BP: Spring 2017: What Is Your Jam?

There are hundreds of new songs coming out every week. Hundreds of artists seeking to reach new fans, to have their long awaited song be heard on the radio and to connect and share with their fans the emotion that went into that song.

As a person who is particularly passionate about music, this seems a bit overwhelming. Hundreds of songs to scan through on a weekly basis while trying to be a full time student and work a part time job. But music is my passion. It is what keeps me going and upbeat for most of the day. I would say 80% of the day I have music playing. Whether it is walking to class with my ear buds in, dancing around my apartment with my roommates, or singing at the top of my lungs in the car. I love music. And not just any music, good music, with a sick beat, lyrics you can relate to, and most importantly the emotion the music brings.

I go from listening to Billy Joel to indie rock in the span of 10 minutes. The only type of music I don’t have an immediate draw towards is country, but I still enjoy some pop country every now and again.

I openly admit that I don’t go through hundreds of songs a week and determine if they are my style or not, but I do look for good music every single day. It could be a song that came out the day before or it could be a song from the 80’s. I enjoy finding new music to relate to. For me, the coolest part of music is the emotions you can feel. So many emotions are brought about as we listen to music and associate it with different events and memories in our lives.

It is such an adventure to find new music and share it with others. When I share I hope they will be able to find a new song and relate to in a similar way I was able to. Who couldn’t be happy listening to a new beat.

Here are some of my current favorite songs: