Hey lovelies!

Don't know about the rest of the UK, but it is positively chucking it down here in the Southeast! Today's pick just fits in with the 'getting-cozy-under-a-warm-duvet-while-the-rain-beats-down' vibe. :p

Pretty sure I've already mentioned my penchant for live and/or acoustic performances, so the fact that the video today just so happens to fit into that category should come as no surprise, and as if the acoustic guitar and piano weren't enough, a shaker, violin, and cajón have all been thrown in for good measure. 

Enjoy! 

Until next time...

M-J

Hey folks!

In keeping with last week's theme of summer's end, may I present Klangkarussell's Sonnertanz (Sun Don't Shine). 

Today's pick is the Austrian duo's biggest hit to date, and only a few seconds into the song, the hypnotic beat makes it easy to see why. This song feels like a track you would have in your morning playlist to help start your day with a gentle yet peppy awesomeness, and the chorus is simple enough that you'll be singing along (out loud or in your head) by the last time it repeats. 

If you haven't had one yet, now is the perfect time for a three minute and fifty second mental (and physical if you want to have a little boogie) break.

Enjoy! 

Until next time...

M-J 

Today's entry is one that's been in the Drafts folder for a while. Following the apparent suicide of renowned comedian and actor Robin Williams earlier this week, now seemed an appropriate time to put up this post. 

In this fifteen minute video, Mark Henick talks about his own experiences with mental illness, and why it is we choose suicide. 

You're welcomed to join us at OrangeMouth as we continue to work toward making Emotional and Mental Health understood. 

M-J

Hello lovely people!

So this weekend gone, I had two weddings to go to! I've opened with this, not to tout my status as a social butterfly (because that's highly debatable), but to help explain how I found today's Tunesday pick. At the reception for the second wedding, the DJ did an awesome job, and I quite possibly spent more time Shazaming songs on my phone than dancing! 

At some point toward the end of the night, when shoes had been kicked off and ties had been securely reknotted around heads, this relaxed reggae jam came on. Listening to the lyrics properly after the weekend made me realise what an amusing choice this was for a wedding - you'll get it when you listen.

Anyway, in the same way that this song played as the night drew to a close on Saturday, I've chosen it as a chill, end-of-summer jam, as shorts are packed away for another year, and scarves and gilets begin to reappear as evenings become cooler to remind us that summer 2014 is almost done.

Enjoy! 

Until next time...

M-J