The Grace Note Blog

 Latitude Festival 2021 With so many festivals this summer being cancelled, fortunately Latitude Festival, presented by Cinch, returned to Henham Park. With full capacity, it took place on the 22-25th July after joining the third phase of the Event Research Programme as a test event. As Latitude said "restarting festivals is crucially important to the wellbeing of everyone in society" and I was lucky enough to get the chance to go! It felt so surreal yet so normal walking into crowds of people without masks on, with loud music everywhere - the atmosphere was just electric. I had a brief moment of doubt when I first arrived, but pretty quickly it felt as though the pandemic had never happened, and we'd just picked up where we left off! The highlight for me was Sports Team, who stepped in to replace Alfie Templeman, and performed on The Obelisk Arena. Their set was energetic and fabulous and they have the natural ability to engage and entertain a large crowd from start to f

  'Enemies To Lovers' - Katie Wood Single Review Goth Pop artist Katie Wood released her 4th single 'Enemies To Lovers' on 16th July.  Inspired by the 90's cult TV classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 'Enemies To Lovers' takes on an anti-hero perspective and explores the often exciting topic of the enemies to lovers trope.  Katie says she finds inspiration from TV and films, and they love film scores; "I saw a resemblance in relationships I've had to Buffy and Spike's. Their love is complicated and its never easy. There is undeniable chemistry that I wanted to capture in the music. By no means am I romanticising the violence in their relationship, however there's just something about them together. When it's good, it's hot!" - I love the topic of this song - more people should write songs about stuff like this! Continuing the nostalgic theme with dreamy synths, muted guitar hooks and distinctive vocals, this song is perfect for a n

'Ripping Us Apart' - Waiting Till Marriage Single Review  Waiting Till Marriage are Adam (Guitar/Vocals). Brandon (Guitar/Keys), Liam (Bass) and Ieuan (Drums), an indie rock band based in Liverpool. They released their debut single 'Ripping Us Apart' on 25th June.  The song starts with a great head bopping, summery intro that has you dancing from the off, you are straight in singing along with the "aha, aha".   Then the realisation that you're singing along to lyrics such as "I'm taking back everything I said, the past few weeks have been a train wreck on my heart". The guilt hits that you're actually partying to this poor guy's misfortune "It seems like you're ripping us apart for the fun" A story of heartbreak that they've managed to make into a bouncy and upbeat summer party vibe! Genius! Uplifting hooks are played on both guitar and bass, then with a powerful bass solo included which i always love, the syncopated

'You're Welcome' - Modern Guilt EP Review London garage rock band, Modern Guilt released their EP 'You're Welcome' on 25th June.   It is an EP of guitar anthems with catchy hooks and riffs throughout - pure brilliance! The EP showcases the band across five tracks and includes their singles 'Hoping for the Hoping' and 'Get Along'.  My first observation is that the intros to all of these songs are so strong and amazingly addictive, although completely different, each one draws you into the song and has you invested.  'Double Denim' the opening track starts with static radio noises and mellow string sounds and synths. It then explodes into a heavier retro rock feel, with the guitars and strong vocals, featuring a fantastic guitar solo. Having watched the video that they have just released for this song, the retro feel of the song is embedded even more in my mind. 'Hoping for the Hoping',  I love a song that uses 'ooo's' -