“Sweet about me, nothing sweet about me” is the chorus from Gabriella Cilmi’s debut single. But I must say, there is something definitely sweet about this girl. From her voice to her lyrics, to her creativity, she never ceases to amaze me as I select repeat on my iPod, again.

The maturity in this 16 year old’s voice makes it hard to believe that she is indeed still a teenager and saying that she sings SO well is an understatement (honestly).  She sings about a wide range of topics - as you would expect - with some obvious American influences. You can hear a slight western and rock melody on tracks like Awkward Game and Terrifying. Skip to Safer which happens to be one of my favourite on the album it has more of a Blues sound which brings to emphasis lyrics like, “And Just When I Think I’m On Top … I Stumble And I Hit The Ground”. In addition, this track really brings to attention her vocal talents.

I know this is not an ‘in-depth’ critique on her album Lessons To Be Learned, but I just wanted to share my opinion on a real Diamond with you all. Do not be surprised to read in the papers raving reviews about this album from professional critics.

Went to Rise Festival yesterday and had a blast! Great music, the sun was shining and the overall atmosphere created by the people was just fantastic. I went ‘early’ so I was surprised when I didn’t see much people there. Went away for a while and when I came back the park was overflowing with people – I could hardly find my way through the crowd.

What attracted me most to the festival was the fact that CSS was going to perform. For those unfamiliar, CSS is short for Cansei de Ser Sexy (‘tired of being sexy’) and they are an electro/rock band from Brazil. I fell in love with their music from the first time I heard it. Their performance on stage was amazing as always. I love the fact that they are so unique. For those who want to know about CSS I have added some songs.

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I am having some problems uploading the pictures. I will try and fix this later.

… As promised, here are the pictures.

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