Song of the Week - 22/05/13 - Miles Kane - Don't Forget Who You Are

Miles Kane - Don't Forget Who You Are

Miles Kane first came to my attention when he was part of the collaborative project, The Last Shadow Puppets along with the Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco. Their style was effortlessly cool, distinctively British modern indie meets more classic rock and roll with some grandiose orchestral backing put in for good measure. The dual vocals of both Kane and Turner seems to really strike a chord and they complement each other brilliantly. I was lucky enough to see them live at Reading festival 2008, which was an excellent performance as they were accompanied by a live orchestra.

  

It is clear to see that this project with Miles Kane influenced Alex Turner's style that has seen the musical genre and style of the Arctic Monkeys evolve from the lively indie rock from the initial I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor era to the more mellow and classy vintage rock sound as in the newest albums Humbug and Suck it and See.

Despite only having released the one album The Age of the Understatement (2008), there is the possibility of more in future with the collaboration seemingly only on hiatus. Although this seems unlikely considering the continued success of the Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane's new solo album out soon I'd be sure to watch this space in future. Youtube video here

After coming across The Last Shadow Puppets, I did go back to explore Kane's previous band The Rascals that is quite enjoyable in its rawness and unrefined beauty. Looking back at this early work of Mile Kane's you can really see the progression he has made.
Kane's first proper solo album 2011's Colour of the Trap, was somewhat understated and perhaps unsung (so to speak) but a half decent record in my opinion. His subsequent work seems to be much more focused and polished, I was particularly impressed with 2012's First of My Kind EP, especially the title track that I am a big fan of. Check out First of My Kind here!

The new full studio album Don't Forget Who You Are is set for release on the 3rd June.  The title track is this weeks song, it is quite a banger and I will be eagerly anticipating the album if the rest of the songs are up to this standard!

Tracklist:
1. Taking Over
2. Don’t Forget Who You Are
3. Better Than That
4. Out Of Control
5. Bomb Shells
6. Tonight
7. What Condition Am I In?
8. Fire In My Heart
9. You’re Gonna Get It
10. Give Up
11. Darkness In Our Hearts
Bonus Tracks:
12. Start of Something Big
13. Caught In The Act
14. First Of My Kind

Check it out below, enjoy!

[Sources - Wikipedia, Youtube, MilesKane.com]