And tell me some things last. (Stu's Year in Music Survey)

i know my blog has been pretty silent this past year. i wanna really get back into blogging, but this past year has been a tough one. but perhaps next year will be different. next year will be better. i wanna start doing things i enjoy, again. but anyway, it's time for the annual Stu's year in music survey! although it was a hard year, musically, it was pretty great. here we go;

2014 music survey;

What song sums up 2013 for you?
Taylor Swift - Clean

What albums did you listen to over and over?
Taylor Swift: 1989
Noah Gundersen: Ledges
Noah Gundersen: Twenty-something
Lorde: Pure Heroine
Troye Sivan: TRXYE
Hopeajärvi: Hopeajärvi
K.Flay: Life as a Dog
Ingrid Michaelson: Lights Out
Josh Ritter: Live at the Iveagh Gardens
Watsky: All You Can Do
OneRepublic: Native
Tom Odell: Long Way Down
The Fault in Our Stars soundtrack
Wish I Was Here soundtrack
Iggy Azalea: The New Classic
Lissie: Cryin' to You

^Taylor Swift

What was the best gig you went to?
i finally saw Bob Dylan! it was such a surreal experience. it was at this big jazz music festival, i was standing on the front row and Dylan was only a few meters away from me. it was a childhood and a grownup dream come true! i also saw Suede and Brett held my hand. also Lissie at a small club during the biggest heath wave was pretty epic.

What songs did you have on repeat?
Taylor Swift - Shake it Off
Taylor Swift - Clean
Taylor Swift - Out of the Woods
Troye Sivan - Happy Little Pill
Navigators - Wall of Stone
A Great Big World - Say Something
General Ghost - I Need My People
Watsky - Woah Woah Woah
Watsky - Sarajevo
Lorde - Buzzcut Season
Sufjan Stevens - A Little Lost
Jameston Newton Howard & Jennifer Lawrence - The Hanging Tree
Noah Gundersen - Guardian Angel
Noah Gundersen - Ledges
Foster the People - Fire Escape
Tom Odell - Heal


What was your best musical discovery this year?
probably Hopeajärvi! they are small finnish punk band and they are ridiculous and so good!

What 5 musicians/bands did you listen to the most?
last.fm says; Josh Ritter, Taylor Swift, Noah Gundersen, Troye Sivan & Amy MacDonald

What was the best CD you bought?
Taylor Swift's 1989!

Did you buy any music DVDs this year?
no.

What are the best lyrics you heard this year?
"Where do we come from? Where do we go?
You could fill up the sea with the things I don't know" - Watsky; Sarajevo

"I want to learn how to love
Not just the feeling
bear all the consequences

And I want to learn how to love,
And give it all back,
And be forgiven for all I've done." - Noah Gundersen; Ledges

Did you stop liking any musicians/bands?
can't really think of any.

Did you learn an instrument this year? If so, did you play any gigs?
no.

What band did you hate this year?
i don't hate them, i just don't care about One Direction at all. i don't understand what's their appeal. i think the music is generic and boring and i really don't find the boys attractive at all (i mean sure i can see that they are a bunch of beautiful boys/men but they do nothing for me...)

Did you have a musical guilty pleasure this year?
i still don't believe in 'guilty pleasures', i don't feel guilt over the things i like, but i have to say Iggy Azalea. i'm all for women being successful, especially in a male dominated genre, but her fake black accent is a bit questionable. yet i still like her music and she is one of those women who has worked really hard to be where she is now. and i definitely respect that.

^Iggy Azalea

What was the worst song of the year?
that Selfie song, i don't even know the name or whose song it is. it's just bad.

What was the coolest music video you saw this year?
Taylor Swift's Blank Space! it is hilarious.

Did you watch Idol/the arias/grammys/mtv awards?
nope.

What was the worst musical comeback of the past year?
can't think of any.

What was the best musical comeback of the year?
Suede! well, i know they kind of had their comeback last year with the new album, but i was them live this year so i feel like it really happened in 2014. it totally counts, right?!

Who were your favourite female vocalists?
Taylor Swift

Who were your favourite male vocalists?
Josh Ritter & Noah Gundersen

^Tom Odell

What radio station did you listen to most?
none, really.

What was the biggest band you saw this year?
Bob Dylan

If you have one, how often did you listen your iPod/mp3 player this year?
all the time from my phone.

What was your favourite soundtrack to a film this year?
The Fault in Our Stars

What was your favourite music themed film you saw this year?
If I Stay, i mean, music was a big part of the film.

What was the best local band you heard/saw this year?
Hopeajärvi

Did you meet any famous musicians?
not this year.

Did you put up any music posters around your room/house?
Taylor Swift's deluxe version of 1989 came with 13 polaroids, i scattered them around my apartment.

Totalled, how much do you think you spent on music this year (cds, merch, tickets, etc)?
about 300€ in tickets and 40€ for cd's, so around 340€.

What type of music did you find yourself listening to most this year?
pop and folk&country, as always,

Best song to be happy to you listened to this year?
all of 1989!

Best song to be sad to you listened to this year?
Noah Gundersen's Guardian Angel


Band/singer with the best style this year?
Taylor Swift! also Lissie.

What shows are you looking forward to in the new year?
i might go see Taylor Swift during the summer in London. maybe, perhaps. depending on things. like money.

^Lorde

Did you buy any band merchandise this year?
no.

Did you miss out on going to any really good concerts this year?
i wanted to go see Watsky on his European tour, but then someone stole my bike and i needed to buy a new one and that was pretty much all of the money i'd saved to travel to see watsky.

What was the last gig you went to?
Vesa-Matti Loiri's Christmas concert. it was lovely.

How many songs are on your computer/itunes?
i don't know cause i mostly just use Spotify.

What are you listening to now?
Josh Ritter - The Curse Live at Iveagh Gardens

We woke up to find that summer's gone. // The End of Summer

Ruisrock 2014.

Ruisrock 2014 was the festival of beautiful sunsets.

And a festival of some 90's flashbacks. Suede's Brett Anderson doesn't seem to age.

Lissie @ Tavastia, one hot summer evening.

Suddenly summer's gone. First lectures of my second year of Uni begin in a week. The weather has suddenly grown colder. Nearly every morning is met with pouring August rain. My favorite time of the year, Autumn, is almost finally here.

This summer has been a summer of excruciating heath waves. A summer of good music (Suede, First Aid Kit, Bob Dylan[!], Lissie...) and good friends. A summer of reading intimidating books (David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, still work in process) and summer studies. It's been a good summer, but I'm so ready for the next season.

“Every year, the bright Scandinavian summer nights fade away without anyone’s noticing. One evening in August you have an errand outdoors, and all of a sudden it’s pitch-black. It is still summer, but the summer is no longer alive.” - Tove Jansson

----------------------------------------------------------------------
How was your summer?
Excited for autumn yet?
I'm an autumn enthusiast on a reblogging spree of all things autumn on my Tumblr.

the world is growing smaller. (Stu's Year in Music Survey)

once again it's time for the annual Stu's Year in Music survey! this was a good year, really, the best.

2013 music survey;

^Josh Ritter

What song sums up 2013 for you?
Josh Ritter - Change of Time

What albums did you listen to over and over?
Watsky: Cardboard Castles
Josh Ritter: The Beast in Its Tracks
Tegan and Sara: Hertthrob
Patty Griffin: American Kid
Bastille: Bad Blood
Lissie: Back To Forever
Childish Gambino: Because The Internet
John Williams: The Book Thief Soundtrack
Les Misérables Soundtrack
Maria Mena: Weapon in Mind
Maia Hirasawa: What I Saw

What was the best gig you went to?
I saw quite a few great bands this year but the highlights were definitely Watsky at Utrecht Neterlands and Josh Ritter at Dublin, Ireland. These two are currently my absolute favorite artists, especially Josh Ritter is my musical soul mate. i adore him. i also saw Blur at Provinssirock, here in finland, but for some reason, although i had dreamed about it since late 90's, it wasn't the most memorable gig this year. it was nostalgic, sure, and amazing to be able to make a dream that i dreamed as a kid to come true. but it was much more moving and amazing to make some current musical dreams to come true. also i got to do some traveling when seeing Watsky and Josh, it was magical all together.

What songs did you have on repeat?
Watsky - Sloppy Seconds
Watsky - Wounded Healer
Josh Ritter - Joy To You Baby
Night Beds - Even If We Try
Childish Gambino - 3005
Jhene Aiko feat. Childish Gambino - Bed Peace
Lord Huron - Ends of The Earth
Lissie - Shameless
Noah Gundersen - Jesus, Jesus

^Watsky

What was your best musical discovery this year?
Watsky! Definitely. I can't really believe that i've been listening to him less than a year. it was such a strong connection form the very start. i mean i did flew to Netherlands just to see him play. an other great musical find is Noah Gundersen, he is beautiful.

What 5 musicians/bands did you listen to the most?
last.fm says; Josh Ritter, Watsky, Patty Griffin, Bastille and Tegan and Sara.

What was the best CD you bought?
Watsky's Cardboard Castles and Josh Ritter's The Beast in Its Tracks. Both are autographed!

Did you buy any music DVDs this year?
no i didn't.

What are the best lyrics you heard this year?
"I don't care where you've been, how many miles, I still love you." - Watsky
"How many times did you give all your love and find out it was so far from far from enough?" - Josh Ritter

^Childish Gambino

Did you stop liking any musicians/bands?
i don't think so.

Did you learn an instrument this year? If so, did you play any gigs?
still no. maybe next year?

What band did you hate this year?
Robin Thicke is quite awful. not just cause that one song is so questionable, but his music kind of sucks.

Did you have a musical guilty pleasure this year?
i don't believe in 'guilty pleasures' but i guess i could say that i sort of fell in love with Kesha.

^Noah Gunderse

What was the worst song of the year?
that Robin Thicke one. though i have to admit, i had never heard it before it everybody started talking about how offensive it is. and then i listened to it and the song is just musically awful as well.

What was the coolest music video you saw this year?
Josh Ritter made a cool video for his song Evil Eye, it was like a trailer to a fictional 60's horror movie! also i really liked Lilly Allen's Hard Out Here video, that was mocking Robin Thicke's video.

Did you watch Idol/the arias/grammys/mtv awards?
well i've seen the infamous Miley Cyrus performance. and i don't really get why people were upset. once again it was more upsetting that she performed with Robin Thicke than what she did on the stage. it was a joke, not that i found it funny, but it was just silly, stupid and idiotis on purpose!

What was the worst musical comeback of the past year?
in all honesty, David Bowie's album was a disappointment for me. of course it wasn't the worst musical comeback, it's David Bowie! but because of the anticipation it was disappointing for me.

What was the best musical comeback of the year?
there were none that i really cared about, Justin Timberlake pulled off his comeback pretty well though.

^Lissie

Who were your favourite female vocalists?
Taylor Swift, Cat Power, Patty Griffin

Who were your favourite male vocalists?
Josh Ritter, Watsky, Childish Gambino

What radio station did you listen to most?
didn't listen to much of radio.

What was the biggest band you saw this year?
Josh Ritter, Watsky and Blur.

If you have one, how often did you listen your iPod/mp3 player this year?
i listen to mushc from my phone, and i do it pretty much daily.

What was your favourite soundtrack to a film this year?
The World's End had an amazing soundtrack!

^Blur

What was your favourite music themed film you saw this year?
Les Miserablés was quite amazing.

What was the best local band you heard/saw this year?
Herra Ylppö ja Ihmiset was pretty great.

Did you meet any famous musicians?
i met Watsky. he was the sweetest!

Did you put up any music posters around your room/house?
no. but i just ordered this really cool Childish Gambino poster by this artist Mei Lee, i'm waiting for it to arrive.

Totalled, how much do you think you spent on music this year (cds, merch, tickets, etc)?
i think i spent avout 150€ in tickets, 100€ for cd's and 40€ for merch, so about 290€.

What type of music did you find yourself listening to most this year?
folk, country, pop, some rap & hip hop

Best song to be happy to you listened to this year?
Josh Ritter's Joy To You Baby

Best song to be sad to you listened to this year?
Watsky's Wounded Healer

^Michael Bublé

Band/singer with the best style this year?
i like Watsky's casual style.

What shows are you looking forward to in the new year?
i'm going to see Michael Bublé on February next year!

Did you buy any band merchandise this year?
a Josh Ritter shirt and a Childish Gambino poster.

Did you pirate any music this year?
....maybe.

Did you miss out on going to any really good concerts this year?
Lissie, i was supposed to go but i didn't have the time or the money.

What was the last gig you went to?
some random band at a student party.

How many songs are on your computer/itunes?
i don't know cause i mostly just use Spotify.

What are you listening to now?
Bad Books - Baby Shoes

I'm done being seized and I'm seizing my chances! (Travel stories part I)

Our adventure started on a monday afternoon from Helsinki when we cathced a flight via Stockholm to Amsterdam. the day before i had made the trip from my hometown to Helsinki and not without little troubles. i missed my bus and had to take a train and cause of some construction works the trip took forever. eventually i made it to Silja's place. this was the second trip me and Silja did together, first being in 2010 when we visited London for a couple of days. we're a good travel pair, we like to do and see similar things and she likes to sleep in the top bunk when i prefer the bottom!

having breakfast by the canal in Utrecht.

beautiful Netherland greeted us with a warm weather. our first stop was a little city called Utrecht located in the central Netherlands. we stayed in Hostel Strowis and it was a very pleasant experience. the staff was nice and the location was great.

people in Utrecht who think the Gatsby movie was epic are wrong.

Dom Tower of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in Netherlands.

we only stayed in Utrecht for two nights, so we didn't see much. we spent most of our time wandering the beautiful narrow streets and having picnics by the canals.

the reason why Silja and I diced to travel to Netherlands and to Utrect in the first place was to go see George Watsky, an american rapper and a poet that we are both a little crazy about. and the show was amazing! i know i almost always say this was the best gig ever! after a great show but Watsky was truly one of the best performers i've ever seen. the atmosphere went through the roof even tho the place wasn't sold out. he is so real and honest with what he does, there's no 'space' between the audience and the performer. at one point Watsky jumped in the middle of the audience and started a mosh pit. he talked about people he had lost recently, a relative and a family friend, and his voice was shaking a bit but that was alright. he has this stong presence, an ability to make you forget the rest of the world. one of the reasons why i like Watsky is that he's not afraid to be himself, he raps about serious issues but he's also funny (like his song about epilepsy called Seizure Boy) and challenges the stereotypes of his genre. his raps are not misogynistic nor disrespectful. and his roots are in spoken word and poetry, and i'm weak for great poetry and can sometimes spend hours watching vidoes of slam poets.

three idiots: me, Watksy and Silja. 

beat up converses are not the best backpacking shoes.

my attemt to take an idyllic last picture from Utrect got ruined by this grabage barge.

the next day we said our goodbyes to the beautiful Utrect and promised to come back one day. and then it was time for Amsterdam.

The Royal Palace of Amsterdam.

we are a bit of Vincent van Gogh fans and Silja was excited for her coasters (i got myself a van Gogh magnet).

Amsterdam was crazy hot and we were really tired from all the walking and carrying our backpacks. we only stayed in Amsterdam for a day so we didn't really have time to do much. there's so much to see in that city that we decided to skip all of the touristy things and save them for another trip. instead we spent the day sitting by the canals, wandering around and getting tipsy.

super cheap Ben&Jerry's was our dinner.

our hostel had a hostel cat! who was adorable.

breakfast in Amsterdam.

After Netherlands adventures it was time to jump on a plane again and head to Dublin, where we would be greeted by a rare Irish heat wave and fall in love with the amazing city. and see the musical love of my life, Josh Ritter. but more about Dublin adventures in Travel stories part II.

but now the snow is gone. (music for spring)

well, the snow here in finland isn't exactly gone yet, but the days are longer and the sun is shining. to me that's spring, no matter how cold it might still be. last fall i shared songs from my autumn playlist so i thought i'd do the same thing with songs that are lighting up my spring this year.

1. Miracle Mile by Cold War Kids | Spotify | Youtube
2. Daylight by Matt & Kim | Spotify | Youtube
3. Everybody Hurts by Markus Krunegård | Spotify | Youtube
4. Snow is Gone by Josh Ritter | Spotify | Youtube
5. Still Into You by Paramore | Spotify| Youtube
6. It's a Beautiful Day by Michael Bublé | Spotify | Youtube
7. Anchor by Meghan Tonjes | Spotify | Youtube
8. No Freedom by Dido | Spotify | Youtube
9. Young And Lovely Live @ Hyde Park by Blur | Spotify | Youtube
10. Silly Boy by The Blue Van | Spotify | Youtube
11. Sloppy Seconds by Watsky | Spotify | Youtube

you can also listen to these and many other songs at my Winter's over, be my Darling playlist at spotify!
Enjoy!

if i die before my time bury me upside down. (Day 8 a little late)

it is time for the annual Stu's year in music post! also my apologies for not posting anything yesterday, i was busy christmas shopping, expect another christmas crafting related post later today.

Fun. ^

2012 music survey;

What song sums up 2011 for you?

Fun. - Some Nights

What albums did you listen to over and over?

• Fun.: Some Nights
• Taylor Swift: Red
• Josh RItter: Golden Age of Radio
• Josh Ritter: The Animal Years
• Spring Awakening Soundtrack
• The Book of Mormon Soundtrack
• Markus Krunegård: Mänsklig Värme
• Walk The Moon: Walk The Moon
• Olavi Uusivirta: Elvin Istuu Oikealla
• First Aid Kit: The Lion's Roar
• Imagine Dragons: Continued Silence EP

Markus Krunegård ^

What was the best gig you went to?

this was probably the best gig year of my life! it started with Cat Power, whom i've loved for years and was so happy to finally see her. then i was Michael Bublé with my best friend and we have both been hoping and wishing for him to do a gig here for years. during the summer i saw Pulp! also one of those bands i've been waiting to see for years, well over a decade for this one, and it was amazing. they played at a music festival where i also saw Flogging Molly wich was amazing and Olavi Uusivirta was really good too. both of them i've seen before so it' wasn't that amazing but still pretty cool. i also stumbled upon cheap tickets for Lady Gaga's concert so we went to see her with a group of friends. that was alright, but not mindblowing. (funny thing, the first time i did this survey i said i hated her....) then later this year i saw Fun. and their opening act Walk The Moon, probably one of the best gigs ever. really, the best gig year ever!

What songs did you have on repeat?

• Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
• Fun. - Carry On
• First Aid Kit - Emmylou
• Olavi Uusivirta - Nuoruus
• Josh Ritter - Harrisburg
• Patrick Wolf - Born To Die (Lana Del Rey cover)
• Spring Awakening Cast - Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind
• The Book of Mormon Cast: Hello!
• Cider Sky - Where To Now
• Darren Criss - Teenage Dream (acoustic Glee version)
• Walk The Moon - Iscariot
• Imagine Dragons - It's Time
• Relient K - (If You Want It)
• Of Monsters and Men - King and Lionheart
• Piste Piste - Elän Sut Uudestaan
• Meghan Tonjes - The Fault is in Our Stars (Lastufka Remix)

Meghan Tonjes ^

What was your best musical discovery this year?

Josh Ritter is probably my best musical find in years! other great finds this year were Walk The Moon, Imagine Dragons, Shovels & Rope, Daughter, Passenger.

What 5 musicians/bands did you listen to the most?
last.fm says; Taylor Swift, Josh Ritter, Fun., Glee Cast and First Aid Kit.

What was the best CD you bought?
Fun.'s Some Nights, Taylor Swift's Red, Josh Ritter's Golden Age of Radio and Markus Krunegård's Mänsklig Värme.

 
Did you buy any music DVDs this year?

no i didn't.

Daughter ^

What are the best lyrics you heard this year?

i'm completely in love with Josh Ritter's lyrics, all of them, but i have to say that the opening line of Kathleen is the one i fell in love with first;

all the other girls here are stars, you are the Northern Lights.
they try to shine in through your curtains, you're too close and too bright.
they try and they try but everything that they do,
is the ghost of a trace of a pale imitation of you.

also Fun. has some great lyrics too, like this line from Carry On;

Cause we are
We are shining stars
We are invincible
We are who we are
On our darkest day
When we're miles away
So we'll come
We will find our way home

Did you stop liking any musicians/bands?
not that i can remember.

Did you learn an instrument this year? If so, did you play any gigs?

no, tho i did get this urge to buy Ukulele and learn to play that. i haven't tho, maybe next year.

Josh Ritter ^

What band did you hate this year?

Pitbull, everything he dies sounds exactly the same to me.

Did you have a musical guilty pleasure this year?
well, the same old Justin Bieber i had last year. i tried to get into One Direction but i just don't care for them that much...

What was the worst song of the year?

there probably was one like super annoying song but i can't remember any. Gangnam Style is one of them but to be honest i think i've only heard it once or twice.

What was the coolest music video you saw this year?

Fun. - Carry On, it made me want to go and have night out with the guys from the band, it's such a fun and cool video.

Did you watch Idol/the arias/grammys/mtv awards?

no i didn't.

Blur ^

What was the worst musical comeback of the past year?

i'm not sure, didn't even see the Spice Girls performing at the Olympics so i can't say if that was good or bad.

What was the best musical comeback of the year?

Blur! well, they already sort of did a comeback in 2009, but now they released a new song and they had gigs and there will be more gigs next year! also Pulp had a comeback like year before but cause i only saw them this year i'm counting it!

Who were your favourite female vocalists?
Taylor Swift, Cat Power, Lea Michele (Spring Awakening & Glee), Johanna & Klara Söderberg (First Aid Kit).

Who were your favourite male vocalists?
Josh Ritter, Darren Criss, Nate Ruess (Fun.), Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon), Markus Krunegård, Bob Dylan (always).

What radio station did you listen to most?
i listened to Spotify's country station, but that's not really radio. i wanted to find a good radio station to listen to but i never did.

What was the biggest band you saw this year?
Michael Bublé and Pulp were probably the biggest ones.

Pulp ^

If you have one, how often did you listen your iPod/mp3 player this year?
i listen to music from my phone and i do that almost every night i go to bed and also when traveling with a bus or a train or anything i don't have to drive myself.

What was your favourite soundtrack to a film this year?
The Hunger Games soundtrack.

What was your favourite music themed film you saw this year?

well, i watched Katy Perry: Part of Me few weeks ago and even tho i'm not Katy Perry fan it was quite moving and fun.

What was the best local band you heard/saw this year?
well i consider anything from Finland local and that has to be Olavi Uusivirta.

Did you meet any famous musicians?
well Walk The Moon guys came to hang out with the audience before and after their gig but the place was crowded with teenage fangirls so i didn't talked to them, so no, i didn't. Cat Power gave me her setlist tho and smiled, does that count?

Did you put up any music posters around your room/house?

no.

Totalled, how much do you think you spent on music this year (cds, merch, tickets, etc)?
i spent around 300€ on tickets, 50€ on merch, 100€ on cds so about 450€.

What type of music did you find yourself listening to most this year?
folk, country, pop.

Best song to be happy to you listened to this year?
Fun.'s Some Nights.

Best song to be sad to you listened to this year?
Patrick Wolf's cover of Lana Del Rey's Born To Die.

Patrick Wolf ^

Band/singer with the best style this year?
Nate Ruess from Fun. at the gig he was wearing jeans and an oversized blue sweater, so comfy and adorable.

What shows are you looking forward to in the new year?
well i'm hoping to go see Patrick Wolf's acoustic gig, also i'm waiting for Blur to announce more gigs, so maybe i finally get to see them.

Did you buy any band merchandise this year?
i bought Fun. and Flogging Molly shirts, i don't remember if i bought anything else.

Did you pirate any music this year?
....maybe.

Did you miss out on going to any really good concerts this year?
Markus Krunegård, i just didn't have the time.

What was the last gig you went to?
Fun. & Walk The Moon.

Taylor Swift ^

How many songs are on your computer/itunes?
i don't know cause i mostly just use Spotify.

What are you listening to now?
First Aid Kit - Dance To Another Tune

now the low lakes have frozen, away from home i'll go.

it's that time of the year when it feels like every night is a little darker than the one before. the time of the year i just want to get cozy under a blanket, drink burning hot tea, read books and listen to good, calm music. here is some music that i think goes perfectly with the end of the autumn/beginning of the winter days.

1. In This Town by Marcus Foster | Spotify | Youtube

2. I Followed Fires by Matthew and The Atlas | Spotify | Youtube

3. Steal His Heart by Emily and The Woods | Spotify | Youtube

4. Smother by Daughter | Spotify | Youtube

5. Wisely and Slow by The Staves | Spotify | Youtube

6. O My Sould by Daniel Martin Moore | Spotify | Youtube

7. Man on Fire by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | Spotify | Youtube

8. Carnival by Shovels & Rope | Spotify | Youtube

9. King and Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men | Spotify | Youtube

10. Weights & Measures by Dry The River | Spotify | Youtube

11. Hear The Noise That Moves So Soft and Low by James Vincent McMorrow | Spotify | Youtube

12. Let Her Go by Passenger | Spotify | Youtube

13. Punch in The Heart by Josh Pyke feat. Katy Steele | Spotify | Youtube

what kind of music you like to listen to this time of year?
if you like these songs check out my Music for Cold&Dark Nights playlist on Spotify  that contains all these songs and more!