I love music.

 

I envy musicians and think that singer/songwriters can be the pinnacle of poets.

 

Music is amazing. When Tolkien wrote The Silmarillion (the background mythology to Middle Earth and my favorite of all his books) he chose to have Illuvator (the Creator) create Middle Earth through music. Music is definitely woven into the character of God and His people.

 

So in short – I like music. All kinds of music. I like rock, punk, rap, screamo, emo, ska, reggae, classical, blues, jazz, dance, pop, hip hop, folk, new wave, world beat, alternative, whatever…I like it all.

 

All that to say I found a couple of more musicians I have decided to like. The first is one I have promoted before but only for one song. The Ting Tings are a British group that have a pretty cool dance sound to them and some creative sounds. They are best known for their song Shut Up and Let Me which was made famous by Apple in an iPod commercial. Anyhow – I thought I would try to avoid the bandwagon by listening to some more of their music and came to realize they are pretty good…in fact I really like them So today’s recommendation is a cool little song by The Ting Tings called – That’s Not My Name. Check it out.

 

Also – in keeping with the British theme I’ve recently (like as of last night) started listening to another quirky Brit by the name of Laura Marling…a kind of folky, lyrically focused singer with an offbeat sound. Hard to really describe. You will have to listen to her. I recommend New Romantic or London Town.

 

As always, if you actually have heard of these or have since listened and formed an opinion (good or bad) let me know.

 

Ciao for now.