Here are a few of my current favorites. Some are obvious, others not so much, just as some are full of depth and purpose and others are not. Either way, they all fit nicely into any road trip playlist.

Just ask my kids.

I was fortunate enough to hear this first when they played for the grand opening at The Mission Ballroom in Denver CO. You can see their playlist here or listen to it on Spotify.

Just like Take Me to Church, Hozier delivers yet again with a deep and poetic song that rewards those who take the time and effort to look beyond its clever sound.

True that I saw her hair like the branch of a tree
Willow dancing on air before covering me
Under garden and calicos
Over canopies that was long ago

True that love in withdrawal was the weeping of me
That the sound of the saw must be known by the tree
Must be felt 'fore the fight that calls
Threatened fire but that was long ago

And it's not tonight (Ooh)
When I'm set alight (Ooh)
I'm blinking so (Ooh)
Your blinding light (Ooh)
Oh, let's not tonight (Ooh)
When you hold me tight (Ooh)
Light the fire bright (Ooh)
Let it blaze alright (Ooh)
Oh, hope that you're good to me
Oh you're good to me
Hope that you're good to me, baby

With the roar of the fire my heart goes to its feet
Like the ashes of ash I saw eyes in the heat
Sitting soft in this purest snow
Fell in love with the fire long ago

Each love I could lose
I was never the same
Watch it's still living roots be consumed by the flames
I was fixed on your hand of gold
Laying waste to my loving long ago

So you know there I stood
As you licked off the grain
Though I've handled the wood, I still worship the flame
Long as ember, November glows
All the wood that I'd loved is long ago

And it's not tonight (Ooh)
When I'm set alight (Ooh)
I'm blinking so (Ooh)
Your blinding light (Ooh)
Oh, let's not tonight (Ooh)
When you hold me tight (Ooh)
Light the fire bright (Ooh)
Let it blaze alright (Ooh)
Oh you're good to me
Hope you're good to me
Hope that you're good to me, Oh
Oh Hope you're good to me
Hope you're good to me
Hope that you're good to me, baby

Source: LyricFind

Like his relationship with the young lady, this song is shallow and all about the external. It sounds great through the speakers, especially when turned up high, but that’s it.

Bob your head, tap your feet, ignore the lyrics, and enjoy!

If you’ve watched GOT, that might be all you see at first. Which is perhaps what makes this song (and a few others) most impressive. That he is able to rise above his iconic character Grey Worm and produce a truly enjoyable song.

Those are my current favorites! If you have any suggestions, don’t be afraid to leave a comment and share it with us all!

For more on . . .

-N- Stuff : Music

These three videos have stolen my attention for the last several days, and not only because I love these songs, but because of their interwoven stories and their wrestling with the effects of simple choices.

Like a battered wife wondering when to leave and find home at last because,

The strangers in this town,
They raise you up just to cut you down
Oh Angela it's a long time coming

Lyrics

Let the exits pass, all the tar and glass
'Til the road and sky align

Notice the taxi at the end?

It's driven by a mother whose wrestling with loneliness and who could have had the love of her life but couldn't. Because of a black dress and her father in a casket.

So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you

Lyrics

But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time

But what if?

What if we pack a toothbrush, take a withdrawal slip, and take all of our savings out?

What if we rail against our dying day?

Lyrics

Cause if we don't leave now, we might never make it out.

For more on . . .

-N- Stuff : Music : Music Videos

BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN AND SUBSCRIBE - THANKS FOR READING!

Some Current Favorites

The Lumineers ask, "What if?" with three brilliant videos