Imogen Heap (The Queen of my Soul)

       Ms. Imogen Heap deserves major props, I'm pretty sure she told the world, "screw you, I'm going to be fabulous on my own." She does everything completely independently: instrumentals, vocals, and writing. Heck, she even mixes and produces her own music. 
     Imogen is a British Grammy award-winning artist. Her parents divorced when she was twelve, and by the age of thirteen she had begun her writing career. Due to her dislike for her music teacher at boarding school, Imogen taught herself all there was to know and more in the world of music. 
     Her music is unlike anything I have ever heard before. Truly. I admire her honest and pure artistic take on music that just seems hard to find these days. Many of her songs are deep, emotional, and painfully easy to relate to. Perhaps the most unique quality of her's is her ability to loop. Looping is when artist play instruments and/or sing verses that are recorded and can repeat and the artist moves onto a new instrument. It's not easy, as one mistake can ruin an entire live performance. 

Imogen Performing Solo

     Imogen is commonly known now for the unfortunate song "Whatcha Say" by Jason Derulo, which robbed the chorus of one of Imogen's best songs, "Hide and Seek" and absolutely butchered it (I'm still bitter about it five years later).
     It is hard to pinpoint Imogen into a specific genre, although much of her music is electronic sounding (in a good way). 
     During March of 2014, Imogen will be releasing a new album, Sparks. 

Move aside boyfriend, it's her that I love.

The Civil Wars (and the emotional war they caused me)

     The Civil Wars are a beautiful, majestic, and romantic duo. Their love spills through their lyrics; it is the romance that everyone should hope to have. Each and every song is like a love note that the two artists, Joy and John have written to each other. Their talents have even won them a Grammy, and the award for Best Folk Album. 

     The duo met in 2008 during a writing workshop in Nashville, Tennessee. Joy got the name for the band as she drove around looking at Civil War monuments. They were first made famous by their song "Poison & Wine", which was featured in an episode of Grey's Anatomy (you may have seen it... If you like that sort of thing). 

     Since their first song released, the lovestruck duo has made it big, even making it to number twelve on the Billboard Top 200 Chart in 2011. You may have also heard their collaboration with TayTay Swift where they actually do absolutely nothing while she finally get's her uninterrupted moment with the mic (Kanye) - it is called "Safe and Sound"; it was used in the Hunger Games soundtrack. The married couple has released two absolutely amazing albums together, and I strongly suggest that everyone listen to them. Barton Hollow was released in 2011, and The Civil Wars in 2013, which features one of my favourite songs, "Dust to Dust".

True Love at it's Finest

    

     I don't mean to cause any emotional pain for anyone, but the Joy and John aren't actually married. I know. Devastating. I spent two joyous years thinking that they were the most adorable thing on the planet, even HOPING to die and be reincarnated as their child. I'm sorry if I have just ripped a part of your heart out. To make matters worse, the duo also split late this summer and are no longer collaborating to make beautiful music together.

     I will be hosting a group grief therapy session in the near future. 

The End.

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