Lets hear it for the boys!

I may have expressed my love for the female singing voice one or two thousand times on this teeny blog; but I can't help it, they dominate my Spotify and iTunes playlists. However, always the hypocrite, there is quite a few of the old male variety that consume a small percentage of my music. I do have the same criteria for these as I do the girls - 1st their voices have to be special, 2nd the songs have to hit me and resonate with me and 3rd I need to be able to sing along, for what I lack in ability I sure make up for in passion. So as a lover of lists I have chosen 10 male music acts that I happen to love - lets go:

1. Ed Sheeran

His voice is beautiful, his songs are beautiful and that red mane is beautiful. His songs stick with me because they are so deep and meaningful. He tells stories in a unique way, there is no-one like him in the industry. I need to see him live, I can only imagine it will be one thing - beautiful.

2. Yellowcard

I discovered these about 10 years ago when 'Ocean Avenue' was released. There first album is great but their second album was amazing. It has some of my favourite songs of all time on it 'Holly Wood Died' and 'Two weeks from Twenty' are particularly special. 'Way Away' is probably my favourite song they recorded - it is an amazing shout-it-when-your-frustrated type of songs.

3. Fall Out Boy

I think everyone has a special place in their hearts for this band. They are just fun, the songs are amazing. There is a club where I live called The Sugarmill, and in the back room they will play 'Dance Dance' or 'Sugar, We're going down' - this is where you will find me throwing some serious shapes.

4. OneRepublic

Ryan Tedder is a music writing genius, he has probably written some of your favourite songs and you didn't even know. He truly shines though when he is fronting this great band. 'Counting Stars' was by far one of my favourite songs of 2013. Also Ryan is quite pretty and there ain't nothing wrong with that.

5. Imagine Dragons

This band is quite new to my musical loves. They sang some songs that I didn't even know was them. So one day I decided to look at the Discover page on Spotify and there they were, so I though why the hell not. My days the album is so so so good. Full of emotion fuelled songs, mixed with fun songs and some great modern rock songs. 'Demons' is probably my favourite and the last 30 seconds of the video has me in buckets.

6. The Killers

I have being a silent fan of these for 10 years now. I have loved all of their stuff but I never made a big deal about it. Brandon is everything - beautiful, talented and a great showman. I have had the honour to see this band twice live and it is such a good atmosphere, it is electric when the intro for 'Mr Brightside' starts. Chills.

7. One Direction

Once again I show no shame in my love for the boys. I have probably mentioned too many times just how much I love them. They aren't your typical boy band, their songs have a more rockier edge to them which I respond to very well - but honestly they could sing the phone book and I would be happy, as long as they are looking at me whilst they do so.

8. Hunter Hayes

My love for country music rarely goes past the female voices but this little scamp creeped up on me from nowhere. 'Wanted' was a major hit for him and I even saw it on a British Music Channel. His next single was even better in my eyes 'I Want Crazy'. His country twang, great lyrics, blond hair and cheeky grin make up one great country star.

9. Ron Pope

I'll put my hand up now, I don't know much of his music - however he made the list because he sang and wrote one of my favourite songs of all time. 'A Drop in the Ocean' is beyond a beautiful song, I think I heard it when I had a lot of the same emotions so it stuck with me. Even to this day I listen to it and it reminds of certain things. I love it love it love it. Also his voice is top notch.

10. Bastille

I first heard this band when they did this amazing mash-up of 'No Scrubs' by TLC and quotes from 'Psycho' - it was genius. Worked so amazingly well, so I downloaded the mixtape and there was even more to love. So happy for them now that they are getting international success. His voice is so special and the songs are unlike anything you have heard before.

Honourable Mentions

Kanye West

Justin Timberlake

Bruno Mars

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

Pharrell Williams

Fun.

Michael Buble

Calvin Harris

The 1975

Jake Bugg

Arctic Monkeys

John Legend

Kings of Leon

Crazy Crushes - Male Edition

Well earlier on I did my crazy crush's on the ladies, but I am an equal opportunities kind of guy so I thought I would talk about some of the Men that are not in my life. Looking at the image above it may appear I have a type - this isn't a brunette appreciation post, hair pigment is not important to me. So lets analyse it a tad more and I will tell you why these pretty boys made my list.

Russell Brand
Might as well start with the crazy one. I think he is hilarious and I do enjoy a little bit of controversy. However the main reason is that he is extremely intelligent and I like people I can learn from. I am the kind of learner that gets more from someone who is passionate about a topic.

Logan Lerman
He is adorable. He has a smart head on his shoulders. His character in Perks of Being a Wallflower is one of my favourite literary character of all time. Also he has the awkward personality that gets me. And he is going places, he will be huge and I would like to be there from the beginning.

Zac Efron
I don't think there is any person that wouldn't. He can sing, he can dance and he can act - and God knows he looks good doing it. He is a bit too pretty so I'm not sure for my own confidence that I could stand too close to him at social events.

Michael Buble
This is where you will see my middle aged woman personality come out - I love him, and I hate his pregnant wife. I jest, its not hate - its pure jealousy. I enjoy his music, unfortunately I don't own any of it - but what I like the most about him is his personality. I could watch Graham Norton interview him for 45 hours straight and I would be content.

Francisco Lachowski
A very fine looking Brazilian Male Model. Enough said really. Just look at him. I feel like I would faint if he even walked in my direction - wouldn't be cute. David Gandy needs to watch out - there is another cute boy on the block.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I love his character in 500 Days of Summer, Mysterious Skin and very much looking forward to his porn addict character in Don Jon. He is very pretty, has a great sense of style and he seems like a gentleman in real life. Plus he has his own production company. Equals up to a great guy in my book.

Shia LaBeouf
I am not sure how to say his name (La Boof?) Its not important though. I knew of him since Even Stevens on Disney but it was Transformers and Disturbia where he got my attention. A very good looking guy with great acting skills - how I even noticed the robots when Shia was on screen with Megan Fox I don't know. He has gone a bit different over the last few years, but his directing skills are great for those music videos he did. Excited for whatever he is doing next - and I wouldn't mind being along for the ride.

Harry Styles
As well as being a middle aged woman, there is a teenage age girl inside of me that gets excited whenever Harry is around. He is a beautiful boy there is no denying and I am a sucker for tattoos. I may have to have it out with him what happened with Taylor Swift, but I'm sure we would get past it and have a beautiful time together.

Johnny Depp
Who doesn't love Johnny? If you claim not to you're only lying to yourself - no one is impressed. He has proved time and time again his acting is top notch. Sometimes a bit freaky, but I know we all gave him a second glance when Jack Sparrow came on the screen - I wanted his hair. He seems like a shy awkward guy in real life - I ain't mad about that, he is too pretty for it to be an issue. We could sit in silence.

P.S David Beckham would have been included in this list, but as I want his wife I decided to let him go. I don't want to steal his wife and break his heart when he realises it was to me. I'm not an animal.