music favies

I've decided that since I seem to share my adventures here, I should probably share the music that goes along with them. The music one listens to really can be considered the soundtrack of his or her life. It can very accurately show certain moods and emotions that someone is experiencing during the present time period. This time I've picked some of my current music favorites, including new discoveries as well as groups of which I am a long time fan.

The Little Ones, a band my father introduced me to, is a band that I actually didn't get into at first. When I first listened to these guys, I don't think I was paying attention and therefore I didn't experience the full effect of their music. I recently tried them out again and fell in love with this song, "Argonauts" as well as a song called "Awol." Both have certain sounds and beats that I especially like. They're upbeat and especially good for a atmosphere that needs some positive energy. 

Second, I have a group called Little Green Cars. Tim actually showed me their music after our friend Dylan shared them with him. All the band members are from Dublin, Ireland, but I've been lucky enough to see them play at both Coachella and Outsidelands. The female voice in their music, her name being Faye, is extremely powerful and unlike any voice I've ever heard. The tone of their music is both upbeat but contemplative, and I feel like the voices guide the music more than the instruments used. This song "Please" is my personal favorite, along with "Harper Lee," "My Love Took Me Down To The River To Silence Me," "The Kitchen Floor," and their most popular one, "The John Wayne."

While I've known of my third pick, Dr. Dog, for quite awhile now and have never truly immersed myself in their music, I recently came across this song, "How Long Must I Wait," when my music was on shuffle and absolutely fell in love with it. The voices almost seem like background voices to the music itself. They are rough and imperfect, which I absolutely love, and the song itself is very simple. There is this certain sound and beat that is incredibly beautiful and that I could listen to it forever. In contrast to Little Green Cars, the sounds in this music are what I enjoy more than the voices. 

Fourth, I must introduce to you Mr. Little Jeans, a Norwegian female vocalist with one of the most elegant voices I've heard in awhile. Though I initially fell in love with her song, "Rescue Me" and her cover of "Single Ladies," I would say that I adore "Oh Sailor," which features a choir in its chorus that sounds extremely powerful. I always seem to love when choirs sing in songs along with a lead vocalist because a mass of voices gives a much bigger impact. I'm hoping to see her in September!

My next choice is an old favorite of mine and Tim's. He brought these guys, Milo Greene, to my ears quite awhile ago, and we saw them in concert for our 9 month anniversary. For a period of time, they were all I listened to, but I truly hadn't played their music in awhile. However, I was able to be in the front row for their Outsidelands performance and have rediscovered my love for them. (We were also able to get their setlists and three of the band members were able to sign them!) They have a very calming, emotional tone that resonates with you in times of need. Their songs can really attach to your heart, especially one of my favorites, "Perfectly Aligned," a very quiet one with simple lyrics sung by the only female in the band, Marlana. She has a very strong voice that is delicate at the same time, and it compliments the unique male voices in the band. At Outsidelands, they won my heart even more with a cover of "Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens.

Lastly, I'm truly in love with British band Daughter, made up of a female vocalist as well as two males. I have described them before as a mix between the xx and Florence and the Machine. Their songs are much calmer than Florence, but the voice is much more powerful than the xx. Their performance at Outsidelands was amazingly sweet, with band members constantly thanking the audience and the singer smiling enormously after every song. The sound they have is a mix of everything I love with the plus of a practically perfect female voice singing wonderfully obscure by relatable lyrics.