Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars - Dropwizz Remix

I usually find remixes of songs annoying. The person who put all of that time into remixing an already popular song is only trying to piggy back of its popularity and could have instead created their own music. In most cases they don't even really change the song all that much, just adding more of a bass. And while I still find that true fairly often, in this case I find this particular remix better than the original. The original is great, one of Coldplay's best probably. It has a very full sound and has the usual artistic and vague lyrics and is just generally catchy and uplifting. This remix however takes it to the next level. The vocals become more background and haunting. The melody is focused on but with synthesizers instead of piano in a way that just works.

I'm not entirely able to describe just how good this is. But to me, music is inherently difficult to describe because its so different of an experience from person to person. Give it a listen and let me know if I did it justice.

Stars - Youngblood Hawke

I've had more issues than anticipated when it came to deciding on what my first actual post would be about. I finally decided on sharing a song that I found while exploring the similar artists on iTunes. Apparently the song was more well known then I had originally thought, being featured in a Netflix commercial. Even with that I don't think enough people have paid enough attention to it. In my opinion it has all of the elements needed to be the song of the summer. Stars by Youngblood Hawke is a song that just leaves you in a good mood. The pace is peppy with a light tone, its repetitive enough it is easy to sing along to and get sucked into. Its going to put an extra spring in your step. The lyrics are a message of hope, 'hold on, the future's not that far away," the stars are about to change." I don't have enough positive things to say about this track. This is one of the most played songs in my iTunes library and I've only had it for two and a half weeks. I just wish I had found it sooner.

The video I chose isn't the official video put out by the band, the official is a live version and it lacks a few elements that are found in the studio that I find round out the track and leave a different feeling when they are missing. The band does have a Vevo but doesn't have many videos posted. If you like this though, searching them on Youtube leads to many songs that I love just as much as this.