aleng's journal

O.M.G
Literally...
Is it me or is there so much music to expect before 2016 comes?
Like seriously...
JB's Purpose, Adele's 25, Ellie's Delirium, Sia's Bird Set Free, Troye's YOUTH, 1D's Made In The A.M., and even another new star, Parson James.

OK, this will be a long short critique, so I'm just gonna prepare all the songs and let you listen on the Spotify list I prepared.

I'm surprised that I have so much to talk about and at the same time so much I've missed. Apparently, I spoke in my first vlog about Demi's Confident, and also how amazing Adele's Hello was. So now, let's start from JB.. YES, I hated his music from Journals, but now, his comeback is amazing, and I would say I love a lot of songs from his album. Each of them seem fresh and new, as if JB just rediscovered himself.
As for Ellie's Delirium, most of the songs are good, but a few are considered catchy for me. However, lyrically, Ellie still manage to send some good messages, although I'm still thinking On My Mind is about Ed Sheeran, though she said it wasn't.
Sia's Bird Set Free.. Ahh... Just as expected from Sia, and amazing powerful track. This will definitely get stuck in my head for a while. She is one of those artists who can give me eargasm. LOL
TROYE RELEASED YOUTH!!! OMG!! I've been playing it on repeat, and it kind of reminded me of Fun from his TRXYE EP. Still, the this track isn't that bad, and damn his vocals are amazing. I can't wait for his album Blue Neighbourhood.

Directioners are probably insane over this album, since it's 1D's first album without Zayn (Sorry if any Zayn fans are reading this and got reminded again). And I hate to say this, but I think they will separate, just like any boybands in the past. I mean, the album is nice, but the moment they said "We're gonna take a break", it's kinda like a subtle way of slowing separating, but who knows they will come back as strong as ever. We'll never know... the future's a mystery and anything goes. The album is great btw. I loved some of the music, it's pretty lively, kinda reminds me of their first album.

And finally, Parson James. This dude has an amazing voice, like seriously, choirs of angels can't beat him (JK). He seem to be one of those rare artists who can bring stories along with his vocals, you know, the "story-telling" style of vocals. It's hard to find someone who has those vocals. Not to mention, his Sinner Like You is like his anthem for gay acceptance.

Phew, that was a long one. Could've been single individual posts, but I'm too lazy to do that. So, BYE!

AND IT'S NOVEMBER!!
When leaves don't turn red, and pumpkins don't get makeups in here.. (Yes, Indonesia doesn't have autumn)

I finally get to do my hobbies, and relax in Batam. It was all really worth it though, I had that "sweet victory" kind of feels after I finished my exams. 'Cause this is, by far, the hardest term I had so far, so I was glad that it really ended. It had brought me a lot of experience in terms of both knowledge-wise and business-wise.
And it's November... #NoShaveNovember Even though I don't have a beard. Not to mention, if you guys have been reading through my recent posts, you've probably knew that I had started a Youtube channel for fun, and maybe as another hobby. Most people will think "Hey, you're making videos for money?" when they encounter a famous YouTuber, and I'll be real, it's. Not. JUST MAKING VIDEOS. It's more beyond that, and you'll never know how it feels until you start doing one. Try it.. Get a camera (I use my phone), put it on a position in where you're satisfied with, edit it (this is the worst part but the best one at the same time), render it (this takes forever), upload it. I'm pretty sure it's not as easy as you might've thought. It's not only the video-making session that's hard, but also maintaining a well prepared schedule to make and upload it is also one problem. Lately, I've been missing my videos' schedule, and I know even if there aren't much people who watch it, I still feel bad for myself that I have such bad time-management.

This hobby of mine might actually open myself a bit more and also discovering things I never knew I could've done, and improve stuffs that are considered as my bad habit, like being messy, that's one.

Connor's "A Work In Progress"

I've achieved quite a lot this month. I've finished Connor's "A Work In Progress", learnt how to edit videos (although it probably still suck), finished my exams (Duuh, this is the best feelings). Plus, there's been a lot of amazing songs out lately. JB's "I'll Show You", Galantis's "Peanut Butter Jelly", A Great Big World's "Hold Each Other", Alessia Cara's "Four Pink Walls", and more. But what shocked me most is Justin Bieber. I didn't liked his songs, since the release of "Journals", but now, his songs are just amazing, I don't know why.. the beats are simply good. Not to mention that he's starting to use his vocals better. All in all, I can't wait for his latest album to come out.









Ariana's "Focus", however, disappointed me, but I'm glad that she mentioned that her album will be "nothing like "Focus"", and it better not, 'cause I'm literally sad when I listen to "Focus", it's kinda like the remake of "Problem", with a Fifth Harmony message, a not-so-exciting vocal (but is only good at the "1, 2 ,3.. C'mon girl" part) and addition of a very annoying guy's voice "Focus on me". No, his voice is not bad, but it just doesn't seem to suit the song wholy. The song only got accepted due to her fame. I'm very sad to say that this might be one of the best 'worst' songs I've heard.

LOOK AT THESE 3 CUTE BEARS

AND, WBB (We Bare Bears) IS NOW ON CN!! Well, Indonesia's CN, but still, they're just hilarious and adorable. I'm glad that I knew they existed way before they start airing in Indonesia. Now, I can share my insatiable obsession to my friends. *evil laughs*

That's all for now.. I'm gonna be very active now since I have a lot of time to update and stuffs.

Yes... from you know I'm gonna blabber a lot in this post with that title.. Oh, wait, you still don't know what I'm about to say? Okay then, I guess I should start now..

Hello...
Let's start off, Adele's comeback was a huge thing. Her "Hello" had 25M views in just a day after release. The song itself is equally amazing, and I'm seriously hyped for this album of hers, 25.

"Hello" art cover

The MV is pretty vintage, as expected from a soul artist, and this song relates so much to people who wants to go back and meet up with their old ex. Seems pretty cliche, but I still love the song, and how she makes her comeback.

"Sorry" art cover

And next, Justin's "Sorry"! I'll be honest when I say that I didn't liked Justin's Journals. However, the moment he releases Where Are U Now and What Do You Mean?, I went insane, and this made me hyped to wait for his upcoming album.

"Focus" art cover

Then we have Ariana's "Focus" looks amazing, and if you haven't listen to the snippet she just gave on Instagram. It's ok, 'cause I'm about to show you the ARI promo video with the "Focus" snippet in it.