Music plays a very dynamic role in my life. It offers a shoulder to lean on, a hand to take, a form of expression. I love bonding with my friends over new artists, singing along to blaring music in car rides, screaming at concerts downtown. Music wakes me up in the morning and puts me to sleep at night, it helps me focus while writing an essay, it helps me connect with my sister and father, it helps me pass the time. Most of all, it offers me an alternate reality of some sorts. Sometimes I like to sit on my couch with my headphones in, watching the leaves fall and the world pass by. It sounds cheesy but sometimes music is the perfect remedy for a bad school day or stressful week. Music, while we can technically live without it, gets me through the day. Silent car rides to school or soccer would never suffice. Music brings the people I love together, and that's something I would never trade the world for.
Recently, I have been listening to The Neighbourhood, a sort of alternative band I suppose. But their music is very teen-angst to say the least, and while I like to think that I am above that sort of "teenager music," I can't say that I am... I'm going to their concert on September 27th at Emo's East and am so excited!
When thinking of bands we discussed in class, the one I remember is Beck. Beck is, in a word, awesome. His sound is so unique and raw that I can't help but feel like he sits in the studio saying "yeah, this is my music. If you like it, great. If you don't, too bad." I'd love to have a conversation with the man. But anyway, I've been listening to him with my dad for as long as I can remember, along with bands like Wilco, Spoon, Jack Johnson, and Pearl Jam.
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