Wounded Rhymes

Being a huge fan of Lykke Li, I should have been excited for her new album Wounded Rhymes, which was released exactly a week ago on iTunes...but I wasn't. When tuning into her first album last year, Youth Novels, I instantly fell in love with her and couldn't stop listening to her music repeatedly for months on end. With such an amazing album first time round, I was worried her second wouldn't live up to my high expectations and everyone else's standards. Happening so many times before with other amazing artists and bands, I really was biting my tongue and crossing my fingers, in hope that my unbelievable amount of love for her wasn't going to end anytime soon. And it most definitely didn't! Downloading Wounded Rhymes just a few days ago, I'm still in disbelief of how much she's blew me away (once again) and how she hasn't failed to remind everyone how stupidly talented she is.

The album still has the same incredible elements Youth Novels did, but with a more mature and deeper meaning to it. Along with the same quirky, bass-heavy sound she always produces, her lyrics show that she has  developed further. With lyrical utterances such as 'I'm your prostitute..you gonna get some' (from her single Get Some) and supplementary emotional songs such as Sadness is a Blessing and Unrequited Love, it demonstrates how her music has changed from being girly and day dreamy-like, to a more serious and tense focus that draws you in and allows you to concentrate only on her voice and words.

Not only has her sound and lyrics improved, but her style has changed in her videos showing a more artistic, thoughtful and twisted side to her. From a 24 year old who has the ability to write a whole song simply about crying (it's called Let it Fall if you want to hear it) it really shows how gifted and brilliant this girl bloody is. Simply put...download her. You'll thank me forever! I promise.

21

 Im sat here on this blogger because I feel ridiculously obliged to tell all of you just how amazing Adele's new album is and how much I'm in love with it already (but I'm guessing/hoping all of you lot already know this!). '21' which was released on the 19th January has definitely captured everyone's attention, has became the new talk on all music channels and relieved all Adele fan's that she's finally back. After her gospel and disco-like single 'Rolling In the Deep' it's no wonder everyone was stupidly excited to get a hold of her album, and not suprisingly, it didn't dissapoint.


So far, its the most honest, beautiful and simple album I've heard in a very long time and her unbelievable voice makes it a million times better. There's a sense of truth in each song, something only Adele could master, with BBC Music describing it as "simply stunning" and "genuinely brilliant". 


Right now its the only thing im listening to and I'm without a doubt going to rinse it like the rinsing it bloody deserves. 'Someone Like You' and 'Don't You Remember' were the first two I listened to when she performed them on Radio One Live Lounge, and again, her immense voice just blew me away (as well as made me cry, a lot.) 'Rumour has it' is also another of my favourite as well as 'Set Fire to The Rain'. I'm wrapping it up here because I shouldn't be convincing any of you to listen to this, for one this is already late, and secondly, its Adele, everyone loves a bit of Adele.

'Half heart-wrenching, half uplifting. It's nearly good enough reason to break up with someone, simply so you can mope in it' The Guardian.