Lightning Surlaw - BBC Sound of 2021 - The Reveal!

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Zaph wrote: »

Although I should point out that Zaph rhymes with safe, not laugh

I literally just got what your username is short for... I am an idiot... Was pronouncing it like laugh in my head too...

You'd think once over the years I would've copped it. Can't even blame too many Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, it was just stupidity...

Zaph

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I literally just got what your username is short for... I am an idiot... Was pronouncing it like laugh in my head too...

You'd think once over the years I would've copped it. Can't even blame too many Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, it was just stupidity...

Well my avatar might just be a clue...

Electric Nitwit

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I literally just got what your username is short for... I am an idiot... Was pronouncing it like laugh in my head too...

You'd think once over the years I would've copped it. Can't even blame too many Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, it was just stupidity...

Yep, only just got it myself

Zaph wrote: »

Well my avatar might just be a clue...

Yeah, you'd think...!

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the purple tin wrote: »

I got more an 80s vibe off them- Madness with a touch of Police and the Specials.

I heard a touch of Madness too, though the singer's delivery reminded me of Alex Turner. I had that song 6th in my list so it just narrowly missed the cut (perhaps because I don't like Madness! :pac: )

This was my full set of listening notes, in order of listening:

ME! wrote:

1. Alfie Templeman - Forever Isn't Long Enough
He's 17???!!! That's actually depressing. Why am I so old? Quite like the music in this, verses are good. Chorus is a little flat compared to rest of song but still, if he wrote this himself then it's disgusting that this came from a 17-year old. Oh how I wasted my youth.

2. BERWYN - Vinyl
Voice sounds vaguely familiar....who is this reminding me off? "Never got to send my Granny away" made me go WTF? at first but makes more sense in the rest of the context of the song. This one has a bit of a story in it anyway. Pretty nice, has a memorable chorus which some of the others are sorely lacking.

3. Bree Runway - APE****
Definitely hear some Missy Elliott in the voice. Is there a sample in this - that descending scale when she says "ain't shÃ*t, ain't shÃ*t..." sounds familiar. Anyway this is pretty crap, not interested in listening to this again.

4. Dutchzilla - Bando Diaries
Rap not really my thing most of the time. Like this guy's deep voice though. HAd to look up the lyrics to get what he was saying, I'm not 'down with the hood' so lines like "I made her whip majj with a kitchen fork" went over my head. Meh, it's grand I guess. It's short, so has that going for it.

5. girl in red - rue
Had high hopes for this based off the description but it's a bit meh. It's not bad, perfectly listenable but was hoping for something better. Seems like an album filler track more than a single. Maybe it's a grower but after two or three listens I find it underwhelming, which is a shame because lo-fi Nordic female singers are normally my cup of tea.

6. Green tea - Hu Man
"Ma stripped me naked" - well that escalated quickly! Interesting voice, suspect it's one of those that's nice in small doses but gets a little grating after a while (e.g. Amy Winehouse, who the Youtube commenters seem to like comparing this to). Like all the things going on the background here, it's well produced.

7. Griff - Say It Again
Nice voice, another one that sounds vaguely familiar, like it's reminding me of someone else but I can't think who. This one's a grower, the song itself didn't really grab me initially but picked up by the end, and on the second full listen it clicked. Very nice.

8. Holly Humberstone - Falling Asleep at the Wheel
Getting London Grammar vibes from this one, voice isn't as deep but musically this is who this is reminding me of. The synth at 2:17 picks it up a bit, could've done without the Imogen Heap-esque vocoder bit after but that's only a small part. On first listen this was the only one I could imagine myself putting on a playlist for regular listening. Actually, on second listen, I'm thinking Lorde now moreso than London Grammar. Either way, very good track.

9. The Lathums - I See Your Ghost
Arctic Monkeys crossed with Madness is what I'm getting from this – his delivery is very similar to Alex Turner, even if the accent is different. But there's a ska-like tempo in the background, and I'm not usually big on ska. Overall this is pretty decent though.

10. Pa Salieu - My Family
No idea what he's saying in that first verse. His delivery is.....unusual. I think this one just went over my head a bit - 'tis far from the backroads of rural Ireland so I can't really relate.

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Zaph wrote: »

Well my avatar might just be a clue...

More than a clue. Couldn't be more flipping obvious, I even remember the Hitchhiker's Forum back in the day, and still I'm over here in my head saying... ZaUgH, zAfF, wOnDeR dOeS tHaT mEaN aNyThInG...

Irish Aris

The interesting thing with Berwyn:
He didn't catch my attention at all when I listened to him - neither the song nor his voice
Couple of days after I sent my votes, this song that is on the soundtrack of the Fifa 21 video game caught my attention and guess what, Berwyn is in it. Here his voice works perfectly.

Electric Nitwit

Irish Aris wrote: »

The interesting thing with Berwyn:
He didn't catch my attention at all when I listened to him - neither the song nor his voice
Couple of days after I sent my votes, this song that is on the soundtrack of the Fifa 21 video game caught my attention and guess what, Berwyn is in it. Here his voice works perfectly.

Coincidentally, after Arghus saying he sounds like Sampha, it was an Everything Is Recorded song that got me into Sampha!
I won't post a link though as I've submitted it for a current* Walrus

Are there any "current" Walruses? Have they all gone to live on a farm?

Arghus

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Coincidentally, after Arghus saying he sounds like Sampha, it was an Everything Is Recorded song that got me into Sampha!
I won't post a link though as I've submitted it for a current* Walrus

Are there any "current" Walruses? Have they all gone to live on a farm?

I'm dying to get cracking with mine - but I want more players!

ShaneU

Arghus wrote: »

I'm dying to get cracking with mine - but I want more players!

Bump it so!

Arghus

ShaneU wrote: »

Bump it so!

I did, but my inbox remains unstuffed!

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Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Are there any "current" Walruses? Have they all gone to live on a farm?

Think the next few people in line need to get their Sign-Ups up and running or we'll be looking at a massive Walrus Drought for 2021. Needs to be a couple of sign-ups open at once to get things back on track, and if those next in line ain't ready to host yet, let people know they can jump the queue. Somebody should go crack the whip, get the ball rolling, we need more Walrus...

ShaneU

My surlaw is ready but I don't think the forum is ready for it, you're all going to hate it

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ShaneU wrote: »

My surlaw is ready but I don't think the forum is ready for it, you're all going to hate it

Electric Nitwit

ShaneU wrote: »

My surlaw is ready but I don't think the forum is ready for it, you're all going to hate it

Do what I did, blame someone else for the list

Clarabel

Arghus wrote: »

I'm dying to get cracking with mine - but I want more players!

The categories are too hard. I'll try come up with some stuff I love which is not related to the category at all??

Clarabel

ShaneU wrote: »

My surlaw is ready but I don't think the forum is ready for it, you're all going to hate it

I love a surlaw. Do it!

lassykk

Clarabel wrote: »

I love a surlaw. Do it!

Yeah me too as I don't have a massive range to offer to a Walrus when the categories are challenging. Love Surlaws though

ShaneU

Clarabel wrote: »

I love a surlaw.

lassykk wrote: »

Love Surlaws though

Oh do you now, your opinion may soon change

Arghus

Clarabel wrote: »

The categories are too hard. I'll try come up with some stuff I love which is not related to the category at all??

I'm sure you can do it.

Hello 2D Person Below

Boards once again showcases it's horrendous taste in music.

Arghus

Hello 2D Person Below wrote: »

Boards once again showcases it's horrendous taste in music.

Enter the Walrus so.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058135148

Stun me with your impeccable taste!