June 10th:
The Sound of Sunshine by Michael Franti & Spearhead
I don't know what to say about this other than it's a damn fine album. It's kind of a reggae/alt/hip-hop mix-up and it just put me in such a great mood listening to it. I put on the first track, self titled 'Sound of Sunshine' as I was walking out the door to go to work and it just bumped the whole tone for the day up a notch.
June 11th:
Believe by Justin Bieber
This was definitely another album that I had huge preconceived notions going into. I've heard a couple of his recent songs and liked them well enough, but overall 'Bieber-fever' is to be frowned upon. Imagine my surprise when it was a very solid album; apparently the guy has talent! It flows well between songs and has a good mix of catchy beats and slower R&B crooning. I don't know how it compares to his earlier work since I assume he's grown as an artist but hey, hopefully he can keep this up.
June 12th:
Nux Vomica by The Veils
As Matt put it, imagine "if James Mercer (shins) and Paul Banks (Interpol) had a love child and made Jack Whyte the godfather, you'd get this guy Finn Andrews." A very specific, and super spot on breakdown of their lead singer. They have a fun sound, almost like Panic At The Disco decided to go more avent garde.
June 13th:
Some Nights by Fun
This album has a lot more depth than you might think, although the title song's theme should have tipped me off to the feels of the full album.
June 14th:
¡Uno! by Green Day
A nice throw-back to their earlier punk days. Pretty solid 180 from their last two albums more rock-opera feel.
June 15th:
Legend by Bob Marley
Here's another guy that I've heard a decent number of songs by but never more than one in a row. In retrospect, I think this album doesn't quite fit the bill of what I want to accomplish as it's a 'best of' compilation so you dont' really get the full feel of what the artist wanted as he arranged song order and stuff. Regardless, a super chill album with songs that contain great messages. I'll be going back and listening to more of his full studio albums for sure.
June 16th:
This is War by Thirty Seconds to Mars
I've liked their earlier stuff and it was fun to see them have an album that feels a bit more optimistic in general. Normally they're a bit of a downer group and while I still wouldn't qualify this as an 'upbeat' release, it at least felt like they were a bit more positive about life.
June 17th:
Call on Me by Eric Prydz
So I might have been thinking this was a full studio release of his but NOPE, just 'Call on Me' redone in like 8 different remixes. I love this song, don't get me wrong, but that might have been a bit much for a straight through listen.
June 18th:
The Night the Sun Came Up by DEV
Felt like a more hip-hop Kesha? I'm sold!
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