The Middle Eight Podcast: Episode 001 - Tom Aspaul

There it is. My first full podcast. Terrifying. Sorry that I'm really quiet during the latter half, it sounds like I was literally in a different room. Will endeavour to be better next time.

Here's a Spotify playlist featuring all of the songs that we chatted about:



And here's everything else we discussed and also everything you need to know:

Recent Releases

Lady Gaga - Joanne (album) - Apple Music / Spotify
Kilian & Jo feat Erik Rapp - Suburbia - YouTube / Soundcloud / Apple Music / Spotify
Lost Kings feat Emily Warren - Phone Down - YouTube / Soundcloud / Apple Music / Spotify
The Chainsmokers - Closer video and THAT interview

The Works of Tom Aspaul

Tom Aspaul - Good Together - YouTube / Soundcloud / Apple Music / Spotify
Tom Aspaul - Revelation Mixtape - YouTube / Soundcloud
XYconstant feat Tom Aspaul - Do It Well - YouTube / Soundcloud / Apple Music / Spotify

Tom Aspaul - LEFT (EP) - Apple Music
Never Complaining - YouTube / Soundcloud / Apple Music / Spotify
Burnt Out - YouTube / Soundcloud / Apple Music / Spotify

Tom's Favourite Tracks Of The Moment

M.I.A. - Freedun - YouTube / Soundcloud / Apple Music / Spotify
Becky Hill - Warm - YouTube / Soundcloud / Apple Music / Spotify
Rose Elinor Dougall - YouTube / Apple Music / Spotify

Follow Tom on Twitter here and Instagram here, and like him on Facebook here

If there's anything else that you're desperate to know or anything I've missed let me know.

Also thanks so much to Dan Twining for my little jingle and Kieran Dickson for the ol' artwork!.

I'm Starting A Podcast

Hi Everybody,

It's me, Natalie.

Look, basically, the bottom line is that I'm starting a monthly podcast that's essentially a bit like this blog but out loud. Which is good because none of you have to actually put effort into reading anything. Right? And you get to listen to my terrible voice. Great... right?

The long and short of it is that I've jumped straight into the deep end with this and am quite unprepared so everything's a bit haphazard right now. For example, "where's your artwork?!", I hear you scream. Well, I don't really have any. "Why does it sound like you recorded this on the moon?" Well, I might as well have done. I'd like to hope that things will improve over time but like I said, so little preparation and amount of in-depth thought have gone into this that I'm just trying to run with it.

So with all that modesty, here's a little introduction:

King Deco - Read My Lips

I was casually and mindlessly scrolling through accounts I follow on Tumblr the other day and I happened to catch the words King Deco. The song I posted from King Deco way back in April 2014 was called 'One' and it was long before I even started writing anything on this blog. No idea what King Deco has been up to since but it's by the by really because we're living in the now.

I don't know much about actual King Deco. I don't even want to allude that her name may not be King Deco because what if it is? You just never really know, do you? Her new single is called 'Read My Lips' and it's a very good synth-pop ditty with an extremely sassy and matter-of-fact like chorus. "Maybe you should read my lips" feels like just the right amount of condescending I can get on board with. I can see King Deco right now, rolling her eyes and side-eyeing the (presumed) boy she's talking about in this song.

I held off posting this song for a few extra days so that I could include the video. A video which is in fact an artistic collage that literally no one was expecting. I can't confirm that. I have no idea who was and wasn't expecting the clip for 'Read My Lips' to be like this or to be like anything else. Either way, it's really different to your standard music video, and also features a snake and some interesting takes on some classic pieces of artwork. It's quite clever and intricate. I imagine it must have taken a lot of planning... and I almost shudder at the thought of how much planning was involved. Props to King Deco and her co-director Aaron Dean.