My September Grind & a big phat THANK YOU!

As of today my blog officially reached 12,000 views! This is really exciting to me, and I want to thank everyone for reading. I hope that by continuing to write, I'll be able to keep sharing my love and passion for music with as many people as possible!

Look, it's me! I spent a day out shooting with my best friend Amber for photography class. Love it!

I know I don't usually blog about "my life" very often, mind the occasional rant about something really bothering me at the time, but it's always nice to be able to update anyone who knows me or wonders how I'm doing. Life has been great lately. I'm busy as ever, but that's how I work best. I've got two jobs this semester, one of which is teaching dance for a few hours a week, which really makes me happy! I'm also getting back into the whole "working out/getting sexy" thing again, because I don't particularly feel like gaining the Freshman 15 as a Sophomore. I avoided it last year, I'd like to avoid it again. So far I've managed to get my lazy butt to the gym twice a day... We'll see how that holds up.
A few nights ago, I discovered that the recipe for a perfect romantic evening includes a chance to see the most amazing Alaskan northern lights I've ever seen in my whole life, a shooting star that looked to be on fire as it crossed the sky, and a massive dose of Coldplay.
So, there's my little update.
Now that it's the last day of September, I'm going to post my playlist for the month. Cheers to a great first month back to school. So far it's been fun, busy, and at times, a little boring, but that's where the music comes in.
This month I'm trying something a little different. I cut my playlist down really short and made them available to download. Hopefully this is a plus for all you readers. :)

SEPTEMBER GRIND

Jagger Bomb by 3LAU MUST DOWNLOAD

Dancing In The Backseat by 3LAU MUST DOWNLOAD

Rave Dirty by 3LAU MUST DOWNLOAD

All Night Long (LMFAO, Ellie G, Mann, Darth & Vader) by 3LAU

Dubsex (Short Mix) by 3LAU

Work Hard, Play Hard (3LAU & Sex Ray Vision Remix) by Tiesto MUST DOWNLOAD

Strobelights by Krewella

Life of the Party ft. S-Preme by Krewella MUST DOWNLOAD





Bass Down Low (ft. Dev) (Proper Villains Remix) by The Cataracs MUST DOWNLOAD

Champagne Showers ft. Natalia Kills by LMFAO MUST DOWNLOAD

Cold Feet (prod. Clams Casino) by Mac Miller MUST DOWNLOAD

If It Kills Me (From the Casa Nova Sessions)  by Jason Mraz 
(click to watch YouTube video of So You Think You Can Dance performance)

Graduation Song ft. Wynter Gordon by Kinetics & One Love MUST DOWNLOAD

I'm On One (DJ Marvel Dynamic Remix) by Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne

In The Dark by Dev ft. The Cararacs MUST DOWNLOAD

In Line by Robert Skoro
(Click to watch YouTube video of dance performance)

Sail by AWOLNATION

Someone Like You (Adele Remix) by PJ Simas

Throw My 3's by Moufy

Turn It Up (Sex Ray Vision Remix) by Taryn Manning

Wish You Were Here by Avril Lavigne

Without You ft. Usher (Lyrakill Remix) by David Guetta

"Dear Everybody Who's Paid to See My Band, ..."

I'm extremely excited to say I downloaded Manchester Orchestra's new album, "Simple Math" (yes, it's been leaked). Here comes a big long review. Ready?






So, first off, Manchester Orchestra started off in Atlanta, GA, when the members were basically still in high school. Listen to their stuff and you'd never, EVER know. They're lyrical geniuses, in my opinion. The band is lead by Andy Hull, with guitarist Robert McDowell, bassist Jonathan Corley, keyboardist Chris Freeman, and drummer Jeremiah Edmond. Their first EP was titled "You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm, But Brilliance Needs a Good Editor".      ...I know, right? Anyway, if you haven't heard of these guys, now you have, and if you like Death Cab for Cutie or any other indie/rock/alternative bands, you will like Manchester Orchestra. I promise.

Here are three of their songs from the new album.

Simple Math by Manchester Orchestra
Virgin by Manchester Orchestra
April Fool by Manchester Orchestra

As for the rest of the "Simple Math" album, I'm loving the first track, called "Deer". It's really mellow, a little bit of synth and guitar, but mostly just amazing vocals and soothing harmonies. I also love "Pensacola", probably a memoir to the area they played a lot of their first few shows back in the day. The rest of the tracks are completely enjoyable; some lyrics from "Mighty"-

"Look straight in the eyes of the heartless/ you can't swing if you don't use your arms

 It's not like I was lost for a purpose/ I lost purpose and purposely froze" 

This is one of my favorites, from their 2009 album, "Mean Everything To Nothing".

I've Got Friends - Manchester Orchestra by MidnightMacchiato

The album is set to release on May 10, and is available for pre-order from iTunes at $9.99, for all 10 tracks. Enjoy!