Folk music wasn’t really on my radar until a few years ago. Sufjan Stevens taught me that banjos weren’t only for usage in the song from Deliverance, while Fleet Foxes sold me on what I’d previously call “mountain man” folk music. Mumford & Sons‘ 2010 debut,…
I’m going to go all “hipster” on you for a moment and say that I was listening to Australian singer-songwriter, Sia, before she went mainstream. It’s true, though- I bought two of Sia’s earlier albums back in 2008, when she was just a small blip on the…
I really don’t think I need to explain how much The Twilight Saga generally sucks, with the exception of the film soundtracks. Though the books and movies are embarrassingly bad, all of the soundtracks have managed to be great collections of indie pop/rock music.
I’ve been a fan of Jason Mraz for quite a few years now. I’ve enjoyed all of his albums, listened to his songs countless times, drove four hours to see him in concert (and I swear to you, it was one of the best, most fun/interactive…
I’m not sure when I stumbled upon Sleigh Bells, though I know I first heard them while visiting someone’s blog. Usually, I automatically mute my laptop when a blog has an automatic playlist enabled, but I remember being captivated by the band’s unique sound. The…
I first started writing on Epinions in 2001, at the mere age of fourteen. It’s been nearly ten years since my first review and if I do say so myself, my writing style has changed a lot since then. I’ve ditched the track-by-track reviewing style, and…
I’m not ashamed to admit that I was a Britney Spears fan back in the day. And when I say “back in the day”, I will also admit that “the day” was four years ago. Hey, I grew up in the era of boy bands and pop…
In 2011, I fell in love with Gotye’s wildly inescapable hit single, “Somebody That I Used To Know”. I loved the catchiness of the song, the honesty in the lyrics, and I was impressed by the female vocalist in the second verse. Luckily for me,…
Growing up is hard enough without doing it in front of millions of people. For Charlotte Church, who started performing music at just eleven years old, growing up in the spotlight was incredibly hard. The Welsh-born classical singer started off her career being known for…
Back in 2008, Coldplay was riding the success train after releasing their fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. The album saw a marked change in Coldplay’s musical direction- the twinkly piano ballads and emotive vocals were replaced by more…