*check out my last music round-up here!*
We made it to March! That means one step closer to pitching my camping chair in the back garden, book in one hand, ice cold drink in the other, speakers loud to educate the neighbours on some great music. I have no doubt that many of the songs I listened to in March will be some of the once blaring across the neighbourhood, as it’s been yet another great month for music. Fancy checking out all the songs I loved this month? Find them here https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4MVlluoVLpNpwKPHDkhqDM?si=0894dfda9e424a46 Just want the best of the best? You’re in the right place. Read on!
I’m quite astonished that the first time I saw Lainey Wilson live was over two years ago (read about that here), and yet she’s only just released her debut album. However, it was most definitely worth the wait, with some really brilliant tracks on it – and if my recommendation doesn’t convince you enough, maybe the way Lainey describes her music will, as ‘bell bottom country’, aka country with a flare. Love it!. My favourite song on the album has to be the title track Sayin What I’m Thinking, because I think the chorus lyrics pretty much sum up how my life has been during quarantine: ‘I’ve been drivin’, I’ve been cryin’, but I swear I ain’t been drinkin’, Even I can’t believe I’m sayin’ what I’m thinkin’’. It’s an ode to honesty and not hiding from the truth when that’s what you need to hear, and this is a song you definitely need to hear.
https://newcountry.nl/recensies/lainey-wilson-sayin-what-i-m-thinkin
One Step Ahead – Reckless Road
I thought
I’d heard the last of Reckless Road back in 2014, when band member Colton Pack
announced that he was leaving the band, shortly after they had finished fourth
on the prior season of American Idol. I’ve followed the members on Instagram
since, but thought they’d pretty much returned to ‘normal life’, picking up
regular jobs and maybe letting their music dreams go. Thank goodness that this
was not the case, as we never would have got this absolute banger of a song had
that happened. Pack rejoined the band in 2019, and this is the first song they’ve
released that has made me think ‘you know what, these guys could be really big’.
It’s a really fun song full of enjoyable lyrics like the chorus: ‘if you want a
cab girl, I already called it; if you want a slow dance throwback love song
made for falling, I’m on it; if you need your kisses to last a little longer;
if you need your heartbeat to beat a little stronger; don’t worry that pretty
little mind I’ve already read it; yeah baby, I’m one step ahead’. I can’t wait
to see what these three come out with next.
https://www.amazon.com/One-Step-Ahead/dp/B08514FLB9
Probably the song that I’ve been blasting the most over the past month. Admittedly, it was a song that on first listen, I brushed over, but man, it’s a song that gets under your skin; so if it doesn’t seem like your kind of song on first listen, give it another try and let me know what you think. I’m calling it, this is the summer anthem you should be listening to, all about celebrating those nights out that we’ve all been desperately craving – spending time with your friends, getting a little crazy, and never wanting to go home. It’s also a feat of musicality, with two of the most unique voices in the industry teaming together to create something magical. Elle and Miranda’s tonalities work so well together, and yet don’t have to fight with one another, but allowed to shine well and truly on this song.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunk_(And_I_Don%27t_Wanna_Go_Home)
I am inclined to believe that anything these two touch turns to gold. Three of the best songs I’ve heard in the past year (and quite possibly my life) have been Aly & AJ songs – Take Me, Slow Dancing, and now Pretty Places. I don’t know what they put in their water, but I think I need some too. And that’s just recent Aly & AJ too, but if you listen to some of their older tracks like Chemicals React and Like Whoa, I’m sure you’ll agree that this is not something new for the duo. Pretty Places is a fever trip of insane melody, beautiful vocals, and lyrics that just make me scream ‘I wish that were my life!’ Honestly, I want to post the whole lyrics so you can see what I mean, but please just do yourself (and me) a favour and listen to this song, because I really don’t think my words can do it justice.
https://celebmix.com/aly-aj-release-new-single-pretty-places/
Speaking of Justice, hello Justin Bieber’s new album! Like Aly & AJ, Justin has been a staple in my musical library since my teens. I’ll be the first to say that for me he’s been a bit hit or miss in recent years, but Hold On thankfully brings us back to the ‘hit’ side of things. It’s full of the JB we love – good beat, catchy lyrics, those vocals that hold us down and bring us up, and a maturity that comes with being in the industry as long as he has. It feels a little bit like the return of the Justin that I’ve been waiting to come back for a while – I’ve loved watching him grow from One Time and think we might well be entering the new era of Bieber fever.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold_On_(Justin_Bieber_song)
Need To Not – Jordan Davis
When an artist keeps appearing on your playlists time and time again, it might be a sign that they are definitely one to watch. Jordan Davis has been a staple on a fair few of my playlists over the past year with songs like Lose You, Slow Dance In A Parking Lot, and Cool Anymore, and it’s already time to add a new one with Need To Not. You know I like a song that gives some good advice, and this song reminds us that sometimes we need to convince ourselves to ‘go back home, turn on that TV, stare at the wall and just sleep alone’ before we get ourselves back somewhere we don’t want to be. It’s a catchy song with really good vocals, and I just know Jordan will be filling up festival line-ups over the next few years, so might as well learn the lyrics to all his great songs now!
https://www.deezer.com/en/album/212413722
Another newcomer for this month, Joey Hendricks’s Yours or Mine is a song that depicts a relationship’s early days, when you realise that a simple hang-out has blossomed into something much more. I love how this song evokes that feeling of butterflies when thinking back to those first moments of moving from friendship into something else. Just take a look at the lyrics: ‘Whose arms gonna wrap around who? Whose place are we headed back to? Somebody’s lips gotta be the first to cross that line. Who says only fools rush in? Whose bed are we waking up in? Whose heart will take it harder when we say goodbye? Yours or mine?’ It’s a song that’s going to be stuck in your head all week long.
https://soundcloud.com/joeyhendricks/yours-or-mine
Countryside – Florida Georgia Line
It would be against my nature to talk about my favourite music and not mention Florida Georgia Line. They’ve basically raised me in country music, and new album Life Rolls On is a pretty good addition to their discography. There’s loads of songs on it that I really like – highlight Tyler’s vocals and the duo’s feel-good vibe – like Long Live, Hard to Get to Heaven, Second Guessing, and the title track, but if I had to choose, my top song would be Countryside. It goes down so smooth, and if it has a city girl like me feeling convinced to move to the countryside, must be pretty powerful. Think along the lines of Niko Moon’s Good Time – this is the exact same feeling that a song like this evokes.
https://lyricsfa.com/2020/05/20/florida-georgia-line-countryside-lyrics/
Nothing gets me more excited that new music, and I can tell you I’ve already started working on my April playlist! If you want to check out everything I’m listening to, my Spotify can be found here, Ciara's Country Spotify. I also love knowing what you’re listening to, so drop me a message on Twitter @CiarasCountry, and you can also join me ever Friday GMT 5-8pm on www.ukcountryradio.com for three hours of country music gold! Thanks so much for reading!
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