None of the work and plans
made by Riley would mean
much if the songs aren’t good,
but they are. Secrets I Told To A
Sound Hole is a wonderful folk
rock album with songs that often
share Riley’s love of music with
inspiration as a whole. Listeners
are welcomed into her dream of
being a musician and we follow
her heartbreaks and successes
only the way. Most of all, Riley
shows that there are more suc-
cesses and joys in life than peo-
ple generally see. In fact, one of
her lyrics has even spawned its
own movement.
The line, “I will choose love and
music is enough” led Riley to
create the hashtag #IWillCho-
oseLove — something that in-
spired a music video and led
to a page on her website that
seeks to fight the negativity in
the world with positive vibes.
She describes the page on the
website as “My little corner of
the internet that focuses on the
good in the world, and positive
responses to all the bad. I’m far
Watch a video for “Music Is Enough” by Amanda Rose Riley
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