What I'm listening to this month?

July is nearly upon us.

First and foremost, where the hell is the year going?

Second of all, its that time of the month (no, not that time), but rather the time where I let you guys know what tracks I've been listening to.  I originally said that I'd start this a few months ago however I have a tendency to procrastinate, and then completely forget what I'm supposed to be doing *slaps wrist*

So here's the top five tracks/tunes/tunezzz (whatever you want to call them) which I have been listening to:

1. MS MR

I first saw MS MR back in Leeds last year when they were supporting Spector (a fantastic band you should check out). It took approximately 30 seconds after they came on stage before they gained a new fan and supporter. This New York duo have really taken the US by storm in the last year and I expect them to have a long career ahead of them. Fantasy has been on repeat tons this last month, which is why it has made the number one spot. If you like this song, make sure you check their album out!

2. Noah Gundersen
Noah Gundersen is an American country/indie folk artist. I first discovered him about a month ago when randomly searching through music on Spotify.  In a short space of time he has turned into one of my favourite musicians. His music might not necessarily be in your typical taste however I would highly advise you to listen to Nashville. It's fantastic!



3. Ella Henderson
Two years ago Ella Henderson finished in sixth place on The X Factor. Most of us (including myself) had completely forgotten about her. However she has recently released her song 'Ghost' which has swung it's way to the number one spot in the UK Singles chart. I absolutely love this song and it definitely deserves it's place in my top 5 this month.

4. First Aid Kit
First Aid Kit first caught my attention when my friend Chloe introduced me to their album 'The Lions Roar'. I said I would listen to one of their songs and check the rest out later. I ended up scratching my pre made plans and listened to the album on repeat for the remainder of the night. It seems like it's been an eternity waiting for them to release their new album, but finally, it's here. It's safe to say that it didn't disappoint. Whilst their music isn't necessarily happy and uplifting, I find that it is nice and calming. My Silver Lining from their new album 'Stay Gold' is definitely one of my favourites.



5. Ed Sheeran
I've been a fan of Ed's music for quite a few years now. His last album is the most played album on my iPhone, so as I'm sure you can guess, I was counting down the days till he released another. 'Sing' has to be my favourite song, despite the music video making me feel like I was high or intoxicated on some substance.

 

So there we have it. That's my top 5 songs this month. Let me know in the comments below (which should work with your google/youtube account now) what yours are, and let me know if you like any of the artists who I mentioned.

Lewis
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My Current Problem

(This is an old blog post which I have changed a little bit to make it more relevant to me today)

“Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep. Dreaming about the things that we could be” I was skeptical about using that quote to start this blog post; If you’re a regular music listener then I’m sure that you have already realized that that quote is from the song Counting Stars by One Republic. That particular line has been a matter of relevance for me over the last few weeks. I’m sure if you follow me on any of my other social networking sites (specifically Twitter) you will have noticed a lot of my posts have been, well… a tad depressing, which I apologize wholeheartedly about.  This is because I seem to have slipped into an existential crisis which at the moment I’m having no luck at escaping; I feel as though the gates of hell have been opened and I’m stuck in purgatory, not in total disaster because I’m not in hell, however I’m in the space which is at the moment, seemingly impossible to escape (wow what a shitty metaphor).

Anyway back to the reason why I used that particular quote to start off this post. My mind has currently been overthinking every single situation and making different scenarios from them, not only this but I’m beginning to question my own purpose in the world. Lately I've been lying in bed, usually in the early hours of the morning because I’m a crazed insomniac, and I've been thinking about what I want to do in life, what I could be, where I could go, and to be honest I have no idea.

In June last year I finished compulsory education and I decided to take a gap year. I made this decision primarily to give me more time to focus on a career path, and secondly because I wanted to do some travelling. I hoped, and I still am hoping that this year out and the traveling to come in the near future will help me put my life into perspective, and decide what I actually want to do in life. Most of my friends are now at university, and most of them have already decided the chosen career path they want to go down; then there I am; sat in my bedroom making YouTube videos whilst having an existential crisis, as you can see I’m living the high life.

So far I have been to Playlist Live in Orlando, Florida. It was honestly one of the most amazing and crazy experiences of my life. It was lovely to meet so many people who watch me from across the pond, and to get chance to meet and chat to Youtubers who I, myself have watched for many years. Playlist was over a month ago now, and every single day I miss it. I'm planning my next American trip as we speak!

I'm still indecisive about what I want to do as a career. The thought of planning my life out at this moment in time just seems too complex and difficult. I feel as though I should care about the future, but I shouldn't care about it too much. I should be living in, and enjoying the present. I've just finished applying to university, and I got accepted, which is pretty cool. That means that in September, I should hopefully be moving to London to study Digital Media and Film - something which I'm really looking forward to do. When people ask me about the degree and ask me about the career I want. I'm totally blank. I know I want to do something creative and in the media. However I just don't know what yet. I've had so many different careers which I've wanted to go down in the past, so at the moment i'm scared that if I stick to wanting to do one thing, in a years time I might feel completely different and feel trapped.

As a young child I wanted to be an astronaut, I wanted to help colonize the stars and help in the process of terraforming mars into a habitable planet. As I have grown up and reality hit me, and I gained a little bit of common sense (I still don’t have much) I realized that this probably wouldn't happen in my life time so I should look at something which is more reachable. I've gone from wanting to be an astronaut, to an archaeologist, to a history teacher, and now we are in the present, I have no idea apart from the fact that I want it to be media related.

Thanks for reading my blog post. Hopefully things will soon become clearer and I can get everything back on track, however at the moment I’ll most likely go back to questioning my life, and my purpose, and my significance in the universe.

If there's one thing to take away from this blog post it's the fact that you shouldn't worry about the present, and get caught up in the future, because the best is yet to come.

Wow that was like Becoming YouTube deep.

If I've set this up correctly you should be able to leave a comment below. Let me know if you've ever felt like this. Let's have a good little chat :) I'll let you bring the cup of tea ;)

This blogging thing..

The miraculous thing about making videos online (and now writing blogs) is that people from all areas of the globe (well maybe not China, quite possibly) can hear and read what I have to say. It feels rather strange.  I have many different social media accounts across the net, and I've decided to have another one! *cue celebratory music*  Well that's if you're  not already sick of me by now...

This isn't actually my first blog. I first started blogging way back in 2009, and the blog is still live! I'm not going to give it out though because of my poor grammar back then (maybe it's improved a little...) So if you want to find that then you must go forth, and stalk. Good luck ;)

So I'm going to be blogging on here hopefully a few times a week; that is of course pending everything goes to plan, and, well if you know a little bit about my life, then it's probably that most things seem to fail... I do try to be optimistic though- the glass is half full. If I have a bad experience instead of just feeling a little bit down about it I just end up thinking, oh I can make a video and joke and laugh about that and all will be fine. Welcome to my life.

If there's anything you want to see me talk about in depth then feel free to let me know in the comments (wow this is starting to sound like a Youtube video), as if I have figured it out correctly, you should be able to comment on these posts.

I'm going to put a few of my old blogs on here for the next week or so. Maybe i'll change them up a little bit. I just really like those topics which I discussed and I don't want them to be lost forever.

Anyway, welcome friend. I hope to see you guys soon.

Over and out.