Music! Hidden Charms!

I'm a sucker for new music. If I hear a snippet of something and I like it the. I must have it! So I stumbled across this song on Monday. I didn't have enough time to Shazam it- but after a quick google search I found Hidden Charms. They have a very retro mod vibe to them. Groovy!

http://www.hiddencharms.co/

Check them out!

What's in your emo playlist?

So I thought it would be super hilarious to make my 14 year old a goth type depression playlist, since his almost to that age anyway. Figured better be prepared, right? While compiling this thing of beauty I realized that I still like all this music and I may just have to listen to it myself. Heh. So we have. Of course the classics, The Cure, The Smiths, Peter Murphy, Souixsie and the Banshees. Then we've gotta add a bit of Skinny Puppy, a dash of Book of Love, and the. Round out with New Order. I'm really excited. I can tell him how the music will "speak" to him, but I'm pretty sure he'll ignore it for something lame. (I'm looking at you, Ariana Grande.) Anyway, I'll let you know how he likes it. Gotta favorite artist? Share with the class! I love new music and am not stuck in the 80's. The Cure is still making new music, they count. 

Favorite Artist: Shana Halligan

Ok- so I rarely listen to recent music, (shut up Jamie!) and one of my favorite albums is from 2012. That's only 3 years so that's not too bad. Never heard of Shana Halligan? Oh I bet you have. She was in the duo Bitter:Sweet, and they had a few catchy tunes. Anyway, her solo cd is called Richmond Parade. It's smooth and mellow, with some martini style undertones. Sounds like a Starbucks drink- with a kick. I really like her song Falling In 3D. Her stuff is great for a mellow day; perfect Sunday driving music. So check her out! And if you want some James Bond spy type music, then check out Bitter:Sweet's album The Mating Game.

Elle King - Love Stuff. Music review!

So a few people think I'm stuck in the 80's (they're not that wrong) and I don't listen to new music. I'm not that stuck; it just seems like lately there is not a lot of music worth listening to. So imagine my surprise when the hubs turned on the radio and I heard Ex's and Oh's for the first time. The bluesy overtones with Her gravely vocals were interesting. The drum beat was fun. And I immediately downloaded the whole album of iTunes (it's only 7.99!). All of her songs have the same blues feel. Kinda rock and roll, kinda reminiscent of Led Zeppelin. Her voice is cool too- that cool girl rock and roll voice but Eartha Kitt-ish. Like if Eartha sang Janice Joplin. Some of her songs also sound a bit bluegrass- you can hear the banjo.  I was pleasantly surprised by this whole album. It was really good! Something I was familiar with, but never heard before. Thank you, Elle King, for making a great cd. I love your "I Told you I was Mean". Ha! You rock!