Dispatches by Adrian Conoza

Today's music isn't all trash. There is still good music today... And we're celebrating it here on this 10-part blog I titled as 101 Songs of My Third Year. We're now on 4 more parts, starting with this one. We're going to know more bands that you might not know yet. But we'll also hear another Foster The People track. And also we'll get to encounter another pop track you might have known recently. Plus, another local act to unfold as we count down from the fortieth to the thirty-first. So why don't you try to listen to new sounds and know more artists? Let's get to listening and reviewing these songs! 40. " Though the truth may vary, t his ship will carry o ur bodies safe to shore" Little Talks|Of Monsters and Men Commercials/teasers/promotions on TV helped me recognize new songs. This one was a discovery from both cable and radio. I got my first taste of folk rock in this track. Powerful all around. Little talks. Like small talk. 39. ...

We're finally halfway through the 101 Songs of My Third Year. So many songs that it took a list as long as this. I hope you'll find something new here to listen and like. What to expect? Linkin Park. Muse. Indie bands like Two Door Cinema Club and Foster The People. Then local rappers like Loonie and Gloc 9. But also, with these songs come the words they convey that a teenager like me can relate to. Just check it out! 50. "A ll I want to do i s be more like me and be less like you" Numb|Linkin Park Actually, I have heard of Linkin Park since elementary years. My siblings are fans of the band, and I'm becoming one too.  Numb. So true. I can relate to the lyrics directly since I have become tired of the expectations of and the pressures by some people around me. Because I'm who I am, and I want to become more of that. I felt like I'm screaming this song out. Like I'm shouting it to all the burdens I had.  49. " You hid there last time, you know we...

There are many songs to listen, many artists to appreciate, many genres to discover. Music revolved around my third year, and still revolves around me. That's why I've come up with a list as long as this. So let's continue the "chart". There's both homegrown and foreign. Rap and alternative rock. But still, there's electronica. I now let you listen and discover, in case you might find new songs here. 60. " Hindi ko alam kung anong  tumama sa 'kin" ("I didn't know what hit me") Amats|Rico Blanco I used to know Rico Blanco before as the frontman of one of Philippines' famous bands, Rivermaya. Now that he has gone solo, I find him as one of the good-sounding guys in the music industry today. He recently went to electro with a festive flavor, which seems unusual for a man who usually plays guitar or whatsovever, just not any electronic stuff. It did surprise me that he turned out that way. By the way, if you're confused if ...

I'm here again for another run of 101 Songs. We have already counted 31 songs (if you want to start from part 1, here's a link ), and we're now counting from 70 to 71, ranging from rock to electronic rock to dream pop to OPM. So try to listen to the 10 following songs. I hope you'll like them. 70. " The fear has gripped me but here I go " Breezeblocks|Alt-J We're having another back to back here, now from a British indie rock band I've discovered on the radio, Alt-J( which is really the Greek alphabet delta ). Squeaky lead vocals, harmonized voices, pounding beats and gritty guitars. Though they sound odd, Alt-J makes smooth flows in their music. 69.   " Blended by the lights " Fitzpleasure|Alt-J While Breezeblocks is something smooth and cool, this one sounds more like rock. They just don't sound odd at their songs, but even at their titles. Nevertheless, their unusual sound is awesomely great. 68. "I'm breathing in the chemic...

Here I am again to continue the long roll of of the songs I like during my third year in high school. More local music to come your way, plus a pick from the 90's, then the typical electronic music. I really like it, you know? I suggest that you listen to the tracks before or while you read my say about these songs. Hope you will like these more. 80. " Heart-stopping liar " A Weeknight Memoir In High Definition|Taken By Cars I unearthed this track coming from the days when I was an elementary student. Thanks to Internet, and Pedicab's Facebook page, I was brought into another great local act. Their mix of shoegaze(that genre of alternative rock that I can simply describe as making creative sounds/noises out of guitars and the effects pedals) and electronic music is worth listening. The guitars are notable, with a pinch of synths. And you wouldn't realize more and more, until you hear this, that girls' vocals in rock bands do rock. The vocals here sounds simi...