Another Love

Last Friday night, I had a very pleasant surprise in the form of a Tom Odell concert. at the Alhambra venue at Republic. For those that haven't heard of him, last year in England Tom Odell was proclaimed somewhat of a boy genius, a musical prodigy, an edgy young thing whose music career was suddenly on the up. After lugging his electric keyboard round the gig scene in Brighton, his music was miraculously noticed by Lily Cooper (Nee Allen)'s record label. Given a Brit Award for his efforts before he'd even released an album. Suddenly, his single "Another Love" was absolutely everywhere. And "Another Love" was all I'd heard. This evening was about to change a lot. 

Le vendredi dernier, j'ai eu une très belle surprise sous le forme d'un concert de Tom Odell à l'Alhambra (au métro République). Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas ce musicien, l'année dernière en Angleterre, Tom Odell a été proclamé un type d'enfant chéri, un prodige, un jeune talent avec sa carrière en musique en plein essor. Après avoir trimballé son clavier électrique à travers des engagements a Brighton, le chef du projet de Lily Allen (qui a sa propre maison de disques)  a miraculeusement remarqué son talent. On lui a donné un "Brit Award" pour ses efforts même avant qu'il a produit un album. Tout d'un coup, son single "Another Love" était partout. Et "Another Love" était la seule chanson que j'avais écouté. Mais ce soir a beaucoup changé mes opinions. 

Tom Odell was supported by Ryan Keen (below) - check him out here.

He was so grateful and spoke endearingly about the tragic death of some friends which had encouraged him to pursue his dreams. He did a great job of warming the crowds up before Tom's band came on.

Tom & his band came on next...

I'm not sure I can convince you how much more I enjoyed Tom Odell in real life. They ramped up the energy on some of his more dreary songs, and, being the last concert of the European tour he really came to life - playing to the crowd and just looking like he was having a lot of fun.

Je ne sais pas trop comment vous convaincre que Tom Odell était mille fois meilleur en vie réelle. Ils ont intensifié le battement du tambour dans ses chansons autrefois un peu pessimistes, et, vu qu'il était le dernier concert de la tournée européenne, Tom était vraiment plein d'énergie, en cédant aux demandes de la foule et se montrant simplement qu'il s'est bien amusé toute la soirée.

Listen to my favourite Tom Odell songs / my footage of Ryan Keen below:

Thanks Tom & Ryan for a great night!

À Bientôt !

x

Julien Doré

On Saturday, it was time to hit up the Paris music scene again, and this time things got slightly cooler than the (highly enjoyable) pop parade delivered by Mr. Olly Murs. Julien Dore was playing a free concert at a Fnac store, and although I might not have been a big fan at the beginning of the concert, by the end I certainly was. Truth be told, I'd heard one song of his - a cover, and I was listening to it because it featured Coeur de Pirate, whose music I was actually after. So think of him as an undiscovered treasure - one I found yesterday and am now sharing with you!

 Waiting in line!

The long queues were worth the wait, we were right near the front, which lead to us being spotted by a presenter that my friend knew from the "Non Stop People" channel. I blurted out that my French was a bit rubbish, so the cameras were turned on my French speaking friend whilst I smiled uncertainly into the camera. We were both very excited to make our French t.v. debut - but I haven't managed to track us down online yet so who knows if we'll get our 5 minutes of fame!

The concert consisted of Julien Dore and some of his friends who had collaborated on his new album LØVE playing some songs, a cover and then an acoustic number on a ukelele in the middle of the floor. Afterwards, he hurried through some autographs and we managed to get a quick photo.

Check him out on Youtube - and I'm told his new album has been even more popular than his old stuff. I certainly loved it & managed to tell him so! I can't help but laugh that my autograph was made out to 'Anna'. Think I'm just gonna have to embrace it...

À Bientôt !

x