Two Albums, One Hundred Plus Feelings

Alessia Cara - The Pains of Growing

The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

Now go listen!

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On this week's "Sounds From My Bedroom Floor" I explored, repeatedly might I add, two albums: Alessia Cara's The Pains of Growing (TPG) and The 1975's A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (ABIIOR). Both of which have one of my biggest reasons for listening in their album titles alone.

My playlist simply goes from most meaningful to slightly less, but equally as meaningful. I did not include all the songs from each album but I strongly encourage you to listen to both full albums.

For me, a girl going through her mid 20's and trying to decipher the impact, importance, and influence of an online presence, is challenging to say the least. These albums embody these moments in my life.

Shoot, I had to take multiple classes telling me how to, why, and how frequently I should be updating and posting on various social media platforms. To the point where I have to take breaks from all the memes, cat videos, and occasional jealously over someone experiencing something I’m not. Envy is the strongest motivator to want to just log out every once and a while, (that's a longer conversation for a future blog).

So, as someone is talking in my left ear telling me, "You have to have an online presence to do anything in your career. Employers want to see how you interact and use social media." There is someone in my right ear telling me, "You should take a break, seeing Betsy Sue's traveling to France this year doesn't get you there any faster. Get out and make money, make connections, make it to France yourself."

Plus, behind those two voices are more waiting to whisper additional points. (Again, longer blog discussing this further coming).

In the midst of these continuous figurative voices, these two albums have been able to relate, in more ways than one, my "exact" thoughts. The reason the albums are on repeat is because in any mood there is a melody, a lyric, a hyperbole for something in my life.

My favorite song, from either of these albums is the last song from TPG. It's the reprise of first track I heard from the album, ‘Growing Pains’. The original track spoke directly to me; she was speaking to who I was at the time when the single came out this past summer. The ‘Growing Pains (Reprise)’ spoke to the girl I have discovered this early winter. The blaming, the hangups, the emotions, all bellowed out in the one minute reprise.

These two albums have been my solitude while finding out just what to do next. They are helping me discover who I am at the moment, and just bring good music to my soul overall.

By listening to the playlist this week I hope it takes you into a state of reflection for a moment. You may not relate to the many experiences of these artists, but you'll find some good music on the way.

Week Two: Songs From My Bedroom Floor

Or at least get a little more insight to who I am. Hope you enjoy.

Love Chelsea