As an English Literature student, words are my tool. I love language and all its connotations, permutations, and possibilities. A quick glance at my most listened on last.fm will reveal that this spills over into my music tastes, the wordy bookishness of Will Sheff and the meandering folk-tales of Colin Meloy being exemplary of what takes up a vast proportion of my listening time. With a singer spewing out his carefully considered lyrics, there is an instant psychological – and, in the act of singing along, physical – connection between the artist and the listener. We hear the words, and soon enough we are convinced that we have “so felt this song!”. Continue Reading