Focus Music Notes. "Out of the Blues". Popular music through the decades

This band comes highly recommended and may just be the "Next Big Thing". Energy, enthusiasm and a lot of star quality. The band, formed in 2006, hail from North Carolina. Wikipedia Stub : I n early 2014, the band announced they had signed to 4AD, who would release their new album, Singles, in March 2014. The band made their network television debut on March 3, 2014, on The Late Show with David Letterman, performing the lead single "Seasons (Waiting On You)". Album Singles - Future Islands available on iTunes Artist: Future Islands on itTunes For European Tour Datesvisit official web site future-islands.com EXPLORE THE ALBUM  

For the first time in years I watched the Eurovision Song Contest and enjoyed it.  I thought this was the best song of the night. "Silent Storm" sung by Carl Espen and written by Josefin Winther.  

Energetic and highly acclaimed synthpop trio, Prides , release Messiah on June 23 The band burst onto the scene with Out of the Blue which lived on the top five of the Hype Machine . They also enjoyed success on second single, The Seeds You Sow, which was met with rave reviews from fans and critics alike. Next up is Messiah , which is an infectious indie pop track that has a sense of impending bigness about it. And is set to be an anthem for this summer with it’s chant like repetitive vocals. Singer, Stewart Brock says, “ The idea for the lead synth line came about because we were discussing that no one used a pitch bend on a keyboard anymore. Usually that’s an incentive for us to try something and it stuck. We had recently seen The Killers headline T in the Park and with that in mind we really wanted our own ‘I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier’ moment. That was the inspiration. The track is about love and self-doubt. It’s about wanting to achieve something, and reali