Don't you hate when you're singing along to a song and the artist you're listening to gets the lyrics all wrong? Just sayin'. (File under: "Bathroom on the right.")
Okay... here are a few very interesting recently-released sing-a-long alternative tracks that definitely stand-out from most of the crap corporate radio pushes on us daily. (Burn!) As usual, this blog is Nickleback-free.
"ANNA SUN" - WALK THE MOON
I love an uptempo tune that - with just a couple listens - can put you in a better frame-of-mind. Ready to get happy? Meet the Cincinnati-based indy-band Walk the Moon and a poppy-piece that keytar player Nicholas Pettrica says is, "about college, and maintaining that little bit of being a kid." Love the catchy synth-riff and especially the line, "We got no money, but we got heart!" (Be sure to check ou their music video!)
"MEANT" - ELIZAVETA
"MEANT" - ELIZAVETA
A couple of months ago a posted a review of "Video Games" from Lana Del Ray. This ballad, "Meant," is comprised of a lot of the same heartbreaking, sultry emotion. Russian-raised Elizaveta delivers her vocals carefully, methodically while evoking a lack of trust. (Her, saying: "I still think that we were meant to be." Her, then thinking: "Lie to me now." Genius.) She said of her vocals, "I was coming down with a cold, and my throat was in shreds after singing it a number of times, in order to get the perfect take. Also because it is so emotional, and my voice kept giving out."
"1901" - BIRDY
It's hard to believe that English singer Birdy (Jasmine van den Bogaerde) is only 15-years old. Her interpretation of the Phoenix hit from 2009 - about the ups-and-downs of a young couple living in turn-of-the-century Paris - comes across as if it came from the vantage-point of a veteran heart. I've always loved the more-uptempo Phoenix original, but I think you'll agree with me when I say Birdy's Tori Amos-like take flies much higher.
