The Girl

Now is finally the time to post about the band I love the most! This band is one of my top five favourite bands of all time and this indie group happens to be called City and Colour. I have been a fan of City and Colour for quite some time and my 'fan-ship' has grown for the band over the years. Every time I listen to a song written and performed by Dallas Green (the man behind City and Colour) I become completely captivated by the deep words he writes. As of today I have now been to two City and Colour concerts. I also have started a memorabilia collection with various City and Colour t-shirts and a signed Vinyl Record of The Hurry and The Harm (signed by Dallas Green himself).

The song that I am featuring today is one of his most upbeat songs from the 2008 Album Bring Me Your Love. Normally the songs Dallas Green writes are very deep and depressing; which is something that I do not mind listening to because I feel as though it relaxes me. The song The Girl is one of my favourites because it is upbeat and has a happy tune that is easy to sing along to. 

One of my favourite lyrics pulled from the song is: "while I'm off chasing my own dreams, sailing around the world, please know that I'm yours to keep, my beautiful girl." There is something about this lyric that makes me thing of living a perfectly happy and fulfilled life. 

Take a listen and enjoy! 

Budapest

One of my new favourite songs that I have been listening to non stop is Budapest by George Ezra. The first time I heard this song was on the radio station called indie88 based out of Toronto. George Ezra is a new upcoming artist in the indie world from Hartford, England. At just 21 years old, Ezra has provided the indie world with amazing music that  is reaching the top 10 on many charts around the world and number one on the charts in the Czech Republic, Austria and New Zealand. 

His album Wanted On Voyage was released in late June, 2014 and is slowly starting to become a huge success with the growing popularity of the song Budapest. Ezra was not only born with extreme musical talents but he also has experience with his music knowledge as he studied at The British and Irish Modern Music Institute in 2011. Some of George Ezra’s late musical inspiration comes from  artists such as Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. 

In the popular indie music blog called, When The Gramaphone Rings they feature George Ezra on their Live Review section. They review him as being a breath of fresh air with a voice beyond his years. A breath of fresh air is a perfect description for Ezra’s song Budapest. This song brings me to a place of summertime drives and long sunny beach days. Listening to this tune brings me so much happiness and joy and I hope it can do the same for you!

Enjoy! 

Half Moon Run

One of my absolute favourite things to do is attend concerts. I have probably been to over 100 concerts in my lifetime and I do NOT want to stop any time soon. One of the many concert I went to this summer was City and Colour. They are one of my favourite bands ever BUT the band that opened up for them absolutely blew my mind. The group is called Half Moon Run. Prior to the concert I had never heard of them before and knew nothing about them. They played about 10 songs and I was floored by how amazing they were. The next day I downloaded every single one of their songs and today they are one of my favourite bands. 

The band is a Canadian indie rock band based out of Montreal, QC. They are made up of four members  and are lead by lead singer, Devon Portielje. So far they only have one album called, Dark Eyes, which was released in March 2012 . This band is one that is up and coming in the indie music world. It is exciting to see indie bands that are not so popular but are on an upward climb to gain awareness and recognition for their amazing talents.

The fact that the well known group City and Colour chose them for their opening act is a huge factor in helping them to gain a greater awareness to their name. The video posted this week is a song called, Call me in The Afternoon during a live BBC radio recording session. This is a unique song that shows the many talents of each individual band member. Not only does the lead singer rock it on the vocals but he also has some awesome drum solos that are like none other. Take a listen and enjoy.