Tag: New Music

Song of the Day: August 23, 2024

Les Amazones d'Afrique: Kuma Fo (What They Say) Kuma Fo (What They Say) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHeC03169e4 https://open.spotify.com/track/5khQNfZnjMiFtJlyUvhyXc?si=d0e6cfa7d729419e It's funky Friday! Wrapping up this week's focus on 2024 releases by female artists is the song "Kuma Fo (What They Say)." Musow Danse is the third album by Real World label artist Les Amazones d'Afrique, … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 23, 2024 →

Song of the Day: August 22, 2024

Kittie: We Are Shadows We Are Shadows on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoSm3TeuNxA&list=OLAK5uy_mxS84cDfKf8UZYAo3aA_2Z2wUMlFez_54&index=5 https://open.spotify.com/track/13D1YvBHi5iW4f7ChMQ5Wq?si=6746e9038eab4809 Canadian group Kittie are one of the few all-female metal bands. They play a version of groove metal with both clean and growl vocals. Fire is their first album in 13 years after a long hiatus, and it finds them right back … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 22, 2024 →

Girl In Red: Doing It Again Baby Doing It Again Baby on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrnYzWo75OY&list=OLAK5uy_nGVtJtykTKl5vdG5CXFd64KkuMOpVcxdA&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/2DBRVoyZs0Q2kj0ePAVEEZ?si=90b33d510abc4645 Girl In Red (aka Marie Ulven Ringheim) is a young, award-winning Norwegian pop artist. Her second album, I'm Doing It Again Baby!, was released in April. Her sound is a mix of bedroom pop and more contemporary indie-rock. … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 21, 2024 →

Chelsea Wolfe: Whispers In The Echo Chamber Whispers In The Echo Chamber on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0o2GraeMlo https://open.spotify.com/track/0CrP9rtIvD8qeJJq0cJ05t?si=3d33f56ad51d4a4b She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She is the seventh album by dark-wave artist Chelsea Wolfe in the last 14 years and has been on my best of 2024 list since its release in February. … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 20, 2024 →

Allie X: Galina Galina on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt535rhi1A0 https://open.spotify.com/track/5sZfunGvFI3gABkC0ALwwh?si=943553e37bd844df I think I'll focus the next few days on 2024 albums by female artists, starting with Girl With No Face by Allie X. The third album in seven years by the Canadian avant-pop artist is on my growing short list of the best of the … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 19, 2024 →

Warren Wolf: I See You Baby, Looking At Me I See You Baby, Looking At Me on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D08TxcpI-Mo&list=OLAK5uy_mOFp-_PWZs1J-zgKgEltwVISI0yw-ybW8 https://open.spotify.com/track/6JwIhbv2GXvfrIAnuNsip8?si=985a9e7804544e64 Sunday is jazz day. "I See You Baby, Looking At Me" is the new single released from Warren Wolf's upcoming full length album History of the Vibraphone. The vibraphone is the greatest of … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 18, 2024 →

moiii: Turtle Legs Turtle Legs on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW6OpwIJZtQ&list=OLAK5uy_nbnwS65CUU2RVPYRylfEIbX0Myfgr20R4&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/49EJqorchIw5IYpQtULtGw?si=f2c172dc85f64233 It's been a while since I've selected a piece of music from the realm of difficult listening, so I'm starting the work week off with a tune from the debut album by moiii. Formed in 2018 by Scott Shellhamer from Chicago and Jason Butler … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 12, 2024 →

Ducks Ltd: Train Full of Gasoline Train Full of Gasoline on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_8fmcCTDfE&list=OLAK5uy_lVyYM1A48QAxgwq3JRGctuEIjDbASiPmc&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/59bZ9ljtDTsYJZZqgGHQNW?si=f26d49d7d2af4f61 I've found myself in the middle of a run of new indie-rock tunes so I'll keep it going with new music by Toronto band Ducks Ltd. Although they are from Canada, they might as well be from New Zealand … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 7, 2024 →

NewDad: Angel Angel on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIBWBrJzXU0&list=OLAK5uy_lM28qB7-vxNCQYvBjGJH_OH9-k0QBSZJM&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/1kiw6IXeTauPy3L964yxoZ?si=a14a8b363c1c461b Irish goth-rockers NewDad released their debut album Madra in January. This is 21st century goth-pop a la The Cure and Bauhaus. If you like that sort of thing, it is worth a listen. I do, so I listened. It's not groundbreaking, but it works well if … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 6, 2024 →

Rachel Chinouriri: The Hills The Hills on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5lKmUw_Vxs&list=OLAK5uy_kYBs7YL0Rlpa_rgf93IcvXy024jvOL9I8&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/6Zjl1UHb5J2dnYenp0plkN?si=c420520be73343e4 British/Zimbabwean Indie-pop artist Rachel Chinouriri recently released her debut album. 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 - album opener "Garden of Eden" verges on shoegaze, … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 5, 2024 →