Song Review: Borderline - Tove Styrke

Hello all! For this post I am going to review a rather recently found but not well recognized song, called Borderline by Tove Styrke. Now this song is about attitude, but also about... what else.. LOVE!! But let's be honest, we've all had these kinds of feelings when falling in love with someone.
She explains her feelings as somewhat mixed and always changing with a lasting fear. She talks about feeling restrained and always full of thought, until of course she sees "someone".
The song offers an in between upbeat and chill(ish) song. Although her voice has lots of tension and excitement, the background supporting music is very repetitive.
I generally like this song because her voice is very matchy for her style. 

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Tove Styrke also has another song called Ego, which I haven't had the chance to listen to yet (because I'm in English class and don't have that privilege), but I CAN post a link, so here you go.
There is also a really cool remix of this song if you're in to that. The link is right here
I just want to say sorry for not posting for a couple weeks. I'll be here to post every week, I am however getting ready to wrap up my blog and say good bye (to freshman year). Thanks for reading!

Artist Review: The Cab

Hey guys! So for this post I will be reviewing one of a recently discovered (by me) artist, called The Cab. 
I'm not all too familiar with the band, but from the songs I've heard by them, they are very good at what they do. I've only heard a couple songs by one of their famous albums Symphony Soldier. That album was released in 2011. While they are, as I understand, more of a pop rock/alternative rock/pop punk kind of band, Symphony Soldier is more of a love album, while their other album is more, what they're known for.

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While I'm not the biggest fan out there, I always enjoy their style of music and their way of telling a story.

The Cab has been replacing more and more members of the original band, except for the "creator", the one and only, Alexander DeLeon. Although Alexander is pretty much permanent, (in his own band) the members are very unstable and tend to come and go.

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While they only released 2 albums, they definitely know how to say stuff in a different and new way, and I still find their songs very inspiring and always love listening to their ideas.

The Cab has been around since 2004, not the oldest band but definitely not the worst either. They originated in Las Vegas and earned the nick-name “The Band You Need To Know” from Alternative Press magazine.
That's all for this post! See you next time!

Song Review: Carousel - Melanie Martinez (Part 2)

Okay, for this review, we will be reviewing one of Melanie's main songs. The title of this song (I'm sure you can guess) is called Carousel. This song, just like the last one, is very metaphorical and tells a story within its actual meaning.
This song expresses a story of love (because what else is there to write a song about?). The lyrics of the song describe a carousel because it goes around and around in circles, just as the days of our lives. In case you've never had a childhood, carousels usually have animals (horses were usually the most used) and they "chased" each other. Melanie uses this object because the horses neither fall back, or move any faster than the others, she also is describing how "her horse" can't catch up the the "horse" or person she loves.

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Unlike most artists Melanie can be easily misunderstood, unless you are constantly reciting and thinking about song lyrics, it can be very easy to misinterpret her story or her metaphors. So, I just want to make it clear that she is not, in fact, singing about riding a carousel just for fun.

If you think about it, most songs do have a deeper meaning or have a collection of metaphors that you would need to understand for the song to make sense. Anyway, thats all for now, thanks for reading and I hope to see you back here!

Song Review: Dollhouse - Melanie Martinez (Part 1)

Hey all! I will be doing a two part review for 2 of my favorite songs by an amazing artist. The first song I will review is called Dollhouse by Melanie Martinez. Her style of song is very calm with lyrics that go deeper than just everyday talking. Her songs are very metaphorical. The story of this song is a family based off of a dollhouse set that is perfect when looked upon but is a wreck of a group when "the little girl" leaves or turns her back.

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Although this song isn't exactly relatable to my life, I still find the idea, metaphors, and expressions to be strangely addicting (maybe not to you, but hey I'M the music freak here). This song tells a story worse than I've ever heard from my friends; the brother smokes cannabis, the mother drinks, the father is a cheater, and the daughter is just a bystander (as far as the song announces). 

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I will be posting my second favorite song by her tomorrow! I'll give you a hint; it's called Carousel. I'll give you another hint; it's also metaphorical. Below is a video of Dollhouse, hope you enjoy!

Artist Review: Hoodie Allen

Welcome back to my blog! I got bored and changed the URL of my page, please be sure to remember this and share the URL because you're cool and you should help me out with becoming popular (since I can't be popular in person).
This post is going to be focused on an artist who I've recently discovered (that's a lie, it's been 8 months), he goes by the name of Hoodie Allen. This 26 year old star came from an abnormal start, born on March 19, 1988,(that means his birthday is tomorrow!! To state the obvious) and born in Georgia and moved to Long Beach in a Jewish household, he launched his music interest after 2009 when he produced his own mix tapes until his career took off in 2012 by releasing his first album All American. His most recent album released in 2014 called People Keep Talking has a collection of 14 songs.

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When it comes to Hoodie Allen, my personal favorite song is No Faith  in Brooklyn. Although I'm not totally sure of what his drive for this song was, I still enjoy the chill-ness and voice to match the song.

Song Review: Teenagers - My Chemical Romance

Okay, so although I listen to a lot of artist and various kinds of music, I'm really not one to listen to a lot of My Chemical Romance and songs like that. BUT, I just find this song very humorous and I thought I'd share it with you.
Teenagers is a song that features teenagers as the victim of society where they will be fixed into more of an adult figure. Until then, teenagers are viewed as scary and disobedient (which in my view, isn't far off from what I see at school). The song talks about the nicknames, drugs, clothes, and "violent" nature of a teenager, which is probably why most people are scared of us (Mwahahahahahahaha fear us!!).
Although I didn't exactly grow up in a disobedient and frowned-upon-for-our-uncontrolled-children society, I have seen that side of the teenage population.

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I feel that My Chemical Romance is a very good band with loads of talent, but I never was attached to them as a music addict. I don't know how many of you reading this like that band but no judgement! Music is music, I am here on the dictation of my English grade and because I gotta have a better blog than my friends.
AAAaaaannnnnyyyyywaaaaaayyyyy........ MCR, from New Jersey with a group of 5 rockers. Their latest album launched March 25th of last year, the album is called May Death Never Stop You. For those who love the band, ya'll better tell me if it's a great album, I might review it and get obsessed.
That's enough for this post, stay tuned for the next review which I should write so I don't fail my class XD. Later guys!

Artist Review: Jack and Jack

Today, I've decided to talk about the pop rap dynamic duo called Jack and Jack (Jack Johnson and Jack Gilinsky). Since kindergarden, they've been the best of friends. Growing up in Nebraska, they started making music together and came to their chosen genre. Although their newest song "Wild Life" has made the second rank on most downloaded iTunes song, and the 87th rank on the most popular world wide song list, they weren't always making wild songs. Their original genre was more of a "refectory" "calm" type of rap, mostly talking about their relationships and life status'. I know it sounds boring, but their voices add a great twist and range on their songs. A lot of their earlier songs are a bit down and have a sad story.
 Jack Johnson and Jack Gilinsky, are both the age of 18, and continue to work well with each other. More focused on Jack Gilinsky, a brown hair, goofy singer who has dark brown eyes. Jack Gilinsky started making vines with his best friend and later became viral artists.

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Jack Johnson, a blond haired, 18 year old (baby face), who is "just a bit" shorter than his partner in crime. Originally living with his parents and his older Jeff, he eventually became a video web star.

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 I hope you guys had a wonderful week and a fantastic weekend. I plan on redeeming myself on the jump I recently fell on last sunday which took me to the hospital. Please don't use me as a roll model, I can be so clumsy, I'm only good at music. Speaking of clumsy and music, check out my friend's blog The Trebles of a Teenager

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Song Review: Jimmy Iovine - Macklemore

First off, I'm sorry for taking so long with my next post, I was visiting California where I got 3 pairs of music design socks (insert happy face here). While I was in California I got to visit Universal Resorts Hollywood. But enough about me, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas or a fantastic Hanukah, and an amazing New Year.

Now on to the review; I generally don't obsess over Macklemore like I would with someone I truly look up to. But this rapper has already figured out where his voice and motivation in his life comes from. In the song Jimmy Iovine, he explains his expectations vs. the reality he walked into on his way to sign a record deal. The thing about most rappers these days, is they only rap about the absolute best thing in their life, but they rarely (if that) sing/rap about the unreasonable, or bogus events they go through in their everyday music life. Macklemore tells his story of how he expected a big welcome and an amazing deal when he walked into the studio offices. Although there is enthusiasm in the song, it comes from the man attempting to scam his deal. At the end of the song, he chooses to risk his pay instead of having money practically stolen from him.
When it comes to Macklemore, I have no complaints about his story or his music. His musical reputation isn't about how many people he can surround himself with, but more about his true character and stories of how the real world of music production works.

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New Chapter; Rap Music

Today I've decided that it's time to round out my blog; as promised, I would touch on all basic music genres. So, until January (ish) we will be talking about rap artists, and songs. If ya don't like rap, see you in January!

Rap music was a genre I was hooked on for a good 2-2 1/2 years before I started to really listen to all kinds of music. The artist who got me started was Eminem, Marshal Mathers, and B-Rabbit (bunny rabbit). If you're not a rap addict, then I will fill you in; all those names belong to the same person. Eminem was the first white rapper to break to barrier for white rapping. Not known for his voice or his "sick beats", he made it through music surviving on his amazing ability to rhyme AND make lines that normally would take a lot of thinking for most people. The story behind him is one that is always miscommunicated and misunderstood, but is at the same time one that would seem like a hard life to live. Well you're right, Marshal (before getting him name) started rapping with his black friend who first took him to rap battling in his younger years. After coping with the music, he began his obsession and sold his first record and everything blasted off from there. They do have a movie about his story before he began his career called 8 Mile, rated R and infested with language and adultery, I encourage you to brace yourself if you so choose to watch.

But enough about Eminem. Obviously rap has always been a more, explicit type of music and has more of an adult theme to it. I must warn you that if you get easily offended by music or certain subjects that may be mentioned, to steer clear of the song because this genre is not a light kind of music. I will most likely be posting the explicit versions (unless it is a censored music video). Hope to see you next time on the next song review!

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Song Review: Mad at Myself - Issues

This song review will be focused on the song created by Issues called Mad at Myself. The song expresses a feeling of regret of  his actions toward his girlfriend. In the chorus he implies he was only making choices based off of his wants instead of his relationship ethics. Like most songs, it doesn't say exactly what happened prior to making the song, but there are a lot of clues that can give you ideas.
Like billions and billions of other songs, this song is about love. But it has a weird genre twist; most "screamo" songs express only anger, revenge, regret, and occasionally confusion. This song on the other hand, has only regret and crave for an earlier time.
The band Issues isn't a widely known band, but their talent isn't any worse than what makes a good group. The band has 6 members with Tyler Carter as the "group leader"

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I will be starting to post more and more reviews and songs within this genre, sorry if you're not particularly interested but I will be trying to keep my blog well rounded and expressive through my posts.

Song Review: Crown - Diplo

The song I have chosen to review today is called Crown by Diplo. In this song, they feature three other artists; RiFF RAFF, Boaz van de Beatz and Mike Posner. RiFF RAFF is an artist who has recently been introduced to the world of rap or hip-hop. In this song, Riff RAFF is more of the "lesser known" artists in the song. Unlike RiFF RAFF, Mike Posner (artist of "cooler than me") does the vocals in the song, with RiFF RAFF doing the smaller rap verses. And the original beat, tempo, sound, and flow of the song was created by Boaz van de Beatz. Like many others, Boaz in more of an unknown artist.

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The song has an uplifting beat to it. It has main verse or chorus that says "Imma be the king soon..... I can't wait to be king!" Obviously there aren't many kings left, the song is very figurative. Most songs use metaphors as a way to send a message so that the people who hear it can make their own connections. This effect is used to sell more songs, sometimes when the song is vague, it can sell better because people connect in their own way. Although there are many songs like this, many people have never heard this kind of music, much less heard of the genre.