One of my pastimes is typing an artist I enjoy into Youtube and then surfing through suggested videos on the right hand column, where radical thumbnails and enticing titles lead me to clicking on videos with top comments that read “I’m in the awesome part of Youtube again.”
Read MoreJack Johnson’s 2005 album “In Between Dreams” is one of the few albums reviewer Kelsey Amos can listen to without skipping a few songs. Johnson is a singer-songwriter and surfer from Hawaii. He is often known for his 2001 album “Brushfire Fairytales” and the song “Upside Down” from the Curious George soundtrack.
Read MoreKelsey Amos is not ashamed to admit she is a music snob. She likes obscure bands with esoteric lyrics—so the album “The Crane Wife” by the Decemberists appeals to her elitist taste. The Decemberists is an indie folk rock band whose songs reference literary and historical events and include an extensive vocabulary.
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