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 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 7, 2025
Rachel Chinouriri: Never Need Me Never Need Me on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHDjBjnuZ1s https://open.spotify.com/track/2gWY1fvwvKPQFFoahY4p3v?si=ec32d643a3634ca5 Continuing my Best of 2024 list, British/Zimbabwean singer/songwriter Rachel Chinouriri released her debut album in May 2024. What a Devestating Turn of Events is a catchy collection of indie-rock/pop that combines a variety of modern styles. There are several standout tracks … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 7, 2025
Song of the Day: January 6, 2025
Mabe Fratti: Pantalla Azul Pantalla Azul on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvzSq2wXWOQ https://open.spotify.com/track/6QtA9isiOb6zymFQAKr5L5?si=847c5ff7c26041c5 Continuing my Best of 2024 list, Guatemalan musician Mabe Fratti released her fourth album, Sentir Que No Sabes, in June 2024. Fratti is a cellist/vocalist and her fusing of Christian, classical, avant-garde, and pop music is a unique addition to the music of … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 6, 2025
Song of the Day: January 2, 2025
The Last Dinner Party: Caesar On A TV Screen Caesar on a TV Screen on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqcYU_eoihU https://open.spotify.com/track/2w4cRBhWvHCsDpvyhiDkjq?si=af7da91dd1d94ce7 Early in my search for new female artists in 2024, I discovered one of my favorite albums of the year. Here is what I wrote back in February. Prelude to Ecstasy, the debut by female … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 2, 2025
Song of the Day: January 1, 2025
No Terror In The Bang: Retch Retch on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa3vHyaPKlw https://open.spotify.com/track/2oi95kQNBWSELZdaSneSlY?si=2760460137a24c0c It's 2025, and a lot of people are starting the year angry. I don't write about politics very often in these posts, so I'll just say that I'm not feeling very hopeful about the state of the world right now. What I … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 1, 2025
Song of the Day: December 31, 2024
Charli XCX: Club Classics Club Classics on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd1AZym4lEY https://open.spotify.com/track/0CySZwyRJ0vyUqtSjM9i2k?si=2738b5c07cbc477e The album Brat by Charli XCX may be my favorite album of 2024. It is definitely my record of choice for driving. Charli XCX is Exhibit # 1 for how my tastes in music have changed while writing this blog for the last … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 31, 2024
Song of the Day: December 30, 2024
Sprints: Heavy Heavy on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1R7hcVwlQE https://open.spotify.com/track/02bA26OEe0nNFyE3YcNx4K?si=b2d817c4b2be452a I focused a lot of my discovery of new music in 2024 on female vocalists and bands. My favorite alternative rock album of the year is Letter to Self by Sprints. Released during the first week of the year, I've been listening to this one for … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 30, 2024
Song of the Day: July 24, 2024
Water From Your Eyes: The Good Ship Lifestyle The Good Ship Lifestyle on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rICry133Wtk&list=OLAK5uy_k5NsWAI9PWqag0MByF9JjKdO6_N8QA_Z4&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/2nBD6A9Ex6ySTxTlca08Mr?si=a4b0adf690154410 Water From Your Eyes released one of the best indie-rock albums of 2023 (Everyone's Crushed). One year later, they have just released a very nice 4-song EP of covers. "The Good Ship Lifestyle" is a cover of … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 24, 2024
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