Musical musings for February

Seeing as I purchase music from iTunes several times a month I thought it would be a fun idea to have a musical musing for each month. This brings me to the month of February, which is fast coming to an end. When I am at work I like to have the radio streaming through the Internet because I seem to work better with a beat than with the silence of my office. My radio station of choice is The Peak, which is less mainstream and more alternative, often showcasing up and coming artists. I was introduced to the station by my favourite Canadian and it didn't take me long to get hooked so I am very grateful to her. Thanks to this radio station I have discovered and fallen in love with several artists I wouldn't normally have if I listened to more commercial radio. This brings me to my song purchases of the month:

1. Hold On - Wilson Phillips
2. Call It Off - Tegan & Sara
3. Save Your Scissors - City and Colour
4. Comin' Home - City and Colour
5. Waiting...- City and Colour
6. The Girl - City and Colour
7. Sleeping Sickness - City and Colour
8. Fallout - Marianas Trench

As you can see City and Colour dominates the purchases thus far and I just learnt tonight that the name is a play on words from the artist's name - Dallas Green, which is quite cool. I really wish I had discovered City and Colour before both January concerts sold out. Let's just hope 'next time' happens sooner rather than later. At the moment I have only been purchasing individual songs. However, the awesome thing is that if you purchase the album version of a song then if you decide you want the complete album at a later stage you can download the remainder at a reduced cost. If you are familiar with any of the artists above then you will also know that all of them minus Wilson Phillips are Canadian, way to represent! Wilson Phillips is definitely the random purchase of the group. Watching the movie Bridesmaids a little while ago inspired this purchase. Life is better when you have music in it; nothing beats a catchy tune that lifts your mood and gets your feet tapping away.

February's music can be found on these albums (images courtesy of iTunes)