The sound of Febuary (2015)

Stumped for what to listen to, but you don't want to listen to the chart orientated radio? I hear you... I have days where I just want something new, something fresh. 

Some days, when I'm really prepared, I'll have a playlist ready. But for any really fresh playlist, you need music you're not entirely familiar to. That's why you're here, right?

Listen to what you know
Some of my favourite songs are from the charts, and there's nothing wrong with that. Popular music is popular music for a reason; it's likeable. So chances are you'll like at least a cluster of songs from This weeks top 40. Here are a few of my favourite, but you can see the full list here. 

• love me like you do by Ellie Goulding

• Fourfiveseconds by Rihanna, Paul McCartney and Kanye West

• The nights by Avicii

• Say something by Karen Harding

• Elastic heart by Sia

• Earned it by the weeknd

• Cool kids by echosmith

• Something I need by Ben Haenow

• Blame it on me by George Ezra

• Night Changes by One Direction

• Honest by Kodaline

• Blank Space by Taylor Swift

• Hold Back the river by James Bay

• Sugar by Maroon 5 

Listen to what you don't know:
For every good playlist, you need some really fresh music. Now listen up here- fresh doesn't always mean new! Fresh music can be anything from last weeks release to a few decades back, as long as it's good, and new to you. Here's a little compilation of songs that are fresh as f....

Indie

• Younger by French Wives

• Son by Warpaint

• Slow it down by The Lumineers

• I found you by Ag Silver

• That's nice by Holiday

• Empire by Alpines

• Bridges by Broods

• Bones by MS MR

• Back to you by Twin Forks

• Amsterdam by Daughter

Punk-rock

• The reckless and the brave by All Time Low
• Underdog by You me at Six
• 18 by Anabor
• Long Live the kids by We are the in Crowd
• Black cat by Mayday Parade
• Apathetic way to be Relient K
• Not gonna Die by Skillet
• Heaven knows by the Pretty Reckless
• Heart of fire by Black Veil Brides
• Would you still be there by Of Mice and Men
• Voodoo Doll by 5 Seconds of Summer

Pop

• The mother we share by CHVRCHES

• Gotta be you by One Direction

• Doing it by CharlieXCX ft. Rita Ora

• Coming with you by Ne-yo

• Tightrope by Walk the moon

• Pray to God by Calvin Harris 

• Nasty by the Prodigy

• Scars by James Bay

• Electric love by BORNS

• Oceans by Coasts

• Station by Lapsley

Listen to the new stuff

• Somethings gotta give by All Time Low

• That's nice by Holiday

• Coleman hell by 2 heads

• False Hope by Laura Marling

• Anna Sun by Walk the moon

• Emily by Lower than Atlantis

• Elastic heart by Sia

Listen to someone else's playlist
One of the best ways of finding great new music is through listening to what other people listen to. So I would certainly advise you to make sure you have yourself an account on one of these fantastic music sites. Once you have a profile, check out these great ready made playlists, and discover more!

Spotify

• Sleepy playlist

• Calm Acoustic playlist
• Guardians of the galaxy playlist (It's good.. I swear!)
• Loosen up playlist
• Indie pop playlist
• Soft pop hits
• Valentines day playlist

8tracks

• Punk rock playlist
• Calm indie playlist
• Bubblegum pop playlist
• LOL movie playlist (great stuff on here, trust me!)
• All you need is love playlist

Youtube

• Classic rock playlist
• indie rock playlist
• feel good pop playlist
• tomorrow when the war began playlist (again... just trust me)
• morning playlist

Did you like this post? Tell me in the comments below- and maybe even suggest some of your own favourite fresh songs or playlists... or even artists! And never forget... you make music. ~Sara