"Here We Go Again"

Angus & Julia Stone - Here We Go Again

I've been a bit all over the place recently. Not in the literal sense, more in terms of where my heads at (cue Basement Jaxx's Where's Your Head At); particularly with what I'm going to do with this blog. I started out as a music blogger on Tumblr, but felt it wasn't getting much coverage, so decided to switch to blogspot. This opened up other doors for me, as I got inspired (and probably distracted), to write a fashion blog. I felt like the underdog (mainly 'cos in the photos I looked like one), but more importantly, I veered off from what I'd originally sought out to achieve in the "bloggersphere." It's imperative to try other avenues, but I always knew I wanted to write about music. I guess I felt lost in my own blog for a little while... (Getting deep right?)
Well... it took a combination of rediscovering Cocteau Twins, weeping at The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the new Bombay Bicycle Club album, and the incredibly inspirational Almost Famous to set my record straight, (pun definitely intended).

Consider this a much needed re-vamp for Reflect & The City. It's going back to its musical roots, just with a different name.
I thought this post would just help put the "Reflect" back into Reflect & The City. I've recently added a "Portfolio" tab, where I drop links of tracks/albums I've reviewed. Please take a look!

I hope you've been enjoying my "SONG OF THE DAY" posts. It allows me to keep my blog active. If you want help getting your band, or a friend's band out there, just send me an email (address is on the right-hand side) and I'll get back to you!

Thanks for stopping by

Charlie XO  

SONG OF THE DAY

Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Rink

In the words of SATC's Carrie Bradshaw, this Cocteau Twin's track is an "oldie, but a goodie." I'd heard of Cocteau Twins, but I'd never actually heard them. This all changed after watching The Perks of Being a Wallflower for the second time. I always think you take more in after the first watch and I definitely admired the soundtrack a lot more. The Cocteau Twins song that features in the film is 'Pearly Dew Drops Drop.' I fell in love with it, and I'm now working my way through the discography via Spotify. Anything with a shoegazing sound gives me frisson. I've been focussing my attention on the 1990 album Heaven or Las Vegas and 'Iceblink Rink' has to be my favourite (at the moment). It's pretty powerful, and incredibly beautiful.

Enjoy!