I've been missing my mom a lot lately. While I try to keep going some days I just feel so sad and start to think what's it all about? It's so hard to keep going sometimes, when you lose someone you love and care about. Some days I go to pick up the phone and [...]
From the first time I saw the video for "Put Your Records On" on VH1's "You Oughta Know" program, I've always been a big fan of Corinne Bailey Rae. The singer has soul and her music is just so beautiful. This week marked the ten-year anniversary of her first album — so crazy. As a tease [...]
Life's been pretty hard lately. I'd have to put 2015 down as probably the worst year of my life. I lost my best friend (mom), had to dump a ton of money into my car after it broke down and most recently, my apartment — my home and where I found comfort — burned down [...]
A happy song sometimes helps you find a little light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how dark the road might seem. That's exactly what I felt upon first hearing Crissi Cochrane's single "Sleep in the Wild" on my favorite local alternative radio station 93.9 The River. Canadian singer-songwriter Cochrane has been making music [...]
Lately, I can't get enough of Fleet Foxes. I used to be a big fan of the Seattle-based indie sub-pop band (who is currently, unfortunately, on hiatus), and recently re-visted their Pandora station. I was instantly reminded how much I love their single "Lorelai." To me, the song is about not being able to move [...]
If there was ever a song I could get lost in, it would have to be "Two Weeks" by Grizzly Bear. It just has that floating feeling that encompasses music you listen to when you want to get away, even if it's not physically possible. Lately, I've had this track on repeat. It's a nice [...]
Canadian-American singer Nelly Furtado's "I'm Like a Bird" never gets old, even though it was released almost 14 years ago (doesn't that age you?). There's something about it-- the lyrics, instrumentals, video-- it's just a great, timeless track. I hear it at least once a day-- today it was on the radio when I left [...]
I love new-wave 80s music. It has emotion, and was just unique for its time. Part of me wishes I would've grown up in that decade, but only because of the films and music that it brought (I'll pass on the overly teased hair and parachute pants). One of my favorite 80s songs is "Head [...]
Hall and Oates is one of my pop duos. I love that their sound is emotionally soulful yet very 80s. Lately, I've had their 1984 track "Out of Touch" stuck in my head on repeat. The song was their last hit, remaining number one on the Billboard charts for two weeks in December of that [...]
Lana Del Rey is one of my favorite artists. While she didn't really face a struggle to make it to the top, she is very talented and her uniquely strong vocals and lyrics are easy to get lost in. Lately I've been listening to a lot of her music on repeat, including her cover of [...]
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