Listening to “Saturdays” on a Thursday
Now let me tell you about Simen Mitlid’s new song “Saturdays.” It’s chill, tranquil, and captivating for starters. The song begins and ends with the rhythmic alternating of chords via fingerpicking. This plays throughout the piece in a hypnotizing fashion and accompanies and underscores Mitlid’s soft, soothing voice. The differing chord progressions in the verse […]
How to Start a Music Blog: 7 Best Tips
Want to learn how to start a music blog? These tips will help. Hopefully. When I started Two Story Melody, I had little-to-no experience in the world of music blogging. Yeah, I knew how to write (for the most part). I also knew the basics of SEO, thanks to a background at a marketing agency. […]
Willolux’s “The Gift” is a Celebration of Life’s Uncertainty
To dream, or not to dream? On one hand, you don’t want to be tied down to a monotonous 9 to 5 job that gradually dulls your brain. On the other hand, delusional dreaming can waste your time and deaden your career. Should you accept the safer option of monotony and financial security, or should […]
Go for a Night Drive with INTRN’s “Different Story”
Sometimes you need to go for a night drive, play some music, and just think. Think about anything and everything. Introspection often goes along with music for me. Hell, for ninety percent of my preteen years, I was the girl who put her headphones in, played sad music, and then looked out the window despairingly, […]
Mentalease questions if you really should “Push a Button”
Describing their genre as shoegaze, ambient, chillwave, and bedroom pop, today we have Mentalease, a 3-piece band based in Chicago, IL. With the track “Push a Button” – off their EP of the same name – they start with a pulse of electronic sounds that are like warning signals before bringing in percussion and a […]
The Moving Mystery of Kimberly Townsend’s “The History and the Heart of It”
Kimberly Townsend’s “The History and the Heart of It” is an incredibly powerful song. Between her gorgeous voice (which is seriously pretty on her long notes), the steady accompaniment of the guitar, piano, and drums, and the heavy lyrics, this piece truly speaks to the soul. Before I dive into the lyrics, I want to […]
The Story of Alex Dunaway’s “Strange Things”
In her new single “Strange Things,” Alex Dunaway uses her raw sultry sound to convey heartbreak in light of personal responsibility. She describes a time of change, wrestling with self-blame. People wax reflective during times of heartbreak, reliving every conversation, wondering when everything started to fall apart. After expressing a love-hate relationship with silence, Dunaway […]
Take a Shot of “Whiskey Sarah” by Matt McDermott
Attention All Music Lovers: Do you miss the music of the 2000s? Do you need a beat to bang your head to? A muddy electric guitar to give it some edge? A male singer with swoon-worthy vocals? Are you nostalgic for the pop punk bands of your teenage years, but ashamed to listen to the […]
How Mac DeMarco Has Redefined Indie For A New Generation
Mac DeMarco isn’t just a musician, he’s a lifestyle. With his typical “deadbeat” outfit of a ratty old baseball cap, dirty jeans, dishevelled Vans, and that tooth gap big enough to stick a cigarette in, DeMarco’s vintage vagrant aesthetic is both unique and easily imitable (except for the iconic tooth gap of course). His music, […]
Parks’ “Sweater Weather” Will Keep You Warm In Winter
I first listened to Parks’ “Sweater Weather” just before Christmas. This jaunty song made Christmas shopping in an overcrowded mall far more palatable. I found myself bouncing along to the song’s upbeat rhythm; subconsciously mouthing the lyrics as I perused the shelves for the perfect stocking stuffer. Now that the new year has set in, […]
