On Repeat: June 2014

Hullo all!

A lot of people may not realize it, but I consider myself quite the musical person. While not in terms of actually being able to play an instrument (I've tried the piano and guitar, with dismal results), I do like to think I have good taste in music and I enjoy it a lot. 

Nowadays with Spotify, I'm able to constantly expand my auditory horizons too. I discover many new artists all the time and I find myself adding more and more songs to my favorites. 

So, here are the songs that are on repeat for me this month of June. 

"Tee Shirt" by Birdy

This is the #1 song that's been on repeat. Not only has this been on loop for the past three weeks, but I've also been singing and humming this whenever I'm brave enough to do so out loud. I love Birdy's voice and I've been listening to her since January so to hear this song, with lyrics that I just love, is something I definitely want to be able to sing flawlessly as well. 

"Shriek" by Wye Oak

This is one of those tracks that I mentioned discovering on Spotify. It was timely, because the night that I first heard it was a particularly good night, with interesting memories. I remember drifting to sleep with this song playing, and I had a happy, knowing smile on my face. And that night made the line of the song "this present seems invaluable" mean so much more to me.

"Let Me In" by GROUPLOVE

Anyone that knows me, knows that I have been IN LOVE with GROUPLOVE since hearing 3 of their tracks as insert songs for the Japanese drama, Sprout, in 2011. Something about their tone and vibe just makes me feel free, like I want to hop in a car and drive on the interstate with reckless abandon. Theirs is the only show I've ever wanted to see live. And this song is another of those fantastic ones.

"I Wanna Get Better" by Bleachers

This reminds me more of something that probably would have been in the soundtrack of Perks of Being a Wallflower. It has a retro vibe to it, beyond the music video. The lyrics could mean a lot more than they initially seem, but I'm going to take them for what they initially seem to me and I think that I could relate with the chorus quite a bit. 

"Boom Clap" by Charlie XCX

I wasn't expecting to like this song as much as I did. I heard it once and wasn't too blown away by it. That is, until I let myself feel the music. This song is supposed to make you feel good, and that's exactly what it does. I had this song on repeat at work (with my headphones on, of course) during a gloomy, rainy day. I was eating a fat smoked salmon bagel with hot chocolate and doing a lot of filing. BOOM CLAP, this song made me feel good!

And on that explosive note, I end this mini-list. As you may or may not have noticed, a good number of these songs can be found on the soundtrack of The Fault in Our Stars. Two months ago, I found out that Birdy, Ed Sheeran and GROUPLOVE were all going to be on the soundtrack and--pardon my French here--I freaked the fuck out. I love them all and having them all on one album is just insane to me! It really made me feel like the TFiOS OST could be the OST to my own life. It's not, for sure, but I want them all to be on my life's OST. Haha! 

Anyway, I don't have a long list of on-repeat songs simply because, well, they're on repeat so there wouldn't be a lot of them to begin with. 

Which one did you enjoy the most? :)

Tuttah,

Mishie

P.S. I didn't include Ed Sheeran's songs in this list because I don't actually like them as much as his previous songs. They're brilliant, but I haven't had them on repeat. 

Auditory Feelings

Hullo All!

There are a lot of things that stir in my mind that leave me unable to produce coherent sentences without sidetracking into another story. Sometimes though, and you'll see this quite often in my Twitter, I find that tunes often encapsulate things that I am feeling quite well. Not all of the songs have lyrics that directly apply with or in my life, but the fact that I zero into these I think make them significant. 

Thing is, I'm not the type of person that has a gigantic playlist of songs. I have a couple of favorite artists, but only because they hit the bullseye each time. Other artists I only like one song of. These songs are played on repeat until my mind and heart get tired of them, which isn't quickly. 

So, when there are no more words for me to write my feelings with, there are songs. :)

Radioactive - Imagine Dragons (cover by Lindsey Sterling & Pentatonix)

I love the original more though, but I can imagine that a lot of people will enjoy this version.

You Set Me Free - Angie Miller

Oh my gosh, my all time favorite Idol contestant ever. I got chills every single time she performed. I'm ultra bummed she didn't win, but just listen to this talent of hers (this is her original song)! She's going places and I am going with her (figuratively).

Titanium - David Guetta ft. Sia

I know, I know. This song is everywhere, covered a bajillion times, but how can you not love it? The lyrics are powerful and encouraging--the perfect for dreamers.

Give Me Love - Ed Sheeran

I'd like to consider myself an Ed Sheeran hipster, only because I feel like I knew him just months before he exploded in popularity. I love his songs, his voice, his lovely gingerly hair and his songwriting-from-the-heart talent. I also love him additionally because someone in his crew thought it was genius to put him and Rupert Grint in one video (Lego House). This, however, is my favorite song of his. 

Little Things - One Direction

While I don't consider myself a Directioner, I will admit that the boys can sing. Combine Zane's their amazing, makes-you-melt voice with Ed Sheeran's amazing songwriting (he wrote the song), and you have the song that I want my future husband to sing to me when he proposes (hint: he doesn't have to be a singer--it's the thought/attempt that counts. lol)

Bang Bang - will.i.am

I'm not usually a BEP or will.i.am fan, but his track is one of my favorites from the soundtrack of The Great Gatsby. I'm a big OST person and this was just too good a fusion of 20's jazz and contemporary music. I love the entire thing they did with the soundtrack of the film to really integrate it together and this just makes me both nostalgic and happy at the same time (which is weird).

Next to Me - Emeli Sande

My current LSS. Not usually my kind of music, but I've been hearing it everywhere and I don't mind.

BONUS:

One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) - One Direction

Since I already went there, I'll share with you my crazy guilty pleasure, this song! It's one of my favorite LSS songs because I actually like the lyrics and they loop around so you never get frustrated with forgetting the lyrics. I loved the original Blondie version + Angelica Pickles (Rugrats) version, so I had to listen to this. Haha!

These songs are ones that I've been listening to for the past few months. They bring me through a rollercoaster of emotions, to be honest and I love listening to them when I want to manipulate my own feelings (distracted to focused, absent-minded to thoughtful, discouraged to pumped). I have more Ed Sheeran and Imagine Dragons favorite songs, but I want to disperse them when I relisten to them. :)

What songs do you love listen to help you express yourself when words fail?

Tuttah,

Mishie