My Recent Life #1December

Hi everyone! So, recently I feel like I haven't really been saying too much about my personal life, and I apoligize. This is supposed to be a lifestyle blog, but I obviously forgot the lifestyle!

I really enjoy watching people do tags on youtube where they talk about their life and other random stuff, so I thought, given that I don't have a youtube account, I would do a blogger tag. It's probably just going to be me answering a bunch of random questions, but lets get started!

All Set for The Summer

Despite what the title may suggest, this post is actually about the band The Summer Set, not about whether you have bought your bikini and booked your holiday to Crete.

According to the always reliable Wikipedia, "The Summer Set are a pop-punk band from Scottsdale, Arizona." I first discovered the band in about July last year, but listening to a song of theirs when my iPod shuffled, I remembered why I liked them so much.

All of their songs put me in a really happy mood. Even though some of the themes aren't to cheery, the tunes are really catchy and bubbly, if you get what I mean. My favourite song happens to be by them also. It is called Someone Like You, from their second album Everything's Fine, and in my opinion is much better than Adele's Someone Like You.

If you do decide to do at least one quick YouTube search, search for that song, because it's their best one, if you ask me. Some people may not like their nasel-ish voices, or their definite 'pop-y' pop songs, but I can't get enough. The Summer Set are absolutely going on my summer soundtrack!

Jenny xx

Song For Springtime

Good Evening Everyone! How are you? I had a hectic morning on Sunday because I had no idea that the clocks were going forward! I was awake at 11am, but it was actually 12, and so I was late for work, Eek! my boss didn't mind though, hehe.

What music is everyone listening to these days? I remember the good old days when S Club and Steps were the height of cool! I heart S Club; apparently they're having a reunion tour,YAY! Recently I have updated my music library, and these are the songs that have been stuck in my head the most. Inside my head it is like a constant disco- I'm always replaying one song or another. I have decided to transfer my head songs into your head, enjoy!

Drive By, by Train

We Owned The Night, by Lady Antebellum

A Nova Vida, Musical Score for Breaking Dawn Part 1, by Carter Burwell

Let me know some of your favourite songs do that I can check them out. Happy Listening!

Jenny xx

Kinda Obsessed; Mylo Xyloto

Just a quick pre-note to my blog; I'm sorry that I haven't posted in a while. My life has been crazy busy with exams and coursework for my college, and I really haven't had time. Also, I have been irrevocably absorbed and infatuated by a book series that I am reading currently; The Mortal Instruments. I'm on book number four now, The City of Fallen Angels, and I will recommend them to anyone. I know I wrote a whole blog post on my obsession with The Hunger Games, but this book series is ten times better than them! Although, with that being said, I am however, going to see The Hunger Games in cinemas on Friday, and am very excited. I will tell l you all about next week! And now, finally, on to my actual blog post:

Calling all music fans! I am actually obsessed with Coldplay's relatively new album, Mylo Xtyloto (pronounced my-lo zy-letoe, but to break it down one step further: my lo zy [rhymes with my] le [rhymes with the] toe). The sound is phenomenal.

"Music comes from a place we don't know," Martin told the New York Times.  "It sort of comes through the fingers and toes," he continued. "So we came up with the idea of, what if you had musical digits, like xylo toes?" Martin concluded.

According to the Times article, Martin immediately "shook his head, irritated that he gave up the secret so easily." So... musical toes, presumably like xylophone toes? Whether that information leak clears up anything is open for debate, but his fans probably shouldn't expect normal names from a singer with a daughter named Apple.

When pressed about "Mylo," he responded, "It's just a great name. For anything." 

I think that the arrogant (and partial) reasoning behind my liking of this album is the fact that I'm British., or English to be precise. I believe that I speak on behalf of my countries true souls when I say that we stick by our nation, and I am doing just that by supporting Coldplay, but also because I am insanely in love with their music as well! I think that the sound in this album is border lining on slightly techno- which i am not a fan of!, but somehow I do find my self pressing the repeat icon on my iPod for every song of theirs I listen to. 

My sister was the one who started me on my Coldplay obsession. I had heard their song before, well, obviously- I don't live in a hole! She is going to see Coldplay in June with her friend, and I am soo jealous of them! currently, my favourite songs are Princess of China, Paradise and Charlie Brown, but there all great. The album includes the songs:

1. Mylo Xyloto
2. Hurts Like Heaven
3. Paradies
4. Charlie Brown
5. Us Against the World
6. M.M.I.X
7. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
8. Major Minus
9. U.F.O
10. Princess of China (feat. Rihanna)
11. Up in Flames
12. A Hopeful Transmission
13. Don't Let it Break Your Heart
14. Up With the Birds

If you do get the chance, go and check out these songs, they're actually really great! I really hope that I will inspire at least one of you to go and have a listen, if you haven't already; what have you got to lose?

Until next time. Jenny xx