What I'm listening to

I'm sick to death of all of the bad dance music that's on the radio so I've been going online to find new music. Here's some of the little treasures I've found.

Jonelle Monae - Dance Apocalyptic
I've been listening to Janelle's album Electric Lady a lot, it's really fun and energetic and doesn't really sound like anything else that's around at the moment.

Colbie Caillat - Hold On
This song is forever stuck in my head after I hear it. I like this because it's different to the beachy songs she usually does. It's a little dark and it totally works for her.

John Farnham - You're the Voice
Every time the ad for the Lionel Richie and John Farnham tour comes on I get the 'Woaaaaaaah' bit stuck in my head.

Miranda Lambert - Automatic
The nostalgic lead single from Miranda's soon to be released 5th album Platinum. I could not be more excited for this album Miranda is a true favourite.

Dierks Bentley - I Hold On
I've never really got into Dierks Bentley that much but I love the 2 singles off of his new album: I Hold On and Bourbon in Kentucky

Childish Gambino - 3005 
I'm always going to love anything Donald Glover does. He's a true genius. I also really love his song Sweatpants off of his new album Because the Internet.

Gambino is a mastermind

Last week I introduced you to my imaginary best friend Taylor Swift so this week I thought I would introduce you to my imaginary boyfriend Donald Glover.

Most of you will know Donald Glover as Troy Barnes from Community and while it is one of the best shows on TV right now he is so much more than half of ‘Troy and Abed in the Morning’.

Donald Glover started off as a staff writer for 30 Rock (the greatest show in the world) and during the three years he was there wrote some of the funniest episodes (The Fun Cooker and Episode 210). It was during his work on 30 Rock that he started his career in rap music under the stage name Childish Gambino. It started off as a joke and he would release EPs free on the Internet. After steadily gaining popularity and having his song ‘Freaks and Geeks’ in an Adidas commercial Donald signed with Glassnote Records and released his first album published onto CDs entitled ‘Camp’.

Camp is one of my favorite albums of the past few years. Lyrically it is so well written and clever. I would love to put an example of how great the lyrics are but I can’t think of any that wouldn’t offend a lot of people. His lyrics are pretty filthy. It’s awesome.

It was during the first few years of his music career Donald got the role of Troy on Community which is heading into its 4^th season. The whole cast of Community is hilarious and if you feel like watching one of the funniest shows on TV make sure you check it out. It's NBC comedy at it's finest. 

In summary, Donald Glover is a genius writer and has worked on 2 of the best shows on TV while releasing a ton of good music. You should also know that Donald Glover is a babe. And that's why he is my imaginary boyfriend. Make sure you check out the Community and 30 Rock DVDs we have in the library and (if you’re an adult and not easily offended) his album Camp. They’re all amazing. You can take my word for it.