so. i have been getting music for my ipod, and i've managed around 8gb in less than two days. and at least three quarters of it is what i consider 'essential' music, albums i listen to regularly and love. and i thought i always listened to the same 10 albums, it seems it's more like... a 100.
then, of course, since i am in downloading mode, i'm also looking for new things to listen to. and i have indeed made some discoveries (positive and negative...):
+ emiliana torrini - fisherman's woman: 7 out of 10
i'd listened to this a couple of times before but never properly. it's good. she's got a very nice voice, sounds a bit like a little girl... nice to have in the background. i like it.
- james morrison - undiscovered: 4 out of 10
really nothing special. silly songs. and he's supposed to be the next big thing?
+ justin timberlake - futuresex/lovesounds: ? out of 10
yes, i do have a weakness for justin timberlake. i can't help it - even though it's not at all in line with my general indie taste, his first album in my opinion was just so listeneable and danceable you can't not like it. it makes you sing and it makes you shake your bum. i have to say that i'm not too impressed by his new effort so far. i do need to listen to it again though. it's not too bad, just not as good as justified.
+ lily allen - alright, still: 9 out of 10
i really wasn't convinced when i got this, but by god... it's brilliant. i love, LOVE the accent. a londoner! a girl! who sings about guys bugging her in clubs! and getting revenge on her ex by telling him he's rubbish in bed! and her brother being a stoner! fucking hilarious. i kept cracking up and laughing out loud. but then maybe it's just me... it reminded me a bit of the streets actually, she's got the same sort of humour. i can already see myself listening to this obsessively.
+ missy higgins - the sound of white: 7 out of 10
am listening to this right now. this was given to me by daniel last summer when everybody was chez moi in italy for my birthday... i think jana recommended to me, but i'm not sure. australian girl with a super voice (and accent! what is it with me and accents huh?), and a cool story as well. she wrote the main single from her album for one of her classes (and at the last minute as well!), then submitted it to a music competition and the rest is history (or not...). not bad.
+ paolo nutini - these streets: 6 out of 10
similar to james morrison, just better. there are definitely too many singers/songwriters popping up lately though... it's all james' blunt (and is idiotic but sadly catchy songs') fault.
+ suzanne vega - standing solitude: 8 out of 10
when i was in an english summer school in ireland a few years ago, i had really sweet teacher who used cool songs to teach us english. tom's diner was one of them, and since then i've always loved it. the lyrics are so clever, and she just makes perfect contemporary folk, which i love.
- sandi thom - smile... it confuses people: 3 out of 10
bloody rubbish. a punk rocker with flowers in her hair? in the 70s? you're confusing things darling, there were punks and then there were hippies, and they didn't really like each other. why do i even bother? sigh. definitely just as idiotic as james blunt's songs, but sadly (for sandi thom) not catchy at all.
let's see if i can go to sleep before 3 tonight. i'll try. erm.