Jack Garratt
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Chloe Dobinson's Top Ten Albums Of 2016
By Chloe Dobinson in Music / Festivals on 25 December 2016
2016 has seen vinyl albums sore, great new artists emerge and a great loss of musical talent in the industry.
Here is a recap of my best albums of 2016 including a diverse range of genres and musicians compiling my list featuring the likes of Kings Of Leon, Drake and Jake Bugg.
The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything you've Come to Expect
An 8 year wait marks a return for duo the Last Shadow Puppets offering Everything you've Come to Expect and my number one in the top 10 of 2016. Aviation is charming and seductive being described as psychedelic pop hooking the listening from the get go. Miracle Aligner, Everything you've Come to Expect and Bad Habits all have lyrics and roll of the tongue song titles with its smart production of James Ford with a simple yet effective sound.
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Jack Garratt plays live at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith - London, United Kingdom - Thursday 24th November 2016
Jack Garratt plays live at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith - London, United Kingdom - Thursday 24th November 2016
Musician Jack Garratt performs at Manchester O2 Apollo as part of his UK tour. Jack released his latest single 'Strong Enough' at the end of October. Manchester, United Kingdom - Friday 11th November 2016
Jack Garratt seen holding his award in the press room at the 2016 StubHub Q Awards. Jack won the award for the 'Best Breakthrough Act' - London, United Kingdom - Thursday 3rd November 2016
Jack Garratt seen arriving at the 2016 StubHub Q Awards, London, United Kingdom - Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Jack Garratt - Phase Album Review
By Chloe Dobinson in Music Reviews on 11 April 2016
Winner of the Critics' Choice category at this year's Brit Awards, BBC Sound Poll of 2016 and shortlisted for MTV's Brand New 2016. Jack Garratt has a received a great amount of expectation to live up to with his debut album Phase.
The Brit has rightly earned the aforementioned recognition, as shown with tracks like Breathe Life which features catchy beats with its keys and percussion helping make the song come alive. The positive and upbeat lyrics against Garratt's soft vocals are pop perfection.
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SXSW 2016 Is Over: Here Are The 7 Best Acts From Mazda + Hype Machine's Hype Hotel
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 23 March 2016
Hinds, Jack Garratt and more performed at the Hype Hotel venue.
Set up by music blogging platform Hype Machine and officially sponsored by Mazda, Hype Hotel took place over five days from March 14th - 16th during SXSW in Austin, Texas. It was a week split up with various showcase sessions opening in the afternoons and evenings, and was a particular go-to area for its mixture of both establish and up-and-coming artists, and its amazing dance vibe.
The Buckinghamshire 24-year-old has been announced as the ninth musician to receive the Critics' Choice Award, following the 2015 winner James Bay. He's got an impressive musical background behind him, being able to play pretty much any instrument including drums, guitar, trombone and piano and coming from a musical family, but even then his first steps into the industry were brave ones. He actually dropped out of university where he was studying to be a primary school teacher in pursuit of his dream and was subsequently picked up by Island Records.
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Brit Awards 2016 Critics Choice Shortlist Revealed
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 24 November 2015
Who will be the next Florence Welch or Emeli Sande?
The shortlist for the 2016 BRITs Critics' Choice Award has been unveiled with three up and coming artists all hoping they could be the next Adele, James Bay or Sam Smith. Frances, Izzy Bizu and Jack Garratt are all nominated for the prestigious prize, with the winner being announced on Friday 27 November.
Izzy Bizu is a 21 year old singer from South London whose debut album A Moment of Madness is set to be released in May of next year. She has already released three singles 'Give Me Love', 'Diamond' and 'Adam & Eve'.
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Music Virtuoso Jack Garratt Reveals Early Forays Into Multi-Instrumentalism
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 19 December 2014
22-year-old Jack Garratt has been making music since... forever!
It's common for a lot of musicians to come from a musical background, or at least one with music in it. For Jack Garratt it went a little deeper, and for a childhood circled entirely around music, it was no surprise what he ended up doing as a career.
The Buckinghamshire-based 22-year-old released his debut EP 'Remnants' in October 2014 after signing with Island Records, and things are just getting more and more crazy for this multi-instrumentalist. It's no wonder he's become such a hit though, with his ethic that all instruments are out there to be played - a sentiment he developed from his music teacher mother as a child.
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Something For Everyone! 10 Of The Best At Live At Leeds
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 30 April 2014
Live at Leeds 2014 is now just days away. Here's our preview of this UK's premiere inner-city festival.
It's been eight years since a bunch of music venues in Leeds first opened their doors to hardy metropolitan festival-goers for Live At Leeds. Following the tried and tested format of SXSW and the Camden Crawl, Live at Leeds has risen to become the country's foremost inner-city gathering of bands, musicians and like-minded music fans.
Though the booking is invariably spot-on, key to Live at Leeds' popularity is the quality of the venues, including The Cockpit, The Hi-Fi Club and the stalwart Brudenell Social Club. The bustling Belgrave Music Hall is a welcome addition to this year's festival. In order of appearance, here are 10 of our suggestions for this years event.
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