5 songs you should be listening to...

In honor of a close friends birthday today, this post will be a music review. So here's 5 songs you should be listening to JQ (and everyone else out there looking for something new).

"Damn, these beats are so fresh! Snap!"

Better In Time - Leona Lewis
Let's face it, this girl is "haute" right now. Although her performance in the closing ceremonies of the Olympics wasn't mind blowing, it put her face on an international level. You can be rest assured we will be hearing more from this girl in the next 4 years at the very least! This song in my opinion is even better than her debut single Bleeding Love, off the album Spirit. Thanks again to AT for the recommendation of this song, it has really resonated with me these past couple of weeks.

Kids - MGMT
To be perfectly honest, I can't remember exactly where I first heard this song. All I know is from the first couple of electronic beats I was hooked.

February Air - Lights
OK, I'll admit it. Advertising has a huge effect on me and more often than not, I'll be sitting there with the tv on only to be humming a beat and wondering where I got it from. Take the Winter/Spring Old Navy ads with the songs by a group called Lights. This song has a great wintery escape kind of feel to it and you can't help but to love her whimsical voice. A touch of Frou Frou and a sound similar to Zero 7, you have Lights. p.s. the entire Lights EP is amazing.

Time After Time - Quietdrive
You may recognize this cover of Cyndi Lauper's original hit from the trailer of Prom Night. I haven't seen the movie yet but I'm guessing this song will be the best thing to come out of the film. Regardless, if you're going to do a cover, don't try to one up the original, just do it in your own style. Quietdrive does this and they do it well.

Do You Know (the Ping Pong song) - Enrique Iglesias
Any song with ping pong in the title already has me at hello. I used to hate Enrique Iglesias but this song and oddly enough, Hero, has made me think twice about the latin crooner. This is the type of song where you want to put the top down and sing at the top of your lungs. You'll probably look like a complete idiot but it'll be fun all the same. Check out the Rob n Big youtube video with this song if you haven't seen it yet. You'll see what I mean.

Rock it don't stop it...

Taek