Music to my ears
I get a kick out of listening to good Thai music. Although I rarely know what they are singing about, there’s still a lot of enjoyment to be had from listening to decent bands. One of my favorite bands at the moment are Endorphine. It’s actually Da, the lead singer, who I’m really into. Her solo album My Love Songs is fantastic. It was released some time last year, in August I think.
It’s one of those albums that you will have heard in its entirety if you’ve ever been to a Thai club at least a couple of times. The lead song, “Parb luang tar” is particularly popular. There’s just something about her voice and the melodies she creates that is enchanting.
I hate to say it, but many of her songs remind me Ace of Base. To me that’s not a bad thing because I think that as a pop band Ace of Base were totally misunderstood. The first two albums were class. Wait, don’t stop reading. I’ll move on.
Another Thai band I’m keen on at the moment are Flure. They seem to have the scene sussed and make some great music.
You can pick up CDs by Da and Flure for about 150 baht from almost any CD shop in Thailand.
If you want to listen to some good Thai songs with an English translation on screen, you'd better check out this site: http://www.ethaimusic.com/
I think this Thai song really suits your current circumstances. It has a good meaning: http://www.ethaimusic.com/lyrics3/713.htm
"It is normal that we should be anxious, around the time when something has changes. But if on one of these days, our hearts are hurt as if storm is coming at you. Tell ourselves that the pains will disappear one day. No difference from what we've been witnessing every season."
Da is one of my idol. I really like her unique style of voice. I watched her interview once saying that she has a problem with her vocal chord and she needs the operation. However, she said she will be arsed if she is not able to sing cuz' she needs a rest for months if she does the operation… Hopefully, she will be fine.
And i do agree with u that Flure creates an incredible music. I really like the vocalist. His voice is fantastic….
One of the great things I found in Thailand trip last year was the discovery of Thai indie music. Now I am a big fan of Stylish Nonsense.
http://www.outtospace.com/step-stylish-nonsense/
I saw them live once. It was the bizarre thing I've ever witnessed.