Year 7, Day 321

Morning! Today's song is If I Be Wrong by Wolf Larsen. 

Wolf Larsen is the pseudonym for Sarah Ramey, a musician and writer. The name is actually her grandfather's name, and that's how it came to be. In 2008 she was a blogger for Obama's presidency, and in 2013 wrote a book (released under her real name) called The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness, a story about her struggling with a serious medical condition that no one seemed to be able to diagnose. Her music started because of that, a bedroom project to deal with her illness and the solitude that came with it. While doing the music video for this song, she was actually away getting treatment, and handed it off to director Pete Lee with two rules: make it simple, and I can't be in it. But he found a way to make it artistic and inspiring rather than simple, and was able to put her in it after flying out to see her for some shots. Because of her health she doesn't perform live, but you don't need to see her in person to get the feelings this songs conveys. So I hope you enjoy it.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 320

Morning! Today's song is Pierre by Ryn Weaver.

Photo by: Ralph Arvesen

Ryn Weaver is the stage name for Erin Michelle Wüthrich, an American musician active since 2013. Her stage name comes from her mother's maiden name, and her preferred spelling of her first name, as Aryn instead of Erin. She had met a music producer when living in New York for school, and he signed her after reconnecting when she moved back to California. She released her debut single in 2014 through SoundCloud, and it immediately got attention from a bunch of artists. Her first EP came out two months later, then her debut album was released the next year, in 2015. She had a promotional single in 2018, and has since been writing songs for other people so she's still around in the industry. She's a new find for me, courtesy of YouTube, which is much appreciated because she's great. This is an acoustic version of the song, but I think it makes me appreciate it more so I hope you like it too.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 319

Morning! Today's song is Finally Free by Julie & The Phantoms.

I've talked about Julie & The Phantoms before, but for anyone who doesn't know it's a TV show on Netflix. And it's technically for kids, so YouTube wont let me put this song in my playlist which is unfortunate, but it's such a good show that everyone of any age can enjoy it. Like seriously, I highly doubt their demographics would show that the bulk of the audience is children, instead it's all us 20-30 year olds who grew up on musical movies and are going through song withdrawal now. As I'm writing this, they still haven't been approved for a second season, which is upsetting for all the fans, but I'm not too surprised about it since we're all still dealing with the world issues right now. But someone better be off in their house writing more music and doing scripts and using this time to make the (hopefully) inevitable next season amazing. And if you haven't watched the show yet, please go do so because you're missing out if you don't.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 318

Morning! Today's song is Tell Me I'm A Wreck by Every Avenue.

Every Avenue is an American band active from 2003 until 2012, although technically they're only on hiatus. Because of that there are technically active members, so the group is made up of David Ryan Strauchman, Joshua Withenshaw, Jimmie Deeghan, Matt Black, and Dennis Wilson, with past members in Cameron Grestiner, Jason Letkiewicz, and Michael Govaere. The group formed and released two EP's, one in 2004 and one in 2006, before getting signed the next year, then releasing an EP with the label. Their first album was released in 2008 followed by a National tour and a performance at Warped tour. They released their second album in 2009, then were featured on a Punk Goes... album in 2010. Their next album came out in 2011, followed by more touring and another appearance at Warped tour. In 2012 the band decided to go on hiatus, but made sure to say that they weren't gone for good, and that the members were on good terms with each other. They've had one reunion so far, playing a couple shows in 2018. I wouldn't be surprised to see them come back again, so keep an eye out for them. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 317

Morning! Today's song is Head Up by The Score. 

I mentioned yesterday that they were one of my favorite finds while doing this blog. This band today is another favorite that I never would have discovered if I didn't go looking for new bands. Anyway, this is an indie pop band active since 2015, and made up of Eddie Anthony and Edan Dover. The breakout for them came from a supermarket campaign looking for a musical presence who were unsigned and unknown. A song was featured, and due to the airtime they got signed. They released their debut EP that same year, and another extended EP in 2016, then followed it up with yet another the following year. During that time a couple different songs of theirs were used for events and pop culture creations. They've kept going since then, with this being one of their newer songs so I hope you like it.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 316

Morning! Today's song is I Want My Life Back Now by The Wrecks.

So these guys are a rock band from California and have been around since 2015. The band currently consists of Nick Anderson, Aaron Kelley, Nick Schmidt and Billy Nally, with previous members including Harrison Nussbaum and Weston Weiss. Their first EP was recorded on a whim when they were barely a band yet and had 3 days of studio time... although later they found out they actually weren't supposed to have studio time, but by then they had an EP ready. As of now they have three EPs, from 2016, 2018, and 2020 respectively, as well as an album from 2020. I have featured them before, and I definitely have other songs from them saved on my list to show you so hopefully you like it, because I still count them as one of my best finds while doing this blog.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 315

Morning! Today's song is Hazy Shade Of Winter by Gerard Way featuring Ray Toro.

Photo by: Michael Spencer

So this is a cover of a Simon and Garfunkel song, but was technically based on the cover done by The Bangles. This version was done for The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Ray Toro, who were both in My Chemical Romance. If you know either the band or the show, then you probably are already aware of Gerard Way, and if not you should be. This song I've been saving, because while there are a lot of amazing song features in the show, I wanted to feature one that I considered to be more of "the score" of it, and I settled on this one. And this song also gives me a way to fan girl a little bit about the fact that My Chemical Romance is coming back! They were supposed to come back in 2020, but the tour has been postponed to 2022 for... obvious reasons. Anyway, enjoy this song, and if you're unsure of it at the beginning, keep listening because the intro is deceiving. Have Fun.

Peace.