After several weeks of internal debate, I’ve finally decided to name Sara Bareilles my artist of the month for February 2012. The singer/songwriter/Sing Off judge just has too many good songs to be denied any longer. Here are my favorites:
Bottle It Up
Gonna Get Over You
Gravity
Hold My Heart
King of Anything
Let The Rain
Love Song
Many the Miles
One Sweet Love
Uncharted
Click here to listen, download, or check out the song details. How did I do? Leave a comment to let me know. Also, please check out my other song selections for February 2012 from Ingrid Michaelson (new album), Paul McCartney, The Little Willies (featuring Norah Jones), The Martins, and Marc Cohn.
Since it’s getting a bit chilly outside (and because they are one of the most popular bands in the world), I decided to make Coldplay my artist of the month for January 2012. Here are my favorite songs from Chris Martin and the boys:
Christmas Lights
Clocks
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
Fix You
Paradise
The Scientist
The Speed of Sound
Trouble
Viva La Vida
Yellow
Click here to listen, download, or check out the song details. How did I do? Leave a comment to let me know. Also, please check out my other song selections for January 2012 from Christina Perri, Andy Grammer, Barenaked Ladies, Committed, and Cat Stevens.
Reading through this list makes me realize that I don’t listen to enough classical or jazz . ”Rhapsody in Blue” is an especially amazing piece (maybe the best on the list) that crosses over to both genres, but it takes time to fully digest. Still, I love it every time I hear it. Maybe we should all resolve to make time for great music in 2012…..
Following on the heels of the Grammy nominee announcements, I give you my best songs of 2011:
Bird Song
Brighter Than The Sun
Can’t Keep Johnny Down
Come Back Song
Count On Me
Down By The Water
Dynamite
Faster
Flower
Forget You
Galaxies
Hold My Heart
January Hymn
Jet Lag
Keep Your Head Up
King of Anything
Knee Deep
Price Tag
Set Fire To The Rain
The Walk
How many do you know? Check out the list for the song information and download links.
The best albums of 2011? I’d have to go with 21 by Adele, The King is Dead by The Decemberists, Kaleidoscope Heart by Sara Bareillis, and Doo-Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars. I do realize that the last two were released in 2010, but they each had singles released in 2011.
It probably would have made more sense to have The Decemberists as my artist of the month, but Michael Buble and his new holiday album aren’t a bad choice either. Here are my favorites from the golden-throated crooner:
Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)
Can’t Buy Me Love
Everything
Feeling Good
I’m Beginning To See The Light
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Quando, Quando, Quando
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Save the Last Dance for Me
Click here to listen, download, or check out the song details. How did I do? Leave a comment to let me know. Also, please check out my other song selections for December 2011 from Bruno Mars, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan, Simon & Garfunkel, Face, and Tuck Andress.
As we started approaching the “last month of the year” (incidentally one of my favorite songs by the Fairfield Four), I got to thinking about songs that have “December” in the title and realized that there are a few good ones. Expanding that to other months, I came up with a nice list of favorites. Sure, some are a little iffy (“Raider of the Lost Ark March” and “May The Cube Be With You”), but I do genuinely like them all. So, with apologies to The Decemberists and October Project, here is my list:
I just added Beyonce as my artist of the month for November 2011. Here are my favorite songs from the pop diva and former Destiny’s Child lead singer:
Best Thing I Never Had
Bootylicious
Crazy In Love
Emotion
If I Were a Boy
Irreplaceable
Listen
Love on Top
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Survivor
Click here to listen, download, or check out the song details. How did I do? Leave a comment to let me know. Also, please check out my other song selections for November 2011 from Mayer Hawthorne, Neil Diamond, Del Amitri, Cadence, and Spandau Ballet.
I just added Amos Lee as my artist of the month for October 2011. Here are my favorite songs from the mellow singer-songwriter:
Arms of a Woman
Flower
Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight
Shout Out Loud
Southern Girl
Supply and Demand
Sweet Pea
Violin
What’s Been Going On
Windows Are Rolled Down
Click here to listen, download, or check out the song details. How did I do? Leave a comment to let me know. Also, please check out my other song selections for October 2011 from Andy Grammer, Sade, Peter Paul & Mary, Bobby McFerrin, and Tony DeSare.
Since “Moves Like Jagger” is at the top of the charts and you couldn’t miss their lead singer on NBC’s The Voice, I just added Maroon 5 as my artist of the month for September 2011. Here are my favorite songs from the Adam Levine and the boys:
Harder to Breathe
Makes Me Wonder
Misery
Moves Like Jagger
She Will Be Loved
Sunday Morning
Sweetest Goodbye
This Love
Wake Up Call
Won’t Go Home Without You
Click here to listen, download, or check out the song details. How did I do? Leave a comment to let me know. Also, please check out my other song selections for September 2011 from Martina McBride, Annie Lennox, Simon & Garfunkel, Firedrill!, and Michael Franks.
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