Anjulie Love SongsOver the past few years, I have learned that most of the things that interest me, are not something that a normal person my age would like. IE HSM3 is probably the best movie ever made. Henceforth, I have come to realize that I should have no shame in saying the following sentence. Last month, I went to a Jesse McCartney concert. The opening act was this girl, Anjulie, who was obviously not well known by the sea of tween girls in the audience. But, she opened up with this song, and I was surprised. After this song though, it went kinda downhill and she was trying too hard to be a pop act, so I only took note of this song. It's catchy and she sounds like Lily Allen mixed with Mandy Moore circa 2002.
Sigur Ros Gobbledigook
This band is so ridiculously Emerson that I can't believe that I'm actually putting it on here. But Lo and behold, turns out that I went to Emerson for a reason and I really don't know what I was missing out the first place. They're from Iceland and even though I can't understand any of the lyrics, I still like it for the instrumentation. They fuse electronic and classical sounds to make some awesome songs that I've certainly never heard of. I must say this may seem like a little out of the ordinary for stuff I usually listen to, but it's great to just sit and chill to.
David Ryan Harris For YouI first heard of David Ryan Harris a long time ago during my John Mayer fan girl stage. He used to be one of JM's guitarists, so he would always introduce him and make references to him, and I thought that if I learned who his band members were and could notice them at a concert, that would be my way in to meeting John Mayer. It wasn't until recently that I found his MySpace page and I didn't know he had released his own albums, and his own music is just great. This song is a simple acoustic love song that just shows his talent as a musician and a singer. Definitely check out his other songs too.
Yeasayer Tightrope
At the MFA Store, we only play music that we sell. Often times slash all the time, these cds are played over and over again and the cds, even if we don't like them, get stuck in our heads. Luckily, I happen to like some of the cds, including a new one we have called "Dark was the Night." It's a 2 disc collection with a whole bunch of different artists that I can only categorize as really Emerson. It includes artists such as Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire, and a duet with Ben Gibbard and Fiest. The proceeds from the compilation actually goes to a charity which raises funds for HIV and AIDS research. This particular song is hypnotizing and again, the instrumentals are outstanding. There are a number of songs on this cd that are great, so definitely check it out (or buy it from our store).
Kanye West ParanoidI actually heard this song in a store and wanted to download it the second I heard it. Using my excellent detective skills, I found out it was from Kanye's latest album, "808s and Heartbreak", his latest foray in going back to the 80s and using that vocal distortion thing. This song goes along with that theme, but its beat sticks out from the rest. I don't think this is his best song on the album, but it's definitely single worthy. Hopefully on the next album he'll go back to rapping.
Kelly Clarkson Don't Let Me Stop You
Kelly's new cd is definitely a step in the right direction since her "My December" flop in 2007. When I first listened to the album, I thought every song was too different from the other and she was just grabbing different genres of music and trying to put it all together. She could have easily made this into 3 different albums taking one song and going in the rock direction and taking another into the electronic dance pop "My Life Would Suck Without You" way. However, it's grown on me, and although it's still one song after the other, each still stands up on its own. I think "Don't Let Me Stop You" is the kind of music she is known for. But other songs such as "Already Gone," has a OneRepublic feel to it, which is not really coincidental as lead singer of OneRepublic, Ryan Tedder, co-wrote this song. "I Want You" has a Motown-y flair to it and "Whyyawannabringmedown" sounds like Pink could have recorded it. But all in all, I can't stop listening to this album, so If you like this song and her single, definitely get the entire album.
IDLT March
