Now Playing: 5 Songs of the Moment

Hey guys! As you can tell, I lost a lot of blogging mojo since I moved back home for the summer. I've decided that I'm not going to make any promises on the frequency that I'll blog, I'm just going to blog as much as I can. I've been busy spending time with family and friends and I can say that my summer has gotten off to a great start. Well, more than a start. I've been out of school for almost a month! Wowza. Anyway I figured I would get the ball rolling on the blogging front by sharing with you some songs I'm loving. Some are old, some are new but as of late you can find me playing the songs off my computer, on my phone, in my car or pushing my friends to listen to them. Yay!

1) You Are the Moon (The Hush Sound)

I listen to this and I am overcome with a desire to learn how to play the piano. The melody to this is absolutely stunning. The music literally makes me feel so many feelings and I see it playing in the background in an episodes of Grey's Anatomy or something. 

Darkness, darkness everywhere, do you feel all alone?

The subtle grace of gravity, the heavy weight of stone

2) Gone, Gone, Gone (Phillip Phillips)

My boy Phil delivered on this one. Actually, this brings me back to when I did lyrical dance in high school. It screams to be choreographed for a showcase piece or something. It's also pretty popular on the radio. I'm totally digging it, and I love when songs come to a climax, or lead up to a big musical break/choral break (check 2:33ish).

You would never sleep alone.

I love you long after you're gone

And long after you're gone, gone, gone.

3) Young and Beautiful (Lana Del Ray)

If you've seen The Great Gatsby you know where I'm going with this. This song is perfectly haunting when used in the movie. I think our boy Jay-Z did us a solid on helping to produce this bad boy. Lana's doing her thing in the style that she's known for. Lana is everything. You go girl! (P.S. The music video is absolutely brilliant!)

Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?

Will you still love me when I've got nothing but my aching soul?

4) Everything Has Changed (Taylor Swift ft. Ed Sheeran)

Two of my favorite artists coming together makes for a very happy Emily. I'm normally a sucker for an emotional duet, but these two KILL this number. Lyric wise: "Your eyes look like coming home" is one of those one liners that just stick around in your head, so beautiful. This has been one of my favorites since Red was released in October. I am also a proud owner of concert tickets to see the Red tour in August which will feature Ed as a guest/opener. The real kicker to all of this is the ADORABLE music video. It slayed me. That why this song is making the current faves list, because ever since I watched the music video this has been on constantly on replay. If you don't love this song, I don't think you're human.

And all my walls stood tall painted blue

And I'll take them down, take them down and open up the door for you

5) Stay (Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko)

Even though its by Rihanna (who I normally think is a total asshole), Stay comes off very honest and desperate (in a vulnerable way) that makes listening it seem very personal. The duet version is what I'm really a fan of and I don't even know who Mikky is. The piano obviously steals the show in this song, it's gorgeous. Love, love love this music video as well.

Funny you're the broken one

But I'm the only one who needed saving

Cause when you never see the light

It's hard to know which one of us is caving

I imagine that this could be a series that reappears every so often. Let me know what songs you have been loving lately! Enjoy!

Much Love,

Emily