Blog Every Day in May: Day Nineteen

Day 19, Sunday: Five of your favorite blogs and what you love about them

Pink Persistence

For obvious reasons! If they're not obvious to you, do a little digging and it will become quite clear. I love how blogging has given me a way to connect to someone close to mein the real world in a completely different way! 

Going The Distance

Maybe this is biased cause I also know this lady IRL but she is genuine, smart, funny, and a great balance of sass and enthusiasm (and I think we all know how I feel about some good ol' enthusiasm!) 

Suri's Burn Book

HILARIOUS! A snarky and intelligently mocking commentary of the ridiculous obsession with celebrity children. Allie Hagan channels the inner Regina George of Suri Cruise in her burns of other celebutoddlers.

Poke the Rock

discovered through BlogEveryDayinMay (thanks Story of My Life), it's a humorous, german, short, sweet daily vlog, complete with MS Paint pictures. A little reminiscent of Hyperbole and a Half but instead of epic long stories, Poke the Rock gives us some quick comical insight into a snippet of her life.

You Me and Charlie

Not technically a blog (anymore), but this site is how I discover a LOT of great music and art. You Me and Charlie started out as the personal blog of Dianna Agron (of Glee fame), and has grown into a collaborative e-gallery of up and coming musical, visual and video artists as curated by Dianna and a group of hip, young, Los Angelenes that would make me jealously dislike them if they weren't so darn likeable, enthusiastic about the art they love, they're collectively the anti-hipster answer, while they might have "hipster" tastes in music, their genuine and open love and encouragement of the art they support is very fun to watch and be a part of.

Musical Monday (Tuesday): Epic Youth Battle

So this post is late due mostly to the fact that I didn;t have internet for most of yesterday or the weekend in general as I took in the sights, sounds, and kickball feilds of New Orleans LA.  While my team wasn't the Circuit Cup National Champions, we did make it to the finals and take it to 5 extra innings, not too shabby.

Enough with the recap, let's get to today's music post. I have two current up-and-coming songs that are stuck in my head this week and they both happen to have the same name, which can only mean one thing for today's post:
EPIC MUSIC BATTLE! 
Prepare your mind for two Youths duking it out in the battle for your ears and heart!

Daughter: Youth

In this corner, championed by KEXP Seattle is the British trio, lead by Elena Tonra.  With a quiet passion they creates a dark, brooding, atmospheric tale of "setting fire to our insides for fun to distract our hearts" and "lovers that went wrong." The subtle melody of the electric guitar weaves magic as it interplays with her contemplative, regretfully angry vocals and the dynamic drumbeat.

Foxes: Youth

In the other corner, championed by Dianna Agron and the crew at You Me & Charlie comes Louisa Rose Allen, also hailing from across the pond (Britain), who performs under the name Foxes. This "Youth" definitely has a bolder more danceable beat, while still maintaining meaningful lyrics: "a thousand dreams I'm holding heavy." The beat definitely take center stage alongside her voice, nostalgic and pleading as she cries "don't tell me our youth is running out," after a brief pseudo-climax, both the beat and her voice regain power & confidence as the song builds to a close.


So who won? It's like picking which child is your favorite, but I'm keeping my own bias to myself. I'd love to hear which one you prefer and why! Drop a  comment below!