This week, I've returned to one of my oldest favouritest artists, Patrick Wolf. At about thirteen, i heard his album Lycanthropy, and was hooked, mainly because I didnt have a CLUE what I was listening to. My Dad raised me on early eighties electro and new wave, which let me assure you, can be the wierdest, scariest thing for a little girl to listen to. Thta said, I had Tainted Love nailed before I could speak. Anyway, I heard Lycanthropy when I was having an emo phase, and despite having all the MCR and Aiden crap going on, I still managed to appreciate this genius first album. It's a mishmash of sounds and styles and genres, blew my mind. Patrick has a very diverse voice, his albums cover everything from electro and heavier sounding stuff, to really mellow piano and classical music. When I was about 15, some very bad things happened to me, mentally I was in the worst place I have ever been. I was still fighting a problem I have had since age 9, about three or four close family members had been diagnosed with cancer, and not just cancer, bad fucking cancer and my best friend was slipping into drug dependancy. A lot for a 15 year old, who's having a shit time of any situation, because, well, you're 15. Which sucks. In bad situations i rely on two things, 1) My Dad 2) The song Accident and Emergency by Patrcik Wolf. Listen to it. Or watch the video. It has lyrics that make me want to get over myself, which usually I do. Luckily, I got to kmeet Patrick, last year, at a festival. And if you were me, you would have had a little cry too. Luckily he's the nicest guy ever, so didnt mind. Also, he is incredible live. You have to see it to believe it.
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Accident and Emergency
This week, I've returned to one of my oldest favouritest artists, Patrick Wolf. At about thirteen, i heard his album Lycanthropy, and was hooked, mainly because I didnt have a CLUE what I was listening to. My Dad raised me on early eighties electro and new wave, which let me assure you, can be the wierdest, scariest thing for a little girl to listen to. Thta said, I had Tainted Love nailed before I could speak. Anyway, I heard Lycanthropy when I was having an emo phase, and despite having all the MCR and Aiden crap going on, I still managed to appreciate this genius first album. It's a mishmash of sounds and styles and genres, blew my mind. Patrick has a very diverse voice, his albums cover everything from electro and heavier sounding stuff, to really mellow piano and classical music. When I was about 15, some very bad things happened to me, mentally I was in the worst place I have ever been. I was still fighting a problem I have had since age 9, about three or four close family members had been diagnosed with cancer, and not just cancer, bad fucking cancer and my best friend was slipping into drug dependancy. A lot for a 15 year old, who's having a shit time of any situation, because, well, you're 15. Which sucks. In bad situations i rely on two things, 1) My Dad 2) The song Accident and Emergency by Patrcik Wolf. Listen to it. Or watch the video. It has lyrics that make me want to get over myself, which usually I do. Luckily, I got to kmeet Patrick, last year, at a festival. And if you were me, you would have had a little cry too. Luckily he's the nicest guy ever, so didnt mind. Also, he is incredible live. You have to see it to believe it.
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