kylecrowe
Music for 2010
I used to write about music a lot. I haven’t yet this year. I just wanted to get down what I’ve been listening to, and thinking while listening, in the past 8 months, before my next blog post.
Motion City Soundtrack started of my music year with their 4th CD. It was as expected, a great CD from a great band. I can count the number of bands who have released 4+ albums and I have been able to connect and enjoy every one on my hand, Motion City Soundtrack is one of them.
The main band I listened to in Europe was Houston Calls. They had been on my “Listen To” playlist for over a year. Sometimes you just run into music at the right place at the right time. Had I started listening to Brand New when I was in 8th grade I probably wouldn’t have liked them. But instead I started listening to them in High School, and the music was about going through High School. It was just a stroke of luck that made me feel extremely close with the band as I felt the lyrics were written for my life. Houston Calls was the same way. I related with their music extremely well this past semester, they even had a song about going abroad.
In general I listened to way less music this year than usual. That’s probably a good thing, as instead of listening to my ipod i’ve been talking with humans. I think this is a beneficial thing for my personality. I guess time will tell.
Other music that has stood out this year: The xx - I didn’t like their album at all at first listen, but it has become the soundtrack to my mornings. Something about their extremely slow, simple music wakes me up and puts me in a good mood every day.
The Gaslight Anthem - “American Slang” is my album of the year thus far, to me it’s what rock and roll should be these days.
Reflection Eternal - I’m not going to pretend I know a lot about hip hop, but this is my favorite hip hop CD that isn’t by someone named Kanye or Lupe in years.
My views on music haven’t changed much. I still listen to the pop punk I grew up on. My views are perhaps expanding though. I listen to way more indie and hip hop than I did a year ago. I don’t understand when people say their tastes have changed. I can understand if you begin to like new music, but stating you no longer enjoy music you once did doesn’t make much sense to me from an artistic standpoint.
I really enjoying discussing music, but I know this isn’t the way I want to do it.
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