rebecca

Hello You Lovely Lot!

If you didn't already know, I LOVE Meghan Trainor. Her last album just reminds me so much of last summer and I think this album will be a reminder for this summer. I've had the album for a few days because it came out on Apple Music a few days early but since it's just been released everywhere else I thought I would write a little review!


Watch Me Do

This song was released quite a while ago now long with a few others but I still love it. I think it took me a while to come round to it and I wasn't sure when I first heard it. However, there was a time where I would just play it over and over again. I think it's such a good way to start the album and is one of the catchiest songs on the album.

Favourite Lyric : 'Im the shh, be quiet, I've been on a low hater diet'

Me Too

I LOVE this song even though it only came out a few days before the album. I have not stopped listening to it yet. I've seen a few people on twitter bash this song but it just makes me feel so great? I also love the video and the fact that Meghan took it down because it was photoshopped, what a lady. It's not what I expected from Meghan I have to say but I think I love the change!

Favourite Lyric : 'If I was you, I'd wanna be me too'

NO

Now obviously everyone knows this. Natalie was the person who told me about it so I've been listening to it for ages. I think it's just such an empowering song and also another super catchy one. I think Kayleigh must have been sick of this when it first came out because I would literally play it on repeat..

Favourite Lyric : 'Call me beautiful, so original'

Better ft Yo Gotti

I know that Natalie loves this one but I'm not so fond. I think it's just not the kind of music I would normally listen to. I don't even think I've listened to it all the way through, is that bad? I can still appreciate that it's a good song and I do like it, it just doesn't jump out to me as much as the other songs do!

Favourite Lyric : 'Tell em' what they already know, I deserve better'

Hopeless Romantic 

This is one that I haven't really listened to I have to admit but I still like it! I guess I just don't like it as much as the others. I think it's nice to break up all the fast upbeat songs though . I think that if I listen to it a few times I'll start to really love it and it will be one of those songs that I just can't stop playing!

Favourite Lyric : 'Ever After comes after we meet'

I Love Me ft Lunchmoney Lewis

This is another one that came before the actual album and another one that I love! I think this album has a running theme of self love which is totally fine by me. This one just makes me want to dance to be honest and I love the beginning where the song just suddenly cuts in! Another amazing song, well done Meghan!

Favourite Lyric : 'I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast, I love all of y'all, but I love me the most'

Kindly Calm Me Down

I loved this when I firs listened to it but I haven't really listened to it since then I have to say. However, as I listen to it now I'm realising just how much I love it. The people who read my blog all the time (is there even anyone who does that?) will know I love a ballad. This song is just that and it is so beautiful and I think it really shows off what a gorgeous voice Meghan has.

Favourite Lyric : 'If I need you now, would you kindly calm me down?'

Woman Up

This is an AMAZING song and if I had to pick a top three it would most definitely be there, maybe even be at number one?! The minute I heard it I knew it was something that would be stuck in my head for the next few weeks. I've listened to it a good five times already today which I think is slightly excessive but I just love it. It has the same kind of feel as 'Salute' by Little Mix in the fact tht it's about not needing a man to do anything.

Favourite Lyric : 'All my girls, raise your hands if you don't need a man'

Just A Friend To You

As a Ukulele player myself, the second I heard this I knew I would like it. It kind of reminds me of that bit in Glee when Sam and Quinn sing 'Lucky' (which is also a lovely song can I say). It's just a sweet little song and so easy to listen to as well! Probably not on my top five but it is a great song and it might grow on me!

Favourite Lyric 'Everybody knows you love me too'

I Won't Let You Down

This is such a summer song and I know that when I listen to it come winter it will be a song that reminds me of driving in my car with my friends. I listened to it the other day on the way to the shops and it just made me feel so happy! Right from the beginning it sounds so cheerful and just such a feel good song!

Favourite Lyric : 'You can't dance to the beat of a heart that's broken'

Dance Like Yo Daddy

I'm not too sure how I feel about this. What I know for certain is that I like it but it's whether I love it and whether I would class it as one of my favourites. I think that maybe I would put it in my top five but maybe not a top three. It is so catchy though and easy to dance too (although I think you can guess that from the title to be honest...)

Favourite Lyric : 'Simon says go touch your nose, but Meghan says touch your toes...but like, I still can't touch my toes'

Champagne Problems

I knew the minute I heard this that I would love it. It's just up my street and I loved it even more when I actually listened to the lyrics. It's basically about first world problems which I always complain about and about sucking it all up and realising that other people have it worse. I think that it's an important message to be honest and it's done in such a light-heart way! Definitely one of my favourites from the whole album.

Favourite Lyric : 'My new iPhone doesn't seem to work, no internet that's the worst'

Mom ft Kelli Trainor

This is the cutest song ever! It's another one that came out before the album and I was in love straight away/ I think everyone thinks they have the best mum but you know, we can't all write a song about our mums so I think Meghan wins here to be honest. The phone call between her and her um breaks my heart sometimes when I miss my mum. This is not a song you should listen to if you miss your mum by the way, it makes me feel even worse...

Favourite Lyric : 'She love-a me, love-a me, love-a me, love-a me, love, she love me like nobody else'

Friends

This is one that I think I've only listened to once or twice but I think I should maybe listen to it more. It's another slower one which I think just get lost in albums for me because when I first hear an album I'm all excited for the upbeat ones. Then after a while I start to love the slow ones when Ive played the fast ones too many times. This is such a lovely song with lovely lyrics though.

Favourite Lyric : 'Cause I got all my friends with me'

Thank You

Another one that I've only listened to once when I listened to the album for the first time. I'm that person that will just listen to the songs they love and hardly ever listen to new music because I know what I like and what I don't.  I also feel like this song is everything I need to say to friends that I haven't said! Saying 'Thank You' is important and I don't do it enough!

Favourite Lyrics : 'I got nothin' without you'

So there we have it everyone! I love this album so much and I was certainly not disappointed. So many of the songs are so catchy and have brilliant messages. I really hate the stick that Meghan gets but I personally think she's incredible so, whatever.

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello you lovely lot!

So, I have been a big fan of The Vamps for a few years now. I don't love them as much as I love my beloved One Direction boys or the McFly lads. However, I enjoy their music a lot and so I thought I would make a blog post about their new album!

Hello you lovely lot!

So, Little Mix's album 'Get Weird' has just come out and since I've been on and off excited about it I thought I would do a review so I can tell you all how I feel about it! So, let's go!

Black Magic

I Obviously I've heard this before and I have already talked about it once or twice on this blog! It's a catchy song that I love listening to in my car!

Love Me Like You

I've heard this before too and there's a few others that I have already listened to. I used to love this but I think I overplayed it because I am getting a bit sick of it, I think I just have to give it time.

Weird People

I've listened to this once all the way through I think? I do like it, it's very catchy and funky but I'm not sure it's my favourite from the album. If I love a song I will know straight away but this could be one of those songs that it takes me a few weeks before I can listen to it on repeat.

Secret Love Song

It's nice to hear a slow song. I love the ballads that Little Mix make, they always pull on my heartstrings and have beautiful lyrics. This is no different. I love the build up before the chorus and the chorus itself especially. Maybe even shed a tear. Maybe. I don't mind a bit of Jason Derulo but I'm not his biggest fan, I do think he fits in well though.

Hair

Still love this one. So catchy and just has a funky feel to it. One I love listening to when I'm getting ready which, to be honest, is all I can ask for in a song.

Grown

I LOVE this one. It's just so catchy and something I never expected from Little Mix if I'm honest! I had heard this one before writing this review and it's already on my November playlist!

I Love You

Not sure about this one if I'm honest, but I think there's always going to be songs like that on every album you listen to (minus 1D albums obviously..review of that new one coming soon). It's a nice song don't get me wrong but I guess it just doesn't draw me in the same way the others do!

OMG

This one sounds like 'Fancy' at the beginning which is good for me because I do love that song. I love the way this one sounds and I have a feeling I could listen to it before going on a night out. This definitely fits in with the new sound I think Little Mix are trying to create!

Lightening

I have also heard this one before and I love the beginning of it and pretty much all of it, there's just one bit I don't like. I love the fact at the start it's just Jesy and the clicking with the beat in the back. My favourite bit is the bit right before the chorus with Leigh-Anne. It's the bit after that. I just cant comprehend. What.

A.D.I.D.A.S

I think the title of this is very clever and it took me a few listens to actually get it, but I will just be calling it Adidas like the sports brand which is probably the idea. I like the fact that you can hear Little Mix growing up with the fans in their albums. Very catchy. Not a fan of the rapping though, sorry.

Love Me Or Leave Me

Another ballad type ditty. Another one that I love. Little Mix's slow songs never fail to disappoint me, they always make me cry and I can always relate in some way to them. This is such a beautiful song and possibly my favourite. I will be singing this full blast in my car when I get the chance, maybe even crying, not whilst driving though, that would be a health and safety issue.

The End

This along with 'Love Me Or Leave Me' are in competition for the top spot in my eyes. I have heard this before because I've seen the video of poor Perrie, if you know, you know. When it gets to that bit I nearly cry. I feel like this suits her situation perfectly and I wouldn't be able to sing it if I was her. This song is so clever and I love the fact that it's just them and no backing. I love songs that are stripped down like this. So lovely.

I Wont

Already love this. It sounds so cheerful and upbeat which is what I need after the previous two songs! This will definitely be one that I dance around my room to and dance in my car to! Maybe another favourite? So different to things I've heard so far and I love it. Very impressed with this one girls!

Secret Love Song, Part. II

Not sure why there's a part 2 but ok. This one is very beautiful too. I feel like its a second part (or technically third) to 'These Four Walls' because it gives off that kind of feel. 'These Four Walls' is one of my favourites off the last album so it's no surprise that I love this one too.

Clued Up

I'm not usually a fan of stuff like this but this is actually quite nice! Not my favourite and doesn't really grab my attention like the others. Lovely little song with lyrics that are typical of Little Mix. I mean that in a good way! They tend to write empowering lyrics (think 'Wings' 'Change Your Life' 'Salute').

The Beginning

I'm not sure if this was on purpose because another song is called 'The End'? I feel like this one at the start and then 'The End' as the last track would have been a good idea but you know, it's not my album. Another acapella kind of affair. I like the fact that its so short and now I've listened to the lyrics, it makes sense that it's at the end. Whoops.

So, that's all the songs! I love this album. When I heard the first few tracks I wasn't sure but overall it's an amazing collection of songs. Huge improvement on their first album (which is still full of classics but you know). I love it, love it, love it.

Thanks for reading!

Becky x

Hello you lovely lot!

So, I am listening to the 5SOS album for the first time and I thought I could do a first impressions kind of thing? I have heard one or two songs before but not all of them so most of these really are first impressions.


Money 

I've heard this one a few times before and at first I wasn't sure if I liked it but now I love it! This is a really great start to the album and has already got me excited for the rest of it. It's so catchy and one you can proper sing your heart out to if you wanted to. It's not to everyones taste I admit and I don't think it was to mine when I first played it but my opinion has flipped completely!

Favourite Line : From the floor to the ceiling, robbing and stealing

She's Kinda Hot

Now, I've heard this so many times before and I still love it, I think it was a really good choice for a single and I think that it's another one you can sing along to as loud as you want, that mainly applies to the chorus though I must admit.

Favourite Line : We are the leaders of the 'Not Coming Back's'

Hey Everybody

It seems to be the first four that I've heard before? This is another one I've listened to, I used to be obsessed with it and played it straight for a good 24 hours, honestly. I spoke about it on my 'October Playlist'  so you can read about it there!

Permenant Vacation

This is my favourite song at the moment. I listened to it live when I went to see them in Birmingham and even though I didn't know the words I felt like I could sing and dance to it? It's just super catchy! I also talked about it in my 'October Playlist' video!

Jet Black Heart

This is the first one off the album I hadn't heard before writing this post. This seems to be one I can go for and it's almost like a ballad? I love the bit where it goes silent, stuff like that is on my checklist for how to make an amazing song! I have a feeling I'm going to love this on in the future because, to be honest, I love it already.

Catch Fire

This one doesn't really catch my attention as some of the others, I'm not sure what it is about it? It's a good song don't get me wrong, I just don't think it fits in maybe? I do like it, I'm just not as in love with it as I am with songs like Permenant Vacation.

Safety Pin

I love the bit with the drums at the beginning! I wasn't sure when I first heard this but now I really like it. My favourite bit is towards the end of the chorus where there's bits of silence when they sing, does that even make sense? Probably not my favourite (because Permanent Vacation exists) but it's a close call!

Waste The Night

I've listened to about 2 bars so far and I already love it, is that even possible? I must admit I didn't really understand the first bit but you know, there will come a time where I listen to it and I suddenly go 'oh...' so I'll just wait for that I guess. Think this one could get stuck in my head for today so we'll find out.

Vapor

Again with the drums, I think I just love a good drum pattern? I like the fact that this one seems to be a bit tamer, there's not loads of loud guitars and drums (contradicting myself here, sorry) and vocals. Just a nice break in the album, also, I can't resist a ballad type song.

Castaway 

The beginning of this one is something I can imagine myself singing really loud in my car on the way to work. Yes. This one is a huge yes. It's not quite as poppy as some of the others. Don't get me wrong I love a bit of pop (One Direction are a prime example) but I do like a bit of all types of music so it's nice to hear something a bit different. Also I like the big build up to the chorus, stuff like that makes my kind of song.

The Girl Who Cried Wolf

YES. I love stuff like this, as much as I love Permanent Vacation and how rocky it is, I do enjoy a softer bit. I like the drums (surprise surprise) and the fact that it builds up (which i think i've mentioned a few times in this but you know, can't beat a good build up!)

Broken Home

I've heard a lot about this one so I'm looking forward to actually listening to it. I like the violins (are they even violins?) and it's something I really didn't expect from 5SOS. The lyrics are a bit emotional and I can see why everyone loves it. This is such a heartfelt song and it's probably Amnesia part 2 because I cry at Amnesia a lot (Is that sad? maybe? It's just very emotional alright). If they play this when I see them in April I know I'll sob. Even if they don't play it I'll sob. The bridge in this is probably my favourite part, I think a bridge makes or breaks a song and the bridge is usually the best part of any song in my personal opinion. The quiet bit after it is also top notch. I approve 5SOS.

Fly Away

This is a big jump from Fly Away which is probably a good thing because after Broken Home I need something I can dance around it. I love the chorus in this (and I think I've listened to it before?). It's one of those songs that I won't know the words too so I'll be walking around going 'I want a little bit of blah blah blah blah with a little bit of blah blah blah'.

Invisible

I've only listened to the first bit with the guitar and I know I'm going to love it already. As i've said I love a ballad and I think this definitely counts as one. This is probably one of my favourites on the album but that might just be because I'm a big soppy girls blouse really. The lyrics are once again, quite emotional, probably not as tear jerking as Broken Home but I think it's definitely close.

Airplanes

This reminds me of The Wombats for some reason? I love the beginning of it with whatever it is that plays those notes (so good at writing reviews). As I listen to more of it I think I've heard it before but I'm not 100% sure. Either way it's quite catchy and I do quite like it! Not sure it catches my attention like some of the others but I can see that it's a good song!

San Fransisco

I'm not sure how I feel about this but so far I've only listened to the first bit. I actually do quite like the chorus, I think it's just the verses that don't grab my attention. Not one I'll be playing in my car I don't think but don't think I'd skip it. Again, I like the bridge but I think that's probably the same for all these songs to be honest. This is a very long album I've discovered

Outer Space / Carry On

Is this two separate songs? I don't quite get it. It's 6 minutes long so I presume it is. I like Outer Space. I think it's one of those songs thats in-between a ballad and a fast song and I'm not always sure how I feel about those ones but this one seems good! I have now discovered that it is two songs and I don't really get why they've stuck them together? Why don't they just make two different ones? Very confusing. Carry On is a bit odd but I think that when the beat comes in I might like it? Unless the whole song is like this? I feel like it's a hymn at the moment and I don't think I like it? Turns out it's quite quiet all the way through. Not my favourite.

So, there's my impression of 5SOS' second album! I don't know if I like it as a collective more than the first one but there are songs which I definitely like more than any of the songs on the other album. It's a mixed bag so far but give me a few weeks and it'll be on my next month favourites, place your bets!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x