Music has always been a big inspiration in my life and not just for writing. It can affect my mood, my cooking, my driving ability, and my relationship with the world and the people around me. Here are a few of my recent favorites – the ones which always get the stories flowing:
| SONG | ARTIST | |
| Thunderclouds | LSD ft. Sia, Diplo, Labrinth | |
| Dusk Till Dawn | Zayn ft. Sia | |
| Chandelier | Sia (yes, I’m a little bit obsessed with her) | |
| Runnin’ (Lose It All) | Naughty Boy ft. Beyonce, Arrow Benjamin | |
| Black and White | The Staves | |
| The Ballad of Mona Lisa | Panic! At the Disco (actually anything by Brendon Urie) | |
| Aldnoah.Zero – “aLIEz” | AmeLee | |
| Crush (Goshfather & Jinco X JayKode Edition) | Jennifer Paige ft. Lauryn Vyce | |
| The Gold | Manchester Orchestra | |
| Open Your Eyes | Snow Patrol | |
| Dimelo | Marc Anthony (the Spanish version) | |
| Waves (Robin Schulz Radio Edit) | Mr. Probz | |
| November | Gracy and Tony | |
| The One That Got Away | The Civil Wars | |
| The Funeral | Band of Horses | |
| Bang Bang | Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj | |
| Bad Romance | On The Rocks (Acapella Version) | |
| Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do | Black and Blue (Musical) |
And because there are so many great songs in the world – here’s another list of some earlier favorites:
| SONG | ARTIST | ||||||
| Scattered Leaves | The Be Good Tanyas | ||||||
| #41 | Dave Matthews Band | ||||||
| Say Goodbye | Dave Matthews Band, again, and again, and again | ||||||
| Remember This | Grey Eye Glances | ||||||
| The Legionnaire’s Lament | The Decemberists | ||||||
| Just For Now | Imogen Heap | ||||||
| What If You | Joshua Radin | ||||||
| Flightless Bird, American Mouth | Iron & Wine | ||||||
| Congratulations | Blue October & Imogen Heap | ||||||
| The Places You’ll Call Home | The Ladybug Transistor | ||||||
| Never Think | Robert Patterson | ||||||
| Fear | Sarah McLachlan | ||||||
| Lion’s Teeth | The Mountain Goats | ||||||
| You or Your Memory | The Mountain Goats | ||||||
| Could You Be Loved | the Late, Great, Bob Marley | ||||||
| Apologize | One Republic | ||||||
| We Walk The Same Line | Everything But The Girl | ||||||
| Casey Jones | Grateful Dead | ||||||
| The Gulf of Araby | Natalie Merchant | ||||||
| Meet Virginia | Train | ||||||
| Reservations | The Old Ceremony | ||||||
| Billie Jean | David Cook’s Version from American Idol | ||||||
| Fidelity | Regina Spektor | ||||||
| Here With Me | Dido | ||||||
| Troy | Sinead O’Connor | ||||||
| Solsbury Hill | Peter Gabriel | ||||||
| Many Rivers to Cross | Toni Childs | ||||||
Katie Bartlett, Author 
Hey Kate-
We have quite a few music similarities (big exception being DMB, I’ve just never like them). Anyway, you should check out The Middle East, start with Blood and Liam Finn. They are one of my favorites. You might hate them, but you might not.
Sherry (from Westfield critique group)
By: Sherry on June 24, 2010
at 7:55 pm
Since your writing is so good, I’ll excuse you the DMB comment…although we’re going to have a heart to heart on that one.
By: Katie B on September 30, 2010
at 3:59 pm