Before I get into this I'd just like to say my thoughts are with those in Paris and France. What happened last night was an act of cowardice and I can't even begin to comprehend what would bring people to to perform such a vicious attack. May those who were innocently murdered rest in peace and I hope those responsible will be brought to justice for their barbaric actions. This post is some light relief.. Or not depending on your thoughts of One Direction. 

One Direction have just released their fifth studio album ahead of what they are calling a year long break. On Thursday just gone they performed their first Radio 1 live lounge ever. In which they sang Torn. To any One Direction fan that song brings back memories of X Factor and curly hair and video diaries. It marks the start of the worlds biggest boy band. The song awoke 13 year old Ang who loved the band so much that every Monday she'd rush home just to see five boys sit on stairs and talk crap. So here I've compiled a list of the 10 best One Direction songs ever, in my opinion. 

I Would

An old school but such a happy tune. This was my jam three years ago and it 1000% still is.

I Should Have Kissed You 

This was the B side to One Thing and I OBSESSED. To this day every time I hear it I'm brought back to my bedroom and my cracked iPod touch and my Harry Styles screensaver. 

Over Again

OLD SCHOOL AND EMOTIONAL. Written by Ed Sheeran so a guaranteed great song. This is another one that brings me WAAAAAY back to being so excited because my two favourite artists had created a song together. 

Best Song Ever

I think I love this because it was played at my fifth year formal. I expected everyone to roll their eyes judgementally and scoff. Instead everyone headed to the dance floor and belted out every word, even the lads. I have such good memories of this song. It's such a feel good, sing in the shower song. 

Strong 

The chorus of this is enough for Strong to make it into this playlist. Belt it out, fake emotion, BUT I DON'T CARE I'M NOT SCARED OF LOOOOOOOOOOOVE. Just amazing. 

Happily

I usually listen to One Direction to cheer up. Their upbeat tunes instantly bring a smile to my face. This song is the pinnacle of my happy song. I dance and sing and smile so brightly I look mentally ill. But I LOVE this.

Little White Lies

The reason I love this song? THE DROP. I FEEL LIKE MY WORLD IS ON FIRE WHEN THE BEAT DROPS IN THIS. It's also the first properly sexual song of theirs so yano. YOU KNOW YOU WOULD GIRL. 

18

This was written by Ed Sheeran so it was obvious before anyone even heard it that this would be an incredible song. Emotional tbh. 

Change Your Ticket

This screams the 1975 so I was obviously going to include it here. Upbeat and preppy and such a good mood lifter.

Perfect 

This may be a brand new song but it's already made it into my One Direction hall of fame. HARRYS VOICE, THE SINGABILITY OF EVERY LYRIC, BLACK AND WHITE BAND MEMBERS. Honestly this is such a great tune and it will be FOREVER. 

I really really hope this isn't the end of One Direction. I'm a low key huge fan who pretends to have outgrown them, but belts out every breath to every one of their songs. Thanks for reading. You can listen to the playlist here and find the other playlists of the week 

here.

If you suffer from anxiety it can be difficult to perform even the most easiest and every day tasks. Saying hello to the childhood friend you bump into, asking for help in a shop or even simply getting to sleep can prove to be impossible tasks. I've suffered from anxiety for as long as I remember, whether I knew it at the time or not. And in that time I've tested so many non medicated anxiety cures. Most of which did nothing for me. Apart from music. You can tell by my other playlists, and posts in general, that music is a huge passion of mine so it's really comes as no surprise that music is what I use to calm my busy and over thinking head. I don't just shuffle my iPod when I need to calm myself though. I've discovered that playing loud music works best. It drowns out all the background noise and also helps to shut up the white noise in my head. This method is fine when I can just space out and not have to participate in anything. But we all know that real life doesn't stop because anxiety flares up and more often than not I need to be somewhere or do something, usually in public and with people I don't know, when my anxiety is in full throttle. During these times I have a separate playlist of quieter, more mellow songs that I can listen to on the go when my eyes and ears need to be on high alert. So today I have for you the two playlists I listen to in order to quell my over active and sometimes self destructive mind.

                 LOUD                                                                         Quiet 

Backseat Serenade // All Time Low                             EASE // Troye Sivan                    

Blood Hands // Royal Blood                                          Firefly // Ed Sheeran

A Certain Romance // Arctic Monkeys                        Fireproof // One Direction

Closer To The Edge // Thirty Seconds To Mars         Forever // Chris Brown 

Coffee Shop Soundtrack // All Time Low                   Fools // Troye Sivan

D is For Dangerous // Arctic Monkeys                       Head.Cars.Bending // The 1975

Dance, Dance // Fall Out Boy                Hold On We're Going Home // Drake

Dead! // My Chemical Romance                                 Holocene // Bon Iver 

Dog Days Are Over // Florence + The Machine         I Want You // Saint Raymond 

Don't Stop // 5SOS                                                        Jaded // Disclosure

Everlong // Foo Fighters                                               Latch // Disclosure

Famous Last Words // My Chemical Romance          Lego House // Ed Sheeran

Figure It Out // Royal Blood                                         Like Real People Do // Hozier

The Ghost of You // My Chemical Romance              Magnets // Disclosure 

The Girl's a Straight Up Hustler // All Time Low     Masterpiece // Disclosure

Helena // My Chemical Romance                                Medicine // The 1975

Here's Your Letter // Blink 182                                   Omen // Disclosure 

Hole // Royal Blood                                                       Ribs // Lorde

Hospital For Souls // Bring Me The Horizon             Tenerife Sea // Ed Sheeran

I Bet You Look Good... // Arctic Monkeys        Toothpaste Kisses // The Maccabees

If I'm James Dean, ... // Sleeping With Sirens           Where We Land // Ed Sheeran

I'm Not Okay // My Chemical Romance                    WILD // Troye Sivan

Kings and Queens // Thirty Seconds To Mars           You & Me // Disclosure

Little Monster // Royal Blood                                      Youth // Troye Sivan

Lost In Stereo // All Time Low                                    18 // One Direction

Missing You // All Time Low                                                                 

My Life Would Suck Without You // Kelly Clarkson

No Control // One Direction                                                                 

One Last Time // Ariana Grande                                                              

Peanut Butter Jelly // Galantis                                                             

Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secure // Arctic Monkeys
Savannah // Reliant K                                                              

Sex // The 1975                                                                

Sleep Walking // Bring Me The Horizon                                                         

Somewhere In Neverland // All Time Low                                                        

Still Take You Home // Arctic Monkeys                                                         

Teenagers // My Chemical Romance                                                          

Ten Tonne Skeleton // Royal Blood                                                         

Time Bomb // All Time Low                                                           

Untouched // The Veronicas                                                       

What I Like About You // 5SOS                                                     

 505 // Arctic Monkeys                                                          

I hope this was at least some help if you do suffer my anxiety and if not I hope you at least discovered some new music you enjoy. Thanks for reading and be sure to follow my social media:

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Here's what I've been listening to this week. You can listen here.

No Sense // Justin Bieber 

Justin has been releasing some banging tunes lately. So I checked out his album and if I'm being honest I'm a little disappointed. He definitely released its best tracks prior for its promotion. But this is a good tune. 

Sea of Voices // Porter Robinson 

This is a very atmospheric song. With few words it somehow manages to strike something in me. It's basically five minutes of atmosphere. Love this.

Maple Leaf // Some Kind of Illness

I reviewed Some Kind Of Illness' debut album here. This is probably my favourite song from the album but I really can't explain why. I really really love this. It's another atmospheric track and it isn't available on Spotify so it won't be on the playlist but you can check it out on band camp here.

Be There // Saint Raymond

This is probably my favourite song of Saint Raymond's. It begins as most Saint Raymond songs do. It sounds like a the 1975 inspired track with a high power intense chorus. It's melody is so catchy you'll get the tune in a flash. It'll have you screeching I WANNA BE THEEEEEEERE in no time. A high intensity feel good song to pick you when the winter blues are hitting. I particularly love the break down at 2:38. I get to see him in less than a week in Wednesday and I just can't wait.

Clarity // Zedd ft Foxes

The day after Saint Raymond I'm seeing Zedd in Dublin. I've never been to a gig like this before so I'm not too sure what to expect. Will it be like a night club? Just the same artist pressing buttons and playing his own songs all night? I'm not sure but I'm probably gonna be so tipsy everything's going to look and sound so beautiful I'll be loving life. But yeah this is my favourite of Zedd's songs so I've been listening to it to get me pumped up. 

Heroes // David Bowie 

I recently rewatched The Perks of Being a Wallflower which brought this song back to my attention. This song is a timeless classic and thanks to Perks it has been brought to a whole new generation of people who might never have heard it otherwise. I can't listen to this without getting very emotional, I'm brought back to the tunnel and feeling infinite and crying at finding such an incredible movie. 

When We Were Young // Adele

This song broke me. It's about life passing you by, growing older and suddenly realising it. It has some beautiful lyrics that melt the heart. Unfortunately I just discovered she isn't streaming this album, so you won't find this song in the Spotify playlist either. But I couldn't not include such an awesome track, I have been really listening to it all week since it the acoustic video was released. 

Magnets // Disclosure ft. Lorde

This song is just incredible. It makes me want to dance. I just can't listen to this without my hips swaying. It's so so so so good. A nice mix of chill and dance as usual from Disclosure. 

You & Me // Flume remix 

This is an old one that's creeped it's way back into my recently played. Flume are so underrated. Much like Disclosure they're wonderfully chill but remain upbeat enough to bop along to. Such a great song.

You can listen to all my other playlists here, and you can read the rest of weds here.

I can't imagine much worse than being stuck alone on a desert island. I think the only thing worse would to be stuck alone on a desert island with no music. Here are the four albums I'd bring if I were to be shipped off to a desert island.

Don't Panic (It's Longer Now) // All Time Low

Chances are if I'm stuck alone on a desert island I'm going to get a little pissed off sooner rather than later. All Time Low's music has the beautiful balance of being able to shout lyrics until your anger has subsided and happy melodic sounds to hell life your mood. This is an incredible stand alone album and one I reach for at least once a week. Favourite songs from it are: 

Somewhere In Neverland 

For Baltimore 

The Reckless and The Brave

The 1975 (Deluxe Edition) // The 1975

I don't think I could go anywhere without this album so it's a no brainier that I'd bring this to a desert island. The beautiful thing about the deluxe edition is that there are over 40(!!!!) songs on it so it's perfect for this island situation. Each song has its own sound and the album as a whole has an incredible mix of pop, 80's and typical indie band sounds so there's a great mix here. Plus I'd be able to write their beautifully crafted lyrics for daaaaaaays on the beaches of this tropical island. Favourite songs from this are:

Sex

Head.Cars.Bending

Robbers 

In A Perfect World // Kodaline 

This album. THIS ALBUM. I'd definitely miss quite a few people if I was a cast away so I could cry to this album. But I could also cheer up to this album. With lyricism that could tear you apart and melodies that can lift you higher than you've ever felt I couldn't leave this album behind. Favourite songs for In A Perfect World are:

All I Want

High Hopes

Love Like This

The Pink Print // Nicki Minaj 

MY QUEEN HAD TO COME WITH ME. Despite the fact I'll be on an island I'll still wanna get turnt every so often. And I'll probably need a confidence boost given the fact I'll have no cleaning supplies and no clothes so Nicki will be able to make me feel like the desert island goddess I'd be. Favourites from this album are:

Get On Your Knees

The Night Is Still Young

The Crying Game

Four albums was difficult to pick but I somehow managed it. I've put my favourite songs from each of the albums into a little playlist which you can check out here aswell. Thanks for reading and be sure to check out my social media.

This week I had a little rummage through my older music collection, songs I'd listened to through my teenage years. From the age of around 15 I always felt a little lovelorn and down on the whole love and relationships thing. I don't even know why but my music library really shows it. So I thought I'd channel that into this playlist. You can listen as usual in Spotify here and you can check out all the other playlists here.

"Nothing's greater than the rush that comes with your embrace," is a lyric I greatly appreciated at 15 but now that I really know what this means this lyric means a whole deal more.

This is such an iconic track that anyone anywhere knows the words to. It tells such a beautiful (if slightly sickly) love story of long distance but remaining so irrevocably in love.  Such a gorgeous song. I just love the love letter element here. Aaaahhhhh. 

This isn't deep or anything. I just seriously love this song and have done since I was 13. 

This a much more intimate love song though it isn't as blatant as most love songs. This is an honest song about young love that needs saving in times of trouble.  Blink 182 really know what they're doing.

A slowly intensifying song. Brutally honest. Incredibly beautiful. 

This is more of a song about being used rather than loved. A wonderfully structured song with echoing lyricism that will haunt you forever.

Everlong is one of the few Foo Fighters songs I actually like and by like I mean adore. The build up in this song is nothing if not euphoric and leaves the listener feeling a little lighter and more intensified. Listen to this full blast or not at all. 

A gentle more elegant ditty that's almost childish. But it's still so so beautiful. 

A bluesy song by the only woman in the world who can channel heart break into such relatable and emotion inducing music. I have never ever been through a situation even close to what Adele sings about but I still feel like I've been kicked in the heart when I listen to her. This songs a little different to the rest of her album but you can pick your own Adele song here, most will fit. 

Thanks for reading! You can see the rest of my November Blogging Challenge here. Keep checking back every day for new posts.

This playlist is just what I've been listening to most this week. You can listen to it on Spotify here and you can find all my other playlists here.

You Know You Like It - Aluna George (DJ SNAKE REMIX)

This has been out a while but it only properly listened to it recently. I love how it's still quite chill but it still makes me wanna sway and dance. Sorta sultry yet still playful it's an all round good track.

Hotline Bling - Drake

I love Drake. I know his latest album has been shit on but I really love this. Maybe it's cos the backing track brings me back to playing The Simpsons Hit and Run when I was ten but maybe it's just a genuinely good song, who knows.

Low Tide - XY&O

I can kinda already tell this is gonna be a song I like for a fortnight and never listen to a again. But now I love it's vibes and it's quite feel good on a sunny day. 

I Can't Lose - Mark Ronson (Pomo Remix) 

It's Ronson so it's obviously a little funky and it makes me wanna bop around in tight skirts. Yet again it's chill vibes and good times with this one. 

Runnin' (Lose it All) - Naughty Boy ft Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin 

My pet peeve with this song is that Beyoncé is the featured artist. Who the fuck does Naughty Boy think he is?! I honestly can't stand Naughty Boy as a person so I hate myself for liking this. But at the end of the day Beyoncé voices nearly the entire thing and when she doesn't it's Arrow Benjamin so the listener isn't even aware that the wannabe Naughty Boy is even on this track. It's a good song though.

Elysium - Bears Den

I really love this. It's like a song that would play at the moment in a movie where the lead discovers they don't need anyone else and walks happily and content alone into the sunset. It's a lovely song when you need a pick me up from a crappy day.

Running Behind - HOLY CHILD

HAPPY FEEL GOOD DANCING ALONE IN YOUR ROOM IN FLOWY SKIRTS SONG. LISTEN TO IT. ITS GONNA LIFT YOUR MOOD AND YOUR ENTIRE DAY.

Never Forget You - Zara Larsson & MNEK

This is an amazing dance track with a drop that makes my head spin. Adore this song. I can see myself drunkenly running to the dance floor when this unexpectedly comes on in a club. 

Smile - Royal Concept 

This is the sing that would play at the beginning of a road trip with friends. Sorta sounds like Imagine Dragons but in a good way. Happy go lucky I probably won't listen to this song again after a week kinda song.

And that's it. Hope you liked, be sure to follow my social media. 

This playlist is longer than the rest just because I know how long It takes to feel better and happier sometimes. So here's the songs that bring a smile to my face, have me shouting along to and make me wanna prance around my room even on the greyest of days. You can listen to it on Spotify here..

Fergalicious // Fergie

Air Hostess // Busted

Your Love is My Drug // Kesha

Bonfires // Saint Raymond 

Change Your Ticket // One Direction

You & Me // Bassnectar (with Darling)

Peanut Butter Jelly // Galantis 

Dog Days Are Over // Florence & The Machine 

Hollaback Girl // Gewn Stafani 

Crazy In Love // Beyoncé 

All Star // Smash Mouth

Basket Case // Green Day

Backseat Serenade // All Time Low

Girlfriend // Avril Lavigne

Girls // The 1975

I Wanna Dance With Somebody // Whitney Houston

Gold Digger // Kanye West

Milkshake // Kelis

Robbers // The 1975

SOS // Jonas Brothers 

Thanks for reading/ listening and be sure to follow my social media. 

If you have followed me for any longer than a week then you'll know about my sheer adoration for this song. The lyricism of this sing will never cease to amaze me. It paints a picture that remains with the listener, or at least with me, forever. Whether you've been through a break up, lost a loved one or just been through a heartbreak this song will bring you to tears. I had the privilege of hearing Kodaline perform this song live which might be why it strikes such a chord with me. But for the first time in my gig life I decided not to record my favourite song. I couldn't take my eyes off the stage. I couldn't help the tears from falling and I couldn't help having this song engraved in my soul.                                                                       

Hello! This week I've been listening to more upbeat songs than usual. This is probably because I'm free from college and I'm actually happy. It could also be because the darkness of winter has finally left and the bright and perkiness of spring is upon us. Either way my playlists have had to alter to fit my happier mood. Songs you can sing passionately along to and ones you can dance around to are what's in this playlist. It's perfect to listen to as you get ready for a night out or just to dance around to while you're alone or, if you're like me, in the company of your bemused boyfriend. Either way here we go.