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Sunday, February 23, 2014

February Playlist

February Playlist

Hello guys 'n gals 'n everyone in between! It's nearly the end of the second month, meaning it's time for my monthly playlist. Love was in the air on Valentine's Day...for some people. Not for us singles. But still! I actually had a great Valentine's Day. I hung out with my friends, wrote a killer song, and ate candy. So it was pretty much ideal.

I also had a rehearsal for a charity show I'm putting on next month! Unfortunately I won't have any tickets available for most people; it's just for family and close friends. HOWEVER, the next time I do a show (maybe in June?) it will probably be at a bigger venue and I will be inviting anyone who wants to come out to the show! For now, though, I might be posting videos from the show on my YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/jensenmcraeofficial) and photos of the performers on my website (http://jensenmcrae.com). The show is in March, so I'll let you know more deets about that once it goes down.

Anyway, I have songs for y'all, so if you were looking for some tunes to finish off this winter season, here is my February playlist!

1. "Love so Hard" - 5:00
ALBUM: Love so Hard - Single
ARTIST: Derran Day

2. "Wasted" - 3:04
ALBUM: MKTO
ARTIST: MKTO

3. "Heartbreak Holiday" - 3:42
ALBUM: MKTO
ARTIST: MKTO

4. "Everybody's Got Somebody But Me (feat. Jason Mraz) [Encore]" - 2:39
ALBUM: Hunter Hayes
ARTIST: Hunter Hayes

5. "Janey" - 3:59
ALBUM: Joy of Nothing
ARTIST: Foy Vance

6. "Hannah Hunt" - 3:58
ALBUM: Modern Vampires of the City
ARTIST: Vampire Weekend

7. "Nothing Like You and I" - 3:33
ALBUM: Let There Be Morning (Bonus Track)
ARTIST: The Perishers

8. "Beautifully" - 3:14
ALBUM: In Living Cover
ARTIST: Jay Brannan

9. "The Chain" - 3:00
ALBUM: Everybody (Bonus Track Version)
ARTIST: Ingrid Michaelson

10. "Heart Sing" - 3:48
ALBUM: Heart Sing - Single
ARTIST: BigKids

11. "Acapella" - 3:18
ALBUM: Acapella - Single
ARTIST: Karmin

12. "Jimmy Iovine (feat. Ab-Soul)" - 3:53
ALBUM: The Heist
ARTIST: Macklemore

So those are my February musical picks! If you were on the hunt for some new sounds, I hope this list helped you out. These are just the songs I could NOT stop listening to or get out of my head this month. If you're reading this, THANKS! :) Hope you enjoy the rest of the month, and good luck in March! For me that means spring break...and junior year, somehow, appears to be heading towards the home stretch...

Talk to ya later! xo

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

January Playlist

January Playlist

So the glorious month of January is nearly over. My midterms are (blessedly) done, so tomorrow marks the start of a new semester (though admittedly not much changes). For me, that means it's time to start thinking a little more seriously about my future. In a week I start picking courses for my senior year, and I'm going to start making more legitimate college lists...! I have 3 more semesters of high school left, and I'm going to make them count.

In other news, my cover of "Pompeii" by Bastille (which you can find here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9eotfQsik0) has passed 6,000 views! I'm really excited about how well Google AdWords has been working for me, and with the response I've been getting via word-of-mouth. Please check it out if you haven't already, and spread the word! Plus, you can tweet it to Dan Smith (@BASTILLEdan) and get him to watch it, too!

For these last few days of January, please enjoy my monthly playlist!

1. "Dreams" - 3:16
ALBUM: Wet - EP
ARTIST: Wet

2. "Happy Ever After" - 3:22
ALBUM: Gravel and Wine
ARTIST: Gin Wigmore

3. "Change" - 3:18
ALBUM: The War Within - EP
ARTIST: Churchill

4. "Lonesome" - 3:18
ALBUM: Be the Void
ARTIST: Dr. Dog

5. "Riptide" - 3:22
ALBUM: God Loves You When You're Dancing - EP
ARTIST: Vance Joy

6. "The Mixed Tape" - 3:14
ALBUM: Everything In Transit
ARTIST: Jack's Mannequin

7. "Jesus Christ" - 5:18
ALBUM: The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
ARTIST: Brand New

8. "Fail for You" - 4:16
ALBUM: Fail for You - EP
ARTIST: Luke Sital-Singh

9. "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" - 4:44
ALBUM: Poses
ARTIST: Rufus Wainright

10. "The Man" - 4:14
ALBUM: Lift Your Spirit
ARTIST: Aloe Blacc

11."Argonauts" - 5:21
ALBUM: Hospitality (Bonus Track Version)
ARTIST: Hospitality

12. "Last Lines" - 4:16
ALBUM: Last Lines - EP
ARTIST: AKW

That'll do it for my January playlist. I hope everybody's 2014 is off to a good start, that your midterms and finals went well, that your winter breaks were restful and festive. So far, my new year is living up to expectations; I'm happy and peaceful and I haven't felt much turbulence. Still, I remain prolific; this month I wrote twelve songs...the calendar might rotate but some things never change :) Love y'all, keep checking this thing (if anybody does at all) and good luck in February! Who knows? Maybe this year you'll have a Valentine (or way better than that, you'll go to the Imagine Dragons concert on February 14, to which I am forbidden from going...argh). See ya soon!

Thursday, December 26, 2013

December Playlist

December Playlist

So the last month of 2013 is almost over. Only 5 days until the new year. I have been looking forward to this calendar change for a while; I'm ready to leave 2013 behind and start fresh. 2014 has so much promise, at least in my opinion. I've got a good feeling about it, for all of us.

In any case, 2013 is still not quite finished, and for your last few days of the year, you can check out my December playlist and coast into 2014 with some killer tunes on your iPod.

(On a totally separate note, my phone is almost full. I can't help myself. I only have a 16GB iPhone and I keep buying music even though I have something like 1500 songs. I'll need to get a 64GB soon...)

1. "Daydream" - 4:00
ALBUM: Foreword - EP
ARTIST: Tori Kelly

2. "Hard Out Here" - 3:31
ALBUM: Hard Out Here - Single
ARTIST: Lily Allen

3. "Give it a Try" - 3:45
ALBUM: Head Over Feeling
ARTIST: Taylor Mathews

4. "House on Fire" - 3:28
ALBUM: More Than Just a Dream
ARTIST: Fitz & The Tantrums

5. "December" - 5:01
ALBUM: The Blessed Unrest
ARTIST: Sara Bareilles

6. "Have to Explode" - 3:21
ALBUM: Tallahassee
ARTIST: The Mountain Goats

7. "Islands" - 4:20
ALBUM: The Blessed Unrest
ARTIST: Sara Bareilles

Also, as I'm sure you've noticed, my playlists always have Sara Bareilles...I LOVE HER OK SHE IS A GODDESS. I am irrationally excited that she got nominated for 2 Grammys. !!!!! She deserves the recognition, "The Blessed Unrest" is a triumph and an inspiration.

8. "Sail" - 4:19
ALBUM: Megalithic Symphony
ARTIST: AWOLNATION

9. "Harlem" - 2:43
ALBUM: A Bad Girl In Harlem
ARTIST: New Politics

10. "Counting Stars" - 4:17
ALBUM: Native
ARTIST: OneRepublic

11. "Hit the Dark" - 3:30
ALBUM: Warning - EP
ARTIST: Air Dubai

On Dec. 15 I went to a Jake Miller concert, and the opening acts were two incredible bands, Action Item and Air Dubai! Air Dubai was definitely my favorite of the two, and "Warning" is absolutely flawless from one track to the next. Plus I got to meet Jake and the two lead singers of Air Dubai...can you say heartthrobs?! :)

12. "We Must Be Killers" - 3:19
ALBUM: We Must Be Killers - Single
ARTIST: Mikky Ekko

13. "Dust to Dust" - 3:49
ALBUM: The Civil Wars
ARTIST: The Civil Wars

14. "Waste of Time" - 3:34
ALBUM: Waste of Time - Single
ARTIST: MØ

Alright, I hope you've all had a good year this year. If you haven't, relish the fact that it is finally almost over. 2014 is going to be a GREAT year, I just know it. Happy New Year. If you've been reading this, THANK YOU. I really do appreciate it. Don't forget to check out my "Fix You" cover on your way out :) See you all next year. <3

"Fix You" cover : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVFEb7krAd0

Saturday, November 23, 2013

November Playlist

November Playlist

Happy November, ladies and gents! I'm wishing you a restful Thanksgiving as the penultimate month winds to a close...! How crazy is that?!

I'll post an update about my career shortly, but for now here's a list of fall songs to help you close out November. The weather in LA has been just divine--chilly but not too cold, of course, just the perfect sweater weather. There's been a touch of rain, but mainly the leaves are changing and there's a briskness in the air that invites sitting by the fire with a mug of some seasonal Starbucks drink. School isn't getting any easier, but maybe I'm getting a little smarter. Though I have to be honest, I'm putting off some AP U.S. History homework as I type this...

Enjoy my November Playlist! (If anybody reads this nonsense...!)

1. "Is There Somebody Who Can Watch You" - 2:54
ALBUM: The 1975
ARTIST: The 1975

2. "The Girl" - 6:00
ALBUM: Bring Me Your Love
ARTIST: City and Colour

3. "Beginning of a Bad Idea"- 3:58
ALBUM: Honestly
ARTIST: Tyler Ward

4. "Cold is the Night" - 3:15
ALBUM: The Oh Hello's - EP
ARTIST: The Oh Hello's

5. "Your Body Is a Wonderland" - 4:09
ALBUM: Room for Squares
ARTIST: John Mayer

6. "Piano" - 3:54
ALBUM: Yours Truly
ARTIST: Ariana Grande

7. "Hercules" - 4:21
ALBUM: The Blessed Unrest
ARTIST: Sara Bareilles

8. "Rough Water" - 3:39
ALBUM: Rough Water (feat. Jason Mraz) - Single
ARTIST: Travie McCoy

9. "Shake, Shake, Shake" - 2:43
ALBUM: Shake! Shake! Shake!
ARTIST: Bronze Radio Return

10. "Hold On, We're Going Home (feat. Majid Jordan)" - 3:51
ALBUM: Nothing Was the Same
ARTIST: Drake

11. "Beware (feat. Lil Wayne & Jhene Aiko)" - 3:55
ALBUM: Hall of Fame (Deluxe)
ARTIST: Big Sean

12. "The Monster (feat. Rihanna)" - 4:10
ALBUM: The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Deluxe)
ARTIST: Eminem

13. "Slow Down" - 3:30
ALBUM: Stars Dance
ARTIST: Selena Gomez

14. "Dear No One" - 3:17
ALBUM: Foreword - EP
ARTIST: Tori Kelly

15. "People II 2: Still Peoplin'"
ALBUM: Knife Man
ARTIST: Andrew Jackson Jihad

16. "Latch (feat. Sam Smith)" - 4:16
ALBUM: Settle
ARTIST: Disclosure

17. "Stay the Night (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore)" - 3:37
ALBUM: Clarity (Deluxe Edition)
ARTIST: Zedd

18. "Alguien Soy Yo" - 3:59
ALBUM: Insomniac
ARTIST: Enrique Iglesias

19. "Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly)" - 3:47
ALBUM: ARTPOP
ARTIST: Lady Gaga

20. "Little Black Dress" - 3:32
ALBUM: The Blessed Unrest
ARTIST: Sara Bareilles

Welp, these things are getting progressively longer...anyway, here are the 20 songs I couldn't stop listening to in the month of November. 2013 is almost over, and to be honest, I'm looking forward to the fresh start. But there's still December left, and who knows? Maybe all of us are in for something big next month. Something good.

See ya soon! xo

Saturday, October 19, 2013

October Playlist

FIRST OF ALL...CHECK OUT THE LYRIC VIDEO FOR MY NEW SONG! This month is Domestic Violence Awareness Month...this song examines the struggles of abusive relationships and the benefits of escaping them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrWuouqZuz4

Where is 2013 going?! Somehow, October is already almost over...and I got my driver's license! :-)

I love that the fall weather is finally settling in, and I've got a truly fantastic autumnal playlist put together. I love rise and fall, a mix of genres, and of course, stellar vocal tracks, so that's what I've got here in my October playlist. Listen in or out of order (though you might want to try it once through in order, just to see...), but either way, enjoy what I've been listening to in October 2013! :-)

1. "Undone" - 3:49
ALBUM: Listen Up!
ARTIST: Haley Reinhart

2. "I Choose You" - 3:38
ALBUM: The Blessed Unrest
ARTIST: Sara Bareilles

3. "Hello, I'm In Delaware" - 5:45
ALBUM: Sometimes
ARTIST: City and Colour

4. "Monster" - 4:09
ALBUM: Monster - Single
ARTIST: Imagine Dragons

5. "Unstable" - 3:34
ALBUM: Vital
ARTIST: Anberlin

6. "A Wake (feat. Evan Roman)" - 3:46
ALBUM: The Heist
ARTIST: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Evan Roman

7. "W.D.Y.W.F.M.?" - 4:19
ALBUM: I Love You.
ARTIST: The Neighbourhood

8. "Sonsick" - 4:13
ALBUM: Sonsick - Single
ARTIST: San Fermin

9. "International Small Arms Traffic Blues" - 2:50
ALBUM: Tallahassee
ARTIST: The Mountain Goats

10. "Atoms" - 2:44
ALBUM: "Ruth"
ARTIST: Nana Grizol

11. "Just Before Goodbye" - 3:11
ALBUM: Stay Out - EP
ARTIST: Nina Nesbitt

12. "Somebody Loves You" - 3:37
ALBUM: The Movement - EP
ARTIST: Betty Who

13. "What A Buzz" - 3:07
ALBUM: Right Place Right Time (Deluxe Edition)
ARTIST: Olly Murs

14. "Look At Me Now" - 3:17
ALBUM: Ego
ARTIST: Charlie Puth

15. "1000 Times" - 4:29
ALBUM: The Blessed Unrest
ARTIST: Sara Bareilles

Sunday, September 22, 2013

September Playlist

With school well underway, me (finally!) 16, and the autumn weather just starting to peek through the indomitable heat of LA, it is time for none other than my September playlist!

Listen in or out of order. I just love these songs, and I think they're a great transition from summer music into some mellower fall stuff. I'm ready for sweaters and pumpkins and all that jazz. Even though God knows LA is basically a weather controlled bubble…hey, let's be honest, as much as we'd all love some seasons, you can't hate warm weather year round! Anyway, here are my latest fall tracks! :)

1. "Boomerang" - 3:31
ALBUM: Legendary
ARTIST: The Summer Set

2. "Chocolate" - 3:47
ALBUM: The 1975
ARTIST: The 1975

3. "Replay" - 3:29
ALBUM: Replay - Single
ARTIST: Zendaya

4. "I Wish (feat. T.I.) - 3:31
ALBUM: I Wish (feat. T.I.) - Single
ARTIST: Cher Lloyd

5. "Chasing the Sun" - 4:28
ALBUM: The Blessed Unrest
ARTIST: Sara Bareilles

6. "First Day of My Life" - 3:08
ALBUM: I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
ARTIST: Bright Eyes

7. "Stop This Train" - 4:45
ALBUM: Continuum
ARTIST: John Mayer

8. "Joy of Nothing" - 5:02
ALBUM: Joy of Nothing
ARTIST: Foy Vance

9. "There Will Be No Divorce" - 2:51
ALBUM: The Coroner's Gambit
ARTIST: The Mountain Goats

10. "I Want You So Bad I Can't Breathe" - 3:22
ALBUM: Of the Blue Colour of the Sky
ARTIST: OK Go

11. "Almost is Never Enough" - 5:27
ALBUM: Yours Truly
ARTIST: Ariana Grande & Nathan Sykes

12. "Sorry (feat. Big Sean)" - 3:36
ALBUM: Sorry (feat. Big Sean) - Single
ARTIST: Naya Rivera + Big Sean

13. "Closed Hands, Full of Friends" - 4:03
ALBUM:  Joy of Nothing
ARTIST: Foy Vance



Sunday, August 18, 2013

August Playlist

Hey guys! I only have nine days left of summer...seriously weeping right now. But it has been August for a while, which means it's time for my August playlist. Here are my favorite songs for August!

Also, I'm gonna do something slightly different where I don't do any setup for the songs. I'm gonna let them to stand on their own. Tell me what you think (on another note, does anybody read this blog?!)

Listen to it in order or not, but just for the record, I usually do :-)
(Also I apologize for the absurd amount of Nana Grizol. My friend got me obsessed with "Ruth.")

August Playlist
1. "Galaxies" - 2:55
ALBUM: "Ruth"
ARTIST: Nana Grizol

2. "On Brevity" - 3:10
ALBUM: The Simple Life
ARTIST: Josh Woodward

3. "Empire" - 3:37
ALBUM: Everything Under the Sun
ARTIST: Jukebox the Ghost

4. "Mr. Brightside" - 3:42
ALBUM: Hot Fuss
ARTIST: The Killers

Side Note: I'm a terrible human being! The only song I know by The Killers is "Mr. Brightside!" Hipsters, please don't pour hot tea on me!!

5. "Cynicism" - 2:28
ALBUM: "Ruth"
ARTIST: Nana Grizol

6. "Sweater Weather" - 4:00
ALBUM: I Love You.
ARTIST: The Neighbourhood

7. "Manhattan" - 4:38
ALBUM: The Blessed Unrest
ARTIST: Sara Bareilles

Side Note: I have more Sara Bareilles on my iPod than any other artist, I think. Is that lame? Maybe? Okay, I'll take maybe over definitely.

8. "Quetzalcoatl is Born" - 2:21
ALBUM: Zopilote Machine
ARTIST: The Mountain Goats

9. "Gracias a La Vida" - 4:22
ALBUM: Serie Millennium: Mercedes Sosa
ARTIST: Mercedes Sosa

10. "From Here" - 3:01
ALBUM: "Ruth"
ARTIST: Nana Grizol

11. "Wake Me Up" - 4:09
ALBUM: "Wake Me Up - Single"
ARTIST: Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc

12. "Fly Girl" - 2:40
ALBUM: Playtime - EP
ARTIST: Two Worlds

I love EVERY SONG on "Playtime" but Fly Girl is just my JAM oh my God. Seriously, buy the EP and listen to it because it is so much fun to dance to and be a stereotypical teenager to. :-)


13. "Heart It Races (As Played by Dr. Dog)" - 3:51
ALBUM: Heart It Races - EP
ARTIST: Dr. Dog (originally by Architecture in Helsinki)


Okay, so let me know what you think of this new format, and I would love music suggestions and feedback on my music. Sorry I've been sort of AWOL, but you can always count on my monthly playlist plus a few little extras!

See ya later!