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Crepe Myrtle on Ice Our first snow of the year arrived last week and our Crepe Myrtle needs a sweater. I have also included a song by the blues legend known as Ice Man. Now A while ago End of Summer Ice Pick on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UysGd7PVakc https://open.spotify.com/track/65ByjdUElNkM9HjP8qUNY8?si=41af2df7bc824afa
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
Holly on Ice Our first snow of the year arrived last week. The birds can now have their holly berries on the rocks. I have also included a song about the hardships that a cold winter can bring. Now A while ago End of Summer Tecumseh Valley on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LgR2v3gCos https://open.spotify.com/track/5KJMVvokqnMn9ribqPQja9?si=5f40f29be9724b5b
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
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
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
Steve Earle: Down Here Below Down Here Below on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kMU1aCslwc https://open.spotify.com/track/5oyuCMFShHWcLxJqHkBaLx?si=2c6a6d7dfd9e4720 Image by Kevin in creativity, no theme thursday This is my entry for Kevin's No Theme Thursday. There was once a red-tailed hawk who ruled the skies above New York City's Central Park. His name was Pale Male and he soared above … Continue reading Bonus 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
Dandelion Popping up among the brown grass, a dandelion sprung its head out for a visit. Good luck, it's cold out there. I have also included a song that I felt like listening to at the end of the week. Meet Me At Mary's Place on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=415jQbRu_DE https://open.spotify.com/track/3vGMxtilycrTwZ9lEUn9LH?si=f107b039ec1647fa
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
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