This past weekend I went to my friends', Pioneer (www.facebook.com/pioneertheband), record release show at The Earth House in Indy, and one of the bands that opened for them was this group called Wavorly. They came up from Nashville, TN to play the show and I wasn't really sure what to expect when they took the stage, but within seconds I was blown away. They hit hard with powerful guitars, catchy pop vocals, great demo tracks underlying each song and an energy that won't let your attention go elsewhere. Needless to say, I'm a huge fan of this group now and can't get enough of their music, so I thought I would share my two favorite tracks with you! Here is a piano version of One More Try, and then the track Part That Won't Let Go. Both of these songs are on their newest EP which can be found on iTunes. I hope you enjoy!
Over Christmas break I caved in and read The Hunger Game series by Suzanne Collins. Once I started, I couldn't put them down. I read all three in a 6 day period and have watched the trailer for the new movie multiple times. Call me a bandwagon jumper, that is fine by me but I love the series now that I took the time to read it!
As I mentioned above, there is a movie coming out (March 23rd) based on the first book. Taylor Swift did a collaborative effort with the group The Civil Wars for a track on the official soundtrack. They released the song Safe and Sound the day after Christmas and as of yet, it is one of the only songs off of the soundtrack to be released. While it is not Taylor's typical style, it is pretty killer in my opinion.
There are multiple opinions as to what the song is talking about. I am going to give my own personal opinion with some detail on the characters from the book, so if you are going to read them and don't want to know anything then this is probably a good spot to just skip down to the video itself just to be safe...
In the book, The Hunger Games are a vice of a Capitol city used to remind the 12 surrounding districts that the Capitol is in control. Each district has to give two "tributes" between the ages of 12 and 18. There has to be one boy and one girl. The tributes then are put into an arena of sorts and have to fight to the death until there is only one survivor, who is then crowned the victor. It's rather morbid, but hey! That's why it's fiction! District 12's tributes Katniss and Peeta compete together as a team. Inside and outside of the arena, which is unheard of in the history of The Hunger Games. Eventually they grow close together and just like every other victor or tribute in the games, their sleep is haunted by the images of the games, the people they killed, seeing their allies dying, and the things that tried to kill them. To cope with this, Katniss and Peeta begin to sleep next to each other and holding each other through the night. This is what I personally believe the song is about. There is more to my theory and definitely multiple ideas out there, but I'll let you read the books to come up with your own; but that is the general idea of what I think this song is about.
I hope you enjoy the song, and have a great start to the week!
Also, here is an interesting cover of the song (not sure how I feel about it yet, but thought I would share it anyway) along with the official movie trailer!
Hey everyone! Again, I apologize for the lack of posting. The ideas are there, I just have to try and manage my time better!
Anyways, this video has been blowing up on Facebook and I had to share it! This is a cover of Gotye's song Somebody I Used To Know. Here is the catch though...there are five people performing in this cover and they are all playing on the same guitar. That's all that needs to be said haha enjoy! :)
Ok , I have had this song stuck in my head for a good week now. So much so that I sat down and learned it myself and have played nothing else on my guitar since! Chad Lehr was the vocalist of the group My Hidden Track (mentioned in the Thanksgiving Blog) before they broke up. Following the break up of MHT, Chad set out on forming a group called This Is Me which featurted members from many previous groups around the Indianapolis area. A "dream team" made up with some of Indianapolis' favorite musicians, if you will. This video is an acoustic performance of the first song that Chad wrote for the group early in the developing stages. It is right on spot with his style of meaningful lyrics that are straight from his heart. I know I say this a lot, but with this video you can really see that the words mean something to him. It isn't just a performance. That is one of my favorite things about Chad's music, in both MHT and This Is Me. I can really connect with his lyrics too, which makes their stuff more powerful and meaningful to me personally. So here it is! Let me know what you think! :)
Why hello there! Again, I would like to take a second and apologize for my absence on here. After completing finals, I went on vacation with my family out of the country and didn't have cell service or internet for the week, and then came back right in time for a busy holiday weekend! I hope that you enjoyed your Christmas! We had a rough and tough start to the holiday here at the Malloy house, but are pushing through and remembering the reason for the season! Anyways, onto some music:
I just recently found a new artist by the name of Rachel Platten. She has been a front page hit on the NoiseTrade website for a good few days now, and I think I can easily say that I am in love haha...but she is taken and chances are that you aren't here to read my ramblings about my musician crushes so I will digress. The Boston born, and New York City residing singer/songwriter specializes in piano, singing, and also beatboxing! To top it off, she is very impressive at all three. She has been playing piano since she was about 4 years old and started writing when she was in college. Needless to say, she has a lot of talent and deserves some attention. She has a positive pop style with influences ranging from Regina Spektor, Sarah Bareilles, Ingrid Michealson, Ben Folds, and Kate Nash. So give her a listen. I posted my two favorite videos of hers bellow. The first is my favorite song of hers and it is called 1000 Ships, which is where I got the lyrics for the title of this post. The second is just a live performance of the song You Don't Have To Go that demonstrates some of her beatboxing skills. You can also download a special 5 track EP for free on NoiseTrade (link below). If you like these videos, please consider downloading it and even consider donating to help her out! I hope you enjoy her music as much as I have.
Keeping up the Christmas spirit, today I present to you the awesome little acoustic cover of You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch by VersaEmerge. I really like how they kept a touch of blues style to it and Blake (the guitarist) has one of my favorite voices for a male singer as well. So here you go! Enjoy!
This past weekend I finally had the first chance in a long while to just go home and enjoy it. I didn't have much work to do, or anything lingering and nagging in the back of my mind. It was great! While driving back I was listening to my Christmas music playlist (doesn't really feel right when it has been raining for a few days straight). The Advent Song by the duet Sarah Story came up and it got me thinking. The song opens up with the verse, "Nothing like singing in the living room. There's nothing like putting on a show for the neighbors. There's nothing like finding presents in the closet. There's nothing like home." This got me thinking that there really is nothing like home. I mean pulling up and walking into the garage and being able to smell the candles and food out there. And then walking in and having football on TV. Listening to Christmas music while decorating. The list goes on and on and I love it!
Today I really just wanted to share with you about one of my favorite Christmas songs (The Advent Song mentioned above). It is one of three songs on the Sarah Story Christmas EP which is up for free on NoiseTrade's website. Here is the link:
http://noisetrade.com/sarahstory
Also, since I'm talking about home so much, I thought it would be fitting to show some pictures of my home :) So below is a picture of our mantle, which is one of my favorite part of our decorations. Also, there is a picture of our Christmas tree..messed up branches at the top from it becoming our cat's perch and all! Haha
I hope that you all go download the Sarah Story EP, because it is something that everyone deserves to hear! And I also hope that you enjoy the little picture into my home! Love you guys!
Music impacts us daily. Whether we realize it or not, or even believe it. It has the capability and power to express the things that we are so excited about and even the things we are wrestling with deep within us. Music is one of my greatest passions in life. This has led to my drive to create this blog, which is to use it as a venue to share with everyone the music that is effecting me. I hope you enjoy!
My plan for this space is to collect the thoughts, stories and wonderings of my mind as I try to process my encounters through traveling and chasing the horizon of this winding road. As we begin, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Andrew. I am an Indiana boy through and through, with a heart for music and people. I am a strong believer in community and sharing in the joys and struggles through life. I am blessed with the opportunity to travel the country doing what I love, with people that I love. I hope that this serves as a medium for you to join along in my journey.
This past weekend I went to my friends', Pioneer (www.facebook.com/pioneertheband), record release show at The Earth House in Indy, and one of the bands that opened for them was this group called Wavorly. They came up from Nashville, TN to play the show and I wasn't really sure what to expect when they took the stage, but within seconds I was blown away. They hit hard with powerful guitars, catchy pop vocals, great demo tracks underlying each song and an energy that won't let your attention go elsewhere. Needless to say, I'm a huge fan of this group now and can't get enough of their music, so I thought I would share my two favorite tracks with you! Here is a piano version of One More Try, and then the track Part That Won't Let Go. Both of these songs are on their newest EP which can be found on iTunes. I hope you enjoy!
