*Note: In no particular order!
The Music of 2015
1. Badlands: Halsey
Why not start with the queen, right? Honestly, this album blew my mind. Like it just exploded and made everything different, just like Halsey did on the music scene. On my last couple nights of summer, I blasted this album driving with the windows down, and as cliche as that sounds, it's very true. My favorites off this album are Castle, Coming Down, Roman Holiday, and Young God. This album is so good, so you will definitely here more about it!
2. Hands To Myself: Selena Gomez
Holy Shit. This song is a jam. This song never fails to make me dance and blurt it out at the top of my lungs. Selena did it again with her album (Revival) and the others songs on Revival prove that. But this one is by far my favorite and deserves recognition. If you're going to listen to one song off this album, listen to this one!
3. Sounds Good, Feels Good: 5 Seconds of Summer
Okay. You guys know how I feel about 5SOS. So, I think you can imagine how I feel about this album. Therefore, I'm not going to go overboard, because I'm promising you right now that this album and probably a couple of its songs will have their own posts dedicated to them. My favorite songs off this album are Catch Fire, San Francisco, and Outer Space/Carry On. I'm going to leave it at this: listen to this album. I mean it. Listen to it. Listen to it with your eyes closed laying in the darkness. Listen to it blasting out of your speakers driving 70 down the freeway. Listen to it at 2 am when you can only have the volume on 1 so you don't wake anyone else up. Listen to this album. You will not regret it.
4. Justin Bieber
I don't know what was in his water for the last two years, but this guy grew up. I'm not saying his perfect (nobody is anyway), but he has made some progress. Purpose is a great album and in my opinion (which I'm sure some will agree with and some will not) I think this is his best album right behind My World 2.0. But, then again, I kind of jumped over Believe and Journals. My personal favorite song is obviously Love Yourself, and I never thought that one of my favorite songs would be by Justin Bieber, but it is.
5. Demi Lovato
I am a big Demi fan. I always have been. La La Land has been a long time jam since the 6th grade, Here We Go Again is on my party playlists, I spent an entire summer listening to Unbroken (aka Skyscraper is my shit), and Demi is one of my favorite albums ever (as the songs sometime reappear in my monthly playlists even now). Confident was very different than what I was expecting. I'm not going to lie, Cool For the Summer didn't get me that excited for what was coming. And, although I don't think Confident could ever beat out Demi or Unbroken, it's a good album. Demi is growing as an artist and I think that's pretty good. Not to mention that she has the confidence that almost anyone, girl or guy, would kill for.
6. Made In The A.M: One Direction
I don't know if One Direction is over. I don't know if the so-called "hiatus" will really only last for a year or until they are 50 and show up on the VMAs for a performance to put in the history books. I also don't know if Zayn will be in that performance. However, I do know that Made In The A.M. is a pretty good way to go out (of they are, in fact, going out). The album shows how they grew up, and if you play it right after you play What Makes You Beautiful, Kiss You, or Steal My Girl, I think you will agree with me. One Direction was my tween years. I'm not afraid to admit that, and I don't care if some people think that I don't know what the hell I am talking about just because I like them. They are all talented singers (including Zayn) and they deserve the fame and the recognition they received, no matter what other people think. As a fangirl from the beginning, this album made me cry (and their video of History). It literally made me break down in tears. So go give it a listen. It's worth it, even if you are just going to deny that you listened to it afterwards. My favorite songs are End of the Day, What A Feeling, Temporary Fix, and Wolves.
7. Twenty One Pilots
I know I was probably a little late to the party, but honestly there are one of my favorite bands ever. ("Welcome, take a seat behind The Maine, All Time Low, and 5SOS.") Blurryface is how I got through my first couple weeks of junior year and I don't think that's an easy task, so props to it. My favorite songs by them are Tear in My Heart, House of Gold, Car Radio, and Johnny Boy.
8. DNCE
Dude. This band is great. I mean from the start they had the makings of a fantastic band: a catchy single, a rocker girl guitarist, and a Jo Bro as the lead. What else would you ever need? Probably nothing. You've probably heard Cake By The Ocean by now, but their EP is amazing and you should definitely check out Pay My Rent, and Toothbrush.
9. Troye Sivan
Yup. Blue Neighbourhood speaks for itself, so I'm literally not going to say anything but what my favorite songs are (Youth, Lost Boy, for him, Suburbia) and that you should go listen to it.
10. Pierre: Ryn Weaver
I found this song off of some video edit on Tumblr. I immediately looked it up and jammed to it for a good ten minutes. Like just this song. On repeat. For 10 minutes. This song is so good and so worth the listen to. Trust me. I don't think anyone could sing this song the way she does (but I think seeing people try would be pretty damn funny), but I would definitely try at karaoke night.
11. Stitches: Shawn Mendes
This song was everywhere, and let's be honest, still is. I feel like every time on I turn on the radio I hear this song come on. Normally, that would drive me nuts, but there is never a bad time to listen to this song. I'll swear on it to, and if you don't agree fight me on it.
12. It Wasn't Me: Shaggy
You're probably thinking, "Laura, what the fuck is this song doing on your list. Have you ever listened to a song without a guitar solo in your life?" Actually, I have. This song was introduced to me by my best friend and I really fucking enjoy this song. My best friends and I jam the fuck out to this song together and apart (if we are apart, we have to send a video of us dancing to our group message). So, this song is a good time. Listen to it.
Why not start with the queen, right? Honestly, this album blew my mind. Like it just exploded and made everything different, just like Halsey did on the music scene. On my last couple nights of summer, I blasted this album driving with the windows down, and as cliche as that sounds, it's very true. My favorites off this album are Castle, Coming Down, Roman Holiday, and Young God. This album is so good, so you will definitely here more about it!
2. Hands To Myself: Selena Gomez
Holy Shit. This song is a jam. This song never fails to make me dance and blurt it out at the top of my lungs. Selena did it again with her album (Revival) and the others songs on Revival prove that. But this one is by far my favorite and deserves recognition. If you're going to listen to one song off this album, listen to this one!
3. Sounds Good, Feels Good: 5 Seconds of Summer
Okay. You guys know how I feel about 5SOS. So, I think you can imagine how I feel about this album. Therefore, I'm not going to go overboard, because I'm promising you right now that this album and probably a couple of its songs will have their own posts dedicated to them. My favorite songs off this album are Catch Fire, San Francisco, and Outer Space/Carry On. I'm going to leave it at this: listen to this album. I mean it. Listen to it. Listen to it with your eyes closed laying in the darkness. Listen to it blasting out of your speakers driving 70 down the freeway. Listen to it at 2 am when you can only have the volume on 1 so you don't wake anyone else up. Listen to this album. You will not regret it.
4. Justin Bieber
I don't know what was in his water for the last two years, but this guy grew up. I'm not saying his perfect (nobody is anyway), but he has made some progress. Purpose is a great album and in my opinion (which I'm sure some will agree with and some will not) I think this is his best album right behind My World 2.0. But, then again, I kind of jumped over Believe and Journals. My personal favorite song is obviously Love Yourself, and I never thought that one of my favorite songs would be by Justin Bieber, but it is.
5. Demi Lovato
I am a big Demi fan. I always have been. La La Land has been a long time jam since the 6th grade, Here We Go Again is on my party playlists, I spent an entire summer listening to Unbroken (aka Skyscraper is my shit), and Demi is one of my favorite albums ever (as the songs sometime reappear in my monthly playlists even now). Confident was very different than what I was expecting. I'm not going to lie, Cool For the Summer didn't get me that excited for what was coming. And, although I don't think Confident could ever beat out Demi or Unbroken, it's a good album. Demi is growing as an artist and I think that's pretty good. Not to mention that she has the confidence that almost anyone, girl or guy, would kill for.
6. Made In The A.M: One Direction
I don't know if One Direction is over. I don't know if the so-called "hiatus" will really only last for a year or until they are 50 and show up on the VMAs for a performance to put in the history books. I also don't know if Zayn will be in that performance. However, I do know that Made In The A.M. is a pretty good way to go out (of they are, in fact, going out). The album shows how they grew up, and if you play it right after you play What Makes You Beautiful, Kiss You, or Steal My Girl, I think you will agree with me. One Direction was my tween years. I'm not afraid to admit that, and I don't care if some people think that I don't know what the hell I am talking about just because I like them. They are all talented singers (including Zayn) and they deserve the fame and the recognition they received, no matter what other people think. As a fangirl from the beginning, this album made me cry (and their video of History). It literally made me break down in tears. So go give it a listen. It's worth it, even if you are just going to deny that you listened to it afterwards. My favorite songs are End of the Day, What A Feeling, Temporary Fix, and Wolves.
7. Twenty One Pilots
I know I was probably a little late to the party, but honestly there are one of my favorite bands ever. ("Welcome, take a seat behind The Maine, All Time Low, and 5SOS.") Blurryface is how I got through my first couple weeks of junior year and I don't think that's an easy task, so props to it. My favorite songs by them are Tear in My Heart, House of Gold, Car Radio, and Johnny Boy.
8. DNCE
Dude. This band is great. I mean from the start they had the makings of a fantastic band: a catchy single, a rocker girl guitarist, and a Jo Bro as the lead. What else would you ever need? Probably nothing. You've probably heard Cake By The Ocean by now, but their EP is amazing and you should definitely check out Pay My Rent, and Toothbrush.
9. Troye Sivan
Yup. Blue Neighbourhood speaks for itself, so I'm literally not going to say anything but what my favorite songs are (Youth, Lost Boy, for him, Suburbia) and that you should go listen to it.
10. Pierre: Ryn Weaver
I found this song off of some video edit on Tumblr. I immediately looked it up and jammed to it for a good ten minutes. Like just this song. On repeat. For 10 minutes. This song is so good and so worth the listen to. Trust me. I don't think anyone could sing this song the way she does (but I think seeing people try would be pretty damn funny), but I would definitely try at karaoke night.
11. Stitches: Shawn Mendes
This song was everywhere, and let's be honest, still is. I feel like every time on I turn on the radio I hear this song come on. Normally, that would drive me nuts, but there is never a bad time to listen to this song. I'll swear on it to, and if you don't agree fight me on it.
12. It Wasn't Me: Shaggy
You're probably thinking, "Laura, what the fuck is this song doing on your list. Have you ever listened to a song without a guitar solo in your life?" Actually, I have. This song was introduced to me by my best friend and I really fucking enjoy this song. My best friends and I jam the fuck out to this song together and apart (if we are apart, we have to send a video of us dancing to our group message). So, this song is a good time. Listen to it.
This is just the end of 2015, but, don't fret, because the beginning of 2016 music is coming. Hold on!
-Laur
"We're speeding through red lights into paradise / 'Cause we've no time for getting old / Mortal bodies, timeless souls / Cross your fingers, here we go." Youth, Troye Sivan.
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