Behind the Scenes with Parisa for Noctis Magazine

Below are some photographs taken by Emily, a friend of mine at university. She assisted on the shoot I did with singer, Parisa, for NOCTIS Magazine. My stylists on the day, Leah and Grace, did a great job in capturing Parisa's personality through their collections, and I look forward to working with them again soon

You'll be able to read an interview with Parisa by the lovely Nicola of Swoon PR when issue 6 is out!

The Lumineers

"Twenty years ago, Wesley Schultz saw the future.

Back then, growing up in the New York City suburb of Ramsey, New Jersey, Wesley spent his days drawing side by side with his best friend, Josh Fraites. Today, as bandleader of The Lumineers, Wesley’s replaced his pencil with a guitar, his drawings with songs, and plays side by side with Joshua’s younger brother Jeremiah. He still practices a lot, and it still turns out good".

Born form sorrow, powered by passion and ripened by hard work, The Lumineers have defined their sound when the world needs it the most, and they have already started attracting devout fans across the globe.

At the time of writing, "Ho Hey", their beautifully written song to which the official video is below, has already racked 17,539,438 views.

Embedded in America's deep South and combined with flavours of Americana, The Lumineers perfect front-porch folk and acoustic rock.

From Brooklyn, via Denver, the enigmatic trio boast spine tingling emotive sounds and a live performance second to none. Their raw energy and musicianship saw their rise to fame in the US this year and are becoming an unstoppable force.

Signed to a small independent Nashville label ‘Dualtone’ they’ve become one of the biggest US DIY success stories of the year.

WWW.THELUMINEERS.COM

see this post on the NOCTIS blog here

One to Watch: Death At Sea

We want to present you with new noise from Liverpool, destined to make guitars cool again.

As if we'd believe they ever went out of fashion...

Without further adieu, we, like PURPLE PR, think of Death At Sea as a dizzy concoction of Sonic Youth, The Strokes and Pavement.

"Death At Sea are the place where coruscating noise meets haunting pop melody and brutal lyrical honesty"

Death At Sea are following in the footsteps of many a band to walk out of Liverpool; famous faces include the Beatles, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Echo & the Bunnymen, so it's natural to expect big things from this quintet.

Nonetheless we can see a bright future ahead, and though their debut single "Drag" was played on Made in Chelsea earlier this week, we can't hold that against them.

See the video for "Drag" here

DEATH AT SEA AT ON THE ONE TO WATCH RADAR AND YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH THEM

VIA THEIR WEBSITE HERE, WHERE THEY HAVE LOVELY LINKS TO ALL OF THEIR SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES.

WE LOVE

see this post on the NOCTIS blog here

Fake Club - Do What You Gotta Do

“I’LL LOVE YOU ‘TIL I LEAVE YOU.”

FAKE CLUB are the antithesis to a modern brand of music.

"Their music will make you tingle in places that were left behind when rock n roll was a lifestyle. To the accidental tourist they are the Spice Girls with instruments. To their peers they are a threat."

But alas, to the general public they are their new favourite band. Created from a society obsessed with fakeness and an augmented reality, FAKE CLUB take attitude and turn it on its head, mocking and feeding from negative associations.

They are set to create a refreshing culture of their own.

See this post on the NOCTIS blog here