Example - Stay Awake

My tracks of choice from Example's new album.



Spyke

This week sees the release of Example's second album 'Playing In The Shadows' which is heading straight for #1. Example has really managed to establish himself as a key player in the current music scene with both his first two singles from the album going straight in at #1. Sometimes I make presumptions about artists before giving their music a proper listen. Last year I just assumed that the likes of Example and Plan B were reeling out some throwaway 'Pop'. Fortunately a friend enlightened me to the marvel of Kickstarts and I started to pay attention to the artist formerly known as Elliot Gleave. Where there was no doubt in my mind as to whether Changed The Way You Kissed Me would be a #1, we both agree that Stay Awake feels much more like a #3 hit. Hence I was a little bit surprised to see it top the chart; it's good but maybe he could have moved over and let Calvin Harris top the chart instead.

Playing In The Shadows is actually a lot better than I was expecting. A couple of the tracks do get a bit repetitive and monotonous at times such as Wrong In The Head and Under The Influence, but everything on the record has got at least a 3/5 star rating on my itunes. Here are a couple of stand outs for me.


Natural Disaster



I reckon this will be one of the future singles off the album and despite the album version being over 5 minutes long, the radio edit really captures the energy of the track. Plus Laidback Luke has been producing some of my favourite remixes (with David Guetta) over the past couple of years so it will be great for him to gain some more commercial exposure.


Lying To Yourself



I am quite a sucker for epic Piano ballads like this. What a great bonus track!