Music Addiction

I’ve posted material from Stine and Alphabeat on here before, but as usual she continues to outdo herself.  And paired with Patrick Dorgan, who has that raspy tenor popular in the 80′s, it’s even better.  I just wish the Danish would get some recognition in the States, because at this point everything on the radio is such boring, a-melodic, homogeneous, regurgitation, that I can’t listen to it even once.  Meanwhile everything coming out of Europe is fresh and original, or at least reinventing the better parts of a bygone era.

BTW What is the British obsession with Rockettes and old rock star style [David Bowie] at Christmas? (https://youtu.be/5Fmf3D9oNn4)

Love the imagery in their music, plus it’s pop/electronic/metal/rock that’s actually without any (out of tune) screamo.

While certainly not his most original work, and probably his most upbeat despite the subject, The Weeknd’s In the Night is about as addictive as the drugs he features in most of his lyrics.  The drums, beat, and synths have been hinted by Lady Gaga and others recently, but nothing has been as Jackson-esque as this ode since his passing.

Song for Saturday! I’ve been hearing Firestorm on the radio for weeks, and at this point I’m so tired of hearing it I scramble for the next button on the iPod.  Little did I know I would love the album it’s on after this song got me going at the gym.  Check it out!  All the other tracks are equally amazing. And I admit, I’ve started to enjoy Firestorm again, now that I’m hearing the original without Kygo’s banal influence.

How I’m feeling right now. Sad, but catchy as all hell.  Warming up with some kick ass dancing in my studio though.

Really, this whole album is fantastic.  To me, Chvrches is a futuristic evolution of what Clannad started in the early 90′s.  Blending synthesizers with Celtic tenacity. Playing Dead is another of my faves.

Addictive Rhythm.  Funny how Kygo has popularized the electric marimba, but it works, without fail.

You know when you buy a new album, listen to the whole thing through, faithfully, and remember that there was one track that you could really get stuck on?  That would be Don’t Need Nobody for me from Delerium.  It’s so catchy, classic Ellie with some disco-pop.

Heard “Shine” by them on the radio at Starbucks, and while I thought it was catchy, I didn’t expect the band or the album to be as great as it really is.  Just another one of those anonymous pop songs you hear on the speakers in a store.  But they’re catching on and their work really is fresh and retro at the same time.

I’m a sucker for electro-pop with a good 80′s sound. Give me that brass backup band!

I’ve been a fan since their first EP, and I love that they’ve still got the energy and upbeat, original songs.  This one took a few months to grow on me, but I’m definitely adding it to my wedding playlist (if it ever gets played).

PS Got a young adult book series being adapted to film? Call Ellie for your promotional movie single! Seriously, she’s on like every soundtrack these days.

Gotta love another Calvin and Ellie collaboration.

So I'm a bit late to jump on the Foxes bandwagon.  Of course I've been listening to Clarity for years now, and have heard her on other artist's tracks, but only recently did I download her own music.  I usually listen to a new album while working at home or playing a video game (with the album subbed for the normal soundtrack).  The momentum and energy of this track stole my focus and I had to crank up the volume and rock out in my office chair.

Okay so they might only be the best parts of One Direction and that other European band that Lindsey Lohan stalked, but goofy hairstyles aside, there are more than a few things that remind me of the boy bands of old.  And they're super catchy.