Posts Tagged ‘Paloma Faith’
If Paloma’s music be the food of love, fans show no signs of sickening
The album I am most looking forward to this year has got to be Paloma Faith‘s ‘A Perfect Contradiction’.
As well as being consistently amazed at Faith’s vocal capabilities, I also love her theatrical presence, ability to laugh at herself and assured femininity. She exudes confidence in her performances, yet is able to deliver fragile lyrics and heartfelt metaphors without even a hint of irony. I relate to Faith in a number of ways, particularly in the quote below, where she speaks to Stylist magazine about the films which influenced her second album, ‘Fall to Grace’ (May, 2012)
I’m a fantasist and I like to make my life like a dream, all the people around me do the same. There is something about making dreams possible that really attracts me. Tim Burton transports me to a place where I feel everything is possible.
Faith is discussing her love of Edward Scissorhands (1990), which is also one of my favourite films, and says that, “if you take away the literal nature of the work, there is something naïve and beautiful about him and I can see why she [Kim] would fall in love with a man-made person with scissors for hands”. I know for a fact that I too would have fell for Edward and been blissfully untroubled by the potential health and safety risks – I think that someone allowing you to see a glimpse of their naive or vulnerable side is what love is all about and it doesn’t happen all that often. And who doesn’t love a man that can make it snow, cut your hair and save you a lifetime’s cost of Timpson’s key cutting services! It won’t always be easy – you may end up feeling as sliced and diced as one of Edward’s ice sculptures – but the notion that love can overpower you, make you do and say things you never thought possible, make your dreams a reality and the awareness and deep-set fear on your part that you have to succumb to those feelings because one day they might just float away – or evade police capture by living an exiled existence in the eerie mansion at the top of the hill…surely these are the feelings which make life anything other than a series of learned routines? I totally should have progressed that Critical Film Studies elective...
Faith has been teasing fans with snippets of new tracks off the album and posted a link on her official Facebook page this week, to a stunning acoustic performance of, ‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’.
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The 15-track deluxe album is released on March 10th, 2014 in the UK and is set to continue Faith’s unblemished record of chart-topping hits and exciting collaborations. On this, her third studio album, Faith collaborates with Pharrell Williams, John Legend and Plan B. ‘Can’t Rely on You’, which she co-wrote with Williams, will act as lead single and will be available for purchase from February 23rd, 2014. The track is classic funk-soul and certainly meets Faith’s objective to write a more upbeat album by going back to her artistic roots.
https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/singer-paloma-faith-chooses-six-favourite-films#image-rotator-1
www.palomafaith.com / http://www.twitter.com/Palomafaith
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Review: Paloma Faith at Delamere Forest, Cheshire 5.7.13
REVIEW: PALOMA FAITH at Delamere Forest, Cheshire (July 5th, 2013)
My review of Paloma’s show at Delamere Forest, Cheshire is now up on eFestivals.
To read my full, regal themed review, click here:
http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/foresttours/2013-faith/review-overview.shtml
Photos are up here:
http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/foresttours/2013-faith/galleries.shtml
Hope you enjoy!
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Quirky, striking and flame-haired females; Paloma Faith at Delamere Forest
After a relatively quiet couple of months on here, due to lots of studying and essay writing for my latest Masters module; I am very much looking forward to reviewing Paloma Faith this week at Delamere Forest, Cheshire (July 5th, 2013).
The reviews of the sold out tour, in partnership with the Forestry Commission, have been excellent so far and I’m certain that this show will be no different. I’ve always been a huge fan of Faith’s songwriting and vocal abilities, and she’s pretty hilarious too. I do enjoy a quirky, striking and flame-haired female. Faith’s 2012 sophomore album, ‘Fall To Grace’, has achieved remarkable success with popular tracks ‘Picking Up the Pieces’, ‘30 Minute Love Affair’, ‘Just Be’ and her enchanting cover of ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ sitting comfortably in the UK charts and showing no sign of movement.
My favourite track from the album is ‘Just Be’ and it will be a delight to hear the song performed live.
Check back here to read the review in full.
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Talented tootsies, gals, lassies and other such sweet things…tracks from Beach House, Marina, Agnes Obel, Paloma Faith, Amy MacDonald and Angus & Julia Stone
Looking for an apt title to headline a piece about a collection of female singer-songwriters, I happened upon the following synonyms for the word ‘female’: babe, bimbo, dame, dish, doll, floozy, moll and skirt. I just didn’t feel quite right describing such talented and respectable artists as Paloma Faith and Julia Stone as ‘skirts’, so I opted for the slightly less Dickensian and more Gaelic ‘lassie’ and ‘tootsie’…a reference which in no way implies any similarities to the work or wardrobe of Dustin Hoffman. Just so that we’re clear.
Beach House is a dream pop duo consisting of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally. Legrand hails from France and Scally from Baltimore, US. The duo’s fourth studio album, ‘Bloom’ was released in May 2012 to critical acclaim, following 2010’s ‘Teen Dream’ which has been described as one of the best albums of its year. I have highlighted new album track ‘Lazuli’ below.
Marina And The Diamonds released the follow-up to debut album ‘The Family Jewels’ a couple of weeks ago; ‘Electra Heart.’ ‘Power & Control’ is the second track to be released from the record, which is performing brilliantly in the UK Album Chart. To be fair, there isn’t one weak track to be heard on the album, so it deserved to do well. This is probably my favourite record of the year so far.
I am loving the new high-gloss, high-drama TV series Revenge on E4. I’m not usually a fan of such things (90210, One Tree Hill, The O.C.) as they pretty much bleed in to each other plot-wise. You could accidentally sit on the remote as you reach for your Chipsticks, switch over half-way through and not realise you had actually scooted over the short coastal distance from Beverly Hills to Newport Beach and the cast had all aged about 20 years. Revenge however has the edge…maybe that’s because it’s set on the East Coast? It has a great cast, an addictive plot sequence and very importantly for me, an exciting musical soundtrack.
Agnes Obel‘s track, ‘Avenue’, featured on the pilot episode of Revenge and had a big impact. The track is taken from the Danish singer-songwriter’s debut album ‘Philharmonics’ which was released in September, 2010. Album track ‘Riverside’ has also featured on the hit series; Obel is obviously a personal favourite of the music supervisor.
Paloma Faith released her second album ‘Fall To Grace’ last week; an album which was preceded by the single ‘Picking Up the Pieces.’ The track is Faith’s highest charting single to date. I also really like ‘Just Be’ which Faith performed on Later…with Jools Holland recently. It is surprising and slightly irksome to her followers that Faith hasn’t yet enjoyed the same level of notoriety as some of her peers, particularly Stateside, but I think that this is all set to change with this album.
Amy MacDonald released her third studio album today (June 11th, 2012), ‘Life In A Beautiful Light.’ The album has already garnered several positive comments from the music press and Perez Hilton no less. The album follows in much the same vein as ‘This Is The Life’ and ‘A Curious Thing’, but possesses perhaps a more rose-tinted lyrical glow. MacDonald is no less fiesty in her subject matter, but everything certainly seems to be blooming in her world. Good for her.
Angus and Julia Stone for those who are not in the know, are a brother-sister folk duo from Sydney, Australia. They formed the band in 2005 and have since gone on to release two studio albums, the most recent of which was ‘Down The Way’ in 2010. I re-discovered ‘Hold On’ whilst watching Revenge last week. Angus and Julia are both working on solo projects at the moment, so I don’t think that we can expect any new music anytime soon.
www.beachhousebaltimore.com / www.marinaandthediamonds.com / www.agnesobel.com / www.palomafaith.com / www.amymacdonald.co.uk / www.angusandjuliastone.com
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