10. RIHANNA – WE FOUND LOVE

9. BRIGHTLIGHT BRIGHTLIGHT -DISCO MOMENT

8. MY TIGER MY TIMING – WRITTEN IN RED

7. AZARI & THE III – MANIC

6. EMA – CALIFORNIA

5. LOW – ESPECIALLY ME

4. CHAIRLIFT – AMANAEMOENSIA

3. NEW LOOK – NAP ON THE BOW

2. M83 – MIDNIGHT CITY

1. GOTYE (FEATURING KIMBRA) – SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW

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The 4th single release from South London alternative/electro pop outfit My Tiger My Timing is not only their best track to date but stand alone one
of the strongest of the year. A sunny, SKA infused pop ditty that boasts intelligent lyrics and real substance. Single is available to download from iTunes
today and you can have a listen below

My Tiger My Timing – Written In Red by mytigermytiming

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THIS FRIDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER

MY TIGER MY TIMING + BARRINGTONE @ THE LEXINGTON, LONDON

DOORS 8PM, ENTRY £5

DJS TIL 4AM

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The third single from one of London’s very best bands isn’t out until 1st August 2011 but you can listen to the remix by the ridiculously clever Brightlight Brightlight right here. This version retains the essence of the original track with a late 80′s/early 90′ acid house synth. It’s a bit like a mash up of Club Tropicana with anything by KLF & the Tigers signature paw print. This can only ever be a good thing.

Catch The Tigers at their headline gig this Friday 17th June at The Garage in Islington (http://venues.meanfiddler.com/relentless-garage/listings/featured/3937) which is also their warm up show before they take to the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury on Sunday 26th June.

My Tiger My Timing – Endless Summer (Bright Light Bright Light Mix) by rocketpr

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We’ve long been fans of My Tiger My Timing, and we‘re not the only ones. In October they won the Beck’s European Newcomer; Anna Vincent, chanteuse for MTMT tells us about the experience and the bands plans.

The prize? To support Phoenix and the Ting-Tings, both of whom make music in a similar vein to MTMT, a sound Anna describes as “Interesting pop.” The icing on this cake was the chance to play in Germany, a country the band had been itching to get back to since an incredibly successful tour earlier in the year, something Anna described in an earlier interview as “one of the best things we’ve done as people, not just as a band.”

On arriving in Berlin they found a runner, Andre, waiting for them, a perk you sense they could get used to; “We got a little bit ‘do this, do that” says Anna, her inner diva raising its head momentarily.

As they arrived on the day of the gig, there was little time to make full use of Andre’s talents. They were whisked straight to the venue, The Station in central Berlin, and the realisation that it was huge. “We went in and took pictures of the venue and the size of the place sank in.” And although they were confident of their set, they played a shrunk-down version of the routine they’d used in a number of gigs this year, the 15 minute sound check, as opposed to their usual hour, did nothing to calm their nerves.

What did help was being able to chat to the other acts pre-show. All the dressing rooms were on the same level, so there was a lot of socialising, (and a cheeky beer) pre-show. Phoenix, says Anna were “Two lovely guys, understated and laid back“.

Anna and the boys had a chance to explore The Station prior to their performance, and saw a few early arrivals milling around. As support act, they were expecting two or three hundred people to see them perform, what they weren’t anticipating was for the venue to be full. They were told afterwards that there were about 3,500 people in the audience. This was a big deal for them, as they’re used to playing to crowds of at most 500 in much more intimate venues.

So does playing to such a large crowd, in a much bigger venue than MTMT is used to, change the dynamic of their music, or put it in a different context? “Totally,” Anna replies unhesitatingly “the experience of playing live is very different on one of those stages as you’re quite isolated, separated from the rest of the band.” In smaller venues, she says, the band feel as if they’re standing in the music, being a part of it, whereas when they’re performing on larger stages, the sound happens out in front, and what the band hears and feels is not the same as what touches the audience.

The crowd was incredibly responsive to their music; “I got people clapping!” enthuses Anna, “It’s always a gamble when you go for a clap, because you have a moment in a song when it’s broken down and you can potentially get clapping action to happen, but sometimes you can start and people don’t join in and you look like a mug.”

Anna from My Tiger My Timing

3,000+ crowd in Berlin

MTMT have always had positive experiences playing in Europe, and Germany in particular, I ask Anna why she thinks this is. “You can be a much bigger band out there. You come back here and you play to ten people.” Anna’s by no means disparaging the UK, “but when you’re a foreign band somewhere else you have a slight exoticism to you, maybe there’s a story behind you that you don’t get here.” Anna goes on to sing Berlin’s praises, extolling the virtues of it’s supportive attitude towards creativity. Anna believes that British bands enjoy a high level of support in Germany, and they’d be quite happy to spend more time there if their German fan base continues growing.

It sounds as if MTMT are still getting over the gig, and the enormity of their performance is just starting to sink in. Anna says that she had a moment walking down Old Kent Road, hood up against the wind, with no runner to drive her, when reality bit.

They’ve gigged since getting home, but are, “Having to share microphones, cramped onto a tiny little stage, having to schlep the gear in and out.” While Anna maintains that they love these small gigs, and will never turn their nose up at the chance to play the venues that have built their support base she concedes that doing them made the band feel like they’d taken a couple of steps back.

MTMT continue working on their album, which should be out in March. That they’re self-producing the record means they enjoy a degree of flexibility regarding timescales; the only real pressure Anna’s feeling is to get the tracks right. “The album’s coming, but we’ll only release it when it’s ready” she says “we’ve acted in haste and repented at leisure before; we don’t want to hear it a few months down the line and think we could’ve done it better.”

There’s a sense that MTMT is going places, that winning Best European Newcomer will open doors for them. She’s also hopeful that the interest generated by the competition will have won them a few more fans.

The real win from this experience is the boost its given the band, as Anna said as she signed off “This has been a real shot in the arm, it’s reminded us of the potential of the band.”

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2010 has been another fantastic year for British musicians. With such a wealth of talent cropping up, we thought we’d pay tribute to some of our favourite songs of recent times in a Music Jobs Team playlist via Spotify.

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Tracklist:
We Have Band – You Came Out
Friendly Fires – Photobooth
Jamie T – Stick n Stones
Crystal Fighters – I Love London
Mark Ronson – God Put A Smile On Your Face
La Roux – In For The Kill (Skream remix)
Lily Allen – Smile
VV Brown – Game Over
Duffy – Stepping Stone
Frankmusik – 3 Little Words
Little Boots – Meddle
Dan Black – U + Me =
Pixie Lott – Mama Do
Mika – Grace Kelly
Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone
Scouting For Girls – This Aint A Love Song
Adele – Chasing Pavements
Florence and the Machine – Dog Days are Over

As a special addition, we have also included two tracks from two of our own Music Jobs Team! Anna, vocal starlet of My Tiger My Timing, and our resident electronic producer Lee Jarvis both have a number of songs on Spotify. We chose…

My Tiger My Timing – I Am The Sound
Lee Jarvis – All I Need

Enjoy!

The Music Jobs Team.

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One of our favourite bands My Tiger My Timing are top 10 finalists for the Beck’s European Newcomer Contest. From 11th of October, the 10 finalists can start receiving votes from their fans. The band with the most votes from MySpace and Facebook by the 24th of October will win and be part of the Beck’s Music Experience supporting The Ting Tings & Phoenix in Berlin on November 6th.

Check out the video for their single ”I Am The Sound” and if you like what you hear then get voting!!

Go to the Beck’s Music MySpace page and click on their picture (or on their name in the music player which will bring up the voting window). Then you can vote with your Facebook or MySpace profile.

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Here we go with a run down of what was hot this year in music…

10 – Patrick Wolf – Hard Times

Patrick Wolf was not on my radar before I caught his performance at this year’s Great Escape Festival. Hard Times was the 2nd single release from his album ‘The Bachelor’ and makes a statement with lyrics like “mediocrity [is] applauded” and “ignorance is still adored” against a backdrop of rock guitars, celtic strings and electro beats. Wolf is creative, original, musically accomplished and always has something interesting to say.

9 – Frankmusik – Better off as Two

Better off as Two is one of many excellent tunes on Vincent Frank’s debut album ‘Complete Me’. Showcasing his falsetto vocals this also benefits from quirky production and a rousing chorus. He’s also brilliant live and was arguably one of the highlights of Bestival 2009.

8 – Hockey – Song Away

Hailing from Portland Oregon Hockey have been making waves on the festival circuit in Europe throughout the summer and this track is the 3rd release from their debut album ‘’Mind Chaos’’. It might be blatantly commercial but it’s neatly peppered with references to the 80’s and a real toe tapper. I love this band and this track never gets dull.

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UK Music Jobs recently teamed up with Shoreditch Radio to do some live interviews with acts performing and attending the 1234 Festival in Shoreditch Park.

We nabbed chats with members of My Tiger My Timing and Rifle Volunteer who were enjoying the acts on display. We also managed to spend some time with Hatcham Social and Polly Scattergood as soon as they came off stage. Enjoy!

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On Thursday 12th March 2009, UK Music Jobs hosted their 2nd Oxjam event at East London’s legendary venue 93 Feet East. Over 180 people turned up to see the brilliant performances, enjoy a few beers and do their bit for a great cause.

First on stage were the scorching hot electro/pop band My Tiger My Timing, playing a full set including debut single ‘This Is Not The Fire’ produced by Andy Spence of New Young Pony Club fame. Oozing charisma with great tunes and and more musical talent than you can shake a stick at, MTMT kicked off proceedings with a bang.

Next up we had DJ/Musician Butcherd Beats, featuring guest vocalists Kelli-Leigh & A_Jazz, Mobo Award winning rap artist Wizdom from Green Jade, world class percussionist Beats De Vyne and European Break Dance Champion Bboy Jjui. The Butcher brought a touch of old skool Ibiza to 93 Feet East, mixing R&B, break beat and classic house along with dropping a pretty astonishing drum n’ bass track ‘Blind Reality’ which sent the crowd wild and confirmed Butcherd Beats as an artist of incredible range and talent.

Headlining our event were three sexy, sassy electro pop princesses, Red Blooded Women. Showering the adoring crowd with their trademark quips and banter, the girls launched into a stonking set including their single ‘Enjoy The Silence’ currently at number 12 in the UK commercial pop chart.

The total amount raised from ticket sales was a whopping £722 so thank you to all those who came down and supported the night.

See you next year!

The UK Music Jobs team.

Photos – Kate Khullar © 2009

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