My favorite album this year award goes to “Love Stuff” by Elle King simply because I love her voice on each track on the album. I’m fortunate enough to get to see her in Madison, WI next month.
“Ex’s & Oh’s” is my favorite song off the entire album because of its spunk and catchy lyrics. I love listening to the song and singing the song at the top of my lungs. “Ex’s and Oh’s they haunt me, like ghosts they want me to make em all, they won’t let go.” King sings.
My second favorite song is “Under the Influence” because I can hear Elle’s voice to full capacity throughout the song and it is catchy. Her voice sounds cautious throughout the song as if she is signing about a poor decision she made.
Another stand out on the album is “Kocaine Karolina” this song introduces the listener to an acoustic side of King that only appears on this song itself. It is much slower than the first few songs and I love it because it reminds me of going to a concert and seeing her play the guitar.
“America’s Sweetheart” is the song that I can relate to the most out of all of the tracks because it defines what I like which is to laugh and listen to rock and roll. “America’s Sweetheart” is the song I like to listen to when I wake up to get myself ready for the day and to remind myself of who I am.
Of course, I adore all the songs on this album, the above tracks were just highlights from this gem. I highly encourage anyone to check out this album if you haven’t already because it is for sure worth a listen. Despite the fact that “Love Stuff” was released in February of this year, it is still popular and vibrant as the day it was released.
So by now if you haven’t heard the mash-up of Weezer and Kanye, take a moment and click the YouTube link and come back in a half hour. Ohio State University Sophomore Alex Hodowanec, otherwise known as, Chuck Nugget, created the mashup which is now hard to find as several websites such as bandcamp.com and audiomac.com have taken it down. The album is a full length and brings your favorite Kanye and Weezer together. “American Island,” “Buddy Holly’s Workout Plan” and “(And They Say) It Ain’t So” are great tracks to take a listen to. Chuck Nugget is a 19-year-old technology student and has been working on the album for a couple of years and has just recently finished it. His interview with radio.com can be found here. The mash-ups track list can also be found below (in case there is some strange chance you don’t want to listen to the entire thing). Take a listen and see the accidental masterpiece that is the talk of social media. The one question we have is, will Kanye see this as a masterpiece as well with Weezer… or will he try to steal the thunder from them as well?
0:00 Through The Hills 3:10 Back To Nothing 6:34 The Girl Got BLKKK 9:37 Bound 2 Smile
13:23 American Island ft. Estelle 17:30 The G.O.O.D. Life ft. T-Pain [INTERLUDE] 19:12 Barry Jamb ft. Lil Wayne 21:35 The Buddy Holly Workout Plan 26:02 (And They) Say It Ain’t So 30:37 Perfect Homecoming
Scottish trio CHVRCHES just released their new album: Every Open Eye which is a synth pop effort from my favorite alternative artists.
The first song off their album titled “Never Ending Circles” gives the listener a great introduction to the album. The song is a great introduction to the sound unique to CHVRCHS and the vocals of the female lead singer. I love the lyrics of this song since they make me happy. The vocals are breathy and triumphant over the music.
The second song Leave a Trace was indicated on iTunes as being one of the most popular songs on the album. “Leave a Trace” is another favorite of mine because of the lyrics and the overall sound of the song.
It is evident that most of the songs are quite simple on this album judging the lyrics on the album which I relish and enjoy hearing every time I put the album on. The lyrics: “I know I need to feel relief.” These are the lyrics that the listener can connect to the most.
CHVRCHES are by definition a newer band that had an album released on iTunes called The Bones of what You Believe. However, that wasn’t the song that could be skipped and overlooked.
Recover was the song that got me into this band since it sounded like something I would listen to. Long and behold, I got into their music and bought their album over the weekend. Since then, every song on the album proved to never disappoint.
CHVRCHS have their own flavor of being pop and alternative at the same time which is neat since alternative and pop music is most popular today. It is one of my favorite genres and sounds great to my ears.
The album proves to be danceable as well with the lively beats throughout the album itself. This is a record that is bound to get listeners dancing at a club or even just in a living room.
This album is a great one to listen to any day of the year and practically anywhere. Give it a listen or two and decide what you think. -Signe
