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I like many other people would not have thought that we would've still been in lockdown by this point. It's been almost 2 months now since Britain went into quarantine and one thing that has kept me sane other than watching loads of tv and movies is listening to some of my favourite songs and discovering new favourites along the way. So today I thought I would share with you the best music that's out right now and mention some classics that have kept me together at this crazy time! First up anyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed, literally obsessed with The 1975. I've been an avid fan since 2016 when their second album was released and I've seen them live twice at The O2 in London (I was so lucky that I got to see them this February before we went into lockdown) and both times they were just incredible!! It's not just the music that I love about them though, it's the image and the band's ethos as a whole. They will be releasing their new album called Notes On A Conditional Form on 22nd May, so very soon and I've been so excited every time they've released a single from the new album. My favourite like many others is If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) which is a very up tempo eighties sounding track that instantly makes you feel so much better than you did before! Also their latest song that they've released called Guys is such a sweet slow paced song that Matty wrote as a love letter to his band mates and especially listening to it in quarantine it makes you feel even more emotional than it would normally. They are the best band not just of this new decade, but of the last decade and they have to be my favourite band ever. Big statement to make, but that's just honestly how I feel!
Next up is Dua Lipa's new album Future Nostalgia and omg this is such an amazing album! As soon as I heard Don't Start Now, the first single released from the album, I just knew that this was going to be such an iconic record because that song alone just encompasses the title as it sounds so new, yet it has that disco sound to it. Some of my favourite songs include Cool, Levitating, Physical & Hallucinate. I was actually going to see her this month until Corona virus cancelled everyone's plans however luckily she rescheduled the tour for January next year and I cannot wait to finally see her live!
Something else I've been listening to a lot is 80s music and I think it's because I know that when I listen to any music from that decade it will instantly lift my mood, which at this moment in time is something I need as some days are harder than others to live in during these times. One artist from that era I've been listening to a lot is Madonna. It's hard to pick a favourite era of Madonna's career, but I think you can't go wrong with her early records as they just have that feel good factor to them that makes you want to get up and dance. My favourite songs from the early days are Into The Groove, Dress You Up, Like a Virgin, Burning Up and of course Holiday!
I hope you liked my post on what I've been listening to recently. Let me know what music you've been listening to in the comments below.
Stay safe and see you soon
Chantal x
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Hi, so I'm finally back from having a bit of a blogging break which is not something I planned to happen but it did, I just didn't end up writing any posts after Christmas, so that means this is my first post of 2017! 2017, my god that's weird to look at and say but this is where we are at now, so we just better get on with it shouldn't we haha.
Anyway aside from all that today I am back with my first That's A Tune post of the year. Technically though this one should be called 'These Are Tunes' as I am actually going to talk about two new songs I'm loving, not one. Of course as you can see from the photo I'm going to talk about Ed Sheeran's new songs that he's recently put out to the world. I was so excited to hear them that I listened to them both pretty much as soon as I got up and I was definitely not disappointed at all as they are both amazing songs.
Let's start with the song I heard first which is Castle On The Hill. This song is a mid tempo, upbeat song that is about Ed reflecting on his teenage years before he became the megastar he is today. He talks about him and his friends hanging out and watching the sunset on the castle on the hill (hence the name of the song) and them driving fast through country lanes. In the last verse there're a touching set of lyrics that gives us an over view of what some of his friends and the people he knew ended up being like and the reason why I love this verse is that it's a perfect description of how different people's lives end up becoming after they leave school. Sometimes you are surprised that certain people get into professions that you thought they wouldn't get into, or maybe they settle down at a young age which you didn't expect either. It's such a brilliant song that has that nostalgic feel to it which makes me love it even more, it's just perfect.
The second song he released is Shape of You. This song wasn't actually going to be his own song as he began writing this song to give it to another artist to sing, but then he changed his mind and thank god he did because it's utter perfection in a song. This is a slightly different sound for Ed compared to his older songs as it's got more of an R&B dance edge to it and also the lyrics are a little more mature as it's about him admiring the way a woman looks while he's in the bar looking for a potential lover/ girlfriend, hence why he says 'I'm in love with the shape of you, We push and pull like a magnet do, Although my heart is falling to, I'm in love with your body.' The theme of this song is physicality and how it makes us attracted to someone and how we can use it to attract other people too. This song is my favourite out of the two as I simply can't get enough of the brilliant beat of the song. I'm constantly singing or humming it, which as we know means it's going to be a hit.
Have you heard Ed's new songs and if you have what do you think of them? Do you think this album can top his last two? Let me know what you think, I'd love to know!
Thanks so much for reading my first post of 2017 and I hope you all have a fantastic year ahead and I'll see you in my next blog post.
Chantal x
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