I know I haven’t posted this segment in a while. I guess I never really had anything I was obsessed with until this month and primarily this past week. So… Here goes nothing…
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Maroon 5 have never really entirely captured my heart when it comes to all their music. I mean, save for some of my favorites which happen to be loved by everyone, I can’t say I have loved or even liked an entire album of theirs for that matter. That is, until V came out. Their not -so-recently released album was something I probably prejudged even before listening to it. Even with their hit single Maps going crazy over the radio- which I should mention is one of my favorite songs of 2014- I still refused to believe they had cheated anyone into loving their album. Imagine my shock and pompous ass feeling when I listened to it and then listened to it again and then again and again and again and… Well, you get the picture. Maroon 5, I may not be a musical genius or well-acclaimed critic, but you have done beyond right by my individual standards. My personal favorites of this album include Maps, Animals, Unkiss Me, New Love and In Your Pocket.
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One of my all time favorite bands, if not my favorite band at the moment, is The Script. Regardless of whatever they come out with, I am always taken away by it. They have a beautiful and simple approach to their lyrics that completely drives every single message home. Maybe that’s why I like them so much. They aren’t complicating things much. They’re just three guys that love to make music and affect people through it all. They are probably the only constant band I have listened to for the past four years or so since I was introduced to them by a friend in high school. Their Science and Faith album is probably their best all round album. I loved every single second of it. Their new album has quite a pop feel to it but still stays true to its rock-star roots which I absolutely love. Some of my personal favorites are Hail Or Sunshine, Paint The Town Green, Without Those Songs, Superheroes, The Energy Never Dies and Never Seen Anything Quite Like You. I know those are quite a few. But this album is quite something too.
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I am sure I have written about them before, but they deserve a lot more recognition for creating amazing music end on end. Whether it’s an amazingly arranged cover of a song or one of their original songs that promises to get you bobbing your head, The Pentatonix seem to have found their rhythm and are slowly taking over the airwaves. Because they are such a unique group of individuals, they attract all kinds of attention, from crazy acclamations to negative put-downs. All I know is, this group is just getting started and their third extended play album is a testament to that. Grab it whenever you can, it’s on sale on Itunes. Here are some of my favorites; Papaoutai (an amazing cover, which they collaborate on with Lindsey Sterling, an epic violinist), On My Way (A brilliant original and one of my favorites from them) and La La Latch (Brilliantly fresh mashup cover of Sam Smith’s Latch and La La La featuring Disclosure and Naughty Boy).
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Ariana Grande is probably one of the only current bridges to that old sweet sensual classy vibe from the 90s right now in terms of musicality, prowess and all out massive presence. She is, in word, AMAZING. And yes, she may sound very similar to Mariah Carey, but she is far from that. Heck, she could be better and she is only in her twenties with a heck of a career ahead of her. With her first album dropping down like a pack of hot cakes in the music industry back in 2013 while touching the hearts of thousands of people across the world, this mini diva songstress is set to take over the music world as well. With her not-so- recently released second album, My Everything, featuring lots of amazing artists including Iggy Azalea, Childish Gambino, Big Sean and Zedd, I have to point out it didn’t strike me as better than her first, even if the hit singles were, to be redundant, hits. But I did love it either way especially since it’s got some crazy tracks on it and a little for everyone to like. My favorites were definitely Problem, Best Mistake, One Last Time, Hands On Me and Break Free.
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Have an awesome musical weekend. Love you, readers. XOXO. 🙂
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Wow, well said! those albums are simply on point! 🙂