Smooth Sunday 25.12.16

Don’t fancy listening to yet another Christmas song for the millionth time this holiday

season? Take a listen to these tunes...

James Bay – Best Fake Smile

Best Fake Smile is featured on James Bay’s debut album Chaos and the Calm, which reached

number one in the UK’s album charts. Bay has become hugely successful since releasing his first album. At the Brit awards 2015 he won Critics Choice award and this year he won Best British Male Solo Artist. We can’t wait to see what 2017 brings him.

George Ezra – Budapest

This wonderful tune is George Ezra’s most successful song. It peaked at number three in the

UK, but topped the charts in both Austria and New Zealand. Budapest is Ezra’s first attempt at a love song in which he sings about being so far from his treasure – or loved one – in the city of Budapest, Hungary.

The Feeling – Fill My Little World

The Feeling is an English rock band from South East England. The group had been active for

10 years prior to their release of Fill My Little World in 2005. Since then their career has

taken off and have dropped four studio albums and built up an empire of fans.

Bastille – Good Grief

Good Grief was the lead single on the Bastille’s – an English indie-pop band - newest album.

The single was made available for download in June 2016 and has had over 64 million listen

on Spotify.

The Zutons – Valerie

This 10-year- old song has served the test of time and is still incredibly popular. Released in

2006, it quickly gained popularity where the song finally peaked at number nine making it

their second top 10 single.

The La’s – There She Goes

There She Goes is an indie-rock song placed at number 45 out of the 50 the Greatest Indie

Anthems Ever by music magazine NME. A lot of speculation about the meaning this song circled throughout the music industry and fans. It was said that There She Goes was about an addiction to heroin. As a result, many newspaper articles were released about The La’s and their love of the drug despite when asked the band denied any link between the song and the drug.