1. Am
Gone – Adult Jazz
I’m still confused as to why I hadn’t
listened to this brill band much before, but the more I listen to them, the
less guilty I feel. If you like Bombay Bicycle Club, I’m sure you’ll like Adult
Jazz, but expect deeper meaning and a more flexible structure to the usual
guitar-bass-drum set up, which is a fresh idea and I like it, along with the
overall concept of Adult Jazz.
2. Last
Hope – Paramore
It wasn’t until a couple of months ago, that
I got their latest album and have had it on repeat, being a car CD for a few
weeks. I like most of the tracks, specifically this one, ‘Ain’t It Fun’ and ‘Now’.
The album itself is a good mix of a usual ‘Paramore’ sound but it also explores
a newer style, with ukulele interludes – I like it! (Also this live performance of the track - YESSSSS)
3. God's Whisper – Raury
After featuring Raury in my Sound of 2015, I’ve
had a couple of his tracks on repeat, but I keep going back to this one. The overall
vibe is chilled and so catchy, with claps and group vocals backing and building
throughout the track. I’m also a big fan of the music video.
4. Real
Thing – tUnE-yArDs
I know I mentioned them in my Best of 2014
but I’ve listened to tUnE-yArDs A LOT in the last couple of months, which I
guess backs up their position in that post. I really enjoy their layered
percussion, vocals and well-written lyrics etc. and have been enjoying their
latest album ‘Nikki Nack’, especially ‘Real Thing’, ‘Hey Life’ and ‘Sink-O’. The creativity is also out of this world...
5. I’m
With You – Avril Lavigne
One of the albums I rediscovered was ‘Let
Go’ by Avril Lavigne, one of my all-time favourite albums, so I’ve been
listening to that a lot. It was surpringly hard to choose a song to put into
this WILT but I decided on the one I’ve also been playing on guitar a fair bit
too. Ahh nostalgia.
6. Lose
Yourself – Eminem
I’ve also revisited Eminem recently, and
having watched 8 Mile all the way through (at last), this song fitted the
choice well. Also, when you know all the words to a fair few of his songs,
especially this one, I think it’s fair to say you’ve listened to them enough,
but I don’t get bored of Eminem’s verses and I’ve recently picked up his latest
album, so will be listening to that too.
7. Small
Things – Ben Howard
‘I Forget Were We Are’ was one of my
favourite albums from 2014, and I still listen to it as much as I did when I
first got it. The overall unique sound of Ben and his guitar is almost
addictive, this is up there with my favourite track from the album, however my
favourites change depending what I’m doing or how I’m feeling, and I can easily
listen to the whole of the album on repeat.
8. Drop
The Game – Flume & Chet Faker
I’m a big fan of both Flume and Chet Faker
and I’ve been listening to them both over the last couple of months; so if they
joined forces, great music would be made. Correct and here is the product
released, as well as the ‘Lockjaw EP’.
9. The
Hanging Tree – James Newton Howard ft. Jennifer Lawrence
Around New Years, I went to go see Hunger
Games: Mockingjay Part 1 at the cinema, the score of the film really stood out
to me, as it does in most films, as the music can intensify scenes etc.
However, James Newton Howard did a brilliant job composing the score for ‘The
Hanging Tree’ and I’ve had it stuck in my head for quite a while now, Jennifer
also did a brilliant job on vocals and it did well in the charts, which is an
added bonus right?!
10. Coffee
– Sylvan Esso
Another catchy song, that I keep getting
stuck in my head and is one of my favourite electronic songs at the minute. I
can’t really think what else to say about this one apart from give it a listen,
slow-mo rave a long and feel chilled out!
What have you been listening to lately?
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