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Emeli Sandé

Graffiti6 – The Bridge

Posted on April 21, 2014November 23, 2014 by Kurt

RELEASED: April 21, 2014

An inventive, adventurous sophomore album that shows expansive musical growth.

Tags: albums, pop, rock, soul
Artists: 5 Seconds of Summer, Christina Perri, Emeli Sandé, fun., Graffiti6, Jamie Scott, Little Mix, Michael Kiwanuka, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, One Direction, Tinie Tempah
Record Labels: Independent

Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Kurt

RELEASED: March 25, 2014

An uncommon account of loneliness that uncharacteristically lacks Smith’s usual emotion.

Tags: pop, R&B, singles
Artists: Adele, Emeli Sandé, Sam Smith
Record Labels: Capitol

Kurt’s 100 Favorite Songs of 2013

Posted on January 1, 2014January 1, 2014 by Kurt

These are one hundred songs that stayed in my heavy rotation throughout 2013. In a year that saw personal advancements including eight weeks studying abroad in France and graduation from college, these songs soundtracked my year, each song appealing to me through instrumentation, lyrics, or just its overall mood. Read on for descriptions of each track, access the whole playlist on SoundCloud to listen, and judge away.
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Categories: Music, Personal
Tags: 2013, best of 2013, music
Artists: A Great Big World, Adam Lambert, Adele, Alex P, Aloe Blacc, Alpine, AlunaGeorge, André 3000, Angel Haze, Anoushka Shankar, Arcade Fire, Ariana Grande, As Animals, Ashley Monroe, Avicii, Avril Lavigne, BANKS, Bastille, Ben Folds, Betty Who, Beyoncé, Bob Seger, Bonnie McKee, Britney Spears, Butterfly Boucher, Capital Cities, Carrie Underwood, Cassadee Pope, Cat Stevens, Céline Dion, Chad Kroeger, Chic, Chlöe Howl, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Christina Perri, Coco O., Coldplay, Conor Maynard, Crystal Bowersox, Daft Punk, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Daughtry, David Mead, Delta Rae, Demi Lovato, Disclosure, Dr. Luke, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Elle Macho, Ellie Goulding, Emeli Sandé, Erik Hassle, Erykah Badu, Everything Everything, Fleetwood Mac, Florence + The Machine, Gentlemen Hall, Glee Cast, Gloria Estefan, Graffiti6, Great Good Fine Ok, Haerts, HAIM, Hayley Williams, Hedley, Herbie Hancock, Hunter Hayes, Icona Pop, James Blake, James Blunt, Jamie Cullum, Jamie Scott, Janelle Monáe, Jay Z, Jesse McCartney, Jessie Ware, Jillette Johnson, Jimmy Napes, John Legend, John Mayer, John Newman, John Paul White, Joy Williams, Julio Bashmore, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Kacey Musgraves, Karmin, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Kid Rock, KISS, KT Tunstall, Lady Gaga, Laura Mvula, Leona Lewis, Lindsey Buckingham, Lissie, Little Mix, Lorde, Lucius, M83, MAGIC!, Majid Jordan, Mariah Carey, Matrix & Futurebound, Max Frost, Max Marshall, Mayer Hawthorne, Miami Sound Machine, Michael Bublé, Michael Jackson, Miguel, Mike Milosh, Mikky Ekko, Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, Nasri, Natalia Kills, Naughty Boy, Ne-Yo, Neon Jungle, Nickelback, Nikki Yanofsky, Nile Rodgers, NONONO, Norah Jones, One Direction, OneRepublic, Outkast, Paramore, Peter Thomas, Phil Collins, Phil Spector, Quadron, Quincy Jones, R. Kelly, Ra Ra Riot, Ravi Shankar, RedOne, Rhye, Rihanna, Robin Hannibal, Sade, Sam Smith, Sara Bareilles, Sarah Jarosz, Selena Gomez, Sheppard, Sheryl Crow, Sia, Stevie Wonder, Stromae, Tamar Braxton, Tegan & Sara, The Band Perry, The Civil Wars, The Lone Bellow, The Neighbourhood, The Preatures, The Weeknd, Tori Kelly, Train, Trixie Whitley, Van Halen, Wild Belle, Yuna, Zedd
Record Labels: Atmosphériques, Barsuk, Capitol, Columbia, Eight0Eight, Epic, Harvest, Interscope, Jive, RCA, Republic Nashville, Shanachie, Universal Music Australia, Verve, Vested In Culture, Warner Bros., XIX Recordings
6 Weeks
Emeli Sandé - Our Version Of Events album cover artwork

My Kind Of Love

Emeli Sandé

Our Version Of Events

Capitol/Virgin

1 Weeks

Beneath Your Beautiful

Emeli Sandé, Labrinth

Syco

Kurt’s Favorite Albums of 2012: #30–21

Posted on December 31, 2012September 9, 2013 by Kurt

Though there were a lot of great albums released throughout the entire year, it seemed that the biggest concentration of great albums were found in the early summer and early fall. Among releases mentioned earlier in the list, those such as Walk The Moon, Best Coast, and The Temper Trap stood out as superior summer releases, while The Script, Matchbox Twenty, and P!nk got their turns in my playlist when the leaves turned outdoors. In these next ten albums, comprising numbers 30 through 21 in my year-end list, many of the artists represented were the soundtracks to my summer semester at school and the beginning of my junior year.

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Categories: Music Discussion
Tags: 2012, best of 2012, favorite albums, music
Artists: Adam Lambert, David Byrne, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Delta Rae, Ellie Goulding, Emeli Sandé, John Mayer, Ke$ha, Morning Parade, Norah Jones, St. Vincent, Taylor Swift
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