Stuck In My Head: August 2015

I know I've been sharing 3 songs every month that have been jammed in the old noggin, but honestly there has really only been one song for the month of August.  This gem is just something else, it really is.






They recently updated the muzak playlist at work. There was already a lot of music from The Police and Sting, but not this one. I must say that the first song I ever heard from The Police was "Every Breath You Take". The second song I ever heard graced with Sting's vocals was "Fields of Gold" I really thought Sting was the real deal.

And then I heard the rest of the stuff The Police put out. And Sting's solo albums. And... yeah. I really can't stand his voice, and he's got some rubbish songs that are extremely popular.

But this little ditty blew me out of my socks in the way that it struck a chord with myself and my relationship with my fiancee. I listened to it over and over and over and over again one night. And the next night. And the next. And in the car the next day. And at work. And so on.


It's really all I've got for this month.

I love you, Kelly.

#tbt - The 2014 Countdown - Where Are They Now? #13

#13 - Beartooth - Beaten In Lips



Chaos. Beartooth were all over 2014 and are still thumping along in 2015. There have been rumblings of new songs and a new album over social media. I am excited. As far as this song goes, it's actually been replaced in my head with "In Between". Both "In Between" and "The Lines" were released as singles, and those three tracks (including this) were my favorites from this album. I like it when things like that work out. And I sorely hope the boys can follow up this disc with another killer.

See you next week!

#tbt - The 2014 Countdown - Where Are They Now? #14

14. Weird Al - (A.) Foil; (B.) Handy






A) I loved Lorde's hit "Royals". Lorde is incredible, and the song is just that. But there was no way I could listen to it after hearing "Foil". In fact, the two are almost inseparable in my head. Which is why I had to stop listening to both. Hahaha

B) Well, I never really listened to the actual song (Fancy) before hearing the Weird Al parody, but it's hilarious. Like, hilariously bad. It made me enjoy the parody 10x more. Literally, I watch the Iggy video just to be blown away by the awfulness.

Both songs are great, as is the entire album. One of the best of 2014. It has stood the test over the year and is still a stand-out disc filled with brilliant gems.


See you next week!

Playlist: August 2015

Passion Pit - Ten Feet Fall (II)
Index Case - Listen
Fastball - Out Of My Head
Fall of Carthage - Dawn of the Enemy
Crowded House - Something So Strong
Trivium - Dying in Your Arms
England Dan and John Ford Coley - Nights Are Forever Without You
Linkin Park - Lying From You
The Corrs - Summer Sunshine
The Wombats - This Is Not A Party

Matt and Kim - Get It
Static X - Dirthouse
The Frozen Ocean - Ghosts
Sullivan - You Don't Mean It
Bastille - Daniel in the Den
New Found Glory - All Downhill From Here
Papa Roach - Falling Apart
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - California

Zao - Xenophobe
Matty Mullins - More of You

Walk the Moon - Shut Up And Dance
Crossfade - Colors
The Orphan, The Poet - Starlight
Linkin Park - Points of Authority
Purity Ring - Heartsigh
Epidemic - Walk Away
Truslow -ADHD
Anberlin - Impossible
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
Godsmack - I Stand Alone


Genevieve - Colors
My Chemical Romance - The Ghost Of You
August Burns Red - The Wake
Avril Lavigne - My World
The Airborne Toxic Event - Elizabeth
Huey Lewis and the News - Do You Believe In Love?
Sevendust - Honesty
A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
Sick Puppies - I Hate You
The Eagles - Take it Easy

Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way
The Eagles - Desperado
Apoptygma Berzerk - Apollo (Live On Your TV)
Matt Nathanson - All We Are
Coal Chamber - The Bridges You Burn
BORNS - Electric Love
Busta Rhymes - Touch It
Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
M.I.C. - Julia's Prayer
Big Data - Sick For Me (ft Big Data)

Bastille - Flaws
Nirvana - Come As You Are
Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me
The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
Sting - Fields of Gold
Stroke 9 - Little Black Backpack
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Cecilia and the Satellite
The Emotions - Best of my Love
Rich Mullins - If I Stand
The Heights - How Do You Talk To An Angel?

Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting on You)
New Found Glory - Selfless
FIDLAR - 40oz On Repeat
Lo-Fang - When We're Fire
The Wombats - Give Me A Try
Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Korn - Bottled Up Inside
Mary Chapin Carpenter - He Thinks He'll Keep Her
Sarah McLachlan - Adia

Christine McVie - Got a Hold On me
Gin Blossoms - Until I Fall Away
Rage Against The Machine - Bulls on Parade
Scary Kids Scaring Kids - Losing My Religion
Chvrches - Gun
Robert Delong - Long Way Down
Dexter Freebish - Leaving Town
Florence and the Machine - Ship To Wreck
Earshot - Get Away
Blue October - Into The Ocean


The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Haim - The Wire
The Naked and Famous - Young Blood
Big Data - The Business of Emotion (ft White Sea)
Boston - You Gave Up On Love
Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Fefe Dobson - Everything
Heart - These Dreams
Dio - Rainbow in the Dark

Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame
Chevelle - Send the Pain Below
Switchfoot - Dare You To Move
Evergrey - Fear
Matchbox Twenty - Bent
The Airborne Toxic Event - All I Ever Wanted
August Burns Red - Identity
Michael Jackson - Beaet It
Passion Pit - Lifted Up
Twenty One Pilots - Holding On To You

Lamb of God - Footprints
Mr. Mister - Kyrie
Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy
Daughtry - No Surprise
Matchbox Twenty - Leave
August Burns Red - Martyr
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
Anberlin - Harbinger
Chumbawumba - Tubthumper

Tait - All You Got
Owl City - Rainbow Veins
Anna Nalick - Breathe (2 AM)
The Airborne Toxic Event - Timeless
The National - Exile Vilify
Damn Yankees - High Enough
Starship - We Build This City
Foo Fighters - Something From Nothing
Lifehouse - Broken
Slipknot - Skeptic

VNV Nation - Illusion
Coldplay - Speed of Sound
Ghost Ship Octavius - Silence
Demon Hunter - One Thousand Apologies
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty
Coldplay - Fix You
Little River Band - Cool Change
Matt and Toby - The Last One
Hum - Stars
TV on the Radio - Careful You

The Wallflowers - One Headlight
Cadets - A Drop In The Ocean
Band of Horses - The Funeral
Vanessa Carlton - Twilight
Apoptygma Berzerk - Unicorn (Fairlight Children Remix)
Assemblage 23 - Disappoint
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Chicago - Will You Still Love Me
Slipknot - The Devil In i

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Nevermore - The Heart Collector
Eye of the Enemy - The Shift
Aeon Zen - Warning
Anberlin - (*Fin)
Chvrches - The Mother We Share

#tbt - The 2014 Countdown - Where Are They Now? #15

#15 - Five Iron Frenzy - I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge



There was no possible way I could have known this album would be this good. For a comeback album from a ska band a decade dead? No way. What a great album. I still give it a spin every now and then this year. The scary thing is that the more I listen to it, the more I'd rank it top 3 for all of their albums all time.  Our Newest Album Ever! will always be #1 for me, but this one might just be #2.  I haven't really listened to this specific song as much, but the album is still rocking me. Way to go, guys!

See you next week!

#tbt - The 2014 Countdown - Where Are They Now? #16

#16 - Winds of Plague - Say Hello To The Undertaker



Amusingly, Winds of Plague have made a few ripples amongst the metal community this year when their keyboardist had topless photos of her leaked online. Outside of that, the band has been quiet and I haven't spent a lot of time spinning this disc this year. It was one of the more enjoyable metal attacks from 2014, but I needed a break from it's ferocity. Perhaps once hockey season kicks back in, the Plague will be back.

'til next time!