Hey gang,
It’s been a little while, I know. Have been busy building my production business and have been doing some fun work with a few singers (will keep you updated in a while when a portfolio page is up) while of course continuing to write and perform with my current project: Play the Angel. In any case, back here to share another great “Song to Discover” with you guys!
Before even talking about it, rather you just go ahead and take a listen with an open mind. Enjoy!
Ever since I saw the Mumford and Sons Grammy Performance, I researched, bought the album and can’t just get enough of these guys. Finally, something that is not the same regurgitated crap.
I headed to their show here in Montreal just a few weeks back and have to say, if you are open to this type of music, this is a must see concert. If you followed this music blog a little, you know I go to quite a few shows but this one has to be in my top 5 concerts ever in my life. There was not a single song or moment where my thoughts wandered off somewhere else, or waiting for that next song. I enjoyed every single note that played and hoped each song never ended. Ya, it’s that good.
The reason I chose this song as a ‘Songs to Discover’ bit was because firstly, at least here in Montreal, it is no where near a hit and feels outside of the commercial radio friendly box we’re fed music from though you get the occasional Adele surprise thankfully that all the radios jump on even if they are surrounded by some phat beats and a lot of hip hop / RnB music which some lyricists I find are getting lazier, example rhyming ‘me’ with ‘me’ in a bunch of spots. Uhh… It’s a pet peeve as a writer, I know it’s done all over the place, I just find it lazy though maybe my foot is going in my mouth right here and I’ll incorporate it into some songs later on, who knows, though at that point, by all means, refer back to this and remind me that on this day, I may have written a negative blog about such a song.
So reason 2, I take the ‘Song to Discover’ part of the blog to heart and only share music that really made me, personally feel something. Whatever it was, it had to be more than pleasing. In this one for instance, I find incredible tension going into the choruses. The vocal feel is just amazing with the imperfections that stick and that you look forward to hearing. Every time I hear it, I feel like I’m on some emotional journey and truly connected with the song while following along and listening to every word.
All to say, Mumford and Sons, if you are not too familiar with them, perhaps you should start off with their hits like ‘Little Lion Man’ or ‘The Cave’, however if you are open enough and the songs to discover selection made you feel even a fraction of what I got out of it and still do from every listen, you should definitely stay up to date with the blog as I’ll keep shipping some more songs to discover and various other music goodness your way!
Of course, if you are looking for the best places to get your hands on some music, this original website was based around reviewing only the best music download sites and still does so head on over there and check it out!
It’s hard enough to make a living with music, having people find ways to cheat songwriters / artists into the few pennies a song they more than deserve is as low as you can get in my eyes so this website is my way of at least attempting to inform people about legal music downloads. The blog is used more for sharing my personal opinion on music and shedding more attention on artists that I feel don’t get enough credit or simply haven’t had the right ‘break’ just yet.
