Music Recommendations for May: It's Almost My Birthday so I Choose What I Want!

I love sharing my music tastes so much with others. So, I decided to make a monthly post showcasing new favorites and old loves. This isn't so much a "top x" list as it is a themed list. I won't be offering download links (sorry, this isn't the early 2000s) but I will have youtube videos up, except for the first song where I couldn't find a YT link and I'll link to the Bandcamp page instead.

Since it's my birthday month, the theme for this month's music recommendations are songs I'm really into at the moment! No really correlation from one song to the next other then I like them hahaha. This month I'm showcasing six current favorites and six older favorites!

I'm going to put the disclaimer here that I am not a music person…I like it, but the extent of any music studying was a mandatory class in sixth grade. So if I describe things weird or mis-genre anything, I apologize.

Dreams are Gone (outro)

This is from Lake R▲dio's newest EP, Dreams Are Gone, which I fully recommend. In fact, I recommend Lake R▲dio in general. Their songs are usually triply and dream-like, erratic and calming. This EP, and this song in particular, are more like traditional songs, however, while still retaining a dream-like quality. While the message of the song may be thought of as sad, I love to dance around to it.

Ninja re Bang Bang

I got into Kyary Pamyu Pamyu late. I liked the idea of her and her Pon Pon Pon video, but I didn't like how over-hyped she was and how everyone thought she was the most unique thing ever. My favorite group is another group produced by Kyary's producer, Yasutaka Nakata, called capsule, and like many other capsule fans, I felt Kyary was stealing the limelight and not very original. But after seeing her art director, Sebastian Masuda, speak at my old university, I gave her another chance and fell in love. I love many of her songs; they're all very cute and catchy and somewhat calming, despite their high energy. But I think this one is on this list because it's the most catchy to me!

Spooky Scary Skeletons 2spooky Remix

Yes, this is a very silly song, and it's not Halloween anymore. I heard it first during Halloween, so maybe this doesn't really count towards my recent favorites, but I only recently found this video with this particular remix. I know this is going to sound so ridiculous…but this song kind of speaks to me. Because I want to be a spooky scary skeleton, too!

Doctor Who theme trance remix

The theme to Doctor Who is obviously not a new concept to me, but while looking up music remixes the other day, I found this. I think it's the well-placed "EXTERMINATE" that really got me hook don this song, as well as the fact that they used the classic theme instead of a more modern one.

Summertime Sadness Remix

It took me forever to find this version of the song. Apparently this isn't the "official" remix, but it's the one I know and love best. This is such a gorgeous song by Lana Del Rey and the remix makes it even better. I love dancing around to this and feeling like I'm in a breezy meadow somewhere remote.

Obedear

This is the last of my "current" favorites. Purity Ring has quickly become one of my favorite groups. This song is so dream-like and oddly comforting.  This song kind of wraps around you like smoke. It reminds me of music festivals and summer nights. I'm glad they're becoming more well known, I hope they release more music soon!

kimi wa suteki

The first of my old favorites! This song I discovered on a whim from an old LiveJournal music community maybe back in 2008. It's by the band FLOPPY! It's so happy and colorful! The title translates to "you are wonderful" (which is where I get my Twitter handle from) and it's just very all-around positive.

Dream a Dream

This song is by the late Captain Jack, who has done several songs for the Dance Dance Revolution franchise, this being one of them. It was instantly my favorite from DDR Max 2 (my first DDR!). It's such a fun party song. Secretly, I imagine this being the opening song to my comic that I want to create. It sounds like adventure and fun!

Armonica Elettronica

I'm not quite sure how I found this song by Kodec. It's definitely a clubbing and party song. It's kind of like…futuristic. It reminds me a bit of robots. Gosh, I'm terrible at describing music.

I Can Walk on Water

This song is the English version of another song by Basshunter. I also don't remember how I discovered this song, but I'm glad I did. The lyrics are very simplistic and repetitive, but they helped me keep my chin up during a hard time. It's also fun to dance to!

Hey Baby

This song by Pitbull is purely sexy. It reminds me of being at the club with a lover (I say this like I've been to a club with a lover) and having them push you against the wall and make out with you. The music video is unfortunately really boring.

Illuminati (p-type)

(TRIGGER WARNING: Blood and mild nudity in the video)

Oh, Malice Mizer. They were my first band obsession. I'm sure I'll talk more about them later, but when I hear this song, I was instantly hooked. It's such a hypnotic, circus-y song. And no, this song isn't about the secret organization that doesn't really exist. Just give it a listen.

I hope you enjoyed some of these! What are your favorite songs right now?