Uh Huh - Julia Michaels

I just heard this on the radio last night, so I totally love it. Will probably hate it in a week when they overplay it, though.

I like how it starts off all acoustic and then brings in this dirty beat and keys. And of course the strange "UH HUH" vocal slide thing. I can see how it could be annoying, but I think it's fantastic. At the end there's so much going on, it sounds exactly like it should to me, just all over the place fun emotion.

What I love most is the lyrics. As a fledgling songwriter/sometimes poet, one of my biggest peeves is wanting to write about a feeling or situation and just not being able to find the right words. This is one of those "ah ha!" songs where I feel a mix of instant gratification for knowing it exists...and also being deeply shamed someone else wrote it first. Mostly I'm just glad she made this feeling I've been feeling into a song. Isn't that what music is for?

Plus, Julia Michaels is apparently an Iowa girl...so, props!

Where Would I Be? - Gwen Stefani

If you don't know who Gwen Stefani is, I'd like to know what rock you've been living under. Must be a pretty nice rock or something to never leave it. Anyway, I've been under my own rock apparently since this song came out in 2016 and I just heard it yesterday. It's basically been on repeat since.

It has a very Lily Allen feel to it, and Gwen's voice, which is always rad. Apparently the Lily Allen vibe is because it was produced by Greg Kurstin, who wrote/produced two of Lily Allen's albums. That bouncy reggae beat with the warped vocal blends, just begs you to jump up and dance. I didn't set out to find a dance song when I was randomly song hopping on YouTube yesterday, but I'm glad I did. 

I'm also glad Gwen is doing some solo stuff lately that I can appreciate. Also on my current love list for her (although they are constantly on the radio) are Misery, Used To Love You, and Make Me Like You. 

Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars

So, I don't really like Bruno Mars...but I'm a little crazy for this song right now. Because it feels like The Police.

Blow Me (One Last Kiss) - Pink

My love/hate relationship with Pink is currently a little heavier on the love with this song. Blow Me just has such an upbeat feeling to it. Not to mention Pink's tendency towards sincere and yet creative crudeness with wordplay (ie. "No more sick whiskey dick, no more battles from me"). Even though I feel like she leans too much on talking/yelling her way through most songs, she does have a great range that she really showcases in this song. I have to admire her for that much, at least. And damn, is it not catchy?

*I think that life's too short for this, want back my ignorance and bliss, I think I've had enough of this, blow me one last kiss*

She Wolf - Shakira

I am simultaneously aroused and terrified. I'm not entirely sure whether this is a good or bad thing, but it's probably the appropriate response.

Katy Perry

I take back what I said before. It was said in ignorance, and quite frankly, shame. Because Katy Perry is one of my guilty pleasures. I just can't help but like her catchy tunes, no matter how hard I try. No matter what color her hair is. I admire her chameleon-like styles, and her bosoms, of course. Her music videos are a bit tedious, but at least they are humorous(whether intentional or not). That's something, at least. 

Teenage Dream

The One That Got Away 

*I was June and you were my Johnny Cash*

Thinking of You

Hot N Cold