10. TIE: Naughty Boy - Hotel Cabana / Rizzle Kicks - Roaring 20's (impossible to choose)

Best songs from each: Naughty Boy - No One's Here to Sleep (ft. Bastille)   ♡ /// Rizzle Kicks - Lost Generation  ♡

9. Rudimental - Home 

Best song: Powerless (ft. Becky Hill)  ♡

7. Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal 

Best song: Go To Hell For Heaven's Sake ♡

6. Bastille - Bad Blood: The Extended Cut

Best song: Laura Palmer ♡

5. The Wanted - Word of Mouth ♡

One of my favourite albums of the year came from the UK boyband who won me over with lovely ballads and up tempo dance tracks. There's something for everyone on this album, except if you're looking for some guitar riffs. It's a brilliant album and all the boys have amazing vocals that truly show off in the songs. The deluxe edition with over 18 songs is a fantastic bargain and well worth the money. I did a full review of the album that can be found here. 

Best songs: Running Out Of Reasons, Show Me Love (America), I Found You, We Own The Night 

4. Justin Bieber - Journals ♡

This is a very fresh release! It only officially dropped last week but some songs have been out since October with one song being released every Sunday on iTunes. Brilliant concept! Then the album dropped on the 22nd and there was 5 additional songs on it. I was first very very unsure of this album and Justin's new direction in music. I disliked Heartbreaker so much when I first heard it and I didn't really listen to any of the songs until end of November when I came across Roller Coaster. I was floored by how incredible it was and how insanely good Justin's voice was. It was a fantastic song and for weeks I only listened to that song. Then I started listening to more and more tracks from the album and the last week it's all I've been listening to. I went to see Believe (it was amazing) and it made me love these songs so much more, cause I got to hear them in a different way and see why he decided to do some genre changes. This album is heavily RnB influenced and there's some incredible slow songs with sexual references, so it's safe to say Bieber's all grown up. There's not really a bad song on this album and Justin's voice has gotten incredible and his skills as a songwriter is just.. wow. Some of the artists that are featured on the songs are R. Kelly (PYD), Chance The Rapper (Confident), Lil Wayne (Backpack), Big Sean (Memphis) and Future (What's Hatnin). So there's a lot of rappers on it but it's definitely not a rap album, hah. Mostly r'n'b and pop. And it ain't bad! Justin's grown up and I'm loving it - just as much as I loved his first album. He can pretty much do anything?!

Best songs: Roller Coaster, Confident (feat. Chance the Rapper), Memphis (feat. Big Sean), PYD, All That Matters.

3. The Blackout - Start the Party ♡

The minute I heard this album in its fullness I knew it'd be one of my favourites from 2013. The Blackout is one of my favourite bands and I've loved the six guys from Wales since early 2007. This album - their fourth - is absolutely incredible in every single way and it's impossible for me to find one bad song on it. There's hard rock song, brilliant up tempo and fun songs and some absolutely amazing lyrics. Singers and song writers Gavin Butler and Sean Smith have done a tremendous job of delivering perfect lyrics. Strong vocals and overall one of my favourite albums of the year, possibly ever.

Best songs: We Live On, Radio, Running Scared, Take Away The Misery

2. 3OH!3 - Omens ♡

I've been a fan of 3OH!3 for many years and Streets of Gold (the album they released before Omens) was my favourite album of the year when it was released in 2010. So I've waited for 3 years for a new album from the fantastic duo and in June they dropped Omens and I literally loved it from the first seconds of the opening track. I'd heard three songs before and they were amazing and when I first listened through the album in it's entirety I couldn't believe how incredible it was. Sean and Nat are so insanely talented and I wish more people would listen to them. Their music might come off as immature and not very serious, but it's incredible. There's fun tracks with brilliant tongue in cheek lyrics ("it ain't over till the fat lady sings and Adele ain't on this track, whoops did I say that, yes I did" //// "it's time to get stupid it's time to get kardashian"). They also have more serious tracks (mostly on Streets of Gold) but on Omens, listen to Back to Life because it's more low key and absolutely incredible. I couldn't possibly choose one favourite song on the album, because even the songs I used to like the least I now love so much. There's not one bad song on Omens and it would've been my number one album - if I hadn't waited five years for the album that stole that number 1 spot. Omens is a masterpiece. 

Best songs: Two Girlfriends, You're Gonna Love This, Do Or Die, Hungover

1. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock and Roll ♡

Five years. That's how long I waited for this album. I didn't even think I'd ever get it. In 2009 my favourite band of all times went on a hiatus. They said it wasn't the end of the band - but who knew? Then it was quiet for 4 years. There was tons of rumours but they were dismissed. Then in February, something happened. On the 4th of February I was on facebook scrolling through my feed when I came across a newly written status from Fall Out Boy saying they were back - with a new song and video being released the same day. I literally started crying, I'm not even kidding. This band pretty much saved my life and made me into the person I am today and I love them with all my heart. The fact that they were back made everything so much better. Later that day I listened to My Songs Know What You Did in The Dark and fell in love with Fall Out Boy all over again. It was like I was 14 again and listening to their music on repeat to get through a day in school. Then in April, Save Rock and Roll was released. I listened to it a week in advance on Soundcloud, because they put up the album there. I remember having it on repeat every single day on Soundcloud until I could download it from iTunes.There's not a bad song on this album. Every time I listen through it I'm filled with so many emotions and I constantly find new lyrics that I adore. Picking a favourite song is just impossible. I love how Fall Out Boy have done some incredible rock songs with guitar riffs and hard drums but also lovely piano ballads that aren't boring nor lame. It's an incredible mix of genres. The lyrics are just amazing and I'm blown away by this album. My first favourites on the album were Alone Together and Rat A Tat and they're still two of my favourites, but the song I've listened to the most has to be The Mighty Fall. I love that Fall Out Boy have taken in some guests on their songs, like Foxes (Just One Yesterday), Big Sean (The Mighty Fall), Courtney Love (Rat A Tat), Elton John (Save Rock and Roll) and 2 Chainz (My Songs.... remix). 

It's an amazing album and I've listened to Fall Out Boy for over 10 years and it's incredible to see them grow so much as a band. Fucking brilliant album - excuse the cursing. It's just that good of an album.

(Ps. I love how in Save Rock and Roll, this is a bit of the lyrics "I will defend the faith, going down swinging" which makes me think of their biggest hit, Sugar We're Going Down)

Best songs: The Mighty Fall, Just One Yesterday, Rat A Tat, The Phoenix, Save Rock and Roll, Alone Together, Death Valley, My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark, Where Did The Party Go, Young Volcanoes, Miss Missing You. Yes, that's the entire album. I can't choose.

Since I officially suck at blogging and uploading outfit posts (it's cold outside and I work a lot aka no fun outfits) bit I'll try and get better at it! I was thinking about doing some reviews of the past year, like best songs, albums and movies and so on! Starting with a bit weird category; top 5 best cover songs of the year. Every day there's about a hundred covers being posted to youtube and a lot of them are sung by famous people/bands. A lot of them come from Radio One's live lounge and other radio stations. I'm one of those people who'll most likely always prefer the original, especially if it's by a band/artist I love a lot. But occasionally I'll love the cover more, like sometimes when Glee does a mash-up or preforms a really well done cover. Or sometimes, I'll hear a song and love it and then find out it's a cover and prefer it over the original. Anyways, this is my fave cover songs that's been done this year! (I was gonna include a glee song but I couldn't find a good audio nor video on youtube so yeah!) 

1. Rixton - I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor Swift Response)

Not entirely a completely, it's more like a response to Taylor Swift's I Knew You Were Trouble but I couldn't not include it since it's my favourite cover of the year without hesitation. That or their amazing cover of R Kelly's Ignition, which you can find here. Rixton have under 2013 managed to record 3 of my favourite covers of the year and I'd include them all here if I could. Their cover of Drake's incredible Hold On We're Going Home is worth watching just because of the high pitched singing in the chorus. A-M-AZING. Rixton is an incredibly talented bunch of guys and they'll be on more of my review lists. Can't wait to get my hands on an album by them. I absolutely love this. Best bit? "There was only one direction and you've gone the wrong way"

2. Agnes - Instant Repeater (Soundtrack of Our Lives cover)
Agnes is a fantastic girl from Sweden who has one of the most brilliant voices I've ever heard. She was on a TV show here in Sweden where 7 artists record covers of all the other artists songs and make them as their own. Agnes for instance is a bit of a club and disco diva and made all songs into party songs, but a rapper who was on the show obviously made every song into a rap song. It's a fun show, but I described it horribly. Anyways so Agnes was on it and she made amazing covers of so many tracks but this one is my favourite and it's even good enough to be the second best of the year! It's a cover of the rock band Soundtrack of Our Lives' massive hit Instant Repeater and she does it so brilliantly and flawlessly that you'd think it was her own song. Love this.





3. James Arthur - Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus cover)
James Arthur is a very controversial guy isn't he? He always seems to make headlines one way or another and he's kinda like marmite; either you love him or you hate him. I love his voice and his album is quite alright, You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You is one killer track. His voice is very unique and I absolutely adore his cover of Wrecking Ball and oh my god it's incredible. Just give it a chance. It's got such a raw feeling to it and it's so powerful. I'm amazed.







4. Tyler Ward - Royals (Lorde cover)

5. Little Mix - Holy Grail / Counting Stars / Smells Like Teen Spirit (Jay Z / OneRepublic / Nirvana cover)

As you all know I adore Little Mix and love them very much and they did this cover almost 2 months ago at the BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and I heard it on the radio and just fell in love. The girls have amazing voices and they sing these three songs so beautifully and they go so well together. A weird mash-up yet so damn cool. They make it sound so effortless! I love this, a lot. The ending with the Holy Grail / Smells Like Teen Spirit bit is the best one. What an amazing song.

Hello!

Gonna start a new thing today, an album review section! Gonna try and do a few of these every month, at least if there's a new album out by some artist or band I like. I currently have like 4 or 5 albums I want to review. Exciting! What's funny about reviewing an album like this is that it gives me the opportunity to really listen to the album thoroughly. 

The first album I'm reviewing is by one of my all time favourite bands, The Wanted, but I'll try to be as critical and neutral as possible.

1. We Own The Night

"May our heart be full like our drinks tonight, may we sing and dance 'til we lose our minds, we are only young if we seize the night"

When I first heard this song during the summer I immediately loved it so incredibly much. It's hard to explain just how much I love this song. It's a fun song that instantly makes me happier and it's such a party song. It was the soundtrack of my summer and I adore this song. It's just a really really good and catchy song. Picking my favourite part of this song is impossible, but pretty sure it's Siva's "Hold your jars!" just because it's so damn cute. Overall, a fantastic song.

2. In The Middle

"I'm falling so hard that it's painful, when it hurts I know the feelings are real"

Oh wow, this song is just incredible. The Wanted are a fantastic band and they can do basically every type of song, but what I love the most is when they do heartfelt almost ballads, that still have a nice beat. This song is just a perfect example of that, and the lyrics are so emotional and stunning that I'm in awe of this song. Their voices might not be show their full potential in this song, except for Jay and his solo, but I love it nonetheless.

3. Running Out Of Reasons

"You wanna say no, no it ain't gonna work, but then you fumble your words, oh you're running out of reasons"

When I listened to the album preview, this song was the first one that caught my attention. There's just something about this song. Tom's vocals during the chorus are just incredible and I can't stop loving how good his voice is. The lyrics are amazing and I love this song so much.

4. I Found You

"I found you in my darkest hour, I found you in the pouring rain. I found you when I was on my knees and your light brought me back again"

One of the best songs The Wanted have ever done, hands down. How can anyone not love this song? I could go on forever about what I love about this song. The melody, the beat, the incredible vocals, the falsetto chorus, Nathan's amazing solo, the lyrics... I love this song. Simple as that.

5. Show Me Love (America)

"Remember that night underneath the stars? For a minute I thought the world was ours"

I watched the boys perform this on X Factor UK on telly a few weeks ago and I was floored with how amazing they are. While the sound in the studio mightn't have been the greatest, I was amazed how well their harmonies work together and how incredible they sounded. The beginning of the song and Nathan's solo there is just incredible and I'm constantly surprised by how amazing how voice is. What I love about the chorus is that Siva and Max both can be heard and that Siva is doing such an incredible job at harmonizing. Jay's solo is just fantastic but my absolute favourite part of this song is Tom's "nothing can save us" bit, because he showcases such emotional that it's insane. I adore that man and his voice. Nathan's ending solo is just absolutely breathtaking and this band never fail to amaze me. What a bloody amazing song.

6. Walks Like Rihanna

"You can feel the beat when she's in the room, you can feel your heart going boom boom"

Right, I'm a bit confused how this ended up being a single when they had so many other songs with more meaning and that probably would've been a better single choice? Nonetheless, I do really love this song and I've heard them sing it live and it's actually really amazing live. It's fun, it's cheeky and it's just a really good song. Their voices are really good as always, but it's definitely one of the songs I now listen the least to. 

7. Summer Alive

"You're my drug, can't get enough"

 

IT'S LIKE ANOTHER CHASING THE SUN. I adore Chasing the Sun and I love when The Wanted does party anthems. When I lived in London and spent 3 nights a week at a gay club with my gay best friend, they constantly played Chasing the Sun and it was just THE best party song and since then I've waited and prayed that The Wanted one day would do another party song. And now it's here - and it's all I wanted! It's fun and the beat is incredible and so so amazing and whenever I heard the song I just wanna be on a dancefloor, holding a drink and dance till 5 am. It's just the best party song in a long time. 

8. Love Sewn

"We cover up the scars and never let them go, stitch up our broken hearts, this love is sewn"

Right, I may have cried when I first heard this song. I obviously love it a lot, but let me explain why. The song begins with Tom singing and his voice is so beautiful and incredible and he sounds so vulnerable and I just want to hug him. It's a really fantastic ballad about love and heartbreak. Max and Tom's vocals during the chorus just makes me shiver because they're so beautiful. I can't get over how incredible this song is and I can honestly say that it's one of my favourite love songs ever made. No words can do this song justice, just listen to it. You won't regret it.

9. Glow In The Dark

"The strobe light's not as bright as you are"

Rejoice! Another party song! With a dubstep beat?! YEAH. I wasn't sure what I would think of this song because when I heard the preview I wasn't very keen on it to be honest, but now I do really love it. It's fun, it's such a party anthem and I just wanna get drunk and dance. It's not the best vocal performance, but it's a party song so it's not expected or demanded, is it? This is just a really perfect song for a party playlist. Wanna bet it's gonna end up during a party scene in either TOWIE or Geordie Shore/The Valleys soon?

10. Demons

"All I see looking back in the mirror, demons in my head"

This is one of my favourite songs on the album and possibly one of my favourite songs that The Wanted have ever done. It's written by Siva and Jay and the lyrics are so incredible. I think we can all relate to sometimes feeling like there's demons in our head, pointing out all our flaws? At least that's what mine does. And this song is just... It makes me feel better about myself and I can relate to the lyrics and I love it so much. It's got such a nice beat and such killer lyrics and I love the vocals. Siva's parts are my favourite parts in this song cause his voice fits this song perfectly. I love this so damn much.

11.  Could This Be Love

"I'd jump out of a plane, write your name in the sky, you're shaking my life up; could this be love?"

Possibly the cutest song I've heard in a long time. As you can tell by the title, it's a song that describes how it feels when you're falling in love and wondering if it's actually love you're feeling. This is a song where their vocals are so on point it scares me and they all sound so beautiful. Jay's bridge is my favourite thing in this song because the lyrics are so incredible cute. Such a warm and cute and heartfelt song. I adore this. A lot.

12. Everybody Knows

"Now everybody knows my name and everybody feels my pain"

This song has such interesting lyrics. It's basically about being a celebrity that no one appreciates, that's gotten bad press and gets gossiped about. I can imagine that they all relate to these lyrics a lot, about never being alone and how everyone knows everything, and that some people only want to be near them to hear about their misery. It gives me the vibe that it's about going through a break up in front of the entire world and people taking sides and judging you. It's just a really beautiful song with incredible vocals and it's so thought through and amazing.

13. Heartbreak Story

"I know you never like to be alone and now you don't have to"

This ballad is one of the most amazing ballads I've heard in a while. Along with Love Sewn this is possibly my favourite ballad on the album. The start of the song is just so beautiful and Jay's voice is so incredible. I love how Max's voice is getting stronger and stronger and he sounds so amazing. Tom and Nathan share a verse and I'm amazed by how well their vocals work together and I love their verse so much. It's a story about a break up (obviously) and trust and it's such a vulnerable and amazing song. It's just really really beautiful.

14. Chasing the Sun

"I'm better, so much better now"

Like I said before, one of my favourite party songs ever. I love the vocals and the beat. That's all I'm gonna say. Let's go party now yeah?

15. If We're Alright

"I'm no good if your heart breaks, so I'll do whatever it takes"

I'm so delighted that Siva is getting more and more solos, because I love his voice and the way he sounds in the beginning of this songs actually gives me goosebumps. He has such a deep and beautiful voice and I adore it. I love the lyrics in this song and I'm not sure I can explain how I feel about it, it's just a really amazing ballad and I love it. Fantastic vocals, as always.

16.  Only You

"Beautitul, that's the only way I see you. Nobody else can love you in the way that I do. Sometimes I get worried that you're taking up too much and this crazy world we live in doesn't really give a fuck"

OH WOW. If you're a fan of the Wanted you will have heard this song before, but an acoustic version sung by Jay. Jay's written this song and going by the lyrics, I'd say it's about a girl being depressed or something close to that and him trying to help her, but she doesn't want help and can't see that she's worth a lot. It's one of the most beautiful songs I have heard in my entire life and the lyrics always amaze me and I just love Jay a hundred times more for writing this song. The fact that they deal with depression and sings about wanting to help someone before they run out of time is just incredible to me. I've struggled with depression and this song just means the world to me. It also has fantastic vocals by every single member of the band and I love this song so incredibly much.

17. Drunk on Love

"I'm a lover not a hater, not a fighter or a player and I'll party to the sun comes up"

I love this song a lot and when I first heard it I prayed that it would be on the album, at least the deluxe version. And here it is! It's such a good party song and I love it and the lyrics are so fun and cheeky. 

18. Read My Mind

"Tell me where do we go from here? I need to know, I need to know now"

Oh wow what a killer ballad this is. Sometimes I get amazed by The Wanted and their vocals. This song is a fantastic example of that. Siva wrote this song and I'm just floored by his lyrics. It's such a beautiful and emotional song and I just love it so much. The vocals are so strong and Tom's voice in the first chorus is so incredible. I love how they all have such strong voices and they know how to use them. What a fantastic song.

19. Satellite

"Look at the stars above, we're the only thing that's brighter"

Aw an old favourite! I'm not gonna say much about this one, just that I absolutely love it. It's so damn good.

Summary

How many good songs out of 19:   1 9 !

Best song: Love Sewn / We Own the Night / Show Me Love / Demons

Worst song: - 

Hearts out of five: