Tag: 2024 Album Reviews

Song of the Day: June 12, 2024

Yard Act: We Make Hits We Make Hits on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vct334H6m-w&list=OLAK5uy_naH9538rq65GyFoj3JlWr3JxsdyOt2NEM&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/3iktPD7WlCTe6mJCRgh7ku?si=c0144dea29544ce4 Yard Act's debut album was #1 on my Top 20 list of 2022 albums. The band recently released their sophomore effort, Where's My Utopia?, and it follows nicely in their debut's footsteps. The band certainly has a formula, and they aren't … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 12, 2024 →

Song of the Day: June 3, 2024

The Libertines: Oh Shit Oh Shit on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbyJfUvaWQE&list=OLAK5uy_lYmW6N9_PaSFe4ridFvu-ucE4POiJ-3tU&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/6RrAa9EThfrXsM3Yi6CJ3J?si=de62c3ff86f041c3 It's Monday so let's kick off the week with "Oh Shit" from the new album by The Libertines. For a brief moment back in the early 2000s, The Libertines were the saviors of British punk. Their 2002 debut album Up The Bracket was … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 3, 2024 →

Song of the Day: May 14, 2024

Vampire Weekend: Ice Cream Piano Ice Cream Piano on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhzdY0ZAFcM&list=OLAK5uy_ng2xUWFbmTFR351t-2W7TSyY1_i4j6GZ8 https://open.spotify.com/track/19aa6Goj4OAsZUX8hSt6nW?si=c352cc16c50d4f8a Vampire Weekend just released their fifth album. After releasing three of the best albums of 2008-2013, they went on a recording hiatus before returning in 2019. It has been five years since that record, so fans are rejoicing with the release … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 14, 2024 →

Song of the Day: May 13, 2024

The Bevis Frond: Focus On Nature Focus On Nature on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHy6mTumsvA&list=OLAK5uy_miMw4UOyqJCidHCizBkQxrxs1jUPUibsE&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/5hapUcx6ul0uirFOBF6Wn6?si=88ce16a8c77543cf One of my favorite underground artists I discovered while in college in the late '80s is The Bevis Frond. The band was founded by Nick Saloman as a solo recording project. Saloman started his music career in the late '60s … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 13, 2024 →

Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 5: Folly Group – Down There! (Album Review)

Although I am focusing my search for new music in 2024 on female artists, that doesn't mean I'm not listening to other new music as well. My favorite album of 2022 was by Yard Act, a post-punk band who are part of an ever-growing UK post-punk movement influenced by the music of the late '70s … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 5: Folly Group – Down There! (Album Review) →

Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 4: Sleater-Kinney – Little Rope (Album Review)

My journey to discover new music by female artists in 2024 would be easy if there were more bands like Sleater-Kinney releasing music this year. This ground-breaking group is one of the primary examples of how the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is biased and sexist. Their discography is as strong as any other … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 4: Sleater-Kinney – Little Rope (Album Review) →

Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 3: Marika Hackman – Big Sigh (Album Review)

My journey to discover new music by female artists in 2024 continues with one of the most highly regarded albums of the year so far. Big Sigh was the first album I found in my search a couple of weeks ago, and it has slowly crept to the top of my listen-to-while-I-work list. It is … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 3: Marika Hackman – Big Sigh (Album Review) →

Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 2: No Terror In The Bang – Heal (Album Review)

Continuing my journey to discover new music by female artists, I did not expect to end up so quickly in the world of post-metal. Finding female artists in the metal realm is a difficult endeavor, especially when one considers that metal acts are almost always bands with aggressive names that aren't feminine in any way. … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 2: No Terror In The Bang – Heal (Album Review) →

Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 1: Sprints – Letter To Self (Album Review)

After 3 years of writing about music in the Radio Faux Show, the most obvious thing I have not done is write stand-alone album reviews. It may be time to change that, so I am going to start writing some reviews and see how it goes. My gut says that I should spend 2024 focusing … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 1: Sprints – Letter To Self (Album Review) →