MUSIC MONDAYS

Seeing as it's the beginning of a new month (which I'm stupidly excited about because Winter is almost here), I thought I'd let you in on what I've been listening to recently. To say my music taste is varied would be a gross understatement and I'm not quite sure how I've managed to narrow it down to five, but these are what I've had on repeat for most of August.

1. Numb/Encore - Jay-Z and Linkin Park

With the recent passing of lead singer Chester Bennington, I've been listening to Linkin Park a lot more recently. They were the soundtrack to my early teenage years and I continued to listen to them sporadically until this very day. I was fortunate enough to get to see them perform live a few years back and it was insane. This song meant so much to me when I was younger. The line 'I'm tired of being what you what me to be' couldn't have resonated more with a 13 year old me who was trying desperately to please her parents but was so unhappy within herself. I've had pretty much all there songs on repeat but this is definitely one of my favourites.

2. Shakira ft Maluma - Chantaje

With Despacito having taken the world by storm this summer, I am so happy to see Reggaeton and Latin American music becoming more appreciated on a global scale. My love for it started aroung 5 years ago and has only gotten stronger and stronger. And while literally everyone and their mother has been bopping to it, my favourite song of the summer has to be Chantaje. Shakira is everything I aspire to be in life and Maluma's voice is gorgeous (as well as his face).

3. Thunderstruck -AC/DC

I want this song to be the soundtrack to my life. Simple as. No matter how old it gets it's still absolutely awesome. I have my dad to thank for my love for rock music. He has such a varied music taste and I grew up listening to everything he listened to. And it's definitely a dream of mine to see them perform this song live.

4. Unforgettable - French Montana

I absolutely hated this song when it first came out. Then it was on my Spotify Gym playlist and I heard it at least twice a day for two weeks before realising it was an absolute banger. It's very Drake-esque without being Drake and I love it.

5. Dance With You - Machal Montano and Mr Vegas

Growing up with Caribbean born parents meant that I had the pleasure of being exposed to Calypso and Soca music pretty much from birth. And this is one of my favourite songs from those genres. It's one of those songs that, no matter what mood I'm in, I can't help but get up and dance when I hear it.

So, they're the five songs I've been loving this past month. I'm thinking of perhaps making this a monthly feature on here where I update you on what music I'm loving and perhaps link to my favourite Spotify playlists. I'd love to know what songs you've been listening to recently so let me know!