Year 8, Day 359

Hey guys. Today's song is Drama King by Bellah Mae.

Alright no official bio for today because this is new new. Usually I say how long the channel has been up, which this one has been active since 2013, but she has been releasing singles on it since 2022. She's a British musician, and as of now has her music up on YouTube and Spotify, and I don't believe she's been signed yet, but she definitely has the potential to be great in the industry. I've included the acoustic version of this song because I enjoy it the most, but you can also listen to the original one here. So I hope you enjoy and keep an eye out for her in the future.

Peace.

Year 8, Day 358

Hey guys. Today's song is Labour by Paris Paloma.

Paris Paloma is an English singer active since 2020 with the release of debut single, but she had been writing her own songs since she was a preteen. She was signed with a manager in 2021, then signed with a label in 2022. This song was her first official song with the label and based on the theme of it has made a huge impact on people, debuting in the top ten of Billboard’s Hot Alternative Songs. And before she had even finished the song she has been teasing the lyrics on TikTok, so it's not surprising how popular it became once released. I knew immediately when I heard this song that I needed to include it, so I really hope you listen and that it hits for you as much as it did for me.

Peace.

Year 8, Day 357

Hey guys. Today's song is Not All Men by Morgan St Jean.

So Morgan St Jean is an American singer. She's been interested in music her whole life, joining choir in school and then going on to be in a music program at USC. She's been active since 2015 when she released her first single through Spotify and has continued releasing music since. She released an EP in 2022, which included this song. Of this song, she said that when #notallmen was trending on Twitter, she was so offended by it that she went into the studio with an idea and wrote the chorus of this song. She posted it to TikTok, where she originally didn't have any followers, but it ended up going viral overnight. I could explain exactly why the hashtag was so infuriating, but the song really says it all perfectly, so listen to the song and especially the words to understand. It's a very important message, and one I fully support because even when I was in junior high wearing bulky shirts that completely hid my figure and with a fucking backpack, I was being catcalled by creeps within a block of my school. Sure not all men are like that, but it's pretty damn hard to tell the difference these days. She released more stuff since then, including an EP in 2023 so check that out if you're interested.

Peace.

Year 8, Day 356

Hey guys. Today's song is This Is How I Learn To Say No by EMELINE.

EMELINE is Emeline Herreid, an American musician and actress. She started out early in life, getting in musical productions starting with playing the lead role in Annie put on in the All Children's Theater in Rhode Island. She officially started her career in 2013, which is when she was cast in her first independent film. She also started to release her music, under the moniker of Emeline Easton. She has continued releasing music under that name up into 2016, before switching to EMELINE with her releases in 2017. Also in 2017 she performed for the Boston Women's March for America, filming the music video for her song Hush in a documentary style with footage from the event. She has continued to release music, with this one being uploaded to her YouTube channel only a year ago, so if you like the sound of it, go check out her other stuff.

Peace.

Year 8, Day 355

Hey guys. Today's song is Growing Sideways by Noah Kahan. 

Noah Kahan is an American musician active since 2017. He started doing music stuff at 17, working with a school friend as a producer which gained the attention of his current manager and the notice of songwriter Dan Wilson, whose worked with a lot of big name artists. After high school he deferred his acceptance to Tulane University in favour of pursuing his music career, getting sign in 2016 and releasing his first single in 2017. He released another single in 2017, to lead up to his EP released early in 2018. In 2019 his released his debut album, which is where this song is from. He released another EP in 2020, followed by his second album in 2021. He did some touring in 2022, along with releasing singles to lead up to his third album released later in the year. I'm sure we'll be seeing more from him soon, since he's been releasing stuff pretty consistently, so keep a lookout for that if his stuff is to your style.

Peace.

Year 8, Day 354

Hey guys. Today's song is The King by Rosendale.

Rosendale is an American musician active since at least 2015. While the only bio I have for him is from his official website, I still don't know much about him, but he has been signed already so I'm sure we'll have a fair amount of music from him coming out. As of now he has released a debut EP from 2017 and two albums, one in 2021 and another in 2022. This is a new find for me, but I really like this song and it eloquently displays what is a toxic generational cycle. Give it a listen and you'll see what I mean.

Peace.

Year 8, Day 353

Hey guys. Today's song is Skinny Skinny by Ashton Irwin.

So Ashton Irwin is an Australian musician active since 2011. Now as some might have already figured out, this is another band member of Seconds of Summer that also now has a solo career. As I mentioned on a different post, the group started with Luke Hemmings posting covers to YouTube, then inviting friends Calum Hood and Michael Clifford to join, with Clifford then reaching out to Ashton Irwin and there the group was formed. As a band they released four albums, the first in 2014 and the most recent from 2020. Irwin's solo career also started in 2020, since with lockdown for the pandemic there were no plans as a band. So he created and released his debut solo album in 2020. He released a single in 2022 so he's still going if you want to look it up. This song specifically deals with body image issues which is nice to see from the male perspective because that is usually undervalued as a problem in society. I hope you check it out.

Peace.