In just two days time The Castle will play host to the second Northern Noise Live event. This month we’ve got a extra large dose of entertainment for you to enjoy. Four acts will grace the intimate stage of this amazing Manchester venue with Sheffield acoustic two-piece Low Duo topping the bill. To get people in the mood, our headlining band have compiled for us a list of tracks that have played a big part in forming their stripped down sound. So without further ado, here is Adam and Leigh Greenwood’s Personal Playlist.
Adam
Radiohead – Weird Fishes
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57q2uFaMjNs
“The long opening instrumentation and the way the words and music ebb and flow. It gets to me every time.”
Wild Beasts – Hooting and Howling
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TAFiF2Ja70
“I love Wild Beasts. They really lock into a vibe or a groove but keep it emotional. The lyrics and falsetto are incredible. The new album is tops!”
Interpol – Rest My Chemistry
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4BXD_oK284
“The guitar sound is foofin awesome. I really love the sprawling feel it creates sonically yet the lyrics keep the song intimate. Strange but winning!”
Leigh
The Walkmen – The Rat
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWR1h-5EzUo
“What an absolutely blistering powerhouse of a garage pop record. It’s got so much energy and has soundtracked a lot of good nights for me. We do a pretty tasty version of it ourselves too, which you can see below”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXFaeuID8yk
Cinerama – Apres Ski
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHfH6bswm3w
“This is a bit of an in-joke as I love these but Adam thinks they’re shit. It’s the guy out of Wedding Present, I love his story telling. This one’s about an older woman in a factory who goes with a young lad who works there and the aftermath of everyone finding out. So descriptive. The version I have is from a John Peel session and it’s great.”
Bon Iver – Skinny Love
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfAS6nwYc9g
“As usual for me with hyped new artists I couldn’t get into Bon Iver when he first became fashionable, but there’s a beautiful fragility at the heart of his music which I loved once I gave it a chance. Second album’s a bit of a drop in quality though.”
Slow Club – Never Look Back
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwuRzR-Gfv4
“A Sheffield band that I just can’t get enough of. This one’s full of aching and longing, just how we like our music.”
Pulp – Underwear
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ou4PCUJ3Kk
“Another classic piece of storytelling from Jarvis Cocker with a lovely air of melancholy floating underneath. I think there’s an element of that in us. But he’s a bit of a dirty git isn’t he?”
The Smiths – Big Mouth Strikes Again
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CltsEN8DQ
“Who can resist? Energy, melody, playful lyrics, that voice!”
