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YOUR WEEKLY MUSIC FIX November 01, 2019 Music, Movies, Games & Video Charts Magazine IRELAND’S E S D I W S E N MUSIC VIDEO CHART N I TOP 10 #SpotLightChart MAGAZINES THE IRISHMAN JAMES BLUNT SASHA SLOAN CHER PureMzine Editor: Chris Thompson [email protected] Music Reviews Dave Simpson Danielle Holian Music News Anne Hunter [email protected] Gig Photography Anamaria Meiu Paulo Nuno Film Reviews Tommy McCormack CONNECT Twitter @puremzine YouTube #PureMzine CONTRIBUTE? We’re always looking for writers to contribute each week to our magazine... submit music, gig, or film reviews to [email protected], thank you! GLOBAL RISING STAR DERMOT KENNEDY ANNOUNCES HUGE OUTDOOR SHOWS FOR SUMMER 2020 Ahead of two sold out 3Arena hope, and that battle between defining 'Power Over Me,' he shows this December and them, and the way that in life has gained over 750 million following the incredible you'll inevitably experience streams and boasts 11.5 million international success of his beautiful things and terrible listeners monthly on Spotify debut album Without Fear, things," he says of the LP. alone. He has received a nod in Dermot Kennedy today 'Without Fear' dwells directly the BBC Sound Of 2019 and announces his biggest on a time when, just as he fell was voted NPR Slingshot's Best homeland headline shows yet at in love, he lost a close family New Artist of 2018 and Best Malahide Castle Dublin and friend. Writing songs has Solo Artist 2018 at the Pure M Irish Independent Park Cork helped him deal with that Awards. He has toured Europe, next Summer. rollercoaster time. "This is the America and Australia, and Dermot Kennedy tells us his only way I know how to put made his debut on US television debut 12-track album is "my feelings across," he says. "Great on the Stephen Colbert show, best effort in presenting myself people like Van Morrison, they soon followed by an incredible to the world," he thinks. And as did this too. So, you've got to do performance on The Ellen ever, it shows his ability to span it." Show. "I'm still pinching myself a whole range of emotions, Undeniably, Kennedy is on every time we put a tour on sale often in the space of just one the way to becoming one of the and it sells out," says Kennedy, song. greats himself. Thanks to the whose hypnotic live shows have "I wanted it to represent success of songs like 'Lost', become word-of-mouth darkness and sorrow but also 'Outnumbered' and the career- sensations. 03 James Blunt ‘Once Upon a Mind’ by Danielle Holian ames Blunt has released his me, there’s an ocean / Castaway it standing right in front of me / brand-new sixth studio- in a sea and it’s frozen / I’m But I think that I’m runnin’ album, Once Upon a Mind. exposed, can’t you see, all I from the only one I really JBlunt opens the album with, need is a little warmth.” need,” over a soothing string ‘The Truth’. It has a fun and Although the lyrics are quite instrumental piece. exciting instrumental that’s sad, the production is fun to ‘Monsters’, a song dedicated groovy, presented over dance along to; Blunt guides to Blunt’s father, it is a beautiful emotional vocal abilities and the listener on a journey with tribute track and addition to the heart-wrenching lyricism. It’s a his voice as he unfolds the rest album. Blunt takes on the perfect introduction track to the of the story. Overall, there is a responsibility to take on his record setting up the vibe on plain sight fresh feeling that father’s role, he sings, “And what’s yet to come. trembles on the listener’s while you’re sleeping I’ll try to Following on, is the album’s heartstrings. make you proud / So, Daddy, lead single, ‘Cold’. Blunt Blunt commented on won’t you just close your eyes? continues with the confessional ‘Champions’, stating, “Either / Don’t be afraid, it’s my turn / song type display where he we win this thing together, or To chase the monsters away.” describes his love for his we die alone. I believe in us.” It’s a sentimental, personal, and partner. “It’s been lonely trying It’s truly an uplifting, heartfelt moving song that crafts an to get your attention from a track. He opens the track, authentic moment. It truly cuts thousand miles away / And you singing, “Get a little nervous, to the core. know me always overthinking then I stumble and I hesitate / ‘Youngster’ is an upbeat, pop the worst possibilities,” James Never take a chance because filled track as Blunt feels yoúng opens the song crooning. “We I’m too afraid my heart will at heart. He beautifully sings, both know, in between you and break / Everything I ever want, “Sometimes my face ain’t the 04 PUREMZINE.COM melodrama, piano-led soul to save us / Need someone instrumentation. to be the greatest.” ‘I Told You’ is a beautiful This album explores many track dedicated to Blunt’s topics from love to morality in children. It’s almost sung in a beautiful, delicate ways that lullaby tone. During the chorus, overall compliment the he sings, “Baby, take care of production and vocal abilities. your heart / Every day that I’m Blunt experiments with not with you / If you’re ever different vocal styles, scared of the dark / Remember, producing wonderful tracks I told you / Darling, I will never with catchy lyrics. As he be far / Wherever you go I’ll do discusses emotional milestones too / Baby, I was there from the of love and loss, there’s a lot of start / Remember, I told you.” depth shown, rather than ‘Halfway’ is an empowering picking and choosing “safe” track with sing-along moments songs that would tick boxes and servings as an anthemic please certain people. motivator and tuneful addition. With this new James Blunt As the song progresses, it era, his music appears more dismisses the term that you’re classic than previous halfway in or out of something collections with a perfect spin wholeheartedly saying you’re showcasing his evolution into, face I remember it being / But either in or out. Once Upon a Mind, as he wrote I’m the same kid that I used to ‘Stop the Clock’ is an each track from his head and be,” on the bridge disclosing he expressive track describing heart unveiling themes he knows someone will try to take Blunt’s father’s wish to stop wanted to discuss on this his thunder, but in his heart, he time. “It’s like the hands of time record. knows he’s made his mark. / Have put handcuffs on mine / Blunt previously stated prior Representing the halfway And nothing about this is holy / to the release of this album that mark of the album, ‘5 Miles’. It’s just killing me, killing me he’d gone back to basics, “it’s Blunt opens the track, singing, slowly,” he sings before the most honest album I have “It’s a shame that I’m never continuing, “And I’m not ready ever made.” From beginning to gonna see your face again / yet / But I’m running outta end, this idea has paid off. It’s a We’re both strangers but I’m breath / And all I can do is beautiful masterpiece, and his kind of hoping maybe that watch / ‘Cause I can’t find talent has improved immensely could change,” in a delicate, away.” thus far. crooning tone. It’s an energising ‘The Greatest’ is a beautiful It appears Blunt has track telling a story about closing track with excellent questions about his life, in simpler times. wisdom written for generations particular, the way he was ‘How It Feels To Be Alive’ is to come. He graciously sings, raised, so as he expressed his a wonderful, heartbreaking “So be the young, the brave, the bravery he opened himself up radio-friendly track, that tells a powerful / ‘Cause the world is more in-depth for this album, story about how the past is still standing to wait for someone to which in turn leaves a lasting haunting him to the present day. come and change it / Yeah, be impression. It’s a pleasant, It delivers a promising, heartfelt the young, the brave, the comforting, and desirable listen emotion along with the powerful / ‘Cause we need a over the course of the 11-tracks. 05 06 PUREMZINE.COM MAGAZINES TOUGH by Dave Simpson nfluenced by the likes of York, and mastered in NYC by energetic music which precedes Wolf Alice, Smashing Scott Hull, who has previously a pleasant first verse during Pumpkins, The Cure, Red worked with Bob Dylan and which alluringly laid-back Hot Chili Peppers, The Bruce Springsteen. instrumentation is Sundays and Vulfpeck, Dublin Written by Catherine, complemented by some Ibased rhythm guitarist/vocalist “Tough” is about a tumultuous enthrallingly soft yet resonant Catherine, lead guitarist past relationship. Talking about singing. An admirably heartfelt Shayne, bassist Tom and the song, the vocalist said, and vigorous chorus follows drummer Dan decided to team “Musically, it’s definitely a from here, leading the way to a up to form a band together and very poppy song, unlike a lot of delightfully expressive second recently began making music as our tunes, but I like that stanza, after which another Magazines. because it goes hand in hand spirited chorus prefaces an This week sees the release of with the lyrics, which, although enticingly vibrant instrumental the quartet’s debut single, they are simple enough, do exhibition that’s succeeded by a “Tough”, which was produced carry a heavy meaning for me commendably passionate final by Dermot Lambert alongside and remind me of a time where vocal display.