Dear M83, I love you!

I have been listening to M83 like crazy! Saturdays = Youth is an AWESOME album!

Kina Grannis

I discovered this artist almost 2 years ago. She became known through her youtube videos that she posts about once a week. She will be releasing an album by the end of this month. You can download her new single Valentine from her website.

http://www.kinagrannis.com

Valentine by Kina Grannis

love, it's a special day.
we should celebrate
and appreciate
that you and me found something pretty neat
and i know some say this day is arbitrary

but it's a good excuse to put our love to use
baby i know what to do, baby i will love you
i'll love you, i'll love you.

love, i don't need those things
i don't need no ring
i don't need anything
but you with me, cause in your company
i feel happy oh so happy and complete

and it's a good excuse to put our love to use
baby i know what to do, baby i will love you
i'll love you, i'll love you.

so wont you be my honey bee
giving me kisses all the time
be mine, be my valentine

so wont you be my honey bee
giving sweet kisses all the time
be mine, be my valentine




Here is the original video she posted a year ago. :) I love the sound of her raw talent, if that makes absolutely any sense.

Secondhand Ears

This playlist is for some of my personal favorite COVERS!

I like hearing music from all perspectives.

I really do listen to most of these songs daily...Enjoy!

*WARNING* If you don't really like music with screaming - then avoid the covers marked with **

1) **Poker Face (Lady GaGa cover) - Of Mice & Men

2) **Kiss Me Thru the Phone (Soulja Boy cover) - A Midsky Surrender

3) ** Lollipop (Lil' Wayne cover) - Framing Hanley

The original music video as a 2:30 introduction...so I put this video instead.

4) Make Love In This Club (Usher cover) - The Summer Set

5) Let Go (Frou Frou cover) - Boys Like Girls

6) White Horse (Taylor Swift cover) - Stephen Jerzak

I really like this one.

When you listen to the lyrics Stephen changed them a bit, they are from a guys point of view.

7) **Over My Head (Cable Car) (The Fray cover) - A Day To Remember

8) Ice Box (Omarion cover) - There For Tomorrow

9) ** Toxic (Britney Spears cover) - A Static Lullaby

10) Beautiful Girls (Sean Kingston cover) - Bayside

11) I Kissed a Girl (Katy Perry cover) - Attack Attack!

Okay there is a bit of screaming in it...I didn't mark this one because it wasn't full on like the others.

12) Tattoo, No One, Where Is The Love (mix/cover) - Boyce Avenue

So this one is a mix of three songs:

Tattoo - Jordin Sparks

No One - Alicia Keys

Where Is The Love - The Black Eyed Peas

13) Heartless (Kayne West cover) - The Fray

14) Everything I Do (I Do It For You) (Bryan Adams cover) - New Found Glory

15) No Air (Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown cover) - Lea Michele & Cory Monteith

Yes, this is from the tv show Glee.

16) Breathe (Taylor Swift cover) - Stephen Jerzak

The version on my computer is of better quality, sorry!

I have sooo many more covers, but I'll save those for another time.

Love love love.

Working Music (for soothing background noise) Playlist

Happy first day of February! I am amazed how fast Jan went by! So here is quick blurb on what I have been listening to today. I have discovered some really awesome stuff...if you are ever working on a project this is great background music!

On GROOVESHARK I created a playlist called AWESOME!!!! and my username is reynemw.  You will find all of the albums I mention here.

Take a bite of something different.....

"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me."
--Carol Burnett--

1. Silversun Pickups
I was listening to their SWOON album today...I love it!


2. Metric
New love. :) Check out the album FANTASIES.




3. Bat For Lashes
Her voice is absolutely beautiful!

Check out the album TWO SUNS.

Sleep Alone  &  Daniel

4. Grizzly Bear

Check out the album VECKATIMEST.

Strange video but just listen to the song the entire way through....

5. Bon Iver
Relaxing sound....takes me to another place entirely.

Check out the album For Emma, Forever Ago

6. Iron and Wine