Tag: New Music

Song of the Day: August 1, 2024

IDestroy: 100 Sounds 100 Sounds on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=276ldV6Ikyw&list=OLAK5uy_msLEJcD0zun73e_Oi5wLoiI68FlrCdNXU https://open.spotify.com/track/3XWtFsalhdpZ5R04p8dX07?si=2f6be1d8cdc843ef "100 Sounds" is the latest single from the upcoming album by British all-female post-punk band IDestroy. I've only just discovered this band. Their 2021 debut album We Are Girls is straight-ahead modern post-punk. Their new singles follow that same sound. If you like this … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 1, 2024 →

Song of the Day: July 31, 2024

Tribal Seeds and The Twinkle Brothers: Bondage Bondage on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAPFZwfT3Bs&list=OLAK5uy_k-MuIDjgn5SmGHRqu_NwRnHbbkMjNtT9g&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/1a88NC35neDUOysUCA3UCZ?si=cd63a30ca92443a7 I believe that reggae is the music of the summer, but it is difficult to find new reggae that doesn't sound like modern trap-based reggaeton or hip-hop. When it comes to reggae, if it doesn't sound like old rock steady or … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 31, 2024 →

Julia Holter: These Morning These Morning on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8RvO2_pQcQ&list=OLAK5uy_n3fFwoSW0-apaidkLfwIdmnNCT6PdJp8Y&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/0YQIlFUMklzWoMEQmQzBUl?si=d709b37eece14151 The new album Something In The Room She Moves by Julia Holter is a diverse collection of avant-garde art pop. Each song on Holter's sixth album presents a different excursion into the avant-garde vein of pop songwriting. I always find an album like … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 29, 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 →

Mabe Fratti: Enfrente Enfrente on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWx8AOxspUQ https://open.spotify.com/track/6qxq0WUNxr13VaE9YkDsTT?si=d63ac693528443c8 Thanks go to Faux, Jr. for recently introducing me to Guatemalan musician Mabe Fratti. She recently released her fourth album, Sentir Que No Sabes, and it is fantastic. She is a cellist/vocalist and her fusing of Christian, classical, avant-garde, and pop music is a unique … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 23, 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 →

Shabaka Hutchings with Floating Points and Laraaji: I'll Do Whatever You Want I'll Do Whatever You Want on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuhIjzRW2Sg&list=OLAK5uy_mGHM09bIn-cN8Hoadpc3tG3TyVETL-cYs&index=7 https://open.spotify.com/track/4rQuuNKKmV7K45aJoVqyIQ?si=c6c5ad79e37a4cb7 Sunday is jazz day. After several weeks of focus on the music of 1999, I'm going to spend some time focusing on new music from 2024, starting with the fantastic new album … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 21, 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 →

Yannis & The Yaw: Under the Strikes Under the Strikes on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7thfYiUNzT4 https://open.spotify.com/track/767IdfyG4k7BIczG9HQ3dQ?si=36eb37535fd04733 Yannis & The Yaw is a side project for guitarist/vocalist Yannis Philippakis, founder of the indie rock band Foals. Philippakis wrote and recorded the songs on the group's new EP in 2016 when he went to Paris to record … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 22, 2024 →

The Pixies: Que Sera Sera Que Sera Sera on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDd-180FQ8U&list=OLAK5uy_l8rHtvxfntWj0hcKBKPJ7BtyZYIk-jjUs&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/6PF9zGfeUjMFMADqzZ1JTI?si=c20e1cf29b504ff5 The Pixies have released two new songs featuring their new bassist, Emma Richardson. The song "You're So Impatient" sounds like most newer Pixies material, while "Que Sera Sera" is a little different. This cover of the standard, originally sung by Doris … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 18, 2024 →