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Hello You Lovely Lot!

So yes, it is that time of the month once again where I tell you all the songs that have been the soundtrack to my month! These playlists seem to be getting shorter and shorter but I keep finding that the same music is rolling over from the months before and you don't need to hear about them all over again!

Death of a Bachelor - Death of a Bachelor - Panic! At The Disco


I decided to try and listen to Panic! At The Disco because I listened to doddleoddle's cover of this (which you can watch here!)  and I loved it straight away! I then found the video for this listened to it pretty much every day at the beginning of the mont. My love for it has since wavered but I think that's just because I found loads of new music that took over.

Favourite Lyric : 'Happily Ever After, how could I ask for more?'

Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus - Wheatus


Half way through this month Busted announced their support acts. One of which is Emma Blackery and the other is Wheatus. My Dad is SO jealous because he loves Whetaus and I probably ought to listen to the other songs too but this is just a classic. I already know all the words so it's not like I had to learn it but I just wanted to remind myself of how amazing it is.

Favourite Lyric : 'Her boyfriends a dick, he brings a gun to school'

Lush Life - Lush Life Single - Zara Larsson


I had heard this loads of times and I wasn't really a fan until I went to The Vamps. It was one of the videos that they played before the concert started and I fell in love. I downloaded it the minute I got home and listened to it on repeat for a good few days. This song just makes me feel so summery and I think I will continue to love it through next month!

Favourite Lyric : 'No tricks, no bluffs, I'm just better of without them cuffs'

Chelsea Dagger - Costello Music - The Fratellis


In Nottingham we have a festival called Splendour and this year The Fratellis are playing this year. I think we can all agree this is a classic song and I remember I first heard it on the original SingStar game and fell in love with it instantly. I have to admit it is amazing on a night out even if nobody really knows the words but knows the tune to it.

Favourite Lyric : 'Gave me gear, thank you dear. Bring your sister over here, let her dance with me just for the hell of it'

Knock Em' Out - Alright, Still - Lily Allen


I first heard this when Natalie played it when I was in Berlin and straight away I wanted to know what it was. A few weeks later and suddenly I remembered so I messaged her to ask what song it was and I'm SO glad that I remembered because I have played it at least once every single day since. I think it's just such an upbeat song and I love all the talking bits in the middle. Can't believe I hadn't heard it before!

Favourite Lyric : 'Alright darlin'? You look alright, still'

Henrietta - Costello Music - The Fratellis


This was another Fratellis song that i knew but only vaguely. It's one of those songs that they play in the background of television programmes so you know the tune but didn't know it was by The Fratellis (unless you're a big fan then I presume you'd know it!). I have fallen in love with this song even though I have no idea what most of the words are, but ti does go quite fast so I feel like I have an excuse!

Favourite Lyric : 'Henrietta, we've got no flowers for you'

Disconnected - She Looks So Perfect (Single) - 5 Seconds of Summer


So this month I saw 5SOS and it was one of the best night ever! I might do a blog post on it I'm not really sure yet (even though it was over a week ago but whatever...). I knew of this song before I saw them but when I knew it was on the setlist I had to learn it and slowly loved it more and more. Now it might even be one of my favourites and I sang along live which I was proud of considering I didn't know it before the tour started!

Favourite Lyric : 'Life's a tangled web of cell phone calls and hashtag 'I don't know's'

Everything I Knew - Busted - Busted


Next month I'm seeing Busted (which there will DEFINITELY be a blog post about I have never been so excited in my life) and so I've been listening to a bit more Busted. This is one of my all time favourites although I don't think they'll play it because it's only on the UK version of this album which saddens me deeply. I already know every single Busted song there is to know so it's not like 5SOS where I have to learn the words. I just wanted to get in the right mindset (even though I listen to Busted on the regular anyway...that's not a joke, I do.)

Favourite Lyric : 'Everything I knew just went out the window. No I can't depend on you forever'

Jet Black Heart - Sounds Good Feels Good - 5 Seconds of Summer


The minute I heard this when the album came out I knew I loved it. It's probably my favourite on the album and so I thought it was only right that I rekindle my love for it before I go and see them! I won't lie to you all, I cried my eyes out when they played this and haven't really been able to listen to it since for fear of crying but I just think it's such a beautiful song and is even better live!

Favourite Lyric : 'But now that I'm broken, and now that you know it'

Vegas Lights - Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die! - Panic! At The Disco


I originally started listening to this album so that I could listen to "This Is Gospel" but I ended up falling in love with this just as much if not a bit more! The first time I listened to it I knew it was going to be a favourite. It just makes me want to dance around my room I guess (and I also love the bit at the beginning and how it's used throughout the song but I don't know where it's from...)

Favourite Lyric : 'Do it 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 more time'

Stolen Moments - Wake Up - The Vamps


This is fast becoming my favourite from this album, although I do still love Cheater and it is at the top of my '25 Most Played' right now! I saw this live ('GOD BECKY, HOW MANY CONCERTS HAVE YOU BEEN TO?!' I hear you shout...2 is the answer, I just happened to have talked about them both...however I do have another one on Monday but that's besides the point...ANYWAY) and nearly cried. It was just Brad and a piano and everyone had their torches on their phones on. Those kind of songs are always my favourites to hear live. There's just something about being in that room full of light. I think it's one of the most beautiful songs by The Vamps and it deserves to be here every month!

Favourite Lyric : 'You say you don't wanna fall in, but you keep fallin'

So those are the songs that have been on repeat this month! This month has been all about finding old songs and learning to love them again, I haven't really found much new music!

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