Does Music Change Your Life?
Many people want to make certain changes to their lives. There is a huge self-improvement section of the bookstore, where I can sometimes be found. From better scheduling to better eating, from more thoughtfulness to more action, change and improvement seem to be popular.
Maybe it’s just me, but people seem to rely on music to unleash some of the emotional neediness that arises in everyday life. We interpret as we please, and seek reassurance in the cryptic lyrics. The haunting melodies evoke either energetic times or sorrowful times, pensive times or forward-moving times. We chose what we listen to, but maybe we can’t always control how exactly a particular song will affect us on a particular day when we listen to it.
When I listen to Mates of State, I feel a lot of energy from the upbeat piano lines and drum rhythms. I want to feel enthusiastic about something when listening to Mates of State. Read the rest of this entry →