Eliza Doolittle - Eliza Doolittle

Life is good, life is also very fun.  We take advantage of how lucky we are and we don't take notice of the little things that make us happy.  I feel like negativity is contagious and too many times have i've been in a bad mood because of someone else; and vice versa.  Then i thought about it....positivity is contagious too.  So it was great to know that i was gonna share this album with you, it might not be on the top of your playlists, but i do hope it makes your day a little brighter.  I also have a wicked crush on this artist...she writes her own music, she plays the guitar, she has an adorable British accent, she covered a rendition of Coldplay's "Yellow", and she's my age....total heart throb!!!
any ways...heres #11

Eliza Doolittle - Eliza Doolittle

I just want to point out that I found Eliza Doolittle after searching for a cover of Cee Lo Green's "F*ck You".  Can you imagine someone like Eliza doing a cover of "F*ck You"?...Neither did I!  Either way, I found it hilarious so I decided to look up her music.  Fact is, her mother was the star of the musical "Les Miserable", and her grandmother was the founder of the london Stage School.  At age 12 Eliza started writing her own music and at age 16 she signed up with Universal Music.  Now, at the age of 22, with the release of her self titled debut album, her colourful poppy/jazzy style is drawing comparisons to London pop-star Lily Allen.  Eliza's approach to pop music is extremely unique and not like anything i've heard before.  "Skinny Genes" was the first track i heard from her and i was hooked from the start; she uses a whistle melody during the chorus that i find ingenious.  I also fell in love with her choice of instruments (which could be the effects of a good producer as well, but i'll give her the benefit of the doubt).  She uses strictly acoustic instruments such as the Cello, Ukulele, three piece drum kit, mini piano, back up harmony, and not once did i hear a distortion.  "Pack Up" was another track that caught my attention, mainly because it sounded like the 21st century pop version of Bobby McFerrin's "Don't worry, be happy".  The combination of pop and jazz speaks such a colourful picture that you can't help but smile and do the twist.  Eliza's music is pure...and that accent of hers doesn't hurt either.

Pop music is not one of my favourite genres, though I do admit it makes me kind of happy.  The Biebs and the Swifts may take a little longer to cope with, but I do understand how it plays as ear candy.  It's never a bad thing to share a good feeling, and if it feels good...just go for it and stop caring about what other people think.  If you want to stay home on a friday night while all your other friends are spending money for no reason, go for it.  If you want to eat that whole carton of Ben and Jerry's cookie dough ice cream while watching Lost or One Tree Hill, go for it.  If you want to spend 800$ on an iphone....ok don't go for that..but you know what i mean.

Eliza Doolittle - Eliza Doolittle
3/5
Recommended:
Skinny Genes
Pack Up
Rollerblades
Police Car