Eric Church

Eric Church has probably the most country voice I've ever heard. He sounds like a redneck hillbilly no joke. But that's what makes his songs so fun to sing along too because you get to have a really strong country accent. My favorite song by him is Springsteen which is probably a lot of people's favorites since its so popular but I don't care. It's popular because its absolutely fabulous. It reminds me of summer every time I hear it which is another reason why I like it so much. It's a lot different from his other songs because they sound so insanely country and this song isn't exactly. Overall I love Eric church and all his songs. He sounds exactly what people think country sounds like.

The Band

I really like The Band. It's so freaking cool how they made The Big Pink album. It's so amazing how they can take a different line of lyrics from different people and make a legit song. In my opinion, I think they sound better live than recorded which is really weird considering it's usually the other way around. When you watch them live, you can see the passion in their face and they way they play their instruments which is a really great quality in a band. In their song "The Weight", the lady's voice when they perform it is DROPDEAD BEUTIFUL. I love the guy's voice who songs that song because it has a country twang to it.

It's a bummer how the band members have died because I would really enjoy listening to more of their work.

Mumford & Sons

Recently Mumford & Sons came out with their new album Babel. I liked a handful of their songs before but once I heard Babel I immediately fell in love. They have kind of a medieval sound to them I think. Their lyrics are so beautiful and all the songs on the album are really chill, which is why I like it so much. My favorites are "Not With Haste" and "Whispers In The Dark". In the song "Not With Haste" the chorus is:

"We will run and scream, you will dance with me. We'll fulfill our dreams and we'll be free. We will be who we are and they'll heal our scars and we'll be far away. "

Not only this song, but I feel like all their songs have a deeper meaning and I feel like they speak what they think and are passionate about it. That is why they are such a fantastic band.

Two Door Cinema Club

Everyone got really into Two Door Cinema Club after seeing them at ACL. I didn't go to ACL but I wanted to see what everyone was freaking out about so I listened to a couple songs on their album Tourist History and they were freakishly good. The instrumentals in all their songs are so good. It sounds like an electric guitar, which is what is probably is, but I can't tell. I love the main singers voice also, it's so unique and there's not another artist who sounds like him. "What You Know", "Undercover Martyn", and "Come Back Home" are my favs on this album. The thing with Two Door is that I can't really listen to a full album at one time because all their songs are similar sounding and I can only take so much at one time. But a couple songs in one listening will blow your mind.

What You Know

Undercover Martyn

Cream

The first time we listened to Creme in class I didn't like them at all whatsoever. Their songs seem like they go on forever but they're actually just 2 minutes long. I think another reason for this is because all their songs sound the same, there's no variety. They have no "spunk" to them which is something bands should have. But I they were a little better in their next album.
Unlike the first album, I could, some what, stand to listen to them. The songs had a little different sounds to them and they weren't as boring as the first album. I still didn't like it though because they just seem like an average sounding band and they don't do anything for me. They're not exciting, just boring and dull.  Granted it's very impressive how they make their band sound like there's about 5 people in it when there's actually 3.  I'll give them props for that, but their music is just not appealing to me.

Sleepy Time Time is on their first album, Fresh Cream, and it makes me want to go sleepy time time.

Strange Brew is on the second album and it definitely has a different sound than the first album.

RED

You probably don't like Taylor Swift and I can see why but I absolutely love her more than anyone else. I was always a fan of hers but last year when I went to her concert was when I became obsessed with her music. By far my favorite female artist. She is crazy successful teenager who has accomplished so much more than a lot of older artists. Not only that, but she's a huge inspiration to me as long as many other girls. Yes, all her songs are about breakup but I feel like that's what a lot of girls like about it. You can listen to her if you're mad, sad, happy because she has a song about basically everything involving boys. Anyways, she came out with her new album Red and it is the most amazing thing I've heard, favorite album of hers by far.  A lot of my friends that I've talked to about it have said "it's not country". You're right, it's not country (it's listed in the country section on iTunes though, don't know why) but that doesn't make it bad, Taylor Swift is just trying new things with her music. This album has a lot of songs that are nothing like she's ever wrote before and I feel like it's a start of a new Taylor. That sounds cheesy but oh well. Taylor Swift never fails to amaze me and I'm so ready for a new album again but that probably won't be for a while.

Pink Floyd & The Doors

I have heard of muliple people being obsessed with Pink Floyd but I've never listened to them because I thought they were some old classic rock band. But they're not at all like I expected. I actually like them a lot, and they're really similar to some of the bands I listen to. They remind me of Radiohead a lot by the way the lead singer sounds. I just think it's a little weird what some of the lyrics in their songs are. I'm pretty sure I could make better lyrics than them, but they make their strange lyrics sound amazing. I really enjoyed Pink Floyd and I'm definitely going to be looking them up on Spotify.

The Doors I did not like at all. Their songs were too long, the instruments are a lot louder than the vocals, and they were a little too jazzy for me.  You can't hear the the singing unless you turn up the music really loud but then the instruments are blaring at you which is not enjoyable to me.  I feel like they could be good, if they didn't have this problem. I'm also not a fan of long songs, especially rock ones because, to me, it feels like it's the same sounds over and over again and it goes on for ages.