Music meme

[scripsi]

I listen to music all the time and I love finding new and interesting artists to listen too. Some of my absolute favourites has come to me through LJ memes, so I thought it would be a good idea with a music meme. I show you mine, please show me yours.

List five artists/bands and tell us why they should be listened too. Examples of their music optional, but welcome.

I have a penchant for quirky lyrics and I listen to almost all musical genres. All my recs can be found on Spotify.

1.Aurelio Voltaire. He’s usually labeled a Goth artist which is a bit of a mis-nomer. He is Goth, his music is influenced by a variety of genres. BiTrektual is a fan album dedicated to Star Wars and Star Trek (and Doctor Who). To the Bottom of the Sea is influenced by folk music, Hate Lives In A Small Town is a country album and so on. I love his lyrics and his sense of humour (very sarcastic and dark) and the way his music surprise me. Apart from these two songs, I really, really love Wall of Pride and Feathery Wings.

This songs makes me so happy:

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2.The Divine Comedy. The only constant member in this band is Neil Hannon. He has a great voice and charm. The music can be both funny and heartbreakingly beautiful. There is a new album due this year and I can’t wait.

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3.Elvis Costello. I have listened to him since my early teens. I enjoy the way his easy-listening music and seemingly light-hearted texts often has a much darker subtext if you sit down and really listen to them.

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4.Tom McRae. My husband groan when I listen to Tom McRae because he finds him so depressing. I think that is part of his charm.

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5.Pink Martini. A band which mix genres and do both covers and their own music. If I need a mental pick-me-up, this band always makes me cheerful.

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Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

You have cool taste.


Gabrielle

[mcmurphy79.livejournal.com]

Oh I love divine comedy

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

These...are awesome bands!! I've heard of all of them, but I seriously need to sit down and LISTEN to them!

*HUGS*

[mac-arthur-park.livejournal.com]

I love, love, love Aurelio Voltaire! "The Man Upstairs" gets heavy airplay around here when the neighbors get started. :)

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

Me too! I have a very bad case of fangirl when it comes to him. I would very much like to see him live.

The Man Upstairs must be perfect for that. ;)

[qwentoozla]

This is a cool meme! I like Divine Comedy too. I'm going to have to listen to more Aurelio Voltaire, he seems intriguing!

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they are great! :)

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

Yes, you do! :D *hugs*

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I love Voltaire, so I can only recommend him! :D

[witchchild]

Voltaire is a trip, I met him a few times over a decade ago. He's the first to make fun of himself which is quite something in the goth community. I'd wanted to get one of my nieces his music for kids CD for Yule but there were NO copies to be found.

[stellastars]

Ooo, thanks for sharing these! I few of the artists I was previously familiar with, but I'd never heard of Pink Martini before! I really like them; I'm going to have to check them out further!

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

He seems to have a great sense of humour. :)

[witchchild]

if you ever get to see him live you should.

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

I will! He was in Sweden for the first time just a year or so ago, but in a city it takes 9 hours to reach by train from Stockholm. I would still have gone if I could, but it just wasn't feasible. Hopefully he will return to somehwere a Little bit closer by eventually.

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

You are most welcome! :) Pink Martini always cheers me up!