Adele - Hometown Glory

Thing is, I hated her debut track - Chasing Pavements' - a track which suffered greatly from the radio overplaying it. This, however, stops me dead every time I hear it. A gorgeous, if melancholy track.

Samim - Heater

This has been out for ages now on the dancefloors, but it still captures the vibe of summer if you ask me.

It also reminds me of two things I seem to be missing of late:

1. a flight to somewhere exotic

2. a damn good ass-shaking bit of dancing

Magnetic North

I’m a traveller at heart.

I love nothing more than journeying somewhere new, with all the sights, sounds and experiences that come hand-in-hand.

I’m at my most excited when about to leave these shores, and I’m often at my most depressed just after I’ve returned.

With all that said though, due to rising prices, recent expenditure and this whole ‘crunch’ business, the next two weeks will be spent strictly within these borders.

Usually that thought would depress me in itself, but because recent trips to see friends and family up north have often been so hurried, I’m looking forward to spending some quality time in and around the hills where I was born.

So the next few weeks are to be filled with walks, moors, ales, puddings, flattened vowels and significantly lower costs than anywhere south of the Watford Gap.

Also, I’m going to have the pleasure of Northernising two thoroughly East Anglian types, girlfriend and her lad, it’s an opportunity to look again at familiar places with new eyes.

Travel as much as you want; returning home, to where your heart really is, is always something special.