My Music

     Lately, I've been discovering some new artists that I'm beginning to fall in love with. First and foremost, is The Weeknd (pronounced WEEK-END). No, autocorrect, I didn't spell that wrong. I had first come across him (blindly) when I was listening to Drake (the song was "Crew Love" to be exact). I love Drake. More precisely, I love "Marvin's Room" or "Find Your Love" Drake, not The Motto (*cough* YOLO *cough*) or Bedrock Drake. I like the song that makes me miss people I've never known, his emotional songs. I actually confused The Weeknd for Drake initially  It wasn't until my brother corrected me did I realize that Drake wasn't the only person on the track. Then I completely forgot about The Weeknd. Recently, I came across another song, named "Thursday", and I immediately fell in love. To me, The Weeknd is a cross between Michael Jackson and Drake. The content of his music is similar to Drake but his voice is reminiscent of a young Michael Jackson. My favorite songs by The Weeknd (aka Abel Tesfaye) have to be "Wicked Games", "The Morning", "Loft Music", "Thursday", and "Twenty Eight."

     The second artist that I have grown to love is Frank Ocean. I heard about him earlier this year when he revealed that his first love was a man. Which was a big deal coming from someone in the hip hop community, known for its homophobia and the amount of support he received from fellow  hip hop artists. I love the songs "Novacane" and "Thinkin Bout You" (I can't explain the music video) the most. Unlike The Weeknd, whose music is very dark, Frank Ocean's music is much lighter. Both of them produce music I would describe as "Alternative Hip-Hop." While it contains a lot of the subject and lyrics of Hip Hop, the sound and feel is noticeably different. This music doesn't make you want to shake your ass.

     The last artist I wanted to mention is a band named Silverstein. I heard them for the first time while driving back from YMCA with my friend Arielle. I really love the song "Darling Harbour" which reminds me of the 2006-era music scene. Unlike that particular song, their music is mostly punk and emo.  Also Silverstein (like The Weeknd) are Canadians. God, do I love Canadians (except for Justin Bieber).