Hello, hola, bonjour, and all that. Welcome to fuckmeitsmiatea, the blog and portfolio of Maria Turauskis AKA MiaTea. This page focuses on my music writing, with articles, reviews and interviews. The work here is mixture of occasional stuff specifically for this blog, as well as items from the five publications I currently write for: www.morethanthemusic.co.uk, www.thegirlsare.com, www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk, whenthegramophonerings.com and www.herecomeseveryone.org. I also have a twitter account, fuckmeitsmiatea, which you should also check out, or you could contact me directly at mariaturauskis@hotmail.co.uk.

Monday, 25 August 2014

MORE THAN THE MUSIC POST: Lola Colt - Vacent Hearts (Video)

Lola Colt are an exciting new sextet from London, offering rich, 60s style soundscapes, saturated in muddy mixes, heavy reverb and lo-fi vocals. Offering fuzzy, guitar driven indie rock that is brooding and dark, Lola Colt are highly reminiscent of Nico, Marianne Faithful and Francoise Hardy, whilst retaining and developing their own sound. This is music that is psychedelic and cinematic, intensely vintage and utterly spell-binding.

Lola Colt have their debut album scheduled for release in October, along with a nationwide tour. This band really are a treat to see live, but for the meantime, check out the video below for more: http://youtu.be/oD28ArpL3BY

See this at MTTM here: http://www.morethanthemusic.co.uk/the-next-best-thing/new-video-lola-colt-vacant-hearts

Sunday, 10 August 2014

MORE THAN THE MUSIC: New Video - Megha Trainor


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Fresh from the hot heat of Nashville is 20 year old Meghan Trainor, the latest pop-princess to reach our shores from the US of A. ‘All About That Bass’ is Meghan’s infectious debut single, set for release here on 5th October on Epic. The single has already had a huge amount of attention in the States, (check the 12 million YouTube views), and it’s easy to see why with its charismatic sugar-plum coloured video, glitter pop outlook and feisty lyrics.

This unashamed anthem for the more voluptuous girl cheekily pokes fun at standard beauty ideals with humour and aplomb. Combine this with music that takes influence from the likes of Katy Perry and Taylor Swift, with vague hip-hop hints and a dash of 60s girl group glamour and this track is sure to be a hot hit. Check out the video here: http://youtu.be/7PCkvCPvDXk