this tuesday i returned to sanity and hygiene from the mud, music and madness of glastonbury festival. needless to say it was fucking amazing. there were far too many highlights to choose from so instead of just listing who i saw i've decided to give awards based on categories. i have too much time on my hands.
BEST NEWCOMER: GOLDEN SILVERS
i was completely blown away by this north london trio, who write beautiful harmonic love songs full of mythology and synths. if you haven't heard them yet i strongly suggest you download their album true romance. literally the best album ive heard this year. im excited about what else golden silvers have up their dapper sleeves and you should be too. here's their new single arrows of eros and a link to their album as a special treat. christ i love this band.
i've seen 2manydjs a couple of times before, but the belgian boys of soulwax fame always manage to really make a crowd go insane. their performance in glasto's east dance tent was the best i've ever seen them, maybe due to the mind-boggling av set they had projected on an enormous screen looming over them. the finale (a blur of nirvana and confetti explosions) was bloody mental. more exercise than ive had in a long time. hopefully they can match this performance in a couple of weeks when im basking in the spanish sun of benicassim. cannot wait.
BEST ALTERNATIVE ACT: JAMIE T
jamie's another artist i've followed for a long time. his songs sound like what being young feels like and he's a pro at making messy summer bedroom bangers. he played a fair bit of new material at glasto and i'm psychhhhed for his new album which should be out in the next couple of months. for now though here's his new sticks and stones ep and the video for the title track. makes me really wanna go out with my mates and cause mischief.
BEST HEADLINER: BLUR
seeing any headlining act on glastonbury's pyramid stage is always epic and blur were no exception. even damon albarn was overwhelmed by it all and broke down in tears during in the end. i've never been a die-hard blur fan like a couple of the mates i was with, but singing along to britpop with hundreds of thousands of people is always fantastic. a fantastic end to a fantastic week.
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