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you don't have to say a word to speak to me
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Steve Moakler - Hesitate
Excuse me whileni fall for you
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「 ryland jennings : the portfolio 」
「 a e s t h e t i c s 」
piano keys soft under rough fingertips, a pen held tight between his teeth, notebook pages filled with inked lyrics, telling stories you know by heart, toying with two different words for days on end, a room of strangers pouring their hearts out together, sleeping on a couch for eight months to make ends meet, an eighteen year old far from home with little more than a dream, a single line under the credits that nobody will ever look at, the feeling in your soul the first time you hear your lyrics sung on the radio
「 p r e s s p l a y 」
♪ “Illinois” - Brett Eldredge It's running through my blood, it's the place I got my roots. It's the fire that's in my soul, it's the mud that's on my boots: Illinois. And oh, the heart will wander beyond that wild blue yonder, but when I get lost in the noise, like a whisper I hear the voice of a boy from Illinois.
♪ “Start A Band” - Steve Moakler Count it off, one, two three. Wear your heart right on your sleeve. Put your sticker on the back of the van, make that sound that only you can. Start a band, pack it up and hit the road, play that show where no one shows. Laugh it off and let it go. Start a band. Go on, get lost along the way, find out what you have to say.
♪ “Something’s Gonna Kill Me” - Corey Kent Where and when and what’ll be the death of me, well, Heaven only knows. It might be the highway and it might be these songs. It might be the whiskey or the smoke inside these lungs. Ain’t no way around it, one day I’m gonna die. If something’s gonna kill me, might as well what makes me feel alive.
♪ “Mean Something” - Filmore All the miles, the years, for you to hear my dreams in stereo. From my first guitar, to a downtown bar, to your radio. I just want it to mean something. When it’s all said and done, I don’t want there to be nothing I can’t look back and be proud of. When the lights come on, I'ma pour my heart into every song I sing. I just want it to mean something to you, ‘cause it means everything to me.
♪ “Three Chords & The Truth” - Chase Rice It’s why we drink too much on Friday nights, raise our hand in church pew aisles. “Amazing Grace,” “Sweet By and By” - I could sing along 'til the day I die. Why we break up and fall back in love, why we roll around in the bed of a truck, why we all stop when we hear that one and she whispers “turn it up.”
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Slow Down // Steve Moakler
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xx ❤️✨
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i’d be fine watching you watch the sun go down,
with your head on my chest,
and a blanket on the ground
#steve moakler#country music#love this song#such a good message#material things mean nothing if you have someone you love
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Born Ready By Steve Moakler
Release Date: June 15, 2018
1. Crazy Does
2. Hard Not To Love It
3. Thirty
(If you’ve never listened to him, listen to wheels first...it’s my favorite from a previous album)
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I don’t care about politics I don’t care what car I drive When I walk by the fancy stores I don’t wonder what’s inside I don’t care much about money If I’ll be a millionaire When I’m talking to Jesus I don’t wonder if he’s there
I don’t care much if I win or lose I don’t worry where I’m headed to Damn do I think about you
I don’t give much thought to where I lay my head at night I’m just driving down this highway And I’m trying to shine a little light The way you shine a little light
I don’t care much if I win or lose I don’t worry where I’m headed to Damn do I think about you
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* 2017 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
two thousand + seventeen birthed fantastic records that found me like friends, over + over again. these masterpieces lead me to people + experiences on adventures far better than i could have dreamed. these collections songs kept me company through the highest highs, the lowest lows + the walking in between of this year marked by hardship + madness, for most of the world. these are the tunes i smiled + screamed + cried + danced to the most, this year. i’m wildly grateful for each artist + the remarkable melody-wrapped memories they’ve gifted me. here’s to the songs that stay. 🖤
loved in no particular order:
* LOVELY LITTLE LONELY - the maine
brilliant + poetic + free. this band has been liberating me since i was seventeen. before lovely little lonely was even born i jumped at the chance to celebrate 10 years of this band of brothers who’ve grown up alongside their family of fans. to truly live the lyric: “let’s fall back in love with the world + who we are + do the things we talked about but never did before..” i’m grateful to the maine for adventures i only ever dreamed + for the soundtrack to them all.. she’s a masterpiece.
* THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING - john mayer
“And that ends an era. August ‘14-April ’17. I made this record for *you*. May you hear and see and feel yourself in these songs.” 🌊♥️🌊 - @johnmayer
she’s stunning from beginning to end.. i kept telling everyone this show felt like experiencing a film.. it’s surely safe to say JM has made another stellar, artistic set of songs for the soundtrack of my life. wow, wow, wow.. as he kept saying to us, “thank you, thank you, thank you.”
“[On The search for everything, Mayer] succeeds because he’s not donning a new costume: instead, he’s settling into a groove he can claim as his own, and it feels like he’s at home.” - AllMusic
* HARRY STYLES - harry styles
(on album release day) every once in awhile, a record comes along that surprises you in a great way. as i put it to my best friend, [on release day].. “oops, i think i like harry’s album.” THE cameron crowe recently wrote a truly stunning, intriguing rolling stone cover story with styles as the subject.. (the cover that my mom thought featured “a young mick jagger,” without a clue about the previous week’s SNL sketch, ha). as someone who was never into one direction (sorry, rob sheffield), i likely wouldn’t have given this album a shot, but it’s everything you wouldn’t expect to hear in a “former pop star” solo record. thanks to two of my favorite writers (rob sheffield, who penned the RS review like only he can, + crowe) for encouraging me to see harry for more than the kid from the boy band.. as crowe put it (on the RS music now podcast), “he’s a music geek, in the best way..” his love of classic rock shines through, while still capturing a sound all his own. well done, HS. “from the dining table” + “two ghosts” are early favorites.. which i chose just before ryan adams tweeted it.
Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield put HS at number 3 on his 2017 album list: “What a revelation to see Styles live the same week as Paul McCartney – a tutorial on the connection between joy and brilliance. So is this album. The songs are built to last, standing up to months of ridiculously heavy listening. The only rock star who can come on like Macca and Mick at the same time. The only rock star who could earn all six minutes of "Sign of the Times.” The only rock star using his hard-won artistic freedom to craft the kind of hilariously anti-commercial old-school personal statement where every song counts, making big guitar moves everybody else this year was too timid to try. The only rock star who thinks cigarettes in New York are “cheap.” The only rock star.“
* PRISONER - ryan adams
"i think ‘prisoner’ has so much more hope + sensuality in it—to me, it’s liberating. those songs are more a celebration of becoming something as it’s broken apart.”
a note to ryan, as tour came to a close:
i feel the most alive inside of these songs.. the ones that break me open + somehow heal me, all at once. RA, i know this time out on the road stole your health + your joy, at times, but the wonder with which you kept playing was magic to witness. i’m grateful for your pursuit of growth + grace, no matter what comes your way. be it bronchitis, haters or heartbreak, you never let anything keep you down. thank you for not one, but two flawless dates in two sparkling cities on the prisoner tour. rest up + stay weird.. xo
* ONLY THE LONELY - colony house
just shy of two weeks into 2017, franklin, tennessee born + bred band of brothers colony house released a creative, impactful collection of songs for the soul. the rocknroll band’s strong sophomore effort landed them spots in the year’s finest festivals across the country (homegrown pilgrimage fest, chicago’s lollapalooza, new orleans’ voodoo experience). it will be exciting to see where these driving, honest story songs take them in the coming year.
* WONDERFUL WONDERFUL - the killers
the fifth studio album from brandon flowers + co has been called their strongest in over a decade. the frontman said the lead single, “the man,” was written through the lens of what his 20-something self thought it was to be a man..“being tough + bringing home the bacon, when really it’s about being compassionate + empathetic.”
For NME, Flowers shared that the lyrics of the album are “the most personal and bare” that he has ever been: “I’m looking in the mirror on this record and focusing a lot on my own personal experiences. Instead of just drawing upon all these experiences and maybe using them in other songs, I am going straight for it with this and singing about my life and my family and that’s something different for me.” The track “Rut” was inspired by the struggle of Flowers’ wife Tana with PTSD. He said: “Usually I feel protective of her but I decided to take it head on. So 'Rut’ is about her submitting to it. That doesn’t mean that she’s gonna let it beat her, but rather that she’s gonna finally acknowledge that it’s there and promise to break this cycle.” Flowers also added that putting his wife’s battle into a song helped him understand better what she is going through. “Have All the Songs Been Written?” was originally the subject line of an email Brandon Flowers sent to Bono, in the midst of a bout of writer’s block, before the latter suggested it would make an excellent song title.“
'wonderful wonderful’ is altogether driving + poignant + strong, intricately crafted for the artist + his listener.
* METAPHYSICAL - the technicolors
as soon as i experienced the technicolors–friends/labelmates/co-creators of the maine–live, i knew they would be in my life from that day forward. it seemed previous projects couldn’t quite capture the passion + enthusiasm of that short set, so 2017’s "metaphysical” was highly anticipated by many.
the title’s defined as “relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses. beyond ordinary experience.” the aptly named project evokes a raw, ethereal energy that draws outside the lines, while remaining true to a rock solid focus. “sweat,” “imposter!” + “congratulations you’re a doll” would be welcome additions to any playlist, however it’s recommended listeners follow the sparkling sonic story from start to finish.
* CONCRETE + GOLD - foo fighters the ninth record from foo fighters is born + it is a freaking force. dave says it’s motörhead meets sgt. pepper’s. i sure do dig the super crunchy guitars + layered vocal melodies. paul mccartney plays drums + justin timberlake sings bgvs, just cause he wanted to + it makes me the happiest human.
“I feel an earthquake coming on,” Dave Grohl sings on “Dirty Water,” a moment of fragile guitar poetry from Foo Fighters’ ninth album. Of course, keeping things steady amid chaos has been one of Grohl’s signature themes since the Foos were born from the wreckage of Nirvana a couple of forevers ago. Musically and emotionally, Concrete and Gold is their most balanced record yet – from stadium-punk dive bombers like “Run” and “La Dee Da” to the acoustic soul that opens “T-Shirt,” in which Grohl gets his Nina Simone on, singing, “I don’t wanna be king/I just wanna sing a love song.” “Sunday Rain” is a guitar weeper so late-Beatles great it even has Paul McCartney playing drums on it.
Adele co-writer Greg Kurstin’s production adds big-studio texture without diluting the band’s raw tumult; even Justin Timberlake’s appearance – as a backing vocalist on the space-truckin’ “Make It Right” – is subtle rather than ostentatious. The highlight is “The Sky Is a Neighborhood,” a hulking dream-metal anthem: “Trouble to the right and left,” Grohl sings, driving into the darkness with a Bic lighter raised to the heavens.“ - Rolling Stone
* HALLOWEEN - ruston kelly
ruston kelly captured me, years ago, with the single release of his flawlessly raw, haunting "black magic.” ever since, like a ghost itself, the song was never far from me.
Rolling Stone writes, “Black Magic” is a crescendoing rocker that ponders the bewitching pull of romance –and how it can easily disappear in a cloud of smoke.“
"Kelly is just as adept at making catchy country grooves – Tim McGraw and Josh Abbott Band have cut his tracks –as he is capturing life’s darkest, most introspective moments. The songwriter’s debut EP, the Mike Mogis-produced Halloween, is a solemn meditation on the inevitable end of things, and the spirits that tend to haunt us. Kelly came to Tennessee as a last-minute decision after attending high school in Belgium (he jokes that his father might have been a spy). Once he landed in town, he held tenure in the jam band Elmwood and battled addiction, writing songs on Music Row while exploring his demons on Halloween and his forthcoming full-length. Current single "Black Magic” shows a powerful grasp on storytelling gleaned from his love of the Carter Family and Townes Van Zandt, but also a more ragged rock & roll soul: it’s Americana, if your Americana is Bruce Springsteen with an acoustic guitar, sung by someone who spins a little heavy metal too. “Sometimes I wear both a cowboy hat and a Slayer T-shirt, just to throw people off,” Kelly says.“
* REPUTATION - taylor swift
"hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you” at her core, i still believe taylor to be the fiercely strong, quietly brilliant songwriter she’s always been. the power of the song comes through when you strip it down + it still shines just as bright. thank you for making music that meets me where i am + takes me away, since that very first day, at fifteen (2006). thank you for this one + for playing it for jimmy fallon + his momma (go watch that performance + weep!) i look forward to growing into this record as i have the five that came before.. i’ve never doubted her prowess as a storyteller.. + i won’t start now.
see also: Rob Sheffield’s glorious write up. i wholeheartedly agree. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/taylor-swift-reputation-sheffield-review-most-intimate-lp-w511359
rob is my favorite RS writer/author on all-things music. from his books on life through the lens of pop music–bowie, beatles + duran duran songs, respectively, i wouldn’t trust anyone else’s TS review. he articulately captures how i feel, as a fan from album one.. i look forward to better understanding 'reputation’ with each spin, though i can’t help but miss the classic introspective ballads.
* DIVIDE - ed sheeran
a fantastically diverse record. once again, sheeran proves he can break all of the boundaries + stay true to himself as an artist. he does it all so well, without appearing to care what anyone else thinks. “dive” is a bold, beautiful statement i continue to come back to + feel just the same. the record punches + dances in all the right places, from beginning to end, begging to be played on repeat.
* LIFE CHANGES - thomas rhett
thomas rhett gifted us the quintessential road trip singalong soundtrack record of the year. the day after it was born was spent on a bus from chicago to nashville, so when it wasn’t playing through my earbuds, it was spinning on repeat in my mind. the title track still stands out clear + strong, though i thoroughly enjoyed a live taste of the addictive early maren morris duet–“craving you”–back in february on the hometeam tour. it’s no wonder his career has catapulted with his seamless versatility in blending country’s storytelling with pop music’s neverending ear candy likeablity. this record excellently showcases rhett’s range from anthemic radio jams to heartbreaker ballads and true-to-life tales in between.
* FROM A ROOM (vol 1 + 2) - chris stapleton
stapleton released music this year in two parts, dubbing them “from A room” volumes 1 + 2–not just any room, “'A’ room” being nashville’s historic RCA studio A. some songs included in the collection were written up to a decade ago; ones chosen as they still ring true to the bearded, believable-as-they-come singer/songwriter.
on the authenticity of his craft, stapleton says, “I can’t really speak to why people like what we do. Hopefully, they know what we do is authentically us, and that goes over no matter what kind of music you’re playing. People will kind of hear that and connect with that in ways they wouldn’t if you were trying to be something that you think might be popular; I think that’s always a mistake in music, maybe even in life. Do something 'cause it’s in your heart, do something 'cause it’s what you’re supposed to be doing.”
“broken halos” + “second one to know” will, to me, always conjure up memories of seeing him open for tom petty and the heartbreakers at wrigley field, on their 40th anniversary tour, this summer. music is medicine and these honest-to-the-bone tunes are instant classics as well as a balm for the soul.
* FIRST CIGARETTE - travis meadows
“we rise. we climb. we shine like broken stars.”
the above is perhaps the defining statement of next-level nashville singer/songwriter, travis meadows’ 2017 studio album, 'first cigarette.’ the veteran of a different kind of war, there’s not much meadows hasn’t faced in life–cancer, heartbreak, addiction, depression.. and no story is off-limits for the wonderfully raw-voiced, honest-as-they-come artist. each song stays true to travis’ heart, some a little more uncomfortably authentic than accessible (ie radio-friendly), but that’s the way meadows prefers his craft.
“underdogs,” “pontiac,” “hungry,” + “better boat” stand out from first listen, yet each track was chosen to land where they do in the lineup + in the heart of the listener.
Rolling Stone writes, “To his most ardent fans and peers, including Eric Church, Dierks Bentley and Jake Owen, who have all cut Meadows’ songs for their respective albums, his open-book approach to his craft is his greatest gift. But Meadows lives in fear of rejection. That ever-lingering sense of distrust remains…
[On having label support backing a project for the first time]:
"It validates all of the suffering that I went through to get here,” Meadows says. “It gives it purpose.”
“I try not to be too hard on myself,” Meadows continues, “but I don’t deserve any of this. So I’m grateful for every inch I get walking that mile.”
* STEEL TOWN - steve moakler
steel town had only been out for nine days + i’d woken up with these songs in my head, every morning. i’m partial to “wheels” + “gold” + “summer without her” (co-written with + ft. my favorite-for-so-long, sarah buxton!!) + the title track, but i cannot pick a favorite, friends. the long wait from 'wide open’ to this one was oh-so-worth it. thanks for another heartfelt record filled with story songs i can spin for years + years to come. seriously, don’t sleep on this love letter to a historically hardworking hometown.
* BRETT ELDREDGE - brett eldredge
“Brett Eldredge’s self-titled third album is the Number One country album this week. The Illinois native also scored the highest all-genre chart position of his career, landing at Number Two on the Billboard 200, behind Kendrick Lamar’s LP Damn.” - Rolling Stone (August 15)
eldredge is both effortless + earnest, perfectly showcasing his ability + personality on the record he calls, “the most [himself].” from the playful first single, “somethin’ i’m good at” to the heartfelt vulnerability of “castaway,” listeners experience all-sides of the equal parts smooth sinatra, fun-loving country crooner. the standouts are story songs–“the long way” is dreamlike while “no stopping you” is wistful–both shine brilliantly on studio LP number three.
#music#albums of the year#the maine#harry styles#john mayer#ryan adams#colony house#ruston kelly#travis meadows#steve moakler#ed sheeran#taylor swift#the killers#foo fighters#brett eldredge#thomas rhett#chris stapleton#the technicolors#2017#albums
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Steve Moakler, "Hesitate"
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「 ryland jennings : the playlist 」
「 a e s t h e t i c s 」
the crunch of boots on gravel, a beat up old truck that feels familiar no matter how long it’s been, a fridge door full of pictures, a well-loved guitar, jeans that fit just right, that one phone call you make when you end up in jail, a 5 o’clock shadow any time of day, warm leather seats in the summer sun, a pair of eyes that carry more stories than you can imagine, calling your grandma every single day, a perfectly mixed playlist for every mood, a drawl that isn’t quite one thing or another, countless voice memos saved for when the inspiration circles back around
「 p r e s s p l a y 」
♫ “Does To Me (feat. Eric Church)” - Luke Combs I was a last resort to go to prom with the queen, thanks to an ex-boyfriend who broke her heart that week. No, I didn’t get lucky but I still felt like a king, and that might not mean much to you, but it does to me.
♫ “The Sound of A Million Dreams” - David Nail So I labor for hours ‘cause I know the power of a song when a song hits you right, pourin’ my soul into stories of life, hopin’ someone will hear one tonight. Maybe my voice will cut through the noise and stir up an old memory, and out of these piano keys comes the sound, the sound of a million dreams.
♫ “5:19” - Matt Wertz One eye on the clock and one on the phone. It’s 5:19, I’m feeling alone. If I could talk to you, I’d want you to know, I’m holding loose, but ain’t letting go. We both know that I could think myself dizzy. Right now, I’m spinning around.
♫ “Everything” - Steve Moakler Probably sounded like nails on a chalkboard tryna play a Pearl Jam song. Never got big, only had one gig at the Rocky Ridge Moose Lodge, but it was everything. The beat in my chest, the smile on my face, the wind in my sails, just a simple, every day nothing, but it was everything.
♫ “One Sweet Love” - Sara Bareilles Ready and waiting for a heart worth the breaking, I’d settle for an honest mistake in the name of one sweet love. Savor the sorrow to soften the pain, sip on the southern rain. As I do, I don’t look, don’t touch, don’t do anything but hope that there is a you.
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