Showing posts with label songs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label songs. Show all posts

Monday, June 3, 2013

Music Monday: The Flight of the Conchords

Happy Monday to all! My cousin recently recommended that I watch the HBO show The Flight of the Conchords. Since his recommendation, I have been feverishly watching, and just finished the first season. I am legitimately obsessed.

The show is based around the real life band The Flight of the Conchords, but is a satirized version of their real lives. Since the show is about a band, every episode has at least one of the band's songs. The show stars the real-life members of the band, Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement, who play comedic versions of themselves on the show. The band, along with their band manager Murray, is from New Zealand, so there is an added bonus of hearing fun accents while you're watching.

This show is absolutely hilarious and showcases very dry, subtle humor, which I think is the best kind. Bret constantly quits the band and wears funny crew neck sweatshirts with animals on them, while Jermaine interacts awkwardly with most people he meets and wears collared shirts and blazers, reminiscent of a disco man.

Literally everything about this show is perfect. It is really quirky and weird, and the songs the guys sing are absolutely hilarious and tie into whatever is happening in their lives. Unfortunately, the show only lasted for two seasons. If you like humor similar to that in Napoleon Dynamite (my favorite movie,) you will love Flight of the Conchords as much as I do.

Have a great week and thanks for reading :)




Monday, May 27, 2013

Music Monday: Lorde

Happy Monday to all! My apologizes for a lack of a Music Monday last week, but this week's artist is pretty darn good. Today I would like to talk about Lorde.

Lorde (her real name is Ella Yelich-O'Connor) is a 16-year-old singer/songwriter from New Zealand. She made her musical debut in late 2012, so she has not been around too long. Due to her novice status, she has only released one EP so far, titled The Love Club. Despite being fairly new in the music game, her single "Royals" debuted as #1 on the Australian charts. Rock on, sister. Rock on.

My friend Alexis introduced me to Lorde last week, and let me tell you I am so glad she did. Lorde is only 16-years-old, but she is incredibly talented. It blows my mind. She sounds like the super talented love child of Adele, Ellie Goulding, and Florence Welch. Oh, and did I mention that she writes all of her own songs? Here are a few songs by her, so give them a listen and enjoy!

Thanks for reading and have a rockin' week :)