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Brian Eno: Baby's On Fire Baby's On Fire on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbU1zYzD-Tw&list=OLAK5uy_moR9X6cxRuocK1f6IA8WkC7iOkCALADcw&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/2PV9sorI2h94qEPke7SlGI?si=9cab1f7027c44f6c Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #11 is Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno. Eno released his first two albums in 1974, and his first is about as groundbreaking as an album … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 16, 2024
Taeko Ohnuki: Tokai Tokai on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O8m36Jr1Uk&list=OLAK5uy_nwGCxqRkxOEqoSC_YE7azt20sLi0l2Ycc&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/1SmwJJ8YVgiXtyE6elhUx1?si=244b8636d44f4648 I've learned about City Pop over the last few years because Faux Jr. is such a big fan. This Japanese style of pop music originated from the '70s style of Japanese music called New Music, a Japanese version of Western pop music. City Pop took … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 15, 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
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
Errol Garner: You Are My Sunshine You Are My Sunshine on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SvRVAImYa4 https://open.spotify.com/track/06YwI5QV3vddTWJa96L699?si=601819bd78e9487e Sunday is jazz day, and today is Mother's Day. This one is for Ms. Faux. Errol Garner is one of her favorite jazz artists. "You Are My Sunshine" is one her favorite Garner recordings. To learn more about Errol … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 12, 2024
Hermanos Gutierrez: Sonido Cósmico Sonido Cósmico on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrRkXjJpXUU https://open.spotify.com/track/55BCpfZp7sVgGBzBlGW5f0?si=dbf58714413444e0 Special thanks today to A (Mostly) Music Blog for introducing me to Hermanos Gutiérrez. Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez are two brothers who perform instrumental music based in Latin and Western song form. Their recordings are minimal with regard to instrumentation, mostly two guitars … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 11, 2024
Chromeo: Got It Good Got It Good on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WySfepbdD-o&list=OLAK5uy_nV8irqLdjFKQTyLsoaQZqqowBU6ofL3E8&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/527URKQitoGxhpxvqXqNti?si=271cc420740a4bf5 After working through numbers 12-20 of my Top 20 albums of 1974, I'm going to take a break from that endeavor for a few days. It's funky Friday, so today's song is new music from Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo. Their new album … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 10, 2024
Big Black: Sleep! Sleep! on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hQW9NIaNYg https://open.spotify.com/track/0HOD09CXAJjwuesVaImgFk?si=42cb05e328fe4aca The music of Steve Albini is not available on Spotify. As an alternative, here is a song by a band called Flour that Albini engineered in 1990. Steve Albini died from a heart attack at the age of 61 on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. If … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 9, 2024
Brian Eno: Third Uncle Third Uncle on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxsUGOQm6qQ&list=OLAK5uy_m-YPxbjojpRLYkx63hTKUM-_XVd5hoh7o&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/6GXHs5QcBswJnoC5IoZ9lp?si=4935ac8e44664c58 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #12 is Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Brian Eno. Eno released his first two albums in 1974, and his second was a brilliant follow-up to his first. Plenty has … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 8, 2024
Steely Dan: Any Major Dude Will Tell You Any Major Dude Will Tell You on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7nX501N_QY&list=OLAK5uy_lnBCF5OJoEQS_J3TuAMTWO_qQkC6Cq4Hk&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/1u42hFacJ1Bs8H9GX2O8z3?si=fb6e46b558e94e55 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #13 is Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan. In the world of classic rock criticism, one of the most polarizing bands is Steely … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 7, 2024
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