Soooo I have decided to try something new. Along with a super duper fancy dress theme the Bestival line-up is looking immense with a list of pretty much every live act I want to see at the moment from Johnny Flynn to James Blake, Benjamin Francis Leftwich to Willy Mason. And so I thought I would make a list of my top ten acts who will be making a Bestival appearance. I can't wait.
1) Brigitte Aphrodite - you could be forgiven for comparing her to Kate Nash but she's got a brilliant comic edge. Add to that a hippy-ish sense of style and a charming vulnerability and bam. You've just met Brigitte.
2) Dry the River - relatively new to me and are rising quickly through the ranks. Check out their 'stripped down version' of Bible Belt here as well as the video below. It's beautifully simple.
3) Ellen & The Escapades - it seems really difficult at the moment to be able to say a voice is really unique but I feel that Ellen & The Escapades really do bring something new. 'Coming back home' was released last year but is still on my top played. Listen to Run or Without You both of which will be great for festival crowds.
4) Esben & The Witch - They were recently in Nottingham but I sadly couldn't make it. Will be front row to make up for it. Below is their debut 'Marching Song', released last year. I can imagine it being amazing live.
5) King Creosote - I have been in love with this man for a long time and have always wanted to see him live. 'Nothing Compares 2 U' is the first song of his I ever heard and he recently performed it on the Rob da Bank show. A cover done to perfection:
6) Marcus Foster - The Voice. This song has been made famous by Robert Pattinson's cover of it but as always, the original is miles better. Apologies for the abrupt ending. It was one of the few videos I could find without girls screaming...
7) Patrick Wolf - he's eccentric, liberal and constantly changing. His new album is out in June and if The City (his first single to be released from Lupercalia) is anything to go by, it will be an interesting one!
Still my favourite Patrick Wolf song has to be Accident and Emergency.
8) Tall Ships are another new find for me and can't wait to hear more from them. This song has got a great mixture of distortion, harmonies and french influence. They are also playing Rescue Rooms in Nottingham on May 2nd.
9) Toots and the Maytals - May seem a little off the beaten track for me but under the influence of my friend Louise, I got really into reggae last summer and Toots are sunshine on a cloudy day.
10) Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain. I got a Ukelele for my birthday last year and though I am not quite the pro I wanted to be by now, these guys certainly are. They are by far the best and biggest surprise for me when checking out Bestival's line-up. Think they'll let me join on stage? Yep. Course they will. This cover is incredible!
TO BESTIVAL!