Music Monday (212): Lady Gaga, Les Friction, Olivia Newton-John, Chloe Latanzi, Avery Dixon

 Rules:

• Music Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren Stoolfire at Always Me that asks you to share one or two songs that you've recently enjoyed. For the rules, visit the page HERE 

Breana: Over the weekend, I finally checked out Lady Gaga's sixth album, Chromatica. I like it, and one of my favorite songs is Plastic Doll.

 

Adri: This week I've had Les Friction's No Remorse No Regret on repeat.

Andrea:  Hi all! I hope everyone is doing well. This week I am listening to Window In The Wall by Olivia Newton-John & Chloe Latanzi and Versace On The Floor (Saxaphone Cover) by Avery Dixon.

Have an amazing week!

What are you listening to this week?

I Listened to The End of the Beginning by Les Friction

Like anyone, I love a good story. But today I’m talking about music, or more specifically: Les Friction’s recent album, The End of The Beginning. If you check out Lesfriction.com you’ll see how this newer release’s story ties into Les Friction and Dark Matter.

Plot aside, The End of the Beginning is still in line with Les Friction’s sound, but a little more on the mellow end. However, that could just be me. Of course, there’s still the emotional, powerful, and buildup songs. All That Mattered (featuring Emily Valentine), The End of the Beginning, and Game Ender respectively, to name a few.

Above all, I thought The End of the Beginning had an otherworldly, ethereal flair about it. And I enjoyed all the sounds and melodies that came along with it. In the end, I really liked this one.

 

Music Monday (203): Ravyn Lenae, Les Friction

Rules:

• Music Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren Stoolfire at Always Me that asks you to share one or two songs that you've recently enjoyed. For the rules, visit the page HERE 

Breana: Last month, Ravyn Lenae released her debut album, Hypnos. Its one of my favorite releases of the year. My pick for Music Monday is Cameo. It's one of the shortest tracks on the album, but it's a fantastic song. I wish it was longer.

 

Adri: I was, and still am, super excited about Les Friction's new album The End of the Beginning. I've had it on repeat since release and had a hard time picking a song. But, for today, my picks are Unhuman and World with No Sun.

 

What are you listening to this week?

Music Monday (36): Miguel, Kehlani, Les Friction, and Shirley Bassey

   Rules:

• Music Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren Stoolfire at Always Me that asks you to share one or two songs that you've recently enjoyed. For the rules, visit the page HERE 

Breana: I haven’t participated in Music Monday since December of last year. So, I figured that now was a good time to get back into the other weekly meme we participate in here on Our Thoughts Precisely. My first pick is Waves by Miguel. I haven’t listened to his music in a while. But while listening to google music, his song, Waves, came on, and instantly my thoughts were: “I love this song and it’s time to listen to it on repeat.”

My second pick is In My Feelings by Kehlani. Her album, Sweet Sexy Savage, was one of my favorites from 2017. So much so that I went out and bought the Target edition of the CD with the extra songs. Yeah. Anyway, In My Feelings is one of my favorite songs by Kehlani; although, I recommend giving the entire album a listen, because it’s so good.

Adri: My picks for Music Monday are both remakes of songs that I like. They are Kashmir by Les Friction –originally performed by Led Zeppelin, and Slave to the Rhythm by Shirley Bassey –originally sung by Grace Jones. 

What are you listening to?

Album Review: Dark Matter by Les Friction

Title: Dark Matter

Band/Artist(s): Les Friction (Even Frankfort, Helmet Vonlichten, Paint), also Featuring Emily Valentine and Laura Fabian

Source/Format: Les Friction; CD

Label/ Release date: Moriposa Lane Music, INC/ Would Work Sound LLC; August 25, 2017

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I first heard of Les Friction in an epic music compilation. This was a few years ago when I first began listening to this genre of music. Like any music junkie, I’ve checked to see if new music was on the horizon. My day lit up when I saw the tweet announcing Dark Matter was coming out.

Not only did this album meet my expectations, it exceeded them. Every millisecond is perfect, starting with Your World Will Fail. This song starts calm and then changes about midway. At this point it morphs into something more, resulting in a pleasant mix of instrumentals and vocals. Other songs including Who Will Save You Now, Dark Matter, and Firewall seems to follow this pattern somewhat too. Obviously, like any album, Dark Matter has calm moments too. I Remember and You Always Knew add a touch of sincere tranquility. These two duets with Emily Valentine and Laura Fabian, respectively, occasionally misted my eyes. The album ended with Kashmir (which is a cover of a song by Led Zeppelin); the only thing I can say is that it is the perfect way to end an album.

Due to the fact that each track was diverse in sound and lyric, the whole album maintained a certain aesthetic. Not one felt out of place. Actually, a host of emotions were elicited as I listened to each song. I’m not even sure they are nameble. To put it simply, it’s like finding that perfectly tailored dress. I love it!

I recieved this CD from Les Fricition for this review.