Hey kids, here's the tea:

For a long, LONG time I listened to music that reflected me as a songwriter @the playlist attached to this post. I loved alternative rock and would go out of my way to find artists no one had ever heard of, all in an effort to stay unique and *edgy*. When I got to college things changed and I started listening to what everyone else thought was cool and current. This meant lots of rap and R&B and pop, etc. And that's all well and fine but I fell out of touch with the kind of music that felt close to me. I don't regret it.

In the years that followed I wrote music that sounded similar to what I was hearing through my headphones. I started writing true pop songs and added lots and lots of layered beats into my music. "Four Love Songs" was born out of this moment in time and, to this day, it feels so, truly me.

It occurred to me this morning that I never posted the debrief on “Two Kids,” the single I released last March. It’s the first of many new songs I wrote within the last year and, in a lot of ways, a rarity due to the fact that it’s rooted in guitar and really is a pure love song.

For a long time I, like a lot of other female songwriters, was criticized for not writing love songs. We can be called whiny or depressed because we can’t (or won’t) write about being in love. But again, like a lot of songwriters, we write from our own experiences. So if that’s the case, how are we supposed to write about love if we haven’t yet experienced it, OR, if we just didn’t find the right words to describe how we felt?

For *thinking* and working out and driving and...

Because breaking up is one thing and moving on is another.

Some things don't need an introduction. Go get 'em.

To all those who just graduated and are about to face a party featuring both your parent's friends and your own friends: here are 102 songs that are sure to make everyone smile.

I've been making playlists, I just haven't been posting them; my bad. 

Spring is a great time to up your game in so many ways. Time to retire your down jacket for the next few months while you crack open your windows, swear you're going to start your diet and do your best to dress for 60 degrees and not pretend its 90 (you feel me, right?).

​​This playlist is REALLY exciting because The Chainsmokers' album came out and, yeah, it rocks. I also added a few slower songs, pulled some from my Summer Love Songs playlist in the spirit of the season, and threw in a few bar-vibe songs for the last couple of weeks at college.

It's been a WHILE since my last playlist. 

A friend of mine always says that different seasons have different music vibes (and I agree with her). This playlist is like a step down from a *fun club* but a step up from plain ol' driving music. It's good, you'll like it.  

Debut is such a good song .......
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