Music Review: The Original Rude Boys

I have always had a love for the Irish and this band has just given one more reason to! My sister was lucky enough to go and see The Script play in Aberdeen a few weeks ago and the main thing she raved about was there supporting act, The Original Rude Boys. After she played me a few of their tracks I took a look into them myself and boy am I a fan now!  The Original Rudeboys are an Irish acoustic hip hop band from Dublin, Ireland. They are notable for single Stars In My Eyes which hit number 2 on iTunes and has received national airplay. They have played such venues as The Olympia Theatre and have also played at festivals such as Oxegen and the Reading and Leeds Festivals. The band consists of Luke Manchini Sean "Neddy" Arkins (Rap Vocals), Robert Burch (Guitar and Vocals) and Sean "Walshy" Walsh (Ukulele). The band's genre has been described as a cross between hip hop and indie. 

Like many young acts these days they started to gather there fan base through uploading there music on to YouTube;  according to the group they had no intention of becoming a band but after seeing the views on their videos rise they decided to take on the music industry. They uploaded Stars In My Eyes up first and the amazing feedback from the song gave them their first single and lead to them making a television appearance on The Saturday Night Show. Since then they have had 3 sell out nights at Dublin’s academy 2, released their debut album This Life and are currently touring with The Script not only in the UK but also in Australia. 

                                              The Original Rude Boys "Stars In My Eyes"

I normally like to relate new bands to other current bands to help you guys a little inkling to weather you will enjoy the band or not but with these boys I can’t think of anyone to compare them to. They are indie with a splash of hip-hop but while still keeping the soulful feeling of original song writing. Not only are the boys talented song writers but they have a collection of beautiful vocals and are very talented

musicians . So all I can say is give them a listen and decide for yourself what you think; I personally love them and I am very excited to see what comes of them. There album is beautiful and flows all the way through which I find you don’t get any more with some albums where you can listen to it all the way through without skipping a track. My favourite song on the album is Blue Eyes and I will leave a link to it below but please check these guys out! If you have any comments please leave away below. 

The Original Rude Boys "Blue Eyes"

Hope you are all well and have a very happy easter! Lots of love Hann xxx 

 

Music Review: Nina Nesbitt

Nina Nesbitt Photo from Topshops Introducing

I normally find the adverts that are before YouTube videos extremely annoying and I can’t wait for the 5 seconds to pass so I can skip to the video I want to watch but the other day I stumbled upon Nina Nesbitt. Her video for “Stay Out” started to play; my mouse hovered over the skip button but I was intrigued. So after the full video had passed I went on to her vevo channel and watched her other videos for “Boy” and “Statues” (which are both excellent) and I just had to know more! Her soul voice and simple yet beautiful lyrics took me a hold. Finally I had been advertised something I am interested in, THANK YOU YOUTUBE!   

 

Nina was born on 11 July 1994 in Balerno, Edinburgh; she is of mixed descent with a Swedish mother and Scottish father. She started her music career by writing and recording songs in her bedroom and uploading the videos to her YouTube channel. The young talent has already played on BBC introducing stage and has been fan-girl’d by Radio 1 DJ’s Scott Mills and Fearne Cotton who made Nina's song "The Apple Tree" her big thing of the week in October 2012. Not only that but she toured with Example in 2011 and has shared a stage with Ed Sheeran…done quite well for only being 18!

Nina Nesbitt "Stay Out" The Stay Out EP is out April 8th

If you are a fan of Ed Sheeran you will probably also be a fan of Nina. Her simply yet amazing songs are easy to listen to and to me she is a breath of fresh air into the music industry. Her style has been described as rock meets pretty; wearing floral skirts, baggy jumpers, skinny jeans and is a lover of studs. In many ways, Nina Nesbitt is a typical teen. She thinks about boys and growing up, mistakes made and lessons learnt, while watching the world change around her. She is adamant about an issue one day and changes her mind the next. She is both bold and daring and on the shy side.

 

If you go on Nina’s website you can download one of her live singles for free if you can’t wait for the Stay Outs EP to be released on April 8^th! I am a fan of her music and I admire her determination for going what she wants at such a young age in such a competitive industry. This girl is one to watch in the next few years so take my advice and if you have the chance check her out either on YouTube or on her blog which comes up first when searching Nina Nesbitt into Google. Below I will post my favourite song of hers currently on YouTube which is called “Make Me Fall” which is also going to be on the Stay Out EP.  If you have any comments on her or any other music you think I should check out please tell me! Hope you are all well kittens, Lots of love Hann xxxx

 Nina Nesbitt "Make Me Fall" The Stay Out EP is out April 8th