Song Spotlight 5

"When I Needed You" by Carly Rae Jepsen. https://open.spotify.com/track/3dDTVzIF6s7EyU6NoviFwD Carly Rae Jepsen is a singer-songwriter from British Columbia, Canada. Her more famous tracks include, "Call Me Maybe," and, "I Really Like You." "When I Needed You" is a track off her third album, Emotion. This song. This song, dude. This freaking song, home slice. This, for…

Song Spotlight 4

"Giving Up" by Ingrid Michaelson. https://open.spotify.com/track/1DLVoGqzbKabLDABTAh5ye Ingrid Michaelson is a singer and songwriter from New York. This song was released on her third album, Be OK, which was released in 2008. Her bigger hits include, "The Way I Am," and, "You and I." I chose this song because since the first day I heard it, I…

Song Spotlight 3

"Tell Me How" by Paramore. https://open.spotify.com/track/0Nt9OgNZ856RjKIPldNRf9 https://soundcloud.com/paramore/tell-me-how Paramore is a band originating in Tennessee, currently consisting of Hayley Williams, Taylor York, and Zac Farro. They've just released their fifth album, which I'm not really going to review. I will, however, say that it is, at minimum, quite good. Among other things, it has a lot of…

Song Spotlight 2

"Lost Boys" by Ocean Park Standoff. https://open.spotify.com/track/434j2chLPaquCFLIKCcxAB https://soundcloud.com/oceanparkstandoff/lost-boys   Ocean Park Standoff is a band from Southern California, consisting of Samantha Ronson, Pete Nappi, and Ethan Thompson. "Lost Boys" is the first song off their eponymous EP, which was released in March 2017. The song has been one of my favorites since finding the EP under "New…

Song Spotlight 1

"Slow Down" by EMBRZ. https://soundcloud.com/embrz/slow-down The first in a series that consists of what I hope is at least several songs. EMBRZ, whose real name is Jack Casey, is a musician from Ireland. This is one of his earliest releases on Soundcloud (this is the Youtube link, in case you prefer that medium); he posted…