nerve. I have found that I am drawn to calm beats, funk inspired, raspy voices, orchestras or jazz samples. This assignment has allowed me to overanalyze my relationship with music, and I realized everyone has different purposes for music. For me, I want a song to calm me down and make me tap my foot. For others, they might want their heart to race, their head to bang, or their emotions triggered.

             I decided I wanted my non-traditional voice for this assignment to specifically be the album Malibu by Anderson .Paak. It is rare that I find an album where I can enjoy it in its entirety. There isn’t a song on that album that I don’t like, honestly on any of Anderson .Paak’s albums or collaborations, I generally am pleased by anything he produces. While I would like to argue that he is one of the world’s greatest artists, I realize that this opinion is subjective, and relationships with music are all unique. For me, this album creates an ideal feeling of contentment and joy through beats that make you want to snap your fingers and bob your head. The song “Lite Weight” in particular really resonates with me. The upbeat fashion of the song, along with the instrumental break around 2 minutes in always gives me goosebumps for some reason, and this was amplified after I saw him perform it live at a festival last year, because now it is nostalgic and every time I hear it it brings me back to the venue surrounded by thousands of people just like me equally entranced by his music. While I could go on and on for hours about music and its importance to me, I am intrigued by the idea that I feel like I have a relationship with an album similar to a relationship with an old friend.