Bands and other geezers we have on our iPods are The Strokes, The Vines, The Kooks, Hole, Klaxons, John Mayer, Kaiser Chiefs, Tegan & Sara, Angus & Julia Stone, Jeff Buckley, Camille, Arctic Monkeys, Blondie, The Pretenders, Elvis, The Beatles, Kate Nash, The Pixies, The Beatles, Empire of the Sun, The Dowlings, Matt Walters, Luger Boa, The Easybeats, The Grates, Bertie Blackman, The Missing Hours, The Nu Coalition, Kings of Leon, Ladyhawke, MGMT, No Doubt, Paolo Nutini, Queens of the Stone Age, Snob Scrilla, Katy Perry, Amy Winehouse, Air, The Breeders, Ben Lee, Faker, Little Birdy...
“this world class record bares the fingerprints of a couple of production heavy-hitters. But as skilful songwriters and performers with a voice of their own, Dash & Will- a.k.a Charlie Thorpe and Josie DeSousa-Reay- simply cannot be ignored. There’s always been something else at play. The two 19-year-olds possess an edge that underlies the spunk in these ten slices of pop-perfection.
This diverse collection of songs draws on a wide variety of influences. Album highlight, and hit-in-the-waiting Painful has a DNA traceable back to forgotten Australian pop duet Leonardo’s Bride and also recalls Howling Bells chanteuse Juanita Stein and even echoes of Chrissie Hynde. Elsewhere, there are vestiges of veterans Natalie Merchant in the brilliant mid-tempo cut Save Me and Veruca Salt on Didn’t Know blending with their contemporaries, think Michelle Branch on the scorching opening track Some Like It Hot. It’s a brand of pop music that’s never too straight, and clearly has something else in play.
Put simply, Up In Something is a classic-sounding pop record. It boasts an all-too-rare combination of accessibility and edge. It’s diversity and skill is matched by its sense of fun. Dash & Will can party all night, but are lively enough to deflect any inevitable hangover. It’s just the right mix of power-pop, ballads and dance grooves to keep the listener enthralled and intrigued ."
TEN THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT DASH & WILL...
1. We love love, love Tea... we have at least four cups a day.
2. Josie is half Portuguese & Charlie is half Polish
3. Tacos are our fav for dinner, and we'll kick your ass in a Tacos cook off!
4. Charlie used to be a competitive Horse Rider
5. Josie had been to over 20 concerts by age 16 (and has developed the skills to make
sure, no matter what seat she has, she can get right to the front of that stage!)
6. Charlie's hair isn't naturally red
7. Josie is only 5 ft 2
8. We're all in on the Vampire craze at the moment.
9. We used to sing the Titanic theme when we were 13...with sick harmonies,
of course :)
10. We went to a primary school which housed many different animals....we landed ourselves with guinea pig duty. Morning, lunch and afternoon!
hey grls hows things.. whats new spill thee goos ha! myself been busy had britney tour here in perth im not wrking on the whole tour which is a good thing :) got alot of festivals coming up including the big one BDO next year.. woulda been great too see you up there on the lineup
hey guys just letting you know i love your song fighting over nothing found it on my ipod in a car trip on the way to port mac must of listened to it 50 times :) thanks for all your excellent work what are you guys planning on next? cheers xx
So, Ms Lily Allen is playing Festival Hall on the 28th January 2010. And I seriously think that you lovely girls should lodge an application to be her support act for the night. Seriously, you would be perfect with her! :D xx
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