Saturdays by CheVelle

Goodness me! It has been a very long time since I last posted anything.
But here I am and I hope to continue posting frequently.

Here is a song I discovered through Flyleaf (which is my favourite band). They covered CheVelle's 'The Red' in their benefit concert (May 2012) for their deceased friend and soundman Rich Caldwell. As expected, I really liked the song, but the video I watched was one taken by a fan in the audience, and therefore wasn't of the best quality. Moreover, it was harder than usual to understand Lacey because she was allegedly crying throughout the concert (which can be verified by most the videos taken), making her voice a little hoarse. So I decided to check the band out, for a better version of the song. And boy did I find a new favourite--
'The Red'- Great song.
'Saturdays'- REALLY GREAT SONG!

Honestly, Chevelle is definitely one those lesser known bands with immense talent and skill. Their music is amazing and I know that I'm going to be spending a lot more time discovering more music of this band.

Please comment on what you think about this band!

Anthems for a 17 Year Old Girl by The Broken Social Scene

This song, when I first listened to it (distractedly) on Youtube, I didn't like very much. But the second time I listened to it, I heard it for its words and immediately fell in love with it. I hadn't liked the song at first because of the vocal quality and texture (but now that's one of my favourite things about the song). It seems like she's singing underwater, or from a different plane of existence, which is interesting, as I assume the younger girl is the one who's singing this, and she seems to be drowning. She's drowning and the new 'look' and manner of conduct of this 17 year old girl is taking over, and the younger girl is aware of it.

I'm 17, so I feel like I completely understand what is being said in this song.
It is like a younger girl is observing her 17 year old self and is just putting into words what she sees happening. It is so blatent that, it seems like the young girl doesn't understand it and wants her 17 year old self to turn back to her younger self-- which is the way I feel now. The Broken Social Scene, however, reckons that the 17 year old girl is "not coming back" from the path she's on in her life.

I don't know how many people would like this song. But I find it very personal and very relaxing. Please take a listen and comment on how you respond to it. Thanks :)

Tonight by Sam[antha] Ronson & Jimmy Messer

There are many things I liked about Samantha Ronson without actually knowing much about her. I like her style, I liked the fact that she's an open lesbian, I like the fact that she's Mark Ronson's sister, I like the fact that her twin sister is a designer for JC Penney (and I quite like JC Penney), I like the fact that she's a very popular female DJ... But I guess that was all that I knew until I came about Rhymefest and Sam Ronson's Wanted (Half Nelson OST). Then, I learned that she is also a singer. I had a browse around and came to this song that I really! like.

Wanted by Rhymefest and Sam Ronson (GREAT SONG for a GREAT MOVIE, by the way!!):

Tonight by Sam Ronson and Jimmy Messer
Here's the deal: The lyrics are the most conventionally over-used lines in the mainstream music industry and the rhythm/melody and all aren't remotely distinct or great. I can't even say that her frank, "Tonight I'm fuckin' you," is surprisingly fresh, because, well, it isn't. What I do like about this song is simply Sam Ronson's vulnerability. Her voice is coarse yet fragile. And it's acoustic, so that's my scene right now.

Take a listen and tell me what you think:
Tonight by Sam Ronson and Jimmy Messer

Living Proof by Eminem and Royce da 5'9" (Bad Meets Evil b-sides?) LEAKED

I first discovered this song around a year ago. I am a Die-Hard Eminem fan (not hard-core, DIE-HARD) and so, I try to get every song of his in existence. For some reason, I only started to REALLY listen this one, a few months ago; I might have forgotten about it before (I don't know how).

This is an officially released Bad Meets Evil track that is available in Hell: The Sequel Limited Edition//Deluxe Edition's bonus tracks alongside Echo, another GREAT song!

Looking at the title, I naturally thought that this was a song tribute to Proof, but it isn't.
It's more of a Royce song, talking about how Eminem helped him up. It could be called the equivalent to Eminem and Dre's I Need a Doctor, but Bad-Meets-Evil-ized. There's no REAL hedonistic insanity to this song, just pure energy and a tale of Royce's journey back into mainstream music (he even specifically acknowledges his appearance with Jay-Z and Eminem in the Detroit Football stadium really boosting his popularity).

I've never heard Eminem so amped up. Ever. I've heard practically every Eminem song released and he's never seemed so lost in his rhymes. He shouts (literally) out the last word of his stanzas. You can't listen to this song sitting still unless you're paralyzed. The beat is contagious. Eminem's energy amps the listener up. I think this is the song I'll turn to, whenever I feel exhausted.

"I have no desire stopping, so why would I drop and roll? That's how much on fire, I am!"-Eminem
"It's pretty safe to say, God giveth and God taketh away."

Say what you want to say in the comment box.
And enjoy.
[And yes, I wrote this in American English.]

"I Miss You, Love" by Maria Mena and "I'm Sorry."

The first song I heard of Maria Mena was All This Time, in which she empowers a "self-destructive little girl" by telling her that all long she’s had it in her (still not clear on what, though; I think she might have it in her to love herself and to become a successful “pop-song” writer) but all she needs is a push. Thinking that it might be autobiographical, this immediately attracted me to her—even back in the day, I had a greater respect for emotive lyricists than just singers singing others’ words.

Her voice is soft, subtle but effective. Her accent is clear and cool and has a fragile crystal-like quality to it. She sings very softly but tunefully. The intricacies of her voice in her music are not necessary, but add a greater dimension to her music—without which, she wouldn’t still be on my I-Pod.
She has many great songs, but two which stand out and apart from the rest are these:
"I Miss You, Love":

Another great song is "I'm Sorry":

So, I hope you enjoy the music and I'm sorry for not posting for a long time.

She seems to be much better known than most of the other artist I target and she isn't someone I've discovered recently. But since she's Norwegian and all, and not yet mainstream, I thought that I might add her to my list of music you've GOT to listen to. :D
I'll post more often now that I'm almost done with school!

Wax and Wire by Loch Lomond

It turns out that Loch Lomond is a place in Scotland and information about this band is quite difficult to find.
So I went to the place with all the (mostly incorrect?) answers- WIKIPEDIA. There, it turns out that Loch Lomond is a band based in Portland Oregon. They call their music "Experimental/Folk/Pop" on their Myspace page. As this is all that I managed to find, it's needless to say, they must be very underrated and  unknown. So, the picture above is of the band that created this Beautiful (with a captial B) music:

Please comment and tell me what you think of this music, blog, etc! And Enjoy!

Sleepless by Chase & Status ft. Maverick Sabre

This is a great song by Chase & Status featuring Maverick Sabre (and this was the first time I had ever listened to either artist). I really liked it a few months ago and just realised that it wasn't as famous as I thought it was... so, please take a listen. It has got a very Step Up 2-like feel.
It is called "Sleepless" but people may know of it as "Warrior" or "Fire in Your Eyes" as well.