My 50 Playlist Part II

Here are the last 50 tracks I have listened to...

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Contender

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Come Saturday

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Young Adult Fiction

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - This Love Is Fucking Right!

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Tenure Itch

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Stay Alive

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Everything With You

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - A Teenager In Love

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Hey Paul

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Gentle Sons

Drums - Lets Go Surfing

Local Natives - Wide Eyes

Local Natives -Airplanes

Local Natives -Sun Hands

Local Natives -World News

Local Natives -Shape Shifter

Local Natives -Camera Talk

Local Natives -Cards & Quarters

Local Natives -Warning Sign

Local Natives -Who Knows, Who Cares

Local Natives -Cubism Dream

Local Natives -Stranger Things

Local Natives -Sticky Thread

Frank Turner - Fastest Way Back Home

Foo Fighters - Wheels

The Felice Brothers - The Big Surprise

The Felice Brothers - Penn Station

The Felice Brothers - Buried In Ice

The Felice Brothers - Chicken Wire

The Felice Brothers - Ambulance Man

The Felice Brothers - Sailor Song

The Felice Brothers - Katie Dear

The Felice Brothers - Run Chicken Run

The Felice Brothers - All When We Were Young

The Felice Brothers - Boy From Lawrence Country

The Felice Brothers - Memphis Flu

The Felice Brothers - Copperstown

The Felice Brothers - Rise and Shine

The Cribs - We Share The Same Skies

The Rocket Summer - High Life Scenery

Manic Street Preachers - Peeled Apples

Manic Street Preachers - Jackie Collins Existential Question Time

Manic Street Preachers - Me and Stephen Hawking

Manic Street Preachers - This Joke Sport Severed

Manic Street Preachers - Journal Plague For Lovers

Manic Street Preachers - Facing Page: Top Left

Manic Street Preachers - Marlon J.D

Biffy Clyro - The Captain

Biffy Clyro - That Golden Rule

Julian Casablancas - 11th Dimension

ENJOY (This is the link for the Spotify playlist if you hadn't realised)

Manchester Orchestra, Duchess 2009

The night commenced with so much dancing

Dave, Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra) and Me

Manchester Orchestra at the Duchess 30/10/2009

Andy Hull, Manchester Orchestra

This had to be great, it just had to be. I had seen them twice before seeing them in York. Both times were at the Leeds Festival, in 2007 and this years festival.

2007's performance was alone, one of the greatest performances I have ever seen. Only catching three or four songs but the intensity was just incredible. When they performed final song of the set 'Where Have You Been?', the mic stands were kicked down and Jesse Lacey joined them on-stage. It still gives me gooe bumps to this day.

So this year I was more than a little excited about seeing them. The entire setlist consisted of new material from their 2009 album. Although it was cut short due to the nob-cheese of a roadie that decided not to take a tuner. Still great though.

I needed their performance in York to blow me away as it could be the last time I see them in a long time. It, for one, gave me a good platform to gather some comrades and attack the show in style. The support act wasn't announced until the night before and it turned out to Right Away, Great Captain! which is a side project for singer Andy Hull. Sadly I missed this due to hunger issues and this is where the 'Time Theory' comes into play.

We arrived at the Duchess and I could feel that they would be on very shortly. No beer for me, I want to be involved in this. It was an almost sell-out. I am just glad it wasn't empty which had been the case on quite a few occasions at Fibbers and The Duchess. Andy Hull was clearly humbled by the amount of people that showed and promised to play in York again.

Shake It Out, I've Got Friends, 100 Dollars and Everything To Nothing were all played and were sensational. Prior to the gig I was becoming obsessed with their song 'I Can Barley Breathe' and to my suprise it was played. It was mind blowing and the lyrics resonated through the crowd.

'Where Have You Been?' was played to my delight.

Their last song was the epic 'I Can Feel A Hot One' with only Andy Hull and guitarist Andy McDowell on-stage, 'I Can...' was played at a slower tempo and all for the better. Andy took his time as if he wanted this to last forever and which was my only wish for the gig. As the song nears the end and Andy sings "...and I felt love again, ba da da da da...", he takes off his guitar, waves to the crowd, the crowd cheer and I have witnessed one of the most sensational, touching and FUCKING kick ass shows of my life.

I sweated tonight and the sweat dripping from my face is real...how can you question that?

Stephen 'Kokanez' Caines

10/11/2009