A Review of KEEP PUSHING ME by +234

Title: Keep Pushing Me
Artiste: Plus 234
Duration: 2:31
Writers: Michael idiong, Tobi famutimi, Micheal Dadzie
Producer: Raybams (Out Music Producer)
Studio: Just Rock
Release Date: 18 September, 2015

Keep Pushing Me is a song performed by the rock band Plus 234 who officially entered our list of rock bands after the release of their first single Keep Pushing Me released on the 18th September, 2015 and produced by Raybams.
The first thing I felt when I listen to this song was a soothing sense of comfort and calmness attributed to the lead singer Micheal Idiong also known as D’Keither’s single subtle method of delivering this. It was basic, simple it had the 1,2,3 Nigerian beat. The song can be enjoyed by anybody,
Production
I don’t think it was mastered well enough so I’ll really love to hear a re-mastered version of this song as I think it would add more life to the song but I’ll love to commend the fact that it was no over produced especially on the aspect of vocals which is what we have this days, as a fan of live performances I always bother about vocal effect in studios a lot because it makes the artist sound bad live. I love the level of raw vocals used

Sound and Lyrics
The song categorized as Afro Alternative also made use of konga drums which I am a fan of, it immediately remind me of Dido’s instrumental approach to her hit “thank You” especially at the beginning
Lyrically the song sang from a man’s point of view expresses disappointment about a said girl whom he loved and chased for a while, he kept pushing so much and eventually he decided from move on after which he finds her broken and sad, the tables did turn and he begins teasing her in Yoruba, the latter part which I enjoyed
Conclusion
Finally I’ll say they played safe on this but for a first it was the right amount of safe so, I have high expectation for the band being that they are already on the right part so don’t be surprised if I come down on you hard next time

So guys please download and enjoy
PLUS234 "KEEP PUSHING ME" -> download here 


Rating: 6.9/10
Creep Writer

Shortage of Female Rock Musicians

        Taking a statistic on the number of female to male rock artist in Nigeria. We noticed there aren't so many girls in the rock scene in fact I would sadly say there are little or no girls. Using a pie chart, just a 2%, the percentage is heartbreakingly low. We really need their presence to spice up  this genre. I know most times rock/metal is considered a masculine thing but gone are those ages. There are lots of females artists looking at the foreign scene, Nigeria should be no different.... if those awesome females can we can. No one is saying go hard core... There are awesome genres we could delve into. Take Clay for an instance, she's doing great with her folk rock, Zaniab with her blues/soft rock, Ufoma and Giniz also with their soft rock. They all got us expecting and needing more and trust me we definitely need more amazing acts like this. You've always got the love and support as long as you love and know what you're doing...
I really, won't mind though if we get a girl that growls and screams, that will really be an awesome challenge to the males. Looking into their line.. We got quite a lot of wonderful acts like 1LastAutograph, Richee, Clones, Hawk, Living Oracle, XtSamurai, Footprint 5, Threadstone, Nathmac, Prodigalous, Harmony Shades, Raising Rain, Isomers, DC, Rock Engrafted to name a few.
Back to the girls, maybe there a few more acts to the girl list mentioned earlier, if they are then they  probably ain't making themselves heard. Guess its time the girls rise and take that stage. Make the kinfolk proud, the scene is for all. Long live Rock!

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Thoughts on a Wilder Mind

Thoughts on a Wilder Mind. I'm gonna give it to you straight, I like the regular mind. The one that plays the Banjo and the Dobro and the Double Bass and all them traditional stuff. Maybe it's just me, maybe I'm too conservative  and I don't like stuff like a wild mind but I really think Mumford and Sons should have stuck with the traditional folk music and not swing head on into commercial rock.
     Hard fans of Indie Rock and Mumford & Sons like me would tell you, bands like this here, are hard to come by. The lyrical content, the sound of the Banjo, you just can't get it anywhere else. Just plain genius. Comparing the Wilder Mind album with previous materials, Sigh) Babel,let and Sigh No More... It goes without saying, something went down. The Banjos were gone, in comes electric guitars and effects. Replacing the double bass is a bass guitar, I was like, what the fuck were they thinking? They decided to do away with the one thing that stands them out.
    Listening to the record for the first time, I made no connection whatsoever. Sounded like another regular Indie band from London. The enigmatic effect was gone. I know some fans would disagree, some might even say this is their best work yet, to those people I say; I guess we like them for different reasons.
        The song Wilder Mind was a good one. Ditmas I have described as the missing link between Wilder Mind album and Mumford and Sons (go-figure). Tompkins Square Park was quite groovy. I'm not contradicting myself here. Not saying Wilder Mind is not a good album, alls I'm saying is, it's not a good Mumford and Sons' album. Some of us don't appreciate experiments or God forbid, crossovers.

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