Track Lounge: Hometown Glory
Hometown Glory
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Today me and my dad cycled to the seafront, it's not too far and I'd been stuck in the house all day doing my dissertation and the current weather is that it rains like you would not believe in the morning then brightens up in the afternoon. After hours of flicking through books and writing plans out I decided I needed exercise and fast, all I seem to do is eat and work these days. So we cycled and all of my good efforts of exercise were sharp shot to hell when we decide... MORE
I wound up scoring a ticket from craigslist(THANKS) so I got to see her play 'acoustic' or stripped down as she called it with just a guitarist and keyboard player. She said she had a cold and was probably going to be a little wobbly, I thought she sounded great. I preferred the simple arrangements to some of the produced numbers on the album. Its a very pure sound that you can forgive some of the vocal gymnastics and her patter and anecdotes were funny and charming. She w... MORE
Adele has been touted as one of the "Next Big Things" for this year. Specifically, the next Amy Winehouse, as both share the same penchant for old-school soul. But please don't let that throw you off, she has a beautiful voice, and I daresay she'll fare better in the music world than our Amy ha... MORE
HomeTown Glory (Audio Only) Adele (Adkins) admits she could be more prolific; she had only written four songs when she started gigging, and among her fans she is already notorious for refusing to add to that number. But what songs - her aching paean to London, 'Hometown Glory', in particular - and it was quality not quantity that led XL to sign her last year. Her influences are; Jill Scott, Amy Winehouse and Ella Fitzgerald, which are good pointers to her own voc... MORE












