Inverse Karma

I’ve been wanting to write a lot about music, being the music addict I am, but then I’m lazy and finally brought up my lazy bum to finally write this up. And just so you know, I always use and would definitely recommend Winamp to all of you for listening to music. Nothing beats old school. But if you’re willing to experiment, check out my alternative media player review.

The Fray – You Found Me

Piano rock is a wondeful genre of music that somehow magically slows down classical rock into a soul-fulfilling trance. Okay, lets not get all poetic. But some of my favorite proponents of piano rock like Keane, OneRepublic and Five For Fighting and The Fray have an unique quality about their sound that just lifts our spirits and makes us fall in love with ourselves. Check out the music video for The Fray’s “You Found Me”, the first release from their 2009 self-titled album.

The Killers – Human

The Killers gave us one of the best albums of the decade, Sam’s Town. I particularly loved When You Were Young and Reasons Unknown. Day & Age is also quickly climbing up the album charts on Last.fm. In this song I’ve picked, there has been confusion over a line in the chorus, “Are we human, or we dancer”. Though gramatically incorrect, its been confirmed by Brandon (the lead singer of The Killers) that the word is indeed dancer and not denser, as interpreted by many people (like me!!).

Snow Patrol – Take Back The City

Snow Patrol is a surprisingly popular band here in Chennai receiving considerable airplay on radio stations here in Chennai. Their major hit was Chasing Cars, a slow and soothing track that has almost a healing effect. Their new album A Hundred Million Sons is a stark contrast to their earlier album Eyes Open. Nevertheless, the first release of the album, Take Back The City is a great track. Listen to it!

Rise Against – Re-Education (Through Labor)

Rise Against has been my #1 hardcore rock favorite. One reason that I completely love RA is Tim McIlrath’s screaming vocals that is as powerful as POTF‘s Marko. Their latest album, Appeal to Reason is, in my opinion, better than their best work, Revolutions Per Minute. The album is filled with political messages and is lyrically deep and poetic. With more artists bringing up politics in music (like Linkin Park, Green Day & Radiohead), it is a refreshing take on the world’s current sordid state. Every song in the album is typical of RA’s hardcore tradition. My favorite: Hero Of War. Watch the music video of Re-Education (Through Labor).

James Morrison (ft. Nelly Furtado) – Broken Strings

The talented singer and songwriter has collaborated with Nelly Furtado (another of my favorites) to bring out the second video of his latest album, Songs for You, Truths for Me. The song has got gorgeous lyrics and both of their vocals just intertwine to lift you up. Feeling sober? Get this song!

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or my SMS feed. Thanks for visiting!

You might also want to read..

Hilarious Michael Jackson + Tamil Song Mashup