Tag: Indie Rock

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

Song of the Day: August 10, 2024

Song of the Day: August 10, 2024

Big Dipper: Ron Klaus Wrecked His House Ron Klaus Wrecked His House on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG1F0KasHeM&list=OLAK5uy_kivAWoSzLZ6HIQkE8yhZknN_THzJMOcaI&index=18 https://open.spotify.com/track/1nR3HLwuLS34UV46olYwt0?si=031e86efa1a74f53 Saturday is Lost Classics day, and today's selection is one of the greatest indie-rock anthems of the 1980s. Boston's Big Dipper were my favorite college-circuit band of the late '80s. Their initial EP and first two albums … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 10, 2024

Song of the Day: August 3, 2024

Song of the Day: August 3, 2024

Stump: Charlton Heston Charlton Heston on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWa3ouFWwJs https://open.spotify.com/track/6fetHeKRE6IaFt9GJMgCVu?si=3ff3f4f7f5554e01 Saturday is Lost Classics day with a focus on great songs that aren't very well-known. Like I did last Saturday, I've selected one of my favorite songs that I discovered as a deejay in college. Stump were an indie band from Ireland/England in the … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 3, 2024

Song of the Day: July 27, 2024

Song of the Day: July 27, 2024

The Colorblind James Experience: I'm Considering a Move to Memphis Considering a Move to Memphis on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIO1kQQilTY&list=OLAK5uy_lt4tirW7f8IkXlcVQMHFb4xteCa6ELqv4&index=7 https://open.spotify.com/track/3DhVcVD7xeK8epGemeGA0M?si=d3d8d94d3e67457a It is not always easy to pull songs out of thin air for these song of the day posts, but I have already started to do a Funky Friday post and a Sunday Jazz … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 27, 2024

Song of the Day: July 22, 2024

Song of the Day: July 22, 2024

Nilufer Yanya: Like I Say (I runaway) Like I Say (I runaway) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkfbnFyZpok https://open.spotify.com/track/27MWFkHcGGl65bQn0E9Wu5?si=f0b20b27efa74f3c Nilufer Yanya released one of my favorite albums of 2022. After two years, she has started to release some new songs from her upcoming September full length album release. If her new Call It Love EP is … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 22, 2024

Song of the Day: June 25, 2024

Song of the Day: June 25, 2024

Dexter and the Moonrocks: Bleach Bleach on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfKSAZY6S8s https://open.spotify.com/track/7yVfb1QNzpuIYc5FMmvWBE?si=6dda26e51f664cd1 I felt like listening to some new indie rock today and "Bleach" by Dexter and the Moonrocks satisfied that urge. Set firmly in the sound of the 1990s, the song is from the group's new EP that is set for release on July … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 25, 2024

Song of the Day: April 20, 2024

Song of the Day: April 20, 2024

Railroad Jerk: Bang The Drum Bang The Drum on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jy5MNdxPT0 https://open.spotify.com/track/4PnzidBRYFq0Droa87wenm?si=ddd0fdf177824418 There were dozens of indie rock bands worth listening to in the late '80s and early '90s, and one of my favorites was Railroad Jerk. After listening to Pavement's second album, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, I went on a nostalgic search … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 20, 2024

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