Album/Track Review- Matt & Kim

So I'm going to do a combination of the two, album/track, and instead do my favorite songs from the band Matt & Kim's three albums.

1. Lessons Learned: "Thinking about tomorrow won't change how I feel today"

This song has always been one of my favorites, ever since the first time I heard the band. In all of their songs the drum beat is really prominent (considering that is all Kim does and she's 50% of the band) and I really like the beat of this song in particular. But I think the thing that makes this song one of my favorites is the lyrics (which I know all of). Their songs tend to be really relatable but I can with this song even more than usual. Also, I just love when songs sound like they were written specifically about my life.

2. Turn This Boat Around: "lalala leave it all behind lalala see the fight lalala make the best of it lalala and goodnight"

The thing that sticks out from the moment the song starts is the keyboard in this song. I didn't know this song until I saw them perform at Lollapallooza and I went home and downloaded it because of how much I liked it. Matt, the other half of the band if you haven't caught on, sings and plays the keyboard and this song is basically all him. It's one of their only slowish songs but it still has the "matt & kim" feel to it.

3. Daylight: "cause in the daylight anywhere feels like home"

So this is definitely their most famous song, and for people who have no idea who Matt & Kim are, this is the song they would most likely recognize. I think its a good demonstration of what they are all about, simply Kim on drums and Matt on keyboard and singing. Seeing this live, I was surprised at how identical it sounded to the album version and I think that's just because they don't really alter much when recording albums.

4. Grand: I really didn't like this song when I first heard it because all I could think was "why arn't there any lyrics....where is Matt?!?" But this all changed when I saw them live. I fell in love, they were so good and so entertaining. First of, during this entire song (and during ANY song Kim plays) she had a giant smile plastered on her face that just made me laugh. The two just seem to have so much fun while playing (Matt crowd surfed, keyboard in hand) so this song makes me now think of that.

5.I'll Take Us Home: "hey New York, here's our wolf-like shadow, hey New York our old friend"

This, just like Lessons Learned, drew me to it because of the lyrics. I also love Matt's voice and how real it sounds, and this song shows that off pretty well. Oh and Kim is amazing on the drums of course and thats demonstrated yet again in the song.

Basically....Matt & Kim are great, live or recorded. They are really catchy and I think it's really cool that it's just two people in a band and they are still good...

Ps. Sorry this is more of an Artist review than track but...at least I suggested some good songs!

I Know This Means Something....

Well, I know this is a little overdue but I didn't really relate to the blog until just recently, so I guess better late than never! I've had a....situation going on for a month or so that just recently came to a head that makes me think of this blog title. The situation had been causing me problems for awhile and I chose to ignore the fact that I should probably just end it instead of causing myself stress. But finally (wooo relatively happy ending) this certain situation caused me a problem again and I sat down and thought "this really must mean something if it keeps happening." So yay no more problem.

But really, I think that phrase can apply to everyone. I normally tend to overlook things at first because I like to see the best in people/situations, which can be both good and bad. But I think it's important to look at things from multiple points of view so that you don't miss anything.

I don't really believe in like...karma or stuff like that but I do believe that everything happens for a reason and this blog title also made me think of that. Applying it to my personal situation, I could say that maybe it means something that I finally got rid of a major problem-causer in my life and that things are looking up? I'm not sure if this is the direction the blog was intended to head towards but it's off the top of my head.