your prediction list look like? Comment and let me know!
