Indie or Alternative?

I'm going to do something a little different this time. I am going to talk about the kind of music I listen to. The answer to that is any type of Indie or Alternative music. Usually my music is just those two genres.

Here is a list of some Indie and Alternative artists.

Marina and the Diamonds 

Indie Artist

• Marina and the Diamonds 
• Misterwives
• The Neighbourhood
• Bon Iver 
• James Bay
• Lana Del Rey 
• Bad Suns 
• Weezer 
• Melanie Martinez 
• Vampire Weekend 
• Two Door Cinema Club 

Panic! At The Disco

Alternative Artists

• Panic! At The Disco
• The Neighbourhood 
• Fall Out Boy 
• Twenty One Pilots
• Bad Suns 
• Weezer
• Muse
• Vampire Weekend 
• The 1975 
• Coldplay 

You May Have noticed some of the bands/ singers was repeated in both Indie Artists and Alternative Artists. That's probably why I love both genres! 

I was the odd one out of the bunch?

If I tell someone I listen to the Neighbourhood and they don't know that the Neighbourhood is a band they tell me something about what Neighbourhood are you listening to? If you don't know, The Neighbourhood is my favorite band. Okay wait a second maybe not. Well I'm not sure if The Neighbourhood or Panic! At The Disco is my favorite band. How about this they are tied as my favorite band(s)! I love them both too much to choose.

The Members (:

The Neighbourhood is a band that started in 2011 in Newbury  Park, California. The band has had six members all together, but only five remain. The five members are the lead singer Jesse Rutherford, two guitarist Zachary Abels and Jeremy Freeman, the bassist Michael Margott, the drummer Brandon Alexander Fried, and a past member Bryan Simmons. The bands genres are Indie Rock and Alternative Rock. They had three EP's released before their first album and they actually had released a mixtape after the first album.

The lyrics I was the odd one out of the bunch is from the song West Coast. I relate to these lyrics and actually this whole song a lot. The song is about California and saying that its always a happy place when it not always as happy as people make it seem. Also I relate to the lyrics because I always feel really odd compared to everyone else, but that's okay.

Albums:

I'm Sorry:

The EP I'm Sorry was The Neighbourhoods first EP. The songs on this EP are Leaving Tonight, Baby Come Home, and Wires. All the songs are great, but that goes for every single song by The Neighbourhood.








The Love Collection:

The Love Collection was the band's second EP. The songs that are this EP are West Coast, No Grey, and $ting. All three of these songs are great. Please Please listen to all three of these songs.

Thank You:

The last EP is Thank You. I love all the EP covers and the names. Oh Yea of course the songs too! The songs on this EP are Let It Go (this Let It Go i the best song you will every hear and I relate to this song so much) and A Little Death.

I Love You:

I Love You was The Neighbourhoods first album, which was released on April 22, 2013. If you haven't heard the song Sweater Weather then I would think Maybe you're not someone who listens to the radio or not in 2013? That's perfectly fine if you don't listen to the radio (I dislike listening to radio but if you like the radio that's fine) but the only reason why I mentioned the radio or Sweater Wheather was because this song actually made it onto the radio! Woop Woop! Other than that I love this album so very much. Not a single song on this album is bad (let alone any song by The Neighbourhood) its actually very very hard to choose my favorite song from this album. If I had to choose my favorite song from this album it would probably have to be W.D.Y.W.F.M. Yeah probably that song.



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Wiped Out:

For the past two weeks I've been listening to the album Wiped Out constantly. When the album first came out on October 30, 2015 I didn't really listen to it at all till a few weeks ago. All the songs on here are amazing. The first single for this  album was R.I.P To My Youth. I love that song so much! You, yes you should definitely listen to this song like now! Another song I really like that's on this album is Cry Baby. I feel that I could relate to part of the song and its overall a great song.

Sweater Weather 

Staying Up

Smile even though you're sad :(:

I have four words for you. Panic! At The Disco. 

As you may have noticed in my first post I had stated Panic! At The Disco is one of my favorite bands. Well now they're going to really start this blog off. In order to start off, first thing you need to do in know who Panic! is. Number one this still is a band even though there is one constant remaining member to the band. That member happens to be Brendon Urie, a 28 year old singer with an incredible voice. I don't expect you to know any of this and that's why I'm telling you. 

In 2004 the band Panic! At The Disco was formed with four members. The members were Brendon Urie, Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, and Brent Wilson. Currently the band just has Brendon Urie, but also has touring members such as Dallon Weekes, Dan Pawlovich, and Kenneth Harris. The band has recorded and released Five albums since the beginning. The albums are A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, Pretty Odd, Vices & Virtues, Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die, and lastly Death of a Bachelor. 

In this picture there is some song lyrics from the song Death Of A Bachelor along with Brendon Urie in the background. The lyrics 'Smile even though you're sad' are really important to remember. I always need to remember this, even though I don't always remember I try too. I this this is something everyone needs to think of. I love the song Death of A Bachelor and everyone should listen to it, it's awesome. 

Albums:

A Fever You Can't Sweat Out: 

The album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out was Panic's! first album, which came out on September 27, 2005. The most popular song on this album is I Write Sins Not Tragedies. My favorite songs on this album are either Time to Dance or But Its Better If You Do. I would really recommend to listen to this album and then you can know how Panic! At The Disco was like from the beginning. 

Pretty Odd:

On March 21, 2008 the next album Pretty Odd was released. The songs in this album are inspired by The Beatles and The Beach Boys. My favorite song in this album is probably Mad As Rabbits or She Had The World. Although this is still a good album this has to be my least favorite album of all of them. 

Vices & Virtues: 

Vices & Virtues was released on March 28, 2011. All the songs on this album are great. My favorite of them all is The Ballad Of Mona Lisa or Sarah Smiles. Actually Sarah Smiles is dedicated to Brendon Urie's wife, Sarah Urie. The song is basically of how they met and how Brendon fell in love with Sarah. Its such a nice song it makes me so happy. (:  

Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die:

Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die would have to be my favorite album. Every song on here is excellent. On February 13, 2013 was the release date for this album. Of all the songs on here my favorite is Girls/Girls/Boys. The most popular song is probably This Is Gospel, which has a second part in the next album actually. In the music video at the end there is kind of a cliff-hanger which will lead to the second part. 

With all the songs being upbeat there is one song at the end of the album, to end it that's really slow/ calming. The End Of All Things its calming and sad. I have actually wanted to cry (yeah, yeah laugh but you will understand if you become a fan that's really into the band) because of how sad Brendon sounded. 

Death Of A Bachelor:

I know I said that Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die is my favorite album but I think Death Of A Bachelor ties with it. Towards the beginning of this year another great album was released on January 15, 2016. The album is actually dedicated to most of the time Brendon Urie had spent alone during his childhood. I think every song on this album is basically perfect. Every song is very upbeat till the very last song. The last song Impossible Year is calming and ending the album, just like The End of All Things in Too Weird to Live, Too Rare To Die. I love listening to Don't Threaten Me With A Good time the most. When I'm listening to music in the car I always have to turn the music up high and jam out to this song. I do that with the rest of the songs on this album too, just not as much. I definitely recommend listening to this album on repeat all the time! I forgot I didn't mention what song was the second part/ song for This Is Gospel. The song is The Emperor's New Clothes. Yea it doesn't sound like it would be the second part but it is. When you watch the music video you see where h was headed to from the This Is Gospel music video. 

I definitely recommend for most anyone to listen to Panic! At The Disco. ((:

This is Gospel