Lucifer.: At the Mortuary At the Mortuary on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkvQILyvro0 https://open.spotify.com/track/5UDiDSofm4ibhf3U6t9E3j?si=0b7c0cfc29bd407d I'll conclude my Best of 2024 list with some old school heavy metal. The fifth album by Swedish band Lucifer is simply titled Lucifer V. The band is unapologetic in its old school riffage. They are deeply influenced by bands like Black … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 16, 2025
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Song of the Day: January 15, 2025
Nilufer Yanya: Mutations Mutations on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLg7irPERfg https://open.spotify.com/track/0CPNtInZtdxtWNOBN5Nkhu?si=00056ae00c404f83 Continuing my Best of 2024 list, today's song is from British songwriter Nilufer Yanya. I first listened to Yanya in 2022 on her album Painless. That was one of my favorite albums of that year, so I was excited when her follow-up album, My Method … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 15, 2025
Song of the Day: January 14, 2025
Ducks Ltd.: Hollowed Out Hollowed Out on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9d_f4ieFeM https://open.spotify.com/track/3Y3mPiVMuJswoSNjKi5ana?si=c8649c7e9b4b4549 Continuing my Best of 2024 list, here is a song by Canadian jangle pop band Ducks Ltd. Although they are from Canada, they might as well be from New Zealand because they present a perfect throwback to the sound of New Zealand jangle … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 14, 2025
Bonus Song of the Day: January 13, 2025
Lupe Fiasco: Cake Cake on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_brIj-go8U https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZiCTRaAxZBf0GoiGhkiRp?si=995766ee6d8241e6 Continuing my Best of 2024 list, today's bonus song is "Cake" from the album Samurai by Lupe Fiasco. This is my favorite rap album of the year. Inspired by artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and Nas, Fiasco has been releasing … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: January 13, 2025
Song of the Day: January 13, 2025
Julia Holter: Sun Girl Sun Girl on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsmBrWiC_94 https://open.spotify.com/track/4CFHldOcqUuepVyObZXfSb?si=06fb0a2776ee4487 Continuing my Best of 2024 list, today's song is "Sun Girl" from the album Something In The Room She Moves by Julia Holter. Holter's sixth album is a diverse collection of avant-garde art pop where each song presents a different excursion into this … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 13, 2025
Song of the Day: January 12, 2025
Shabaka Hutchings: The Wounded Need To Be Replenished The Wounded Need to Be Replenished on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CCFSzZ-Fs4 https://open.spotify.com/track/46pppeNMnL2FHpNioZK385?si=ecc085738c194fba Sunday is jazz day! Continuing my focus on my favorite music of 2024, today's tune is "The Wounded Need To Be Replenished" from Shabaka Hutchings. Hutchings was a founding member of the British jazz-funk-Afrobeat band … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 12, 2025
Song of the Day: January 11, 2025
The Cure: A Fragile Thing A Fragile Thing on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7sZlKuh8gA https://open.spotify.com/track/17k0Dwj1nr2VnES26230lJ?si=75b9940bcbc8447a Continuing my Best of 2024 posts, today's selection is "A Fragile Thing" by The Cure. If you don't understand how amazing it is to have received a new album by this band in 2024 then you weren't an alternative teen from … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 11, 2025
Song of the Day: January 10, 2025
The New Mastersounds: Down on the Farm Down on the Farm on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bKy5JRvjRg https://open.spotify.com/track/7xqVmK4P7EFQthzRqURPSD?si=29601c7d199f4066 It's funky Friday, so I'll continue my Best of 2024 posts with my favorite retro funk album of the year. The New Mastersounds are old school funk a la The Meters. This is it, the real shit, the … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 10, 2025
Song of the Day: January 9, 2025
Allie X: Black Eye Black Eye on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19aPQJ2HYc8 https://open.spotify.com/track/5nYpmbQBquInLIX268dE4c?si=d8a9ed4ef3f74d44 Continuing my Best of 2024 list, today's selection is "Black Eye" by Allie X. She is 39 years old, but sounds like a 55-year old who grew up listening to club music in the '80s. I grew up listening to club music in … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 9, 2025
Song of the Day: January 8, 2025
Geordie Greep: The New Sound The New Sound on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Jna6fPOp0&list=OLAK5uy_ka7pk3b5LOC1BtPz6dBvRsOG806ohrAsQ&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/2gGHan1D8nlvv27lQU2GjL?si=6e72598161424f93 Continuing my Best of 2024 list, today's selection is "The New Sound" by Geordie Greep. Anyone who listens to progressive rock knows that the band Black Midi have been the best prog band for the last few years, releasing three amazing … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 8, 2025
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