Review: Break Free, Ariana Grande's Sophomore Problem!

Ariana Grande is a problem, she really is a grand problem for the music addict and beauty enthusiast. She's got the sexy, and the beauty and absolutely the talent. Her voice is undoubtedly grand. I have been knowing her ever since she released her debut album Yours Trully, but at that time i didn't really have interest to her. So i was just letting her passed by. Then everything is much greater in her recent projcet. Started with Problem, i didn't listen to it since the first it started to become hits everywhere, lately when i saw the music video then i realize that it is really a cool song.

Now, in her second song from her upcoming 'My Everything' record, I think i'm falling in love more to her. The song entitled 'Break Free' is setting to become something so magical that breaking everything free. I love it! I had actually known this duet project between her and the dangerous Zedd and i anticipate it so much that it would be a good song. And when it finally out yesterday, then I listen to it. Guess what? it is really a cool song that I'm wishing for.

The song which is produced by Zedd and Max Martin has definitely dance elements, and Ariana's voice is nothing but beautiful. This song has also pop taste as the edm on it doesn't dominate the music. So, it is really lightly easy to listen, the EDM input is good and just right. Crunchy and fresh!

EPs In Late June

Coldplay is my fave, I love them!, Owl City is always one of my greatest joyful i find in music and Wrable is the one i indroduce earlier this month that i really looking forward to his musics. So, what if all of those three produce their latest music at around the same time in the edge of June? man! i barely can even breathe, best June ever!. Because it comes true, Coldplay released A Sky Full of Stars EP, Owl City with his new EP Ultraviolet and Wrabel the one that i'm so excited the most just gave me his debut EP Sideways. Here are the details:

1. Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars

This song has previously released by the band as the second single from their recent album Ghost Stories, and as it came out, i was thrilled and i love the song. I also wrote its review Here. A Sky Full of Stars EP features three exclusive songs, alongside the previously-unavailable radio edit of A Sky Full of Stars. The EP released on June 29, 2014 by Parlophone. One new colplayish song that i like is Ghost Story as well as the O reprise, the outro of the original version.

2. Owl City - Ultraviolet

The EP features the song Beautiful Times featuring Lindsey Stirling and the other three songs. I have previously listened to Beautiful Times and i think the song just reminds me of Adam's past work like Ocean Eyes and Maybe I'm Dreaming. Every song in Ultraviolet never leave Owl City taste, they're just what Owl City sounds like and i like it. The mini album released on June 27 by Republic Records.

3. Wrabel - Sideways

The first i knew him was from Afrojack's Ten Feet Tall which is originally his song, I like him and his musical type so I wrote him an Introduction in my post Here. At that time i really can't wait for his upcoming projects and last night i just know that He has just released a debut LP Sideways, damn i missed it for few days. It was released in June 24 (which is my birthday). It features 4 songs including Ten Feet Tall his original version. The three other songs are a bit different from Ten Feet Tall as they get so much rnb taste. Sideways and Into The Wild are good ones.

Review: In The Lonely Hour From Sam 'Soulful' Smith

Have you guys ever heard name of him, Sam Smith? if not, you desperately need some updates in your list to listen. Sam Smith, a British, a singer with his soulful voice. Me, honestly i first knew his musics back in few days after knowing his song 'Stay With Me' was climbing into the top ten list of US Billboard Hot 100. The ballad that takes me into more curiosity of what more he has in his musical literacy. The singer is closely to be named as the male version of Adele by several online medias, as his deep meaningful songs which is generally taken from the real life experience and his pure voice just make it feel so good.

"In The Lonely Hour" is Sam Smith's debut LP, an album which is consistently listed with songs about unrequited love. Time.com wrote on its review "In fact, it isn’t about loneliness at all, it’s about the painful, unavoidable desire for suffocating closeness fostered by unrequited love.". I can say that this is the album that i enjoy mostly of the song on my playlist. Every of its track has the same taste of his signature voice, they maintain listener to really relate a feeling when they are dealing with one-sided love all of in most of the songs. And the thing about male version of Adele, i think he's really an Adele-icous singer. The composition, lyrical, contemporary adults songs are all identical to her and directly reminding me of 21.

I really recommend this LP to all the readers who have an ultimate taste in kind of soul music, deep lyric and lovesick to deal with. The best lineup for me is started from the sublime 'Stay With Me' to 'Restart', i really enjoy that array and i can do for multiple loops on that songs. And one song which sounds so juggernaut in this album is track number 8, Life Support. My most fave one!

EDM, Loud And Crowd

One of the loudest and most exploding music in this past couple years is Electronic Dance Music or known as EDM or simply dance music. Led by a Disk Jockey or DJ dance music will bring noisy everywhere, girls in bikinis, everyone jumps and put hands in the air. Music which is only about enjoying the time, the dance and the life and get rid of everything about negativity into a wild night. Sounds a bit dramatic right, but really! This genere of music is really about having a good time and for myself every time I'm listening to every dancey songs all I wanted to do is just let myself out, shake my head, move my body and enjoy the moment and I think everyone does the same, are you?

I had been enjoying this sort of music ever since I first listened to french David Guetta, for me he's like the man behind all of this dance music everywhere. And now, its getting bigger, louder and taller. Based on what i know so far most of the talented man, DJs behind the recent hottest electronic dance songs are European. Say Calvin Harris, Afrojack, Zedd, Alesso, Tiesto, Avicii, David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia and the other that i haven't found them yet. And American such as Skrillex and Alex Gaudino and Asia's Steve Aoki. At first my EDManics started about last year, listening to some stuffs from Zedd, Calvin Harris and Avicii and as of now i think me and its music itself is getting crazier. Lots are coming, Afrojack and Tiesto are two i recently listen and everyone is great.

What i really like about this type of musics, first is its jolting beat of musics, the lyrics which sometime light but beautiful, and the vocal on the song. They sometime bring new people and its good because i think not every singer will match music which contains electronic elements. The beat sounds good and attractive, trust me no matter what trouble are you faceing, this dance music will at least wipe it out for little while and you will automatiacally shake your head and move your body.

Okay, thats all the EDM. For more you can crawl google, my playlist will be soon updated!

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Introducing: Wrabel

As previous first post of the month I brought music thing into the post now I will do the same to talk about music stuff. And for now I would like to introduce you and to me, one of this year's breakthrough artist who came up to the EDM music as a featured artist by Dutch DJ Afrojack. He is Stephen Wrabel or simply Wrabel, an american singer, pianist and songwriter who is ready to establish his name even bigger under the shade of Island/Def Jam recording.

The first i heard the name Wrabel is of course from his smash hit with Afrojack, Ten Feet Tall. The first I listened to the song was actually the David Guetta remix version, then i tried to look for the Afrojack original track and right after that, google directed me to its official lyric video which became the first i knew him, his style, his piano skill and his voice is everything. After i did a little bit more research, from billboard then i found the Ten Feet Tall original song, the pre remixed by Afrojack. And guess what? I think its not so bad, the video is great and song lyric is quite light but beautiful, I just love the song and i want Him more. Really! And one last thing, his voice reminds me a few like Chris Martin.

For you who haven't known the song yet, you can watch the official lyric video of Affrojack verson Here, and for the official original video Here. For another fascinating music you can find them in his Soundcloud Right Here.

Review: A Sky Full of Stars from Coldplay's Ghost Stories

Who's here among all of you, my readers is a Coldplay diehard fan? because I'm one of the kind. The best thing about Coldplay, for me is because they don't sound like the other and there's no other sounds like coldplay. Chris Martin's is just the soul of every coldplay's song. Basically, they are my most fave artist who always bring a song into lyrically, musically and visually perfectly blended.

One of the biggest buzz of the group's discography is their upcoming eight studio album which is scheduled for May 19th release. And to tease us, promotional singles are released earlier like one of them, the latest one. Its entitled "A Sky Full of Stars", set as the third promotional single form the album Ghost Stories.

Whats makes it so special that I have to make a headline and post it alone in my blog? If you have just already listened to the song you'll know the answer, yes! because this A Sky Full of Stars song is totally freaking me out as at first I listened to it, it completely takes me into some space where coldplay's song is playing but in such a different color and atmosphere. Firstly, i was so ghosebumps that it doesn't sound like any other previous coldplay track on any of their earlier album, really this song is just groundbreaking. This song has lots of EDM entries on its musical arrangement, thats the shocking thing. That dance-y theme on this song is really fresh, one of the best and their musics we previously know as they are so strong with alternative rock is now colored with zeddish or guettaish sounds. I love this song, brilliant!.

After did a little bit research, wiki told me that the EDMics behind this track was coming form one of the world's brilliant and talented people in edm music, Avicii. He served as the producer of the song along with coldplay themselves and Pual Epworth, the man behind some Adele's hits.

For you who don't know yet what the song i am talking about, check out its official audio Here.

Introducing: Josh Record

Halo guys, today I'm gonna bring the music stuff to my first post in May. 

Buat para readers semua yang suka dengan genre musik alternative/acoustic rock kalian mesti tahu, Josh Record. Seorang british, yang belum cukup lama berada di ranah musik dunia terutama di daratan UK ini wajib kalian denger musiknya. Penyayi dengan rambut plontos nya ini memiliki daya kreasi dan imaginasi yang maha sublime, baik itu lagu dengan lirik nya yang bagus dan music video dengan tampilan visual yang memukau.

Pertama gue tahu Josh Record adalah gak sengaja, secara random gue lagi cari - cari musik dengan orang dan nuansa baru via idws, gue waktu itu download single nya yang berjudul Wonder, alasannya karena waktu itu gue tertarik dengan album art nya yang simple dan bikin gue pengen download. Itu pun gue gak langsung suka dengan musik nya, petama denger ngerasa aneh. Baru beberapa waktu ini gue gak sengaja puter tu lagu di playlist dan setelah beberapa kali didingerin ternyata enak juga, apalagi setelah liat lirik nya yang brilliant gue jadi makin tertarik buat cari tau lebih tentang ni orang, maklum ya menurut gue lagu dengan lirik yang dalam dan dengan penggunaan ungkapan - ungkapan puitis itu maha indah pokoknya. Selain itu, hal lain yang bikin gue jatuh cinta dengan musik nya adalah, british accent yang tidak lepas dari pengucapan dalam beberapa bagian lagu nya, dan itu keren abis! mirip kaya Sia Furler. Bones dan This War adalah lagu berikutnya yang gue coba buat dengerin, hasil dari pencarian youtube, dua video klip nya keren abis dan musik nya pun juga gak kalah keren. Apalagi Bones, tu lagu kayaknya udah bakalan masuk deretan "My Perfect Songs" sejajar dengan Apologize nya OneRep! musically, lyrically and visually amazing! love Bones!

Buat info lebih lanjut, about the biography and his discography you better check out his wiki page here. Buat sekarang, gue recommend Bones. Try to watch its music video first on youtube here.

DRESSIN UP New Music by Katy Perry

PART OF ME Music Video

Bintang pop asal Amerika Katy Perry akhirnya resmi mengeluarkan video musik terbarunya untuk single nya yang pertama "Part of Me" hari ini 21 Maret 2011 . Single yang berasal dari album terbarunya Teenage Dream : The Complete Confection ini pertama kali dirilis sesaat setelah ia secara perdana menyanyikan lagu tersebut pada acara Grammy Awards 2012 Februari lalu . Pada awal minggu pertama penjualan digital single Part of Me cukup fantastis, terjual lebih dari 400 ribu digital download dan hal tersebut jugalah yang menjadi pendorong single Part of Me debut di urutan Pertama tangga lagu Hot Billboard 100 selama satu minggu .

Berikut video musik Part of Me yang bercerita tentang Katy Perry yang berperan sebagai seorang wanita yang dikhianati oleh pasangannya . Kemudian ia merasa marah dan kecewa, sampai pada saat ia melihat suatu iklan tentang pencarian Marinir Wanita, dan tanpa pikir panjang ia langsung daftar dan dilatih layaknya tentara wanita yang tangguh . Seru bukan, silahkan tonton videonya :)