The Great Florence and the Machine

I could cry!  This song is amazing!  Probably the best work she has done so far.  This song is from the new Great Gatsby movie.

TNT and Dynomite

I can’t get this song out of my head! It’s to addictive. I might be a little brainwashed :p

Entertained by Phoenix

They have done it again!  Remember that band from a years back with the title of Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix(also known as Phoenix)?  They had two smash hits, Liztomania and 1901?  Well guess what!  they just came back and they are awesome as ever!  I was reading the lastest edition of Nylon and saw that they made a comeback.  So it was only natural that I would go and check it out.  

What did I find?

My new favorite for the month.   Recently, a song from their new album Bankrupt! leaked on the Internet. Entertainment is only a taste of what is to come from them. Once again, Phoenix has brought their A-game with edgy guitars and retro sounding synthesizers.  They have brought the best of cotton-candy pop (that is a complement).  It’s a kick-back-have-no-worries kind of song.  It is the perfect summer song to listen while traveling, lounging, or just looking to have plain fun.  Seeing as this is only a taste of what is to come, I am extremely excited to see what the band further produces on their new album, said to be released April 23rd!

Entertainment- Phoenix

1901- Phoenix

Liztomania- Phoenix

One Track Mind One Track Heart

Oh no! by Marina and The Diamonds

Stuck on A Lightning Bolt

If you guys have seen the new Gatorade commercial (the one with one of the Williams sisters doing a split) than you probably have heard this song playing in the background.  Well out of a desperate need of a new song, I immediately looked the song, up thanks to  Google. The song was Jake Bugg’s Lightning Bolt single.  I had read/heard about this artist from a year ago and though you should share it with you all.  It is a song worth dancing to.

Set that on repeat: Little Numbers- BOY

Home

  Dorothy, from the Wizard of Oz once quoted “There’s no place like home.”  After the last night I could not agree more.  After a long night of mild food poisoning I was pretty much ready to skip out of my dorm room and go home.  If you guys haven’t already guessed, tonight’s song is called Home by Gabrielle Aplin. 

This British singer-songwriter was born in the village of Sutton Benger in Wiltshire, England.  At the age of eleven Aplin was given her first guitar.  Soon she started drawing influences from Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell, and Bob Dylan.  After studying music at City of Bath College, she began to attract a youtube fanbase.  Some of her most popular songs are “Home”(tonight’s song), covers from Celo Green and Katy Perry, and “The Liar and the Lighter.”

Home is by far my favorite song by Aplin.  The true brilliance of the song is the simplicity of the instruments and the descriptive yet relatable lyrics.  Her song has the rare quality of humanity in it.  She has the talent of creating honest and heartwarming lyrics, which is a rare talent.  Her use  of the right amount and tone of guitar, piano, and drums to help contrast her melodic voice is something to be recognized for.  This song is for all music lovers alike.  Her song will truly make you feel like your at home.

Photo from Prettypass.blogspot.com

 

Angus & Julia Stone – Just A Boy [Official Music Video] – YouTube

Angus & Julia Stone – Just A Boy [Official Music Video] – YouTube.

Nero – Promises – YouTube

Nero – Promises – YouTube.

Some beat to pump up the night

Let’s Go and Enjoy Summer with Matt & Kim

Summer is here and it’s time to kick back and enjoy yourself.  Summer is all about relieving the stress you have felt during the year.  Summer is also time to be spontaneous and stepping outside your comfort zone.  But before you get going on awesome summer trips you have to have a good tune to set the summer.  So I only thought it would be appropriate that tonight’s song is Matt & Kim’s Let’s Go. 

As to whether  Let’s Go is their new single that was featured in the Sony’s Xperia ad.  In true Matt & Kim fashion, the song has an upbeat and peppy beat to it.  The whole point of the song was expertly describe in the opening lyrics:

“I was up in my head
for everything I said
quote a million words
they’re all made with lead

In general Matt & Kim is a great band to listen to during the summer.  If you liked this song you might also enjoy

Daylight- Matt & Kim

Block by Block- Matt & Kim