Some Music I Like

So I haven't done any posts about music in a while. I've always been kind of hesitant to get involved in conversations about music, because I find that my taste in music is a little weird. For one thing, with a few exceptions I generally don't attach myself to any specific type of music, I just like things if I like how they sound. So, for example, I generally don't like rap and hip-hop, but there are some hip-hop songs that I really like. So when people ask me what kind of music I like, I don't really know what to say, since there are songs from pretty much every kind of music that I like. I also don't really attach myself to bands for the most part, so when people get into talking deeply about certain groups and albums, I don't really have anything to say. It kinda sucks sometimes, haha.

But, as I said, there are SOME exceptions. One of my favourite types of music right now, and has been for at least a little while, is liquid/melodic Drum and Bass. Liquid is a term that can be applied to electronic music that means it's more like, chill and smooth. At least that's my interpretation. I also like some liquid/melodic Dubstep, but MOSTLY because some of those songs tend to have really nice Drum and Bass in between the wub wub parts. Then if I find the wub wub parts at least tolerable, I like the song. Anyway, you can find a collection of these types of songs on my Youtube playlist here, if you like.

Next, I want to talk a little about a group that I just learned about recently, Walk off the Earth. They are an indie band from Burlington Ontario, which I thought was pretty cool. I actually found out about them from hearing one of their songs in an HMV, and liking what I heard. I used Shazam on my phone to find out what the song was called, which turned out to be this.

So the thing that I really liked about it at the start was the deep harmony that was in the chorus. I realllllly like harmony like that. But the drums and bass were really cool too, and so I decided to do a little more digging into some of their other videos to see what else I might find. There were a few that were just alright, but I also found some really good ones. The one below is just soo nice and chill, and features a ukelele prominently, so, like, it's automatically good.

Another thing that I really like about this band is the girl's voice. It's one of those voices that somehow sounds so effortless, like singing for her is as easy as talking. The guys in the band have nice voices too, but hers is the one that stands out to me the most. Then I found the video below, which is a capella (for the most part), which is another thing I really like, probably mostly due to the harmony of the voices. It's of a Taylor Swift song, but don't let that push you away.

Honestly, pop music these days is kind of weird for me. There are some songs from people like Taylor Swift, KeSha, and Katy Perry that have really beautiful melodies in some parts, but then just have generic sounding noise in the rest, and ridiculous, vapid lyrics. It just confounds me how these minds can be capable of creating really nice music, but don't do it for the whole song. Ahh well, to each their own, eh? I suppose if I'm able to find at least a small thing that I like in those songs, it's better than nothing.

Anywho, yeah. I haven't done a huge amount of looking into Walk off the Earth's discography, because I'm lazy, but it seems to me like they're worth looking into. Check them out if you like what you hear up there.