Jimi Charles Moody - House Of Moody

1.   Who is this smooth looking operator?

Jimi Charles Moody is Harley Sylevester one half of English hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks. Jimi Charles Moody has one short player Islington (Dec'15) to the good. He has been making modern rhythm and blues music since 2015 and the The House Of Moody (Jan’16) is a standalone single.

2. Whats the good oil on The House Of Moody?

Well it ain't hip hop. House Of Moody is a piano driven bluesy rocker that goes full tit like a big production musical show opener. Plenty of bits and bobs like horns and lady back up singers. No shortage of strut in the lyrics delivered in full throttle soul voice.

3. Who does Jimi Charles Moody sound like?

The House Of Moody sounds like a soul version of Robbie Williams' Let Me Entertain You. Done and dusted. Ray Charles if you must.

The Sound Of Confusion were feeling the John Jones Revue and Jerry Lee Lewis.


4. What have the press go to say about Jimi Charles Moody?

“A dirt under the fingernails bluesy romp,” with, “chopping guitar chords and honky-tonk pianos” - Alphabet Bands.

“Raw, smoky and quite thunderous” - Sound Of Confusion.

“A brooding and uptempo bluesy, rock tune” - Site Of Sound.

5. Who are Jimi Charles Moody's influences?

It's been said Harley Sylevester idolized Pete Doherty of The Libertines, Baby Shambles and junky fame. His band Rizzle Kicks have big upped Lily Allen, Gorillaz and Arctic Monkeys and say they are influenced by De La Soul, The Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest.

6. What makes you think I will be feeling the love of The House Of Moody?

It reeks of confidence and big money production while being so goddamn lovable. A something for everyone number but with a little grit in the vocals and some edgy guitar.

7. Does the big man Jimi Charles Moody have any more treats?

Indeed. Death Row is a slow swinging ballad broken up with brief blasts of punky guitar. Blue Honey is a slow swinger too; sticky but.

8. Any more gossip?

Harley spoke about inspiration, “House of Moody came in a moment of madness. I’ve never taken musical influence from such bizarre places to make a song. It’s an invitation into my mind and my character. I would love for you to join me.”

“Step inside would ya, comes alive when ya,

Take a dive through the holes of my mind”

Felix Hagan & The Family are a theatre rock’n’roll  band from London and have a sense of humour. Kiss The Misfits (Oct’15) is a feel good rock romp with a Rocky Horror Picture Show vibe.

“Kiss the misfits, dance with the punks
Hug the junkies, dropouts and drunks”



The Best Indie Songs of 2015 - Frank Turner

Frank Turner’s The Next Storm (Jan’15) is a bit all fart and no shit. One of those songs where you can’t find the chorus let alone remember singing it. Perhaps that’s the magic because this is a real good one. Rousing festival fare. A song bound to have thousands bouncing in concerts swearing to a profoundly moving experience they can’t explain unless you were there.

Stirring English indie pop in the mould of James Sit Down  the song itself is a whinge about nothing. Or a celebration of life and a rallying cry for hope. Up to you. Either way it starts out with rain but then the storm passes with exhortations to rejoice. You will rejoice because this is one of the best indie songs of 2015.

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Shit you need to know:

The Next Storm has been called “an uplifting anthem,” with a “heavy but foot-tappingly upbeat instrumental” and “a jubilantly euphoric, though very slight, gospel rock tinge”.

The new album was produced by Butch Walker, famous for making magic for Weezer, Fall Out Boy and The Wombats to name but a select few.

The band recorded the long player in nine days and mostly live with the vocals unedited.

Frank Turner was big into metal, punk and hardcore before listening to Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. Then he mellowed out.

Frank said 90's emo band Mineral were one of his favorite bands and that he listened to a fair bit of Jimmy Eat World.

The big man tips Felix Hagan & The Family as one of his big loves these days and says they are destined for bigger and brighter things.

Originally a metaller he loved Iron Maiden and won Celebrity Mastermind with Iron Maiden as his speciality subject.

At one time Frank was getting up to a 100 death threats a day due to misguided perceptions of his politics. He’s actually a good dude who said “David Cameron is a twat ... I wouldn’t vote for that cunt”.

The best big Frank Turner tunes are Recovery, I Still Believe and Get Better.

The dirty double dip comes courtesy of Frank Turner who has big-upped this London indie pop rock band Felix Hagan and the Family. Here is the irrepressible Go Back Home (2014).