The Jadelist: SEP 15

Hey hey lovely people

Wake me up when September ends. Literally, where have I been all this month?!

Now we've got that cliché out of the way, let's talk about my ten favourite songs for the month of September.

Now during September, I get what I like to call 'self diagnosed S.A.D'.

Seriously, as soon as I know that Autumn has hit, when the nights come in earlier and the sun doesn't rise until late, I get super upset over losing summer, or at least the six days of sun that we had. Shout out to the not so Great British weather.

Why am I telling you this? Well, I believe that this has genuinely impacted my music choices this month. Have a look back at last months Jadelist and let me know if you notice a difference.

We're also having a little change around with Jadelist this time. I couldn't find original versions of some of these songs on YouTube, so I bit the bullet and decided to use Spotify instead.

The whole playlist will be available at the end of the post for you to follow or to listen to again.

Without further ado, here's the September Jadelist.

Enjoy!

1.

Hoppípolla by Sigur Rós

Well, I'd be surprised if you didn't know this song.

Let's face it, it's pretty iconic, or at least it is if you're a Brit. This song is used at so many award ceremonies or some kind of epic event.

Now for the real question: how many of you actually knew what it was called?

Hands up, I admit that it wasn't until a month ago when I heard it on TV and finally had the opportunity to shazam it that I actually knew what it was called.

Funnily enough, after listening to this on repeat a fair few times, it struck me that it reminded me of Go Do by Jonsi.

Yeah, little did I know that Jonsi is actually a member of Sigur Rós. Fact of the day here guys.

If you weren't personally moved by this song then I'm afraid that I may have to disown you.

2.

Do You Realize?? by The Flaming Lips

Now, hear me out!

The first time I heard this song, I never realised how weird it can sound, along with the lyrics too.

I was scrolling through Vine one day when I heard it in a clip. Shout out to the new music feature on

The Jadelist: APR 15

Hey hey lovely people! 

Now, I've been thinking about doing this for a while, and now that I have a bit more free time, I've finally got around to doing it.

Okay, so at the end of each month, I'm gonna be posting The Jadelist: a 10 song playlist of songs that I've been loving in the past month.

To make things easier for you all, I'm gonna create each playlist on Spotify and leave the link for it at the end of each post.

Each post will have a varied music selection which will very much likely not go together at all!

There's only one rule: Listen to each song until the chorus before you dismiss it.

So without further ado, here's the Jadelist for April 2015:

1.

 Slo Mo Tiger Glo by Fiona Bevan

Without a doubt, this has been my favourite song of the month, which I surprisingly first heard on a TV advert.

Fiona's voice is so unique and beautiful, plus I can't resist a song with a ukulele!

Seriously though, how does this video only have just over 1000 views?! Someone make this girl No.1  right now!

2. 

Goodbye by Who Is Fancy

I have the TuneIn radio app to thank for finding this lovely little song. 

As soon as this song is released in the UK, I think it has potential to be number, or at least a top 10 hit.

The music video is definitely a lot more captivating than the typical 'Ooh, look! I'm having a party' music videos that are all too common these days.

3. 

Post To Be by Omarion, Chris Brown and Jhené Aiko

Disclaimer, this song is not limited to groceries.

Honestly though, I've been a fan of Jhené for a while, and this song does have a really catchy beat that will stay in your head for days.

Plus, nice to see Omarion around. Last song I can remember from him was Icebox. Nostalgia time!

Though, my inner grammar nazi does scream out. Supposed to be*. 

4. 

My Silver Lining by First Aid Kit

Now, this song was kind of a random find for me.

Lately, I've become a bit obsessed with country style music, and while on a little YouTube spree on one of my favourite bands, The Common Linnets, I heard them perform this song. 

Little did I know that it was a cover.

It looks like I have a thing for European Country Music, considering The Common Linnets are from The Netherlands, and First Aid Kit are from Sweden. 

Now it forever holds a special place in my heart as the first song I learnt on guitar. 

5. 

The Girl by City and Colour

First up, let's clarify why this is in The Jadelist. 

I've loved this song for about three or four years now, ever since I heard City and Colour perform a live version of this on One Tree Hill (That Valentines Day ep though!).

Yeah, I've somehow gone all this time without hearing the actual studio version, and I'm OBSESSED!

Initially, it sounds pretty similar to the acoustic version, until it hits 2.18, when the pace picks up.

A beautiful song, by a very talented artist, who surprisingly used to be in a post-hardcore band! 

6. 

Aftertaste by Ben Lee

 

Surprise surprise, there's somewhat of a One Tree Hill theme in this Jadelist. I may or may not be rewatching the series.

 Either way, have you ever heard anybody say that the music in One Tree Hill is awful? No, because it's not!

This song is pretty laid back and just reminds me of a lazy summer day in a pretty empty place. Too deep? Okay.

7. 

Five Years Time by Noah And The Whale 

What a lovely song that I've just gotten back into.

Now, I'm sure you've already heard this song way too many times, but it's popped into my playlist again recently.

I'm not sure why I started listening to it again, but it's been a favourite of mine to play on the ukulele lately.

8. 

No Envy, No Fear by Joshua Radin 

Okay, so Joshua Radin may be a guilty pleasure of mine. I'm still to find a song of his that I don't like. 

Following with the OTH theme, I found this song somewhere in season 6. Now, I physically can't stop listening to it. 

It's an addiction.

9. 

Once When I Was Little by James Morrison 

Whoah, a song that's from One Tree Hill?! No way Jade! That's such a shocker!

I can't help it, One Tree Hill did use a hell of a lot of great tracks, including this one.

First up, I need to state that I get James Morrison and Chris Martin confused way too often!

I love how it starts off pretty calm but changes when it gets to the chorus, and I hope that you will too!

10. 

Got It by Marian Hill 

Lastly, this is kind of a wild card pick, considering the majority of these songs have been pretty acoustic guitar heavy.

This song is pretty simple when you think of it, but damn, it's way too catchy.

Marian's voice is just pure perfection, and I have a feeling that she's gonna be a big name to watch this year. 

Either way, she's got it!

You can follow this playlist on Spotify by clicking the link

So, that was it for the first ever Jadelist! Let me know what you thought of it in the comments below!

Question of the post: What has been your favourite song this month?

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love

Blogmas Day 12: My Year In Music

Hey hey lovely people! 

So, I'm an avid spotify user, so much so that I'm actually using spotify right now (Currently playing Carla Bruni - L'Amour, for those of you who are interested!)

Now, spotify have recently been playing their Year In Music advertisement, so I took it upon myself to find out how 2014 was like for Jade Bloggs in music.

Let's dive in!

First up are genres! Looks like I'm just a pop addict, though I was surprised about dance pop being second! Either way, my cheesy self is definitely showing through here!

Next up were my top 5 artists. You guys really should've seen the look of horror on my face when it turned out to be Kanye West! Seriously, I don't know how this even happened! I can't remember the last time I listened to Kanye. I personally blame it on my late love of 'Yeezus'.

Okay, so RuPaul being second, I completely blame that on mine and my friend Dally's sassy car rides, including lip syncing for our lives and fabulously synced hair flips. I shall leave it at that!

I honestly wish that Air Dubai were higher on the list! If you haven't heard them yet, they're a fab band from Colorado that released their album, Be Calm, earlier this year. Seriously, check them out, 100% recommended!

How can I have a year where Lana Del Rey doesn't appear in my top lists? My favourite from Lana this year has to be 'Florida Kilos', check it out!

Again, surprised to see Jay Z up here too! I'm personally blaming the 'Ye and Jay placings from them having a lot of songs that I'd listen do, rather than frequency of a song. I'm typically not someone who listens to whole albums, but great songs from a huge number of artists. 

Now, for  my top 5 albums of 2014.

I'm not ashamed to say that Eurovision 2014 is my number one most played album of the year, though you should feel ashamed for me! 

RuPaul, again, too much sass going on for me!

Can I just note that Air Dubai and Be Calm have both appeared 3rd, which coincidentally, is my favourite number! Favourite number, favourite band, just saying! 

Four and Five, yeah, I have no excuses, my inner ghetto gal is beginning to seep through!

At last, my top 10 most played tracks. 

HOW ON EARTH IS TIMBER NUMBER ONE?! Don't get me wrong, I did like Timber, but number one?! Brb, off to hide in my corner of shame. 

Two, three and four will all bring out your inner sass queen. I suggest you listen.

Ah, number five, the last place selection from Eurovision 2014, need I explain any more about how cheesy I am?!

Finally, a chance to redeem myself! Number six is in fact my favourite song of all time and I cannot suggest to you enough that you listen to it. It's b-e-a-utiful!

Seven and Eight, more Ru, more sass.

Nine was a great find of mine for 2014. Jhené Aiko is a great artist who you all need to listen to. Coincidentally, I'm listening to her right now on Big Sean's track 'Beware'. Imagine my freaked out face when this track plays straight after it!

Finally, 10 was a big song for 2014 (and a gym favourite of mine), so you can't judge me on that!

This explains why I can't remember my Kanye 'obsession'. Looks like it in early 2014. 

I'm so happy to see Air Dubai as my summer favourites because Be Calm was definitely my sound of the summer, especially their track 'Coasts'. 

Now, here's what confuses me. Capital Cities are listed as my favourites for Autumn, yet I only listened to one of their songs (Farrah Fawcett hair), yet they don't make an appearance in my top 10. Seriously, to say I overplayed that track would be a complete understatement. I was expecting it to be number one in all honesty.

16, 501 minutes. Let's break this down then. Hypothetically, each song lasts 3 minutes, and their are 365 days in the year. According to this, I listen to 15 songs a day. Seriously, I'm sure that I've been on offline mode for a long time or something. I'd say that I listen to at least 2 hours of spotify each day. 

Finally, my busiest day for music is Thursday, which is also my day off uni!

So, spotify gives to the options to have your top 100 tracks of 2014 created into a playlist. To check this out, follow me on spotify (Jade Molumby) and subscribe to my Top 100 playlist. I've pasted them below, just as an attempt to redeem myself! 

Pitbull – Timber
RuPaul – Cover Girl
RuPaul – The Beginning
RuPaul – Glamazon
Twin Twin – Moustache - Eurovision 2014 - France
Sébastien Tellier – La Ritournelle - Mr Dan's Mix
RuPaul – I Bring The Beat
RuPaul – Click Clack (Make Dat Money)
Jhene Aiko – Stay Ready (What A Life)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can't Hold Us - feat. Ray Dalton
Capital Cities – Farrah Fawcett Hair
The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather
The Common Linnets – Calm After The Storm - Eurovision 2014 - The Netherlands
Alaska Thunderfuck – Your Makeup Is Terrible
Iggy Azalea – Fancy
The Go! Team – Huddle Formation
JAY Z – Ni**as In Paris
Haim – My Song 5
Shakira – Can't Remember to Forget You
Lady Gaga – Do What U Want
Iggy Azalea – Black Widow
Javelin – Airfield
The Griswolds – Mississippi
Cashmere Cat – Mirror Maru
Teo – Cheesecake - Eurovision 2014 - Belarus
Sébastien Tellier – La Ritournelle
Amy Winehouse – Some Unholy War - Down Tempo
Podington Bear – Happiness Is
Zedd – Clarity
Kanye West – All Of The Lights
Sharon Needles – Kai Kai (feat. Ana Matronic & Alaska Thunderfuck)
Kanye West – Flashing Lights
One Direction – Rock Me
Kanye West – Diamonds From Sierra Leone - Live - Abbey Road Studios
The xx – Islands
Common – Blue Sky
Kanye West – POWER
Kanye West – Bound 2
Willam – Chow Down (feat. Vicky Vox & Detox)
Beyoncé – Countdown
Faul & Wad Ad – Changes - Radio Mix
Laura Mvula – Green Garden
Foster The People – Pumped up Kicks
Keane – Spiralling
Daft Punk – Get Lucky - Radio Edit
Aram MP3 – Not Alone - Eurovision 2014 - Armenia
Madeon – Finale
Karmin – Brokenhearted
Iggy Azalea – Fancy
The Verve – Love Is Noise
Drake – Hold On, We're Going Home
Air Dubai – I Know How
Knytro – Status Quo
Sugababes – Overload
Flo Rida – How I Feel
Kanye West – Blood On The Leaves
Beyoncé – XO
Justin Bieber – Boyfriend - Acoustic Version
Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank) - Explicit Version
Beyoncé – Drunk in Love
J Greco – Snatch
Emma – La Mia Città - Eurovision 2014 - Italy
The Chainsmokers – #SELFIE
The Common Linnets – When Love Was King
Kanye West – Blame Game
Drake – Crew Love
Afrojack – The Spark
Justin Bieber – Confident
Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix - Eurovision 2014 - Austria
Jhene Aiko – 3:16am
Air Dubai – Coasts
Martin Solveig – Hello - Bassjackers Remix
Vance Joy – Riptide
Big Sean – Beware
Q Parker – Better (feat. Styles P)
Mark Ronson – Ooh Wee
Haim – Forever
Willam – Blurred Bynes (feat. Detox & Vicky Vox)
Graffiti6 – Stare Into The Sun - Edit
Youngblood Hawke – Stars (Hold On)
will.i.am – T.H.E (The Hardest Ever) - Explicit Version
Magic! – Rude
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home
The Killers – Mr. Brightside
Anarbor – 18
Joshua Radin – I Missed You
Sum 41 – In Too Deep
OneRepublic – Good Life
Lana Del Rey – Florida Kilos
Syn Cole feat. Madame Buttons – Miami 82 - Vocal Radio Mix
Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha - The Norman Cook Remix (Single Version)
Lenka – Everything at Once
Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass
Jack Johnson – Banana Pancakes
Danna Richards – Dream Catcher
Charli XCX – Boom Clap
JAY Z – No Church In The Wild
Sam Sparro – Black & Gold
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
The Lumineers – Ho Hey

Is it weird that I prefer my top 20-30 more than my top 10?! 

So, that was my year in music! Were you surprised to discover how awful the majority of my musical taste is, or did you always suspect me to be a little cheeseball?!

Question of the post: What do you think your most played track is of 2014?  Let me know in the comments below!

Now for a little plug in! I, along with my friends Sophia and Stacey, host a radio show every Wednesday, 4pm -  6pm, where we play late 90's and early 00's tracks, bringing it back to your childhood. To listen to this, listen at www.dragonradiousw.co.uk, or via the tunein app and searching dragon radio.

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love