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Splitting Up.

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So Mika Miko have split up. This saddens me because I loved them. A LOT. Such a shame when bands you love, that are tallented,call it a day.

This has led me onto listening to a band that from the first time I listened to them, I fell totally in love and played their debut album to death during my first year of university (I feel old now!)

A year ago exactly, The Long Blondes split up. I’m pretty sure I shouted various profanities as the computer screen and cried a little bit. Playing both albums on rpeat for a week. I felt like I lost a band that..could say what I couldn’t. That felt what I felt without me feeling alone. I know, I know, this makes me sound stupid and weird. But I’m guessing you probably have a band that mean the world to you, and you feel the same way about them like I did (and still do) towards The Long Blondes.

One thing that gets to me is that I never saw them live. I met them (bar Kate Jackson, she was sick) and Screech Powers was infront of me on the train from Birmingham to Manchester the day I met them in Manchester. I also skipped a lecture to be at the signing. I did this a lot, I’d say I don’t condone such behaviour, but I really do.

The Long Blondes, although they werem’t around that long, they gave us two fantastic albums. And yes, Kate Jackson is beautiful, there I said it. Dorian wrote some witty,clever lines that reminded me of Morrissey, which is probably why I love The Long Blondes dearly.

Dear The Long Blondes, my record collection seems quite dull without you. Please get back together and/or Kate, release some solo stuff you’ve been promising us!

Weekend Without Makeup (live).

Five Ways To End It (live)

10 Reasons Why You Need THE XX In Your Life!

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1- ROMY MADLEY CROFT. She is beautiful. She has an amazing voice (as does Oliver). Personally, I’d like to give her a big hug. She’s got good hair too.

2- FLORENCE LOVES THEM! Yeah, I had to put something Florence related in. But, even if she didn’t..you still need them in your life.

3- AMAZING LIVE. They don’t really speak to the crowd, apart from saying “Thank you.” Therefore, they have very good manners, which means your mum would like them. Funnily enough, my mother likes them! Infinity is the best track on the album, and hearing it live was one of my favourite things about this year.

4- TEARDROPS COVER. They shit on Womack and Womack’s wonderful song, Teardrops. They also cover Aaliyah’s Hot Like Fire. Sounds NOTHING like the orginal, which is a good thing to do when covering a song.

5-THE ALBUM. Their debut album (which you can go buy RIGHT NOW) is stunning. From start to finish. My copy no longer plays after Crystalised(which is only the 3rd song on the album!). I don’t mind buying several more copies.

6-YOU’VE GOT THE LOVE REMIX. I don’t like remixes that much. Sometimes they offend my poor ears. But, their remix of Florence’s cover of You’ve Got The Love is rather chuffing good.

7-ACOUSTIC. Listen to the acoustic version of Crystalised. ’nuff said.

8-THE LYRICS. Lyrics are important to me, and hearing lines such as “Please don’t think that I’m pushing you away, when you’re the one that I’ve kept closest.” AND “I am yours now, so I don’t ever have to leave. I’ve been found out. So now I’ll never explore.” AND “I can’t give it up. To someone else’s touch. Because I care too much.” There’s loads more..but still. Simple lines go the furthest sometimes. Oh, and ALL of Heart Skipped A Beat.

9-THEY ARE ACTUALLY DIFFERENT. Yeah, a lot of bands claim to be “different” and all that shit. But The xx do NOT sound like half the shit that’s around right now. Hopefully NME won’t ruin them, but they’ve got a female editor who hopefully will be able to save the mess that a certain TWERP created.

10-MAYBE 9 THEN. I can’t think of another one. BUT, they’re just fucking good so you should go listen to them and BUY their album.