unbroken

hello everyone. so i haven't blogged in a long while. i've been taking a break from a lot of internet sites, but now i'm back! so lots has happened since i last blogged, the major thing (music wise) being that demi's new album unbroken came out. i've been in school also, which keeps me busy. fun released a new single "we are young" which is pretty amazing :) so now we get to the review of unbroken. i've been a demi fan since the beginning, and i've loved her music since the beginning. i was extremely excited when i found out demi was coming out with a new album- her last one here we go again came out two years ago- and i was very impressed and inspired by her story and struggle and how she spoke about her problems openly instead of covering it up.
my review of her album is as follows-
1. skyscraper- literally her biggest hit ever in terms of sales and radio play, amazing soulful song about the journey she went through in the past year. at first i didn't like the vocals so much but when i found the story behind those particular vocals i really admired them. 5/5

2.all night long- going to be her next single. very upbeat, very different for demi. featuring missy elliot and timbaland. they lyrics are a little too pop-y for me, but overall it is a catchy, upbeat song. 4/5

3. who's that boy- my least favorite song on the album, but i'm not a fan of dev or the hip/hop/pop style music that this song consists of. i think it can be catchy, but it's just not my favorite, and i don't think it shows of demi's voice well. 1/5

4. you're my only shorty- features iyaz.at first i hated this song and the name- what girl wants to be called a guy's shawty? but i joked with my friend that we would end up cruising in my car with the windows rolled down singing it, and that is exactly what happened. this song is catchy, shows off her vocals well, and makes you smile. even though it's a weird title/message, i still love it. 3/5

5. together- features jason derulo. this is a typical treat each other well song, but i really like it. demi's vocals are amazing in this song. 3.5/5

6. lightweight- i love this song. although, the main lyrics are i'm a lightweight/ easy to fall easy to break. honestly i think the word lightweight is a strange description for this song, i would have replaced that word, but i still love it.
4/5

7. unbroken- expected a ballad from this song about how she's unbroken after all she's been through, but it's very different. i adore this song. it's such a great dance song and very funky and unique. 5/5

8. fix a heart- without a doubt my favorite song on the entire album. just listen to it. 10/5

9. hold up- often on albums there are 1 or 2 songs that i like, but don't love that i end up loving later. i think this may be one of those songs, but right now it's not my favorite. 3/5

10.mistake- great song, but sounds too much like a rihianna song to me. 3.5/5
11. give your heart a break- at first this was just another song on here that i thought was too pop-y, but the more i listen to it the more i like it. i love the violin part, and the beat is great. the chorus is very catchy. 4/5
12. in real life- i can never decide if i love or hate this song... the background "real life" really annoys me. overall 3/5
13. SUCH a christina agurlara song. that's all i have to say. 3/5
14.for the love of a daughter- was originally going to be on here we go again but demi pulled it at the last minute due to the difficult lyrics. heart-wrenching, phenomenal song. 5/5



i can't give this album an overall score. it seems the album is split in two of pop songs and soulful ballads with a pop twist. it seems there are two extremes to this album, and it is very very different from any of her previous songs. i liked the style of her songs better before, for pop i'm more of a pop/rock gal rather than a pop/hip-hop girl. but her vocals and sincerity are the best on this album. the album doesn't seem completely connected, with all the "feat.'s" at the beginning, followed by pop songs, progressively changing into soulful songs. as a fan of demi who's happy to finally seeing her do so well i don't want to say that the album is disordered, it is obviously her best work so far, but i will say i was expecting something really different. i'll be a demi fan for life, but i'll continue to call her my favorite female artist if her music grows a little more with her.

Window Panes

school is tiring. i am tired. but, it's labor day weekend which makes me happy. i just washed the lake water and sand out of my hair, changed into a comfy outfit, and started watching a chick flick. i've only had homework once since school started, but it's still tiring. recently i've been obsessed with band of horses and the shins. also, the VMA's were last sunday, and they were really great. young the giant gave an amazing performance. i don't have too much to say but i wanted to blog because it's been a while since i did. i built a big sand castle and moat today. it was fun. tonight we're going to my favorite restaurant. i'm tired and i should stop rambling, so this will just be a short post! until next time,
LISTENING TO: i go to the barn because i like the- band of horses
WISHING: i was sleeping
FEELING: sleepy!

What the music gave me

the first week of school has been great and awful. for some strange and insane reason the school i go to does not have air conditioning. i live in a desert. it has been sickeningly hot in school this week, and it's getting very hard to be in that environment. so far i like my classes and teachers, and i'm excited for the school year. i'll get to work on my altered book again this year in art, which i'm very excited for. i'm also news editor for our school newspaper and photographer so it's going to be crazy in that class! today we cleaned out the creepy cupboard that hasn't been cleaned out since the school was built, (50's) and we found a hand waxer. it was weird. don't worry though, there were two boxes of wax to go with it. another class i am enjoying is my office aid class. basically, i just answer phones and write street passes and deliver notes to students. i find that sort of work very fun. now on to the music part! i'm running a little low on funds right now so i don't have much new music this week, but i can say that the more songs i get from foster the people's new album, torches, the more i love it. florence + the machine also came out with a new single this week, and it's pretty great. tomorrow i have a free period first period, which means i get to sleep in an extra two hours. technically i could sleep in longer if i wanted, but i want to be awake an hour before school starts. i'm so exhausted. you forget just how tired you can get in the summer because you can always go to bed when you want and wake up when you want. with school, you go to bed when you're done with homework and wake up when you need to go to school. there's no leniency. so, i'm very happy to have a free period. that's all i have to say for today. yesterday was wednesday, so i did update my "weeklies"
until next time,
LISTENING TO: don't stop (color on the walls) - foster the people
FEELING: tired
WISHING: i didn't have pre-calc :P

Changing

it will be an interesting school year. i am front page editor for my school newspaper, so that will keep me quite busy. i am also taking pre-calc and ap gov. other than that, i am taking pretty basic and easy classes. i'm taking 2 art classes, a multimedia design class, a free period, a study hall and english. i think i definitely deserve to have a mostly easy school year after all i went through last year. it's my senior year and i plan to take every experience i can from it. i want to go to football games and school dances and concerts and show up dressed to the nines one day and in sweats the next and feel fine in both. i want to let my worries float away. i want to go to the sunrise breakfasts with all the other seniors and blast music from my car speakers. I want to find someone to fall in love with. i want to stand in the graduation line and cry with all my friends and say i did it. most of all, i want to laugh until i cry, and smile until my muscles hurt.

Stereo Hearts

hello! so school starts tomorrow, and i got my schedule. it looks like i have a pretty great schedule for this year! i'm strangely excited... tomorrow i have to go to all classes and then the hello day assembly, it will be busy and a little crazy~!though sunday's mean that school is the next day i always feel like sunday night is peaceful as long as i don't have any procrastinated homework! just the feeling of sitting in my room with my lamps and lanterns on listening to music freshly showered and picking out my clothes for the week feels so nice. so, now for the world of my passion- music. demi lovato released her album cover for her new album, unbroken, that comes out september 20th. here it is!

i love it and i am so excited for some new ddlovato music!!! what else? i heard the song stereo hearts for the first time this week and i adore it! well, i'm gonna clean up my room and take a shower. until next time...
LISTENING TO: (i am) the love skeptic - the lonely forest
WISHING: my jaw didn't hurt!
FEELING: nervous/calm, excited/scared!

Let this go

school starts on monday. just had to put that out there. i find it to be rather saddening.i have to say, the new promo for psych is kind of amazing, they've always had some great promos but i really adore this one. what else do i have to say? i am starting to read a book called julliet immortal, and so far it's and really great. i went back to school shopping this week and i got a
bunch of really cute stuff :) i got a cute black sheer dress with some flowers on it, 2 pairs of leggings, a ring, 2 pairs of earrings, a baseball style shirt, a long grey t-shirt that says there's no place of rome, 2 paris of jeans, a cropped striped shirt, some sweat pants, black heel ankle boots and an empire waisted dress with bright abstract flowers all over it. i haven't gone shopping for more than one thing in a long time! it's been a long and stressful week though and i'm really exhauseted. my great grandpa who i'm really close to hasn't been doing so well this past week, so it's been really stressful. i think the song that describes my week is turn it off. i can't explain why i relate to music so much, but it really helps me. i can't wait for bones and psych this october. and then chuck! so many good new seasons coming soon! and demi's new album, unbroken on september 20th! school may start on monday, but i have a lot to look forward to.
until next time,
LISTENING TO: grey street- DMB
WISHING: i didn't have a headache
FEELING: exhausted

The Tip of the Iceburg

hello! i'm sitting listening to music, looking at the moon reflect off the lake and waiting for the meteor shower to start :) there's also a beautiful full moon tonight! i spent the day at the beach today, swimming with the fishes and i discovered something: there are frogs! i never knew there are frogs! how did i never know this? how did i not spend my childhood catching frogs and naming them (yes i was a bug loving snail catching worm saving sort of child) i will from now on make it my mission to catch a frog. and release it again, of course. school starts in a little over a week, which is scary. what is awesome about school starting is that i can go clothes and shoe shopping :) let's see... what else have i been up to? oh, i'm watching the awful awful 90's show, twin peaks with my friend emma. it's truly awful, but so bad it's good. demi's new album, unbroken, comes out september 20th. i'm so excited!!!! i've always been a huge demi fan :) i got feathers in my hair, which i've been wanting to do forever (even before they were popular, so it's annoying that everybody has them now!) i think they look really cool. i don't think i've mentioned it before, but i'm really sad that this season is the closer's last season! psych and bones both return in october though, which is very exciting :)
that's all i have to say for now, until next time,
LISTENING TO: vanilla twilight- owl city
WISHING: for nothing, i'm happy :) besides maybe that school would start a week later..
FEELING: content, relaxed