First post in a while and all. Thought i'd just drop off my thoughts about what 2014's been like musically, on a personal level.
Managed to get myself to 2 festivals over July and August - Rock Werchter in Belgium in July and Y not in Derbyshire in August. Had an absolutely incredible time at both.
Rock Werchter was a lot different to Y not in terms of atmosphere and vibe, maybe because I was in a foreign land and all that jazz but it was a lot more relaxed, which definitely had its benefits, but also had its flaws. The crowds were a lot more relaxed and seemed to prefer to take in the music, rather than going absolutely mental for it for most of the bands during the day at least. As a festival the size of glastonbury, I suppose you have to expect this with many people most likely only turning up to see the bigger bands. That said, I enjoyed this new kind of experience compared to previous gigs and festivals I've been to which were absolutely hectic. Saw some cracking bands too mind (duh, a festival, should probably get to that) , highlights were Pearl Jam, Foster the People, Biffy Clyro and the black keys. Only major disappointment was Arctic Monkeys. Genuinely think they've lost their edge live and they didn't acknowledge the crowd once throughout the set which was disappointing.
Y NOT - Gonna sum this up as an incredible time. Met so many fabulous people at it, and it felt like it had a much more friendly and social vibe than Rock Werchter. The bands playing Y not were obviously much smaller than at Werchter, which meant the people seeing the bands during the day such as Superfood, you knew what they were gonna be about in terms of music taste and they weren't fair weather fans. It was an easy conversation starter for sure. The music wasn't too awful too mind, highlights were definitely Frank Turner, Darlia, Catfish and the bottlemen, superfood and new discovery (for me at the time) the wytches.
In terms of new albums and bands emerging, I personally feel as if 2014 has been far better than 2013 as a year.
The Orwells - Disgraceland
Catfish and the Bottlemen - the balcony
Superfood - Don't say that
The wytches - Annabel Dream reader
Foster the People - Supermodel
These are probably my favourite albums of the year, at least from what i've heard (still gotta get round to fully listening to bass drum of death's album which i'm sure would be there if i'd listened to all of it.)
Albums from people like Mac Demarco and Honeyblood too deserve mentioning as they have some cracking chooons on 'em.
This is getting long but kool if ur still reading (unlikely.)
2014 was good for new bands emerging on the scene, who i'd hope to see albums from in 2015. In terms of this, i'm hoping for full length albums from bands like Baby Strange, Darlia and Bloody knees before the festival season of 2015.
Overall, thought i'd keep the language simple and not delve into too much analysis malarky on this, but 2014 you were decent (in music terms.) I'm already dead looking forward to seeing what 2015 has to offer. Nice one. X
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