If I'm not talking to someone my headphones are always in my ears... even in lessons hidden under my hair in one ear its still there. Then if they're not in my ears they're either hanging out of my jumper or around my neck. Music is a big part of my life and these are my Top 15 of February.
( no particular order)
- This song is a song I used to play while getting ready in the morning because of its up-beat sound which you can't help but dance to. This made brushing my hair or waiting for moisturizer to soak it a much more exciting experience and made for multiple video worthy moments.
Over the last year or so this song has meant so much to me and helped me through so much - still confused how it can be my motivation song and calm down song. I finally got to see them on the 22nd in Bristol and DAMN THEY'RE GOOD LIVE. So yeah this song means a stupid amount to me and after the gig I may have been replaying it for stupid amounts of time to help deal with my post-concert depression. So yeah shout out to Nothing But Thieves for being talented and beautiful people and having the best designed website in the world.
3, Darlia - Dear Diary
- Last year I was snuck into a 'Strictly 18+ gig' when I was 15 by the headline bands bass guitarist, this band was one of the opening acts. From the first line I was hooked by the lead singers hauntingly beautiful voice and quite frankly amazing lyrics so when my favourite song from the set was released as a single I was on it like a car bonnet and had it in my phone straight away replacing my gig-recorded version I'd been listening to for a year. Fun fact on their live-stream I bullied them into singing Hold Back the River by James Bay - thanks guys it made my day and sorry for bullying you to do it.....
This band are distinctively 'indie' with an alternative sound and look. I find this band and this song are perfect for practically any situation with its upbeat sound you can dance to, its been my 'feel-good song of the month'.
The main reason this song was played so much this month was because I love the chorus its catchy but if you sing it under your breath in lesson you get some weird af looks from people unless they've also heard the song. Either way its a great song and I find it particularly motivating so I played it while doing assignments and revision. What sucks is that I found this band too late and aren't playing anymore... but we can still enjoy their music.
7.James Bay - Scars
- I first met James Bay in March 2014 after a Nina Nesbitt show at Shepards Bush Empire where he was a supporting act. He was handing out free demos and were signing them, I got one because I enjoyed his performance and left it at that. Almost a year later and literally thousands of plays James Bay is my artist and someone who can make me cry and also stop me from crying with his songs. After crying at the Radio 1 Futures Festival whilst in the front row to this song I fear he may have seen me and I didn't care. That signed demo is now my prized possession and I'm waiting patiently for the release of his debut album.
8.Sons & Lovers - Golden
These guys aren't easy to find unless you see them live at a festival or as an opening act - or the wonderful hyve sends them your way. I was on a Hyve binge and came across these guys and recognized the name from one of the small print bands for the futures stage at V-Fest 2014 I was going to in a few weeks time. The first song I heard was 'Lover' and was hooked and listened through all their songs (around 5 at the time) and fell in love. They exist in the blurred lines between rock and pop and have a unique and beautiful sound. So 12:30pm I was trudging to futures tent in zombie mode zonked from the night before and waited for them to come on and they woke me up in the first bar they were amazing. They're one of the rare bands that are better life than the sudio can give them credit for - dare I say they were the best band of V- Festival. All of their songs have been on repeat since August but Golden has been a particulary high play this month.
9.Coasts - A Rush Of Blood
As with all iPhones mine decided to break for no reason, my issue was once you put on a song it replayed until the phone died and then when it turned on again the first song you played was the only song you could play until it died. This song was the song that was playing during a 3 hour train journey and the fact that I didn't get bored of the song in that time speaks for how good it is. (phones good now) I finally saw them live at Radio 1 Futures festival and I found they sounded just as good live as recorded plus got a speak with some of them afterwards and they seem absoltutely lovely guys. They're playing Coachella also so hopefully they get some good exposure out there for the US market they deserve it.
This is a song that I always refused to skip whenever it came on shuffle and if I was alone I'd sing along start to finish and often repeated over and over again so that is how it came to be in my top 20 most played.
I find Shy Nature a perfect band because they're soft enough to be calming but just heavy enough to be interesting and dance to so I find them a perfect band to play in so many situations. This particular track I often found myself this month purposely putting it on because I loved it so much and just the entire feeling I got from it.
- My main love for this song stems from the beat all the way through and has been my alarm song this month because as I get up I can't help but do a little dance for a minute or so and it wakes me up. So thanks For The Foxes for getting me out of bed. Serious life hack having a song like this as your alarm clock, but be sure to change it after a month so you don't begin to hate it.
13. Glacier Pacific - Give Up
- I just love this song for no other reason than the fact the musicians are great and the lead singer has a wonderfully beautiful voice and the lyrics after a few listens will be circling in your head for hours and hours. This songs like Pringles or Jaffa Cakes you've gotta have more than one listen.
- As an insomniac I often find myself sitting on my bed or floor with headphones in blaring song after song particulary emotional songs as at 3am you start questioning your entire life and shiitake like that and this has been one of my late night/early morning songs.
- This song has been 'our song' for myself and a close friend so whenever we were together this would go on and stay on for practically the entire we were together which included 3 Psychology lessons a week so this song has been played an awful lot this month and I'm not sick of it yet.
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