#73

So somebody told me that in order to fix my irregular sleeping habit triggered insomnia, which btw has been bothering me since over a month now, I should just spend a night awake. According to him, the insomnia should get taken care of the next night. Seems like irrefutable logic, especially when you’ve already tried everything else.

So anyway, why I brought that up was, I’m writing this particular post on this “insomnia solving” night; at 5 in the morning to be precise. I’ve successfully managed to stay up so far (which isn’t hard since Duh! Insomnia!)

Here’s my playlist for you-

I’ve got a really beautiful song by Joni Mitchell kicking start this playlist for you. The song is called Both Sides, Now.

This song was first recorded by Judy Collins in 1967, and later appeared on Joni Mitchell’s 1969 album ‘Clouds’. This is also one of the lady’s more famous songs.

Mitchell’s work is highly respected by critics, and she has deeply influenced fellow musicians in a diverse range of genres. Rolling Stone has called her “one of the greatest songwriters ever”, and AllMusic has stated, “When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century”. Her lyrics are noted for their developed poetics, addressing social and environmental ideals alongside personal feelings of romantic longing, confusion, disillusion, and joy.

-Wikipedia

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I really regret not being able to track this song back to where or when I first heard it. It’s called 1940 and is by American indie rock band The Submarines.

This is also one of those songs I find hard to describe. It’s catchy sure. It’s also got a really unique rhythm, so you’ll find yourself enjoying it all through and then feeling bad when it ends.

Some info on The Submarines-

This is essentially a two member band, something on the lines of The White Stripes, consisting of members John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard. They’ve been around since 2006, and the genres they play in also include electronica and folk.

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This next one really makes me smile. It takes me back so many years, back to when I was probably just 5 or 6. I am reminded of listening to the song being played over the cassette player my dad had. I remember liking the song, probably why it brings back those memories in the first place.

The song is by The Cascades and is called Rhythm Of The Rain.

Putting the nostalgia aside, there is definitely something very special about music from the 50s and 60s decades. Their simplicity for example, is just so… beautiful! There were songs about the simplest emotions, written in the simplest ways yet.

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A favorite by Robert Plant now. This one is called Shine It All Around.

The track is from the man’s 2005 album ‘Mighty ReArranger’, and features Strange Sensation, which is basically Plant’s backing band.

Mighty ReArranger contains a blend of world and Western music influences, with mystical, oblique and somewhat cynical references to religion and destiny.

The album reached #4 on the British charts and 22 on the Billboard 200. and was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for “Shine It All Around” and Best Hard Rock Performance for “Tin Pan Valley”.

-Wikipedia

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It’s been a while since I shared a guitar solo with you so I decided on Ana Vidovic’s rendition of Recuerdos de la Alhambra.

First off, this is one of the most beautiful pieces of classical music I have heard. There’s just so much emotion in all of it; and Ana Vidovic delivers the most astounding, heart-melting rendition of it. The guitar just blends into you and you become one with the music for a while. That’s how beautiful it is to me anyway. I actually just lost myself for a while, listening to the track.

Just the right way to close a playlist…

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I hope you enjoy those 5 tracks I’ve shared with you. I managed to effectively use another 30 minutes of my awake- time writing this post. So yay!

Happy Listening!

#71

Hello world.

This one will be brief; brief-er than my last post. But I’ve got an awesome playlist put together, I promise you.

First song is by Miles Kane, who is the English musician from the English super-group  the Last Shadow Puppets, who is now also pursuing a solo career. The song is called Don’t Forget Who You Are.

I’d heard this one playing over Absolute Radio several times. It finally got really catchy and I decided it was high time I shared it on one of my posts. So here it is.

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Dido now, with Blackbird.

To be honest, it took me a while to get used to this song. I’ve heard a couple of tracks by the woman, liking almost all of them. I think I just didn’t pay enough attention to Blackbird initially. Now, it’s one of my most frequently played.

I think all music works this way. 😀

Did you know btw, Dido’s real name is Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong?

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I think by now it’s pretty evident that I love classic rock. And how can anyone argue with that when there’s bands like Grand Funk Railroad, giving us good evergreen classics like Some Kind Of Wonderful?

If you haven’t heard this one before, it’s a real shame. Go listen to it right now. Music like this never gets old, I swear.

Grand Funk Railroad, for those of you who are new to their music, is an American blues rock band that has been around since the late 60s.

Here’s something interesting for you-

David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine once said, “You cannot talk about rock in the 1970s without talking about Grand Funk Railroad!”

-Wikipedia

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This next one is called Cycling Trivialities, and is by José González & The Göteborg String Theory.

I know for sure I first heard this song while tuned into Jango Radio one early examination morning here in campus. I had this song playing in my head the whole day, and I didn’t really mind- It’s that beautiful!

This is one of those songs that slowly builds up into this inexplicable soulful mixture of instruments, blended in so artistically.

I’m pretty sure you’ll love it.

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And here is another, courtesy Jango Radio. Again, examination morning, but a very different station from the last one. This one is by a band called How To Destroy Angels, and is called The Space In Between.

I recently found this out and that made me love the band and the song more than I already did- The band How To Destroy Angels is a musical group featuring Mariqueen Maandig, Trent Reznor from the Nine Inch Nails, who happens to be her husband, Atticus Ross, and Rob Sheridan, both of who are associated with Trent Reznor and the Nine Inch Nails.

I do understand that the song is eerie in all ways; and if you’re watching the video as you listen, it’s definitely not everyone’s cup of tea. But you probably already saw this coming if you are familiar with Trent Reznor and the Nine Inch Nails aye? (Or even my taste in music for that matter) 😀

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I did promised you a real good playlist, so I hope the playlist lived up to that. I’ll talk to you again soon.

Until then.

Happy Listening!

#38

Late with this week’s post, I know. Sorry about that. I hope the playlist I’ve put together can make up for it.

First song on the playlist is The man Robert Plant and bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss with a track from their Grammy award winning album ‘Raising Sand’. The song is Rich Woman.

The song Rich Woman though, was originally written by Dorothy LaBostrie and McKinley Millet and recorded in 1955.

All credit to having discovered this version of this song goes to my Dad btw.

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To make things a little interesting, I decided to share with you a German song; and the song I picked is by Berlin based pop rock band Wir Sind Helden. The track is called Denkmal.

I should probably tell you a little about this band. Wir Sind Helden was formed in 2000 and lasted only two years. I was a little confused regarding which of the two songs I’d heard that I should share here, but then I liked Denkmal better, so here it is.

If German sounds, accents, songs and the like are all new to you, be patient with the song. You might grow to like it.

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I’m now sharing with you a song I simply love! You will find this particular track on almost all my playlists (except the only where I’m sulking). The song I’m talking about is September by the 70s hit band Earth, Wind & Fire.

You’ve probably heard this one before but despite that, I insist you listen again. It’s one of those feel good songs with a nice catchy rhythm and melody. Plus it’s just soo 70s disco, you’ll just want to kick back and jump around to it!

I wanted to share a little about the band but looking at this Wikipedia page right now, there’s just too much information and I can’t really choose. Here’s a snippet though-

Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, rock, Latin, African and gospel. They are one of the most successful and critically acclaimed bands of the twentieth century. Rolling Stone has described them as “innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing” and has also declared that the band “changed the sound of black pop”

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And now some blues for you by the Indian rock band Thermal and a Quarter. The track is called Jupiter Cafe.

From the Southern city of Bangalore, Thermal and a Quarter, formed in 1996 and has been creating music since. The band comprises Bruce Lee Mani (the band’s vocalist and lead guitarist), Rajeev Rajagopal (the drummer) and Leslie Charles (the man on bass and backing vocals).

I enjoyed listening to this track thoroughly, so I hope you do too.

Now normally, I would do the analyzing and sharing right here in this passage, but let’s make things interesting. I would like you to listen to Jupiter Cafe (as many times as necessary) and then leave a comment on this post telling me what you thought about it.

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Vicci Martinez will close this playlist with her 2012 track, Come Along.

I’m not exactly sure how I came to hear this song. I tried looking for more information about it online but sadly can’t find any. What I did find out about Ms. Martinez though is that she has been a participant on several reality TV singing and competition series such as American Idol, Star Search and The Voice.

Anyway, I like the song. It’s very much pop, but it’s catchy, has a nice melody and good lyrics. I dig Vicci Martinez’s voice as well.

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And that brings me to the close of another playlist. Do tell me what you think about that song Jupiter Cafe. Oh, and you could tell me about any other song as well.

Until next week.

Happy Listening!

#21- Post by a good friend, Nikhil Koundinya

Hello everyone. I’m a dear friend of Lady Nadia and would like to say “cheers” to her for giving me this opportunity to type out a blog.

This being my first one ever, my mood is ecstatic and positive, and the mood of my playlist this week is along the same lines.

Heads up, there are a few surprises coming your way as you read through.

Anyway, let’s rock n roll!!!

#1 Into The Night – Santana feat Chad Kroeger.

I’m hoping these artists don’t need an introduction. So I’ll get to the point. A very energetic, peppy, groovy and wonderfully blended musical treat this one is. Being the first song on Santana’s “Ultimate Santana” album, Into the night brought this musical endeavor to a very good start. You have the “Guitar Genie” himself (as I like to call him) rendering a wonderful Blues infused solo.

Chad Kroeger’s rhythm guitar work and his captivating whiskey voice sets the mood for celebration right where we want it.

The unique signature of Santana lies in the use of Latin and African rhythms and percussions, blended smoothly with rock elements.

Salsa buffs, I’m sure you would love to groove to this track too.

“Ay, oh, ay, oh, ay, oh, ay”!!!

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#2 Factory Of Faith – Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Personally, this is my favourite RHCP number. I feel there is no better way to personify the genre of funk rock than RHCP composing and executing “Factory of faith”. The chemistry between Chad and Flea (he’s rightly called so) is extremely palpable right from 00:00 to 04:19. Don’t worry, that’s how long the song is ;).

Being a drummer myself, the first thing I noticed was the absence of cymbal usage throughout the verses. Chad rightly pointed out that this was a challenging thing to do and that he literally had to tuck his right hand under his right thigh to keep it from going to the hats.

Flea gets all the credit for this groovy, funky number, which is #5 on his ‘classic bass-lines’ list.

In a nutshell, what the band is trying to say is, instead of approaching love with the idea of lust, try a different approach. As they sing aloud in the chorus, it turns out to be alright.

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#3 ಕೋಡಗನ ಕೋಳಿ ನುಂಗಿತ (Kodagana Koli Nungitha)– Raghu Dixit

Surprise #1. For all the non-Indian readers and the Indian readers who don’t know this language, it’s Kannada. Literally translated, this means “The hen has swallowed the monkey”.

Based on a poem written by a 19th century saint, this song is classified under the genre of folk rock. And Raghu Dixit is one of the best musicians you have in this genre.

Uplift, is the message this song gives the listeners. When you’re bogged down with despair and that feeling of utter hopelessness, there’s an inner strength that emerges from within to kick you awake and to tell you to look at the brighter things in life.

Beautiful use of wind instruments which include the sax and the trombone. A well blended, Blues infused guitar solo too. This song captivates you whether you know the language or not, thus emphasizing the saying “Music transcends all barriers”.

Listen to the song via the youtube link here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhvtKJ6rdk0

PS : For translation of the poetic song, there’s another link below.

http://raghudixit.com/song/kodagana-koli-nungita/#song-lyrics

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#4 Now We Are Free – Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard

One among my favourite OST’s, from one among my favourite movies and composed by one among my favourite Western musicians.

If you are still wondering which track this is, it’s the one that plays after Maximus defeats and kills Commodus at the end of the epic movie Gladiator. Rightly named, this score gives out an extremely positive and liberalizing vibe.

Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard were posthumously awarded the Golden Globe Award in ‘The Best Original Score’ category for their tremendous work in this movie.

Hans Zimmer’s music in this movie has had an impact on many composers who’ve worked on historical war movies in the subsequent years. The very prominent and frequently occuring ‘wailing female vocals’ and the ‘battle waltz’ are among the influences.

And for or all the football lovers, the “Il Gladiatore” version of this was performed by the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, at the opening ceremony of the UCL 2009 finals. Having taken place in Rome, this opening performance was befitting, making the Stadio Olimpico the modern day Colosseum.

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#5 Beautiful day -U2

Upbeat…energetic…Beautiful day just seems to make anyone’s day truly beautiful.

According to the man Bono himself, the song talks about someone who has lost everything in life, but still manages to find some measure of joy in what he still has.

Having a simple 4/4 time signature, a lot of well-blended electronic instruments like the electric piano, string synthesiser and drum machines have been used to make this a really beautiful track.

A well deserved 3 Grammy Awards were won by the band for this song. Also, Rolling Stones included Beautiful day in its updated 500 greatest rock songs list, making it the 8th U2 song in the list.

“Heart is a bloom

Shoots up through the stony ground…”

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#6 Poove sempoove – Maestro Ilaiyaraja

Surprise #2. Another Indian language music masterpiece, and this one is in Tamil. For the non-Indians, Tamil is the language A.R.Rahman spoke while accepting the Academy Award for Best Original Score composed for Slumdog Millionaire. Ring any bells?

Now lets talk about his Master, the Maestro himself. Ilaiyaraja is a colossus in the Indian music scenario and is quite well known on a global scale as well. One of the first to integrate symphonic orchestration with traditional Indian music, the Maestro’s music is regarded by many a connoisseur as breathtaking.

Poove Sempoove is one feather in his cap that is a personal favourite, and which also happens to be one of his best compositions. The gentle opening with the western concert flute, the fusion of the violins and Indian traditional percussion and the complex time signature of the bass solo…the hallmark of true genius. Plus, it is sung by another vocal icon, K.J.Yesudas.

The youtube link to the link is provided here below :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgRloPSSk4k

And the translation of the lyrics, right here :

http://janinthesky.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/poove-sempoove/

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Let’s now call it a day folks.

Thanks again Nadia.

And guys, remember, “The thing with music is, when it hits you, you feel no pain – Bob Marley“

Cheers!!!

#18

Hey there!

Back again this week with 7 more songs to share with you. Here’s playlist #18-

I decided to kick this off with a really lively classic from the 70s called I Feel The Earth Move, by Carole King, from her best-selling album ‘Tapestry’.

This song is something that gets played at my household all the time. Carole King is a favourite. Her musical style, her voice, her energy, they’re all so appealing and wonderful to listen to on a regular basis.

Carole King has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her songwriting. She is the recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to be so honored.

-Wikipedia

’nuff said.

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Now for some Nirvana Unplugged with a really nice track called Plateau.

Plateau was originally written by the band Meat Puppets, but then got popular when they performed it with Nirvana during their MTV Unplugged appearance in 1993. The song is really unlike most Nirvana songs, and the lyrics are pretty unique as well. I like how simple it’s melodic structure is, almost like a nursery rhyme. Kurt Cobain’s voice is as usual, remarkable and hypnotic. Reminds me of why I had fallen in love with Nirvana over 10 years back in the first place.

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I’d been wanting to share this song for over a month but I just couldn’t find it on Grooveshark’s library. I decided to upload it myself because it deserves the attention. The track is called Japan and it’s by Australian talented musician, Tim McMillan.

I have to give my cousin credit for this song as well, he’s the reason I know of Tim McMillan and this song.

I love everything about the track! I’ll admit I don’t see anything “Japanese” about it, but I’m sure McMillan had his reasons for calling it what he did.

Go ahead and listen to the sheer guitar genius that the man is!

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This next song is one I’ve heard a few times on the soft rock and Adult hits stations on Jango Internet Radio. It’s by the New Orleans based rock band Better Than Ezra, and is called Crazy Lucky.

‘Crazy Lucky’, being the lead single from their newest album ‘All Together Now’, was released on March 25th, 2014. ‘All Together Now’ was released on September 9th this year.

According to singer/guitarist Kevin Griffin, the song is about “the serendipitous nature of a relationship — just how it’s happenstance, how we meet people and the significant events over the course of our lives are so random.”

-Wikipedia

Why I like this song? Yeah I know it’s rather typical a song, but I think I like it because of how catchy it is, the vocals sound really nice, I love the melody on the chorus as well.

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I’m now sharing with you a song by Iranian pop artist Mehrnoosh. The song is called Cheshmat.

Probably about three or four years back, this Iranian student in the city approached our (then) band, and requested we perform a bunch of Iranian songs at an event. The gig happened, I wasn’t able to be a part of it. So anyway, among all the songs the lady shared with us, I loved this one. Still do. I’m also of the opinion Persian is an awesome sounding language!

If you are new to the song, the language, the unique nature of this music, I hope you love the experience.

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I’ll bet this song isn’t new to you. Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye.

A little about the song; ‘Sexual Healing’ is a 1982 Grammy winning classic by American singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye, from Washington D.C. It stands at #233 on the Rolling Stone’s list of “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time”.

Here’s a little sad fact I just found out about Gaye- he died in 1984 (aged 44), because he was shot twice by his father Marvin Gay Sr.

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I’m choosing to close this playlist off with a slow, classical piece Andantino Simplice, composed by The Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

was a Russian composer whose works included symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets, chamber music, and a choral setting of the Russian Orthodox Divine Liturgy. Some of these are among the most popular theatrical music in the classical repertoire.

-Wikipedia

I have tried my hand at piano transcriptions of various of Tchaikovsky’s pieces, and I guess one thing does stand out- the man was a hopeless romantic. It’s all amazing music though. Not too difficult, rather simple and pleasing, gentle, always telling a story.

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Another playlist comes to a close here. It’s week 18, my 18th playlist to the world, and I hope the world enjoys it.

I will talk to you again in a week’s time. Until then.

Happy Listening!

#9

Hey there. It’s playlist sharing time. Take a look at the songs I’ve put together for you this week-

If you’re already listening to the first track of the playlist before you read this, great track to start off with right? If you haven’t looked into it yet, the track is Hanging Around by Counting Crows. Now I’m pretty sure you’ve heard this one before, somewhere; but if you haven’t, I’m glad to have made your acquaintance with it.

Hanging Around is the Counting Crows’ biggest hit so far. They’re a great band, lot’s of loud fun energetic music, great vocals and generally a talented bunch of musicians. You probably know their song Accidentally In Love from Shrek 2.

What I like best about the track Hanging Around is how experimental it sounds. The song in fact has been experimented with by the band, with regard to recording techniques used. You can’t really call it a melodic piece of music. It’s.. abstract. Yeah, that’s just the word for this song.

A really good listen. I could listen to this song over 4 times a day.

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This being my ninth playlist, I’ve sort of got an idea on how to make a playlist interesting. I think the key is to keep the playlist very random. No patterns, say soft to loud and heavy, or genre-wise listing. So what I do is I give you contrasting music. The second track for today is Everything I Own by Bread.

If you don’t know this band or their music, Bread wrote a lot of folk rock and soft rock between the 60s and 90s. Most of their music is really nice to listen to. A lot of their songs that I’ve heard happen to be love songs.

I like the general tone that all their songs take. You’d think happy hopeful music would sound really annoyingly happy all the time, but no. Bread doesn’t do that. The blend they create between major and minor chords is really nice and is what makes their music stand out to me. The lyrics are impressive and always beautifully written as well.

Really simple music here, but it’s a pleasant listen.

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I decided to give you some blues right now. I’ve chosen Jeff Beck with Brush With The Blues.

I’ll admit I don’t know a lot about Jeff Beck. I’ve heard quite a few of his tracks and have concluded that he is an impressive guitarist. Unique and stands out in his own way. His style reaches a broad range of genres like Blues rock, Instrumental rock, Hard rock, Progressive rock and Jazz fusion.

He was ranked 5th in Rolling Stone‘s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and the magazine, upon whose cover Beck has appeared three times, has described him as “one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock”.

-Wikipedia

I’m obviously not doing the man justice by giving you one of his least impressive tracks, but see, that’s not the point here. I share good music. And I was listening to this the other day and decided to share it nonetheless because it’s great to listen to, especially while you’re working.

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Today’s fourth song is a song suggested by a blog follower. It’s a collaboration by three of India’s most popular and talented musicians, Agnee, Parikrama and Shilpa Rao. The song is called I Believe. I’ll tell you a little about all three musicians.

Agnee is a rock band from West India. Their style of music is a beautiful blend of Classical rock, Pop, Carnatic and Hindustani classical music, with traces of Folk, Jazz and Funk. (The term “agnee” in Sanskrit means “fire”).

Parikrama is a 90s Rock and Blues band from Delhi, in Central India. The band has been around since the 90s. Very impressive music by the band actually. There are about 10 members in Parikrama, all very talented. They boast of great fusion rock and blues, between Indian classical instruments and conventionals like guitars, drums and keyboards. I simply dig the lead vocalist Nitin Malik’s voice. It’s got clarity and such power. (“Parikrama” in Sanskrit means “orbital revolutions”).

Shilpa Rao from East India, is a popular playback singer in Indian Films. She’s apparently got music in her blood, comes from a musically educated family.

The song I Believe, has a story. I just read it, but I’m not going to get into the detail. If you’re interested though, here’s the link to it: https://www.facebook.com/notes/agnee/the-story-behind-i-believe/10150443167598552. The song got popular on the show The Dewarists, but was actually written much before.

This track takes two very identifiable pieces. It starts off slow, and soft. The fusion between Rock and Classical Indian is so beautifully captured between both bands, sort of like a question-response session between Parikrama and Agnee up until two minutes into the song. You can feel the song building gracefully and perfectly, Nitin Malik bringing in just the right amount of power into the build up. The second piece to this song, somewhere around two and a half minutes, sees Shilpa Rao taking the lead, and she sounds amazing! There’s a really nice fusion between Hindustani vocals and Conventional Western Rock here that you shouldn’t miss paying attention to. Towards the end of this piece of the song, there’s the chorus again, and sung with such vibrance, Shilpa Rao backing the lead vocals so beautifully. There’s a really well executed guitar solo by Sonam Sherpa, lead guitarist of Parikrama, backed by some really impressive drumming as well by the band’s drummer Srijan Mahajan. The bass line to the song is very impressive too. Very carnatic and western at the same time. Towards the end of that guitarist-drummer moment you hear the riff again, and you can feel the song being brought back to the very beginning. I love how this song ends. It’s just the perfect way to end a song in my opinion. Thought provoking, simple, and it reminds you of what the song really was about in the first place; what it started off as.

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I’m not a really big fan of Ozzy Osborne, but there are a few songs I really like listening to. This one with Lita Ford is one of them. It’s called Close Your Eyes.

This song is actually by Lita Ford from her third album Lita, and features Ozzy Osborne. It’s an 80s album, and you can easily tell that. There’s not a lot of technical wow on the song but what really impresses me is Lita Ford’s voice. That lady can sing! Such raw power and control and such a brilliant sounding voice, I think this song would have done well without Ozzy Osborne in it as well.

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The sixth song on this playlist is something that might test your patience. You might not like it, but here’s me being wishful.

It’s the Nine Inch Nails with Hurt. The song was Grammy nominated for Best Rock Song in 1996. It’s actually brilliant if you give it a chance.

Unlike a lot of Nine Inch Nails music, this one is very slow. Call it an experiment. The song is about self-infliction and pain, and as disturbing as that is, the song is beautiful. It captures and conveys perfectly. The lyrics are depressingly apt and real. The darkness and gloom in the music is scarily honest. Trent Reznor has a hauntingly captivating and conveying voice. You can actually feel the darkness of the song in his voice.

The song, despite its slow and soft nature, is alarming and disturbing at times. It takes about 20 minutes to actually start, (there’s a low hum in the beginning that gradually gets evident), so be patient with it. There’s about a minute and a half of just noise at the end as well, this one loud. Easy to mistake it for a technical error but it isn’t.

I had first heard the Johnny Cash cover of this song that also got quite popular, on the movie Columbiana. I liked the Cash version too.

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The last song today is a really nice one by the Brit band Keane. Its called Bedshaped.

I think an amazing thing about Keane is the unique tune that all their songs take. They start off quite predictably and normally but then there’s this really beautiful twist to the song, usually building to the chorus, and then the chorus itself. That’s exactly what happens with Bedshaped. You hear this pleasant verse that starts off, positive vibes all around, and then less than a minute and a half into the song, lead vocalist Tom Chaplin so gently but effectively takes the song into this aggressive tone. You can feel so much emotion in his so smooth sounding voice. The chorus on this song is what captures me entirely. It’s simply exquisite. The little link between the very minor sounding chorus and back to major verse is soothing and pleasant.

There’s not a lot of technical greats on any of Keane’s music, but the music is always perfect. Simplicity and beauty in a perfect delicate mix, which is why I thought Bedshaped was a perfect way to close a playlist.

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That’s all for today folks. I know I shared 7 instead of just 5 again, but I just had too many songs I wanted to put into these playlists.

Keep the song suggestions and comments coming. I’ll be back with another playlist in a week. Until then.

Happy Listening!