Admittedly, it has been a LONG time since I've done a Music Monday post here on the blog, but it's been a long time since I've been as obsessed with a song as much as I am with this one. A couple of times a week, I end up over at Indie Shuffle checking out what's new in independent music, and as soon as I heard this song when it was released last week - I was OBSESSED. Admittedly, I was unfamiliar with Flume and my experience with Tove Lo was limited to what I'd heard on the radio and the fact that I was obsessed with her makeup for the Grammy's this year. However, this song got me instantly. It's that hard to find combination of catchy and interesting that I always seem to be listening to. The subject matter is sexy in a way that's a little left of center, which is how I prefer the sexy to be presented in music. 

Not even playing, I listened to this SEVEN TIMES IN A ROW while I tidied up the kitchen on Saturday afternoon. It's an addiction and I'm pretty much dying for the album that this will be included on to be released. 

Check it out here: 

Isn't that picture colourful? It was unintentional, but I feel like that picture kind of captures the bright energy of June. Is that just me? Anyway, June was a pretty crazy month and I can't believe how quickly it passed, amidst a whole lot of busy, a dash of incredible sadness, some distinct joy, and a lot of emotions. Oh, yeah, and a lot of makeup! I feel like I've really been having a little extra fun with my makeup lately, trying out some new things and experimenting, but for my favorites this month I really stuck with the some serious staples from my collection - most of which you've seen me mention before!

Anyway, if you'd like to take a closer look at what I've been loving this month, just keep reading!

I can't really say that I'm a HUGE K-Pop fan in general, but I can definitely say that I'm a huge Big Bang fan. Admittedly, it started as a novelty enjoyment of the camp that transformed into a genuine enjoyment of the music. Funny how that happens, right? Anyway, as I mentioned in a recent favorites post, Big Bang is doing something kind of interesting with their new album, MADE. Rather than release a single or two and then drop the whole album, they're releasing 2 singles at the beginning of every month, complete with music videos, for a total of 5 months. To  me, it seems like a pretty brilliant way to stay on the charts for 5 solid months - and maybe even have the entire Top 5 in South Korea. Smart smart smart. Anyway, this month they released Bang Bang Bang, which is a very upbeat, anthemic dance song, and We Like 2 Party.

We Like 2 Party is a great summer song. At first listen, I wasn't entirely sold on it, but after seeing the video and getting into the spirit of it, I LOVE it. In fact, I think it's my favorite of the 4 MADE releases that have dropped so far. Weirdly enough, this isn't at all like the Big Bang I usually love, but there's a lighthearted smoothness about it that just makes me feel happy. I feel like this is the kind of song that any summer video montage could be set to, know what I mean? I don't know... I just really like it and I find the video, in which they seem to clearly get actually drunk, really charming and fun, which always helps.

Check out the adorably charming video below!

Are you a fan of K-Pop at all? 

It's been a while since I've had a Music Monday here on the blog, hasn't it? I promise it hasn't gone by the wayside, I'm just holding off until there's music that I really want to feature. And, yeah, I really want to feature this one.

Keep reading, pretty please!

This weekend I actually listened to a lot of K-Pop. I don't know what it is about warm weather and K-Pop for me, but as soon as the temperature climbs I always want to dance around in my car it. Still, while I was getting ready to go out on Saturday, I popped in my headphones and put my phone on shuffle and was greeted (quite happily, I might add) with Sons Of The Sea - definitely a favorite.

Brandon Boyd can really do no wrong, as far as I'm concerned. For those of you unfamiliar, Brandon is the lead singer of Incubus, but he has also released a solo album and is also an artist and writer. I appreciate his work top to bottom, so it was no surprise when he released this album a couple of years ago that I was going to be on board. That said, I was really, really on board. This was the lead single on the album and has, perhaps, the sexiest video of all time, as far as I'm concerned. I mean, some people probably aren't going to be super into the whole writhing around in milk thing, but I'm in. 

Aside from the video, I love this song lyrically. I think that it's because it's a love song (or an intense attraction song) sung directly to the person it's intended for, but it manages to not be cheesy at all. Again, I feel like it's just sexy and there's something incredible about the kind of awe that he seems to be expressing when he says things like, "When I think that maybe I've seen too much, you come around dammit, I'm out of touch." 

Maybe it's just me... But I really, really love this song for exactly what it is.

Whoever made you must have had a talent for high design

How in the world did you get to be so fine?

So, these Music Monday posts are really starting to be an overview of What I Listened To This Weekend... which I'm actually kind of liking. There's something very organic about really just writing about what I've actually been listening to recently, no matter how new or how old or how popular it is. Anyway, this weekend I finally switched CDs in my car from Sia... which I had been listening to for weeks, for the most part. The switch came because me and my boyfriend had to drive across town and I know he's not so much into my favored female singer/songwriters, so I chose to switch to this band because they're A) amazing, and B) have great percussion, which my boyfriend the drummer loves.

I discovered Half Moon Run last year when they opened for City And Colour here in Winnipeg and I was instantly sold. During the break, I dragged my friend to the merch table to buy the CD - and this is a thing that I pretty much never do. There was just something about them that drew me instantly to their music. I mean, this definitely falls in my typical taste wheelhouse, to be sure, but even still... In this day and age, to get me out of my seat to go buy a CD? Epic. I hadn't pulled out this CD for a while, but as soon as I put it on I remembered how much I love them.

This song feels to me like the kind of music that is certainly best listened to underneath a clear summer sky... which is funny because the lyrical content of this song is heavy and hard to swallow. For anyone who has dealt with a loved one who has struggled with addiction and all of the pain and rollercoaster than comes along with that, I think this song will hit close to home. I know it did for me. There's something about dealing with a drug addict that is infuriating and heartbreaking and terrifying all at the same time, and I think this song somehow captures all of that. I have to say, I've always loved music that does an amazing job of capturing emotion outside of the romantic, and I feel like this is a great example of that. 

Anyway, I know this is heavy for a Monday morning, but it's what I've been listening to! I hope you all have a great week!