Recommendations

Currently a short post - though this may increase in length over time, as the intention is to edit this post with future recommendations - and post a separate blog indicating an addition.

So on to the initial recommendations;

Blind Pilot were the support act that my sister Em and I saw when going to see the Counting Crows in the MEN earlier this year. And I hasten to add were almost better than the crows themselves. Their debut album "3 rounds and a sound" is definitely one of the best albums I have heard in a long time and I would struggle to currently rate many other albums higher than this one. The title track of the album was used at the end of one of my favorite series Chuck and the Spotify users of you lot out there can listen to it here

Cobus Potgieter is a young South African drummer who has posted some of the best drumming covers I have had the pleasure of listening to. I say drum "covers" but he doesn't accurately cover any of the songs, and instead he plays his own beat over the top. Whilst his timing may occasionally be out, his drum beat is consistently better than the original. Cobus's story is quite amazing, as due to his success on YouTube (no link needed) has caused him to receive sponsorship from a number of drum related companies. Now I am not a drummer nor do I remember how I stumbled across this guy - it certainly wasn't searching for drum covers that I do remember - and as such I hope you will not dismiss this recommendation and view one of my favourite tracks here and also listen to a few of his other tracks that are posted along side that video