I discovered Pomplamoose [which looks a lot like pamplemousse which means grapefruit in French] a while ago. Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn are the two primary members that make up this duo.
Most of their songs are great! This was the first song I had heard of theirs and I fell in love with it. The lyrics were so simple yet thought-provoking and the acoustic music was truly refreshing, after constantly trying to discern the different whirring sound in today’s electronic movement...
They claim on their website, “What you see is what you hear. (No lip-syncing for instruments or voice.) If you hear it, at some point you see it. (No hidden sounds.)” That, obviously makes me respect them even more, because if this is true, it proves that they are genuine artists and musicians!
Here’s the deal, they didn’t write this song. It was actually, originally by Ron Weiner; here is his original version of it. I quite liked it!
You should check out more songs by the duo. The lead singer is releasing her own album soon. Although, I predict it won’t become mainstream anytime soon, I sure think it’ll be worth a buy! I’m definitely looking forward to it.
I just discovered this hilarious rap by Bart Simpson a few minutes ago and HAD to share it!
This song is SO great. Who knew Bart could rap? I'm sure there are a lot of teens who'd relate to him and this song.
Also, this isn't from an episode. It's just a song... I don't know how it got released. But I sure am glad it did!
"Man, I hate being in deep, deep trouble!" --Bart Simpson
Enjoy:
Oh wow! I can't believe this. Timbaland is doing a song with Dev. It hasn't been fully released yet, but I wanted to be the first one to put it out there!
Enjoy this preview!
Well, it is obvious that Timba is back and I’ve got to say, he’s SO TIGHT in this! Crazy sh*t. I don’t know why I didn’t think of the Timba + Dev combination! They’ve killed it here.
This song is Toxic with a capital T. I haven’t heard too much of Dev but from what I can tell, she may be good at poppin’ bottles in the ice and she may like her bass down low, but she surely can BREAK YA BACKS!
Please take a listen to this new song which, I could bet on my life, WILL be BIG!
I tend not to post songs that are widely known and super popular unless I believe that they’ve been forgotten, but the only reason why I’m posting this is because I had a curious thought.
Here’s Lana del Rey. The first song I heard of hers was Born to Die which I think has one of the most majestic music videos I’ve ever seen in my life. That song will surely live on for ages after her.
Here’s a video of her singing Blue Jeans Live on SNL (and her vocals are terrible) but I think this video helps prove my little observation:
There has been much talk about her pout and whether it is real or not. Now, after listening to this and looking at her appearance, there is no doubt she is absolutely beautiful. However, I think—just speculating here—that she is probably a transgender. Just to be clear, I have nothing against transgenders, I find them fascinating and one of my favourite movies of all time is Transamerica (in which Felicity Huffman—oh, I love her!—plays a transgender). What made me think this way? Overload of makeup (but which other artist doesn’t do that?), super-long maneater nails, just something about the way her hair is done and the deepness of her voice compared to when she is speaking normally (actually, her voice is rather feminine) in interviews.
I haven’t been able to find evidence of this though...But I’ve not been able to find many childhood pictures of her in which it can be confirmed that it really is her.
Another curious thing about her: I thought she was British, but it turns out she’s from New York. I noticed that many British artists sound American when they sing, but she either has a strange accent or puts it on when she sings... She doesn’t look like your typical American singer either... she has a European look and an accent to accompany.
There’s nothing really more to say except if you haven’t taken a look at Born to Die, you REALLY must:
Ah, Birdy. Her voice is classic, unusual and way too mature for her age. Which is—just to be clear—fifteen. Yes, she is 15 YEARS OLD! That’s even younger than I am! :O
Her real name is Jasmine van den Bogaerde. Her voice is perfect for her retro, just-classic-enough-for-today music. She mostly does covers for Bon Iver and the likes. But she’s released her own self-titled album. She was kind enough to release an album sampler in her Youtube channel:
Frankly, I was shocked when I first heard her and she’s not as inconspicuous as I thought she was either. It seems (this information is from Wikipedia, so it may not be reliable) that she won Open Mic UK (a music competition) in 2008, at the age of 12. Whoa, what a prodigy! I love her vocal tone and to me it seems as if she isn’t after the fame as much as appreciation for her music. She seems like a very mature, reserved musician and I like that. Well, enjoy her music! I’m eager to see what she comes up with next and follow her career. And I’d like to see how she escalates her fame, if she does.
Remember that song, We No Speak Americano? Well, imagine that, but remixed by a lazy Tiesto or reserved Basshunter. Haha, well, take a listen to Elektronik Bossa by Outwork in the album ALP vs Outwork (2011) and tell me how awful I am at describing music.
I discovered Elektro by Outwork today (thanks to another friend!) and I have to say, Outwork is growing on me. From what I gather, he is an Italian DJ who calls his music ‘Progrsv House / Techno’ on his Myspace page. I think he has managed to blend a good combination of techno with real music:
Another great song is Up and Down, which was released in January 2008. It has gotten more than ten thousand plays on Myspace, but I am sure today’s crowd would LOVE it far more and gobble it up:
Please enjoy this new artist! And comment and suggest new artists for me to check out and add ;)
For more of this great artist, I’d recommend you check out his Myspace page because Youtube doesn’t seem to have most of his original songs, which, I’m sure, are better than the hundreds of shabby, long and noisy remixes. Here’s the link:http://www.myspace.com/outwork
Today's songs are 'Tip of My Tongue' and 'Barton Hollow' by the Civil Wars
Ok, so I did discover this song recently (thanks to a friend), and I have to say that it is my favourite at the moment! I’ve heard it around 60 times in two days—now that is dedication!
The Civil Wars are SUCH a great duo. This is the first song I heard of theirs and, as per usual, I think it’s the best one I’ve heard of theirs!
The melody is fluid, molten gold, despite it giving a slightly cold vibe. It is the sound of the simplicity of passionate and true love. It is simple, sweet and short!
There’s nothing more to write except PLEASE listen to it! It is not even 3 minutes long! Please, please listen and love!
Here I was thinking they were one of the underrated stars, when in fact, they have won two Grammys! They are a folk country duo and totally worth a listen. Their songs are like systemised conversations and although they look it, they aren’t actually a couple... Their song ‘Poison and Wine’ was featured in the hit show Grey’s Anatomy and is considered their “breakout song” which even Taylor Swift called “exquisite” and her “favourite duet” and included in her I-Tunes playlist. Their new single, Barton Hollow, is another GREAT song, which is catching on hype!:
Tell me what you think and rate and comment.
Thanks!
P.S.
And here's a little video about them explaining themselves! It's so sweet and perfect:
Wow. It's been five days since my last post and I've already gotten 18 views. That's really great! Thanks.
Ke$ha [Pronounced Ke-sha, NOT Keysha!]
“I’m in love alright! With my crazy, beautiful life!”
You have to say, you can’t necessarily hate the girl unless you exclusively listen to rock or something.
True: she barely has any talent! [I read somewhere that she got noticed because the mixtape she sent to her producer was incomplete and she didn’t give an F—they 'noticed' her because of her laziness and incapability to continue the song she was sing-rapping!]
BUT she’s so contagious!
When she first came out, I thought she’d be one of those one-hit wonders. TikTok would be her beginning and end, but NOoooo! She went out and released more singles and each one was loved.
Given: Some of her songs were REALLY BAD! But I grew to like them the more I listened to them. E.g. We R Who We R. Also, don’t bother buying her albums [Animal and Cannibal] because if she hasn’t released it as a single, then the song is awful. But there are those occasional good ones that aren’t singles like Harold Song and Grow a Pear [MUST-LISTEN-TO-‘EM! Soooo good!]
Harold Song: in the album Cannibal, you hear a softer, emotional side to Ke$ha as she describes her heart ache and longing for this Harold.
Grow a Pear: this, on the other hand, is an absolutely hilarious song, which, you could say, is typical to Ke$ha.
She is crazy (seriously, what the hell is going on in the Blow music video???) and she has no limits to her absurdity and that’s why I like her. [I find that I'm like her in these aspects.] Her only limitations are the genres she can do, and that’s because she can’t expand due to lack of talent... or vocal range, I guess.
She doesn’t seem to care about anything at all! And admire that in an artist because I’m like that. She is individual and tells things like they are:
“Oh, oh, oh! We’re falling in love. Oh, oh, oh! Till the sun’s coming up!”
Can you get lyrics that are more real in this fake world?
Also, I admire her style (appearance-wise). Haha! You’d think only she can pull it off, but I’ve taken a few tips. :P
To those who are Ke$ha fans, I like to recommend the following songs: Let Go and I'm the One;
Let Go
They are B-side and sound nothing like the pop-techno thing she does now. They’ve got a nice country feel to them, with the same clear, no cover-up lyrics:
“You’re the one with thighs like windows—nothing you can hide that I don’t know…” MWAHAHHAHAH!~ [from I'm the One]
You may hate me for saying this, but I think she’s the present day Avril Lavigne because her lyrical ability is crap. She rhymes the simplest words, just like Avril [compare the complexity of rhymes in Ke$ha’s lyrics in that awful song “Till the World Ends Remix” to Avril’s “Slipped Away” and you’ll see my point]. And Avril Lavigne back in the day was the voice of the youth. Now Ke$ha tells it like it is. But I will never deny that Lavigne actually had (and has) such great vocal ability that I doubt Ke$ha would ever record songs like I’m With You or Innocence or I Will Be. [Yes, I was a GREAT Avril Lavigne fan back in the day—I have all her officially released songs as well as a good 30 B-side songs.]
Anyway, that’s all from me now on critiquing Ke$ha. Please respond with songs you’d recommend of hers and what you think of her music/Avril Lavigne’s music, etc.!
Thank you for reading!
Sincerely and with great love,
Dangerous Day Dreamer <3 Peace out, Biatch.
Monday, 5 March 2012
As today will be the first time I share my opinions on music, I'd like to share a special song that makes me feel beautiful and empowered!
I think-- AT THE MOMENT-- Flyleaf is the greatest band there is. Obviously, my opinions on music change very frequently, but that is what I feel like right now (and I'm not even Christian!). I'm sure that throughout this blog, I'll be posting several Flyleaf songs. They even have a new album coming out in 2012. I am greatly looking forward to that as well!
The song is 'Treasure' and it is the 12th Track off their momentous second studio album, Memento Mori. The title of the album is a Latin phrase meaning "be mindful of death" or "remember you will die," which, I guess, is perfectly fitting as they are an American Christian Rock Band and many of their songs discuss life and death, religion, Jesus, or 'Yeshua', as He is called in this song, and pain, as well as many other topics.
In this song, just as any other Flyleaf song, Lacey's vocals are phenomenal! They are so raw and deep! Ah, I honestly wish I had better vocabulary to describe them. Just, please, listen to the song and understand my meaning yourself! It REALLY is worth a listen. And may I suggest, CRANKING UP THAT VOLUME LEVEL? This kind of music is best enjoyed LOUD! And what ever long term effect it may have on your ear, well, I personally think it's worth it! This music is audio-gold!
If you liked this, I suggest you listen to 'Circle' and 'Set Apart This Dream' by Flyleaf as well. They're all unique but similar in... an indescribable way.
Hello!
Ok, so this is my very first blog post, ever. And I'm super excited!
As this blog is called "Discover Music," it aims to do just that. In this blog I shall post the best of the best songs-- according to me-- in every genre, as I discover them or uncover some music that I already know.
I'll aim to write at least three entries every week and feature at least one song each week.
Please, oh, PLEASE drop in your comments and suggestions! They will be MOST appreciated!
