Happily Melancholic Favorite #7: Silver Sorrow by Azure Ray

I have Drawing Down The Moon! I Actually received it about 11 days before the CD actually released. It's amazing, of course it is because it's Azure Ray. Out of the 13 songs the top five I loved the most were:

1. Silver Sorrow
2. Don't Leave My Mind
3. On & On Again
4. Lonely Girls
5. Make Your Heart

I loved this album so much that I even listened to the album on sunny days. God, I love Azure Ray!
Here's Silver Sorrow by Azure Ray.

Melancholy In Love Pt. VIII: Throw Me A Rope by KT Tunstall

Do I really need to give you a reason to download a beautiful, heartwarming, acoustic song from the amazing KT? I hope I don't. Seriously though, this song is one to have in your music collection, Throw Me A Rope is a song that's great to listen to during the cold nights of the fall.
Here's Throw Me A Rope by KT Tunstall.

Happily Melancholic Favorite #6: Spark by Moumoon

Man, I love Moumoon, especially their new mini album, Spark. The title track is so happy and great. Puts a big smile on my face.
It's a great song to listen to when your driving around the world in the morning. The whole EP is great for the morning really.
Here's Spark by Moumoon
Sorry about the crazy Japanese obsession right now, it's just a seasonal phase that comes and goes.

Here's an English song for you just in case you don't like songs in a different language.
Sunshine Girl ~English Version~ by Moumoon

Melancholy In Love Pt. VII: 23:30 by Perfume

I love Perfume, but this song and their other song, "Kiss & Music" are my favorites. "23:30" is their best slow slow they've (only) made. All I can say is that this song really calms down the numbness and anger I feel. It's hard to feel HappilyMelancholic all the time when people don't like you....
I also love this song because it reminds me of love. I think is that's the reason why it calms me down. Because it has that sense of love, calm, and understanding.
The instrumental is great too. Perfect to sleep to and perfect contemplative music too.
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23:30
23:30 [Instrumental]
Kiss & Music [Bonus Free Track]

I hope you enjoy 23:30 by Perfume.

Happily Melancholic #6: Not Unprepared by Tash Parker

I really love this song. It reminds me of a lonesome journey through the city or even through the country. Just a lonesome journey. I found this song while looking through blogspots out of boredom. Luckily I stumbled upon a good artist. If you like the lonely feeling of folk you'll love this song.
Here's Not Unprepared by Tash Parker

I highly recommend this song, really great.

Perfect Times To Listen To It....

Perfect Day: Windy Days
Perfect Season: Fall/Autumn
Perfect Time: Night/Cloudy Day

Melancholy In Love Pt. VI: I Never Really Loved You by the NeverEndings

I love Ivy, and hearing that their releasing a new album is great news to me. But, while I was trying to find information about the next album, I found out about this great duo.
The NeverEndings, are Dominique Durand and Andy Chase. Their songs are great for the other side of summer. Especially with this song, I Never Really Loved You.
I really like the beginning of the song, it gives you a sense of what the feelings going to be. Cold, distant, dark, and alone. The melody is somewhat upbeat while the lyrics are really good but really dark. Kind of the opposite version of Ivy.

Here's a song to start your summer of lovin' and/or summer of heartbreak.
I Never Really Loved You by the NeverEndings
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If you love Ivy, Brookville, Paco and the Postmarks then you'll love the NeverEndings!

The Goddess of Happily Melancholy - Akino Arai

The Goddess of Happily Melancholy - Akino Arai

A Goddess is one that explores the elements, one that is not always in the public eye, one that's humble, nice, and recognized for their strengths. Akino Arai fits all these qualities. But why a Happily Melancholic Artist you ask?
Listen to "Voices[Video]" or "Wanna Be An Angel[Video]" and then rethink that question. Ok, if you're still wondering why, I understand. Those songs to me are not her ultimate best ones but they're the most popular songs.
To me she really broadcasts the sense of Happily Melancholy in pretty much all of her good songs. The balancing of the two polar opposite emotions, the vocals, melodies, lyrics, sounds, feelings, all of it is so powerful and needed for recognition.
All of her songs are either, other-worldly, down-to-earth, melancholic or happily melancholic.
This Goddess has really gotten in touch with the earth and the beauty of life, nature, love, and the universe. I don't know what Akino Arai does to make such great songs but I'd love to know her secret.
The first song I loved from her was, "Tsuki No Ie", in 1999
I thought that I was listening to an Angel singing. Later in time, I then found more songs by Akino Arai and heard more recent songs. I was blown away by her songs. I still am each time I find a new songs I like by her. It's so hard to really narrow down the songs that are happily melancholic because about 75% of them are Happily Melancholic! Ok, Her album, VHMusic, is filled with a few songs that are really soothing and are Happily Melancholic like, "Blooming Spring", "Little Dream", "Trance Transistor Table Radio (VH Version)" and "Princess of Winter". The rest are soothing songs like, "Yellow Star", "I'd Love To See U", "It's Snowing" and "An Angel Is Smiling".
On Her Album, Eden, Happily Melancholic songs on their are, "New World", with an other-worldly feeling, and "Kamisama no gogo". Soothing/ Melancholic songs are, "Nijiro no wakusei", and "Roundabout Drive". I love Roundabout Drive and New World because Roundabout is so filled with a "weathered" emotion, while New world has that feeling of flying high and motivation.
Then on her other album, Furu Platinum, there's only two songs that really stands out and it's, "Garukei no Raken", a song filled with a "weathered" and "Orange Noel", a down-to-earth track.
A B-side that I really love is called, "Forou Mii", which is a Happily Melancholic track. It builds up from a really quiet beginning to a really upbeat ending. It's great.
The Kakusei Toshi Single was filled with down-to earth songs. Just like the song "Kakusei Toshi", with "Tasogre Wa Mirai De Matsu" and "Pouriinu Pouriinu" the single can put you to sleep if you're not used to really soothing songs.
Luckily, "Kimi e Mukau Hikari", is a pretty upbeat, Happily Melancholic song.
Next up her album, Kouseki Radio, I love this album. There's two Happily Melancholic songs on this album, "Satellite Song", and "Kirei Na Kanjou". Up next is "Sakasami no niji", is probably the most isolated feeling song in her collection. I love it so much.
From her most recent album, "Sora no Sphere", her songs are similar to flying around in the air or hanging around in the nature of the world. I love it.
"Haleakala", the first track on the album, is a great entrance to a wonderful album of Akino's. The build-up, the feeling, all of it gives you a feel of flying. A song to listen to when you're walking around at 5 am. When the morning blue skies are out. I love "Monday, Tuesday", because of the chill melody, and the sounds that makes it feel like an everyday song. It's nice. "Terminal", is great, because it's so upbeat and interesting to listen to.
"Wings of Blue", is the most upbeat song on the album. The backing vocals and the melody as if you're going out to sea. It's cool.
Now the final song I'm going to talk about is, "Natsukashii Umi", because this song is the most happily melancholic song Akino Arai has made so far.

-I love Akino Arai-

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