Music often acts like the tonic for my troubles. I don’t sing. I don’t play the guitar and I don’t frequent tiny coffee shops playing my heart out. I’m just a listener. And through the act of listening to these talented singer-songwriters my troubles are cured for the day. They somehow manage to permeate my soul and sooth the troubles of mind and soul that no amount of drugs and alcohol could cure. Putting thoughts and sounds to melody and music that just make sense, that’s what these musicians do and I thank them with all of my heart for that because their songs help me get through the day. Whether it’s the smooth and dreamy vocals of Priscilla Ahn to the rusty and silky sounds of Iron and Wine, whatever it is that gets me through the day it changes from day to day. I gravitate towards the musicians who have talent, who write and compose their own songs and usually play most of the instruments in their arrangements. They don’t rely on auto-tuning magical recording devices to make them sound good. Instead they rely on their god-given talents. They sound as good in person blazing through a 15 song set as they do on the radio or mp3. If I could sing and compose music I would want to sound like a mix between all of these people.
Songs that helped me through today:
“The Devil Never Sleeps” -Iron and Wine
“FM Radio” - Joshua James
“Dream”- Priscilla Ahn
“My Only Offer” - Mates of State
“Vanilla Rain” – Alexa Wilkinson
"Glue Girls"- Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
"Mr. Pitiful" - Matt Costa
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