February in Music.
by
justifyourewondering
- 18:11
I always try to find and listen to as much music as possible, and this month more so than ever, I have found so much noteworthy music that I thought I would make a list of my top 5 favourite artists/albums/songs I've found or re-discovered this month;
By far my favourite discovery of this month was Chris Stapleton's entire discography. Everything he has ever wrote, recorded and performed. There are literally no words to describe how amazing he his. In only the past two weeks I've managed to fully immerse myself in Traveller to the point where I've pretty much learnt it off by heart. My dad, who I wouldn't consider someone who is easily impressed, even referred to the album as 'something special' - it is treasure, filled with lyrical gold and timeless soul. This is an album I can see myself listening to for the rest of my life.
To top it off, I only just discovered that he wrote Drink A Beer (sung by Luke Bryan), another piece of music I will carry with me forever. I could honestly gush over him forever so I'll round this off with a quick summary of my favourite songs by him;
Tennessee Whiskey - Easily my favourite song off the album. Despite not originally being written by or for him, he sings the words with so much soul it makes my heart melt. This is very quickly earning it's spot amongst my favourite songs of all time.
Traveller - The title track of the album was the first I heard from Chris, and what initially drew me to listen to the album. I don't even have the words to describe why and how much I love it, all I'll say is this; listen to it.
Other honourable mentions include Fire Away, Parachute and Nobody To Blame.
4. Little RichardAfter watching a documentary on the history of R&B and hearing so many songs that I know and love, I caught Little Richard's name and binged on all his greatest hits immediately after. Although I had heard the majority of his hits before, this was the first time I had appreciated them as an entire unit of work. The rhythm is infectious and just makes you want to dance, his music is music for a good mood. The discovery of Little Richard's music also led to a new appreciation for all kinds of 50/60's R&B, including Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin and James Brown. If anyone is ever needs an immediate pick-me-up, this is what I would turn them to.
1. Chris Stapleton
By far my favourite discovery of this month was Chris Stapleton's entire discography. Everything he has ever wrote, recorded and performed. There are literally no words to describe how amazing he his. In only the past two weeks I've managed to fully immerse myself in Traveller to the point where I've pretty much learnt it off by heart. My dad, who I wouldn't consider someone who is easily impressed, even referred to the album as 'something special' - it is treasure, filled with lyrical gold and timeless soul. This is an album I can see myself listening to for the rest of my life.
To top it off, I only just discovered that he wrote Drink A Beer (sung by Luke Bryan), another piece of music I will carry with me forever. I could honestly gush over him forever so I'll round this off with a quick summary of my favourite songs by him;
Tennessee Whiskey - Easily my favourite song off the album. Despite not originally being written by or for him, he sings the words with so much soul it makes my heart melt. This is very quickly earning it's spot amongst my favourite songs of all time.
Traveller - The title track of the album was the first I heard from Chris, and what initially drew me to listen to the album. I don't even have the words to describe why and how much I love it, all I'll say is this; listen to it.
Other honourable mentions include Fire Away, Parachute and Nobody To Blame.
2. HalseyHaving listened to Colors on repeat for about 3 months, back in October my friend and I jumped at the chance of getting tickets for Halsey's Glasgow show. Through a stroke of luck, we managed to get tickets and naturally, as I end up doing with literally any concert, I didn't actually start properly listening and frantically learning the setlist until a few weeks before the gig. Because of this, I've spent the whole month listening to Badlands as much as I had time for, to the extent where I felt as though I had assigned myself homework every night. It wasn't until the night of the concert a couple of weeks ago that I fully discovered everything I had been missing in all those months I had put off properly listening to the album. It is beautiful, all the songs connect so smoothly and her voice is so beautifully unique. Halsey is a born performer, and you don't truly understand that until you see her on stage. The visuals involved added a whole new dimension to the songs and left me wanted to relive the entire concert the second I left the venue. (The only criticism I would have of that concert was that there was very little audience interaction, but that's beside the point). If anyone is looking for something slightly different, or just new and fresh to listen to, I would 100% recommend this album.
My favourite songs off Badlands (that I discovered this month in particular) include Roman Holiday, Castle, Strange Love and Haunting.
3. Storyteller by Carrie UnderwoodI fell in love with this album the second I listened to it after getting it for Christmas, which isn't a surprise really, considering how much I loved Carrie's last album Blown Away. When I realised how sad I was that I didn't have tickets to see her when she comes to Glasgow as part of Country 2 Country in March, I tried to avoid the album for the second half of January and the first few weeks of this month. That was until I refreshed Ticketmaster again, and by sheer chance and the ultimate stroke of luck, I managed to find tickets. After months of trying to find tickets from any source at all, at any vaguely affordable price, I finally found them through the most reliable source available and at face value. I've been on cloud 9 ever since and Storyteller has been playing practically non-stop since that moment. The album is perfect for anything and everything, I've painted to this album, walked my dog to this album, drove around listening to this album and exercised along to this album at the gym. It has been the ultimate soundtrack to 2016 so far and I am BEYOND excited to see her at C2C!My recent favourites off this album have been Dirty Laundry, Church Bells and Choctaw County Affair. (another honourable mention and one that isn't on this album is Undo It which is obviously one of her greatest hits, but I hadn't properly listened to it until this month and I love it SO MUCH)
