Christmas and new music :)

This morning I opened a pile of presents and three of those presents really made my Christmas amazing. I received Product (RED)  Solo Beats by Dre headphones, Angels and Airwaves Love Pt.1 and Pt.2 Deluxe Edition with DVD, and the newest Blue October album Any Man in America. Right now I'm listening to Blue October. For those of you who aren't familiar with the band I'll give you a quick intro to them. I am a huge fan of the band and always have been. Blue October's lead singer Justin Furstenfeld is as bipolar as you can get. He uses this in his music and for that I love him. Their music ranges from happy violin and vocal pairings to angry yelling and depressing lyrics. Their hit song was Hate Me which is a song Justin wrote for his mother, giving him the chance to apologize to her for all the crap he put her through. Sad yes but it's a pretty happy song towards the end. Their next big song, Dirt Room, took a different approach with angry vocals. Lyrics such as, "Oh god then you awoke you started screaming through the duct tape don't ever think I'm letting you go. I'm busy digging you a hole, now you'll be living in a dirt room breathing through the straw of your own." He's not a homicidal maniac, it's all figurative I swear.  The latest album kind of showed up off the radar.

I hadn't heard of a new album release but saw the album at Target and begged for it for Christmas. Any Man In America is dedicated to Justin's daughter Blue, her artwork is on the cover of the album and photos of her and her father are used inside the album case. After a very recent and very traumatic divorce, Justin no longer has custody of Blue and the entire album is fueled by the divorce. In his dedication he tells Blue that he tried to fix things and that he's sorry things aren't working out and that he apologizes for the language he uses on the album but that he loves her more than anything. Blue's voice is heard on the album for a moment and the rest of the album is a combination of frustrated and angry emotions thrown at his now ex wife and what they went through and apologies and warmhearted emotions for his daughter. The album is titled after all the men in America who go through divorce's and lose their children, which happen 90% of the time. I expected some kind of sad song feel to the album but it's far more than that. It's an incredible album and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes Blue October or Kings of Leon, Carolina Liar.

The Chills- Blue October

Favorite songs off of Any Man in America:
For the Love
The Chills
The Flight (LNK to MSP)
Any Man In America

I'll be sure to write a review of Angels and Airwaves once I get through both albums. And anyone looking into headphones, I highly recommend Beats By Dre. Best headphones I've EVER had. You can hear literally everything in the song :)

-Emily