Hurricane

       Katey Laurel's "Hurricane" has always been fantastic, but ZiK's remix and lyric video somehow make it even catchier and it's going to be falling back into my playlist because it's even more addictive now than it was before. Check out the lyric video below then head to the websites (for bother ZiK and Laurel) to support the artists and check out more of their music. 

"Hurricane" Katey Laurel - ZiK remix

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The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)

       I forgot that today is Monday and Monday means new music. Nothing is ready. It's also Christmas Eve Eve though (yes, that's a thing) so I will definitely have a few tracks and maybe a 'music related news' post for you after I get coffee and get my shit together (and also that playlist I promised you last night) but, for now, just enjoy Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song" because you should have some sort of memory of this version playing during your childhood Christmases and this version, all the new versions with catchy guitar riffs and vocal runs aside, is probably the best for getting into the Christmas spirit. 

"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)"

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What Christmas Means To Me

       You know that moment during the holidays when you're a perpetually nice person and you really wish that you could be as mean to people in real life as the things you think in your head but you just can't do that because they've done absolutely no harm to you so you're just sitting there accepting life and smiling nicely and your great grandmother hands you a gift and she's smiling and saying "I hope you like it. I think you will" and you open it and there's this puffy blue sweater thing inside and you're like "oh, wow, that's so nice" and then you see that it's a size large but you're still rolling with it so you're like "and it's so soft" and then you just smile and try not to make eye contact with the family members across the room who know you too well and are definitely losing their shit because then you'll lose your controlled facial expression because all you're thinking in your head is "THE FUCK IS THIS HALF SNUGGIE THING I LOOK LIKE FUCKING WINNIE THE POOH MATED WITH SULLEY".

       So, here's to all the controlled faces of comfort and joy that you will be making over the next few days. I'll definitely work on trying to get up a playlist of Christmas songs for you guys who are about to go insane with the 'big day' being so near.

"What Christmas Means To Me" Cee Lo Green

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12/22

       For those of you who are still with me and don't have other obligations/holiday plans (though I totally understand because I'm trying to jot this down before leaving for the day) this is what my personal playlist looks like this week and all of the tracks are fantastic so you should check them out and support the bands by heading to iTunes for more of their music.

"Light of Day" The Silent Comedy

"The Courtship of Summer Preasley" The Griswolds

"Turn It Around" Silent Rider Remix (click the link to hear it on SoundCloud)

"Crystallized" Young the Giant

"Halo" Melodime

"The Wanderer" The Saving Pointe

"See You In My Dreams" We The Kings

"Cry (To Keep From Laughing)" JF Robitaille

"Holding On" Bobbie Morrone Trio

"Dust and Bones" Night Terrors of 1927

"Heartbeat" Matthew Mayfield

"On Your Side" SafetySuit

"Salvage" MTNS (this band released one of the most gorgeous debut EP's of the year so check it out)

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