Spotisfaction
Hey all, thanks for the submissions for last weeks competition to win Is Tropical’s new single. I asked you:
What was the first Kitsuné compilation, and in what year was it originally released? The first person with the right answer here, on Twitter or on Facebook will get the single! Winner revealed tomorrow.
The answer was Kitsuné Love, 2002, and the winner was Thom Lavelle. Well done Thom – the single will be winging it’s way over to you shortly!
Stay tuned for more giveaways soon.
James.
Is Tropical. 2010 has been the year for Bandana-wearing punk-pop-electro. Having toured with Egyptian Hip Hop, Good Shoes and The Big Pink early in the year, Is Tropical then spent the summer recording their as-yet untitled debut album, signed for Kitsuné and then supported The Mystery Jets in their late Autumn UK tour. On 22 November they released the Kitsuné debut single South Pacific, and it’s a track that captures a summery, optimistic feeling in-keeping with the tracks name, the season it was created, and the growing momentum of the band.
Light, semi-glitchy and ultra low-fi beats, even the vocals are sketchy, giving the track, along with its jaunty synth lines, a childlike, innocent, unpolished feeling. There’s an ethereal, dream-like quality that makes it very easy to conjure images of sun, sea and sand, brightness and optimism. For a November release, this is about as summery as it gets.
It”™s time to announce our competition winner! It was a close-run thing, with a large selection of utterly awesome feel-good songs being sent our way. However, as with all these things, there can be only one winner (no matter how much we wish we had a decently sized prize fund). Our top three are as follows:
3rd Place: Tom Mitchell, with “Hair” by The Cowsills
2nd Place: Adam Ashby, with “When I Grow Up” by Fever Ray
”¦and our winner is:
1st Place: Rhys Howell, with “Mr Blue Sky” by ELO
Congrats, Rhys – we”™ll be in touch with details of how to collect the ticket. Bring your best beer drinking face.
Thanks to everyone who entered – we”™ve collated your entries in the following playlist – please listen and enjoy!
01 Compisfaction – Let”™s Make Happy
We definitely hope to run more competitions like this, so if you have any ideas do get in touch.
Spotisfaction Crew.
PS. A massive honorable mention to Rob Morgan, who would have won with his entry: “Wouldn”™t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys – however, he couldn”™t make it (and indeed was the person who kindly donated his ticket!). Cheers, bro.
It”™s time to announce our competition winner! It was a close-run thing, with a large selection of utterly awesome feel-good songs being sent our way. However, as with all these things, there can be only one winner (no matter how much we wish we had a decently sized prize fund). Our top three are as follows:
3rd Place: Tom Mitchell, with “Hair” by The Cowsills
2nd Place: Adam Ashby, with “When I Grow Up” by Fever Ray
”¦and our winner is:
1st Place: Rhys Howell, with “Mr Blue Sky” by ELO
Congrats, Rhys – we”™ll be in touch with details of how to collect the ticket. Bring your best beer drinking face.
Thanks to everyone who entered – we”™ve collated your entries in the following playlist – please listen and enjoy!
01 Compisfaction – Let”™s Make Happy
We definitely hope to run more competitions like this, so if you have any ideas do get in touch.
Spotisfaction Crew.
PS. A massive honorable mention to Rob Morgan, who would have won with his entry: “Wouldn”™t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys – however, he couldn”™t make it (and indeed was the person who kindly donated his ticket!). Cheers, bro.
Hey folks. Quick reminder that Saturday 26th June is the very first Spotisfaction Meetup, and it”™s taking place at Birmingham O2 Academy where we”™ll be watching the fantabulous Broken Social Scene.
If you”™ve not got a ticket, fret ye not!
We”™ve got 1 ticket up for grabs in our competition. Come watch the show, meet the Spotisfaction crew, drink beer with us and generally have a lovely time. Find out how after the break”¦
To be in with a chance of winning this, frankly, priceless wonder of a prize:
Hey folks. Quick reminder that Saturday 26th June is the very first Spotisfaction Meetup, and it”™s taking place at Birmingham O2 Academy where we”™ll be watching the fantabulous Broken Social Scene.
If you”™ve not got a ticket, fret ye not!
We”™ve got 1 ticket up for grabs in our competition. Come watch the show, meet the Spotisfaction crew, drink beer with us and generally have a lovely time. Find out how after the break”¦
To be in with a chance of winning this, frankly, priceless wonder of a prize:
The winner will be decided based on which song makes us “awwwww yeah” the hardest.
Best of luck everyone, and happy hunting”¦
HEARTS
[David]
PS. you can hear Broken Social Scene”™s latest full-length, “Forgiveness Rock Record” (2010, Arts & Crafts) right here:Â Broken Social Scene ”“ Forgiveness Rock Record
Ticket graciously donated by our friend, Rob Morgan.
Rules: