22.03.2009

Right now, on this fateful morning (does it still count as morning at half one?), I'm listening to Stevie Wonder..."Superstition" right now. That song is so friggin awesome, I can't believe I ever forgot about it! I can't help but sing so fucking loudly, thank fuck I'm home alone. My poor (or blessed, depending on how you look at it) flatmates have to put up with my strange/eccentric/awesome music all day and night. I think they secretly like it. I learned something new yesterday - if you burn yourself on the stove, put a slice of potato on it straight away! That way, you avoid the nasty blister:)

The reason I'm blogging today, is because I just sat down and created a new playlist on my itunes, with new awesome music I've just discovered, old albums I'd forgotten about, and just some timeless classics. One album I completely forgot about for a while, is Keane's first, Hopes and Fears. What a fucking amazing album! You have Tom Chaplin pre-drugs, writing the most gorgeous lyrics, and his voice is just to die for. I wasn't too keen on Keane (hihi) when they emerged with this cd in 2004, but then, later that year, I saw them live at the Quart festival in Kristiansand - and they are just sick on stage! Oh my god, Tom Chaplin sounds a gazillion times better live than he does on the cd, not too many can pride themselves with that! (Matt Bellamy, Springsteen, Sivert Høyem)

Also on this playlist of mine, are some songs from an Irish bird called Laura Izibor, who I discovered in Glasgow with Camille when she was supporting John Legend. I bough her live EP off itunes, and it's really good, she's got a great voice, and some really soulful tunes. She's also got that one song on PS: I love you, Carousel, which is really good, you'll probably recognize it if you've seen the film. Together with Laura comes Lily Allen (last cd, amazing) and John Legend (last cd, amazing), that was like out great Glasgow weekend.

I also have a few Hendrix tunes, live of course, including Hey Joe, Fire, Foxey Lady, Little Wing and Star Spangled Banner live at Woodstock. Oh man - to have been there. Also, the new Bigbang (fantastic Norwegian rock band people, kind of 60's southern states kind of thing, sounds a bit like the Allman Brothers) album Edendale is great, I've only just started listening to it, but it sounds better than the previous one. Love it, gonna see them live this summer, can NOT wait.
A couple of random additions to the list; Cranberries with some all-time favourites (Linger, Zombie, Ode to my family, Dreams), Lady Gaga with Poker face (don't ask me why, I just find this song so ridiculously catchy), Manu Chao with Bongo Bongo ("They say there is no place for little monkey in this town", come on, you gotta love it), and Pink with Sober. I think it's a great song, and besides, she has sex with herself in the video - that's just impressive.

Ooh, another GREAT album a forgot for a little bit there, is the first Kings of Convenience, Quiet is the new loud. Such a beautiful, relaxing, totally chill album, with the most beautiful and sooting voices you have ever heard - they're actually quite famous over here. (They're Norwegian as well) So is this one guy's, Erlend Øie, other band as well, Whitest Boy Alive. Great voice, great stuff. I'm gonna wrap up here by posting a picture of Bigbang for your viewing pleasure, as well as pasting my entire playlist (it's not too long), so that some of you might be inspired:)

Alanis Morissette - Thank U
Bigbang - Play Louder, Isabel
Bob Marley - Sun is Shining
Brandi Carlile - the Story
Bruce Springsteen - the Rising
Coldplay - Lovers in Japan
The Cranberries - Dreams, Ode to my Family, Zombie, Linger
Creedence Clearwater Revival - I put a spell on you
Elbow - Grounds for Divorce
Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses, No you Girls
Jimi Hendrix - Foxey Lady, Hey Joe, Fire
John Legend - Everybody Knows, This Time, Quickly, If You're Out There, Sun Comes Up, Show Me
Keane - Entire first album, Hopes and Fears + Crystal Ball and Spiralling
Lady Gaga - Poker Face
Laura Izibor - From my Heart to Yours
Lily Allen - Everyone's at it, the Fear, Not Fair, 22, Never Gonna Happen, Fuck You, Who'd Have Known, Chinese
Manu Chao - Bongo Bongo
Maria Mena - Just Hold Me
Modest Mouse - Dashboard, Fire it up, Invisible
Pink - Sober
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Snow Patrol - Make This go on Forever, Set the Fire to the Third Bar, Open your Eyes
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm yours, Superstition, Overjoyed, Higher Ground