Tuesdays, for as long as I can remember, have played a significant role in my life. What’s so special about Tuesdays you ask? Well that’s the day new music is released. What once started with my weekly visit to the Local Wherehouse to check out the latest CD’s, has now evolved to scrolling through iTunes for the latest mp3’s. The concept is the same, and the achieved result is the same, but the method applied is more convenient then ever.

So now here I am, headphones on, feet up, as I peruse the latest and hottest track on iTunes. But it wasn’t until this week that I really began to look deeper into this process. Some questions began to run through my head. Like: What is it I’m looking for? How will I know when I find it? Is it a feeling or an emotion? These kind of questions all play apart in our quest to find new music.

These days though, finding good music seems to be more of a challenge. With so many artist out there, we cant help but recycle what’s already been done. As long as it sells, and the cool kids keep waving their hands in the air, then who really cares about originality.

I was listening to an album today that right off the bat caught my attention. The music was intriguing, the beats were solid, and I was convinced I found my next album to leave on repeat. But then the vocals drop, and it sounds like Lorde released a new album under a new alias, and I was instantly disappointed. Is this a coincidence, or are the labels taking talent, and molding them into what is hot and top 40 worthy? Truthfully, this leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and is the main reason I stay far away from the radio and most top 40 music. This doesn’t mean I don’t ever put my guard down, a good song is a good song, but it allows me to appreciate the intimacy that I have with a lot of my music.