Royal Blood – Loose Change I always use this track to start off gym playlists. I might be giving away my West Sussex origins there – Royal Blood have been hometown heroes since they blew up in 2014, and I can’t think of anyone I know who isn’t impatiently waiting for their sophomore album. “Loose […]
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Music For… A Pick-Me-Up
Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues (Live at Folsom Prison) This might seem like a pun on “pickup”, cause you know, country, am I right? But seriously, I challenge you to listen all the way through Folsom Prison Blues without feeling pretty good about life. Sure, the lyrics are pretty down-and-out, but Cash’s voice is […]
Music For… Term 2
Music sounds a lot better in the right context – try as hard as you like, you can’t listen to Kate Bush at the gym. There’s a track for every place, time and scenario, a track to make you feel better, or worse, to pump you up or calm you the hell down. That’s what this column is about; picking […]