Indie Blues

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I don't know what took my soul today but let me tell y'all about a young Average Gyal and her youth. Forewarning, today's post is brought to by my Indie playlist I made like 3 minutes ago.

So a little backstory on this trip down memory lane, I went out tonight to a Caribbean event and the DJs KILLED it with their skills. I don't know why but it was trip down memory lane with all the riddims and ting. Anyways, I leave and almost immediately as I get in my car I knew I didn't want to play dancehall, reggae or soca like I would normally on a night like this. So my playlist reading the car plays the best song it could have EVER played... Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap. It was like the Lord knew what he wanted me to hear and this was it. So my drive home was just a radio station based on this song and one based on the artists. Most fun I had on the drive back home in a while.

A baby Danielle, not even 2 years living in the States tbh.
Look at the fresh face naiveite. 
Now I'm home in my bed and I'm thinking about all this music from my youth. It has been 10 years since I moved to the US and honestly, I drifted from my island music for a while because I spent a LARGE  amount of time in high school being a sad puppy. Whenever I was sad I wanted something happy sounding, Indie music was it for me. I would put on the radio stations or find playlists, and just dance about my room for a little. Or I would have the music playing in the background as I lost myself in another book. Man all my hobbies back then, I was definitely listening to Indie music. Taking photos, editing photos, making playlists, reading, researching about my future, looking for more music, singing, being melancholic and sullen...Indie was there.

Whew, the memories these are taking me back. I kinda feel I'm only feeling this nostalgic because time is doing what time does and moving. Some days it feels like it's moving rapidly, other days not so much. But it's moving and I honestly do not feel as if I'm keeping up.

Sorry for the moody ending, enjoy this very Indie playlist
Your Favorite Average.


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