about music making it possible

The past few days at work I've been doing a project that mostly involves me sitting at my desk alone, looking at numbers and formatting stuff -- aka my nightmare world.

But I've often felt that with the right music, you can really do anything.  Like run that extra mile. Express heartbreak.  Dance it out.  Not give up. The list goes on.

So today I was really really grateful that I could just slip in my headphones and disappear inside some good tunes while I worked.  Maybe this little playlist will bring you productivity and happiness as it did me.

The pop part 
-Classic - MKTO (I think this song is crisp and fun and danceable and refreshingly not super blatantly about hooking up)
-Dark Horse - Katy Perry (perhaps my favorite from her latest CD. I like the darker, hypnotic feel)

The high school throwback part 
-Walking with the ghost - Tegan & Sara (I listened to this constantly in high school. I think it made me feel sort of badass, which I was not)
-Lost - Coldplay (The summer Viva la Vida came out was THE BEST.  constant car listening parties)

The voices you are obsessed with part 
Move like you stole it - ZZ Ward (If I could switch my singing voice with any modern artist it'd likely be ZZ)
-Please Forgive Me - David Gray (I love his early stuff where he just screams a lot - so much emotion in his voice. But this one is just lovely)

The laid-back part
-Mrs. Cold - Kings of Convenience (I find their Amsterdam Acoustics session of this to be magical and perfect)
-In No Time - Mutemath (This is one of those "lay on your bed and close your eyes and listen" songs.  Also if you ever get the chance to see them in concert, do it.  Incredible)

The love songs part 
-Anyhow - Tyler Lyle (He writes a good line.  This whole album is fabulous)
-Same Old Same Old - The Civil Wars (Not the happiest love song, but happy ultimately. I like these lyrics. This is one of my favorite songs from 2k13)

The sad songs to balance out the love songs part 
-Breathe Again - Sara Bareilles (Ah, this song. So heartbreaking but so heartfelt)
-Sad - Maroon 5 (You can ask my roommates, I've been playing this around the house like crazy. It is, like the song says, sad.  But in the loveliest way. So honest and simple)