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Indigo Girls: Closer to Fine & Everything In Its Own Time Closer to Fine and Everything In Its Own Time on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JOVOZJzZhA&list=OLAK5uy_lNhEnwOUjEnOCTcTf4Y9V2YGAnXkLS_ww&index=15 https://open.spotify.com/track/27iKIMtHnRQNN0300Lx7AR?si=d2be426143e64a08 The Dave Matthews Band was just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I'm sure there are a lot of people whose favorite band is Dave Matthews … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 13, 2024
Yard Act: We Make Hits We Make Hits on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vct334H6m-w&list=OLAK5uy_naH9538rq65GyFoj3JlWr3JxsdyOt2NEM&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/3iktPD7WlCTe6mJCRgh7ku?si=c0144dea29544ce4 Yard Act's debut album was #1 on my Top 20 list of 2022 albums. The band recently released their sophomore effort, Where's My Utopia?, and it follows nicely in their debut's footsteps. The band certainly has a formula, and they aren't … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 12, 2024
Mary Halvorson: Tailhead Tailhead on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYwZKU6aHtU&list=OLAK5uy_nA0wmjPD9nPwd3-oxkvd-7DgxlXu23gKo&index=7 https://open.spotify.com/track/3kzhURl4ZZjNjiWhE4GaeQ?si=f537217394c14f9f Sunday is jazz day! Mary Halvorson is a composer and guitarist. Her new album Cloudward was recorded with her sextet Amaryllis, featuring Halvorson on guitar, Nick Dunston on bass, Tomas Fujiwara on drums, Patricia Brennan on vibes, Adam O'Farrill on trumpet, Jacob Garchikon on trombone, … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 9, 2024
Yikii: Heavenly Hell Heavenly Hell on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyi5nZ-ahG8&list=OLAK5uy_m9f4Xy1BlB77e6z9XFmPLCwuhAlsy46RU&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/29vfCs6bTjMXGrvvG4qGr6?si=d39abe00dc104982 Music that is difficult to listen to does not appeal to most, but I find it extremely rewarding. I recently read a CNN article by Jessica DuLong about the importance of art in one's life and in the evolution and prosperity of humans across … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 5, 2024
The Restless Age: Don't Forget About Me Don't Forget About Me on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbyJfUvaWQEu0026amp;list=OLAK5uy_lYmW6N9_PaSFe4ridFvu-ucE4POiJ-3tUu0026amp;index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/7p78LtBNxXm0nfvhy6GpIr?si=582ee7e7b86a4bfb Ms. Faux is a K-Drama fan, so I hear a lot of music from the shows. Usually, the music is either written expressly for the show by Korean studio artists or is pulled from the shelves of hundreds … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 4, 2024
The Libertines: Oh Shit Oh Shit on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbyJfUvaWQE&list=OLAK5uy_lYmW6N9_PaSFe4ridFvu-ucE4POiJ-3tU&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/6RrAa9EThfrXsM3Yi6CJ3J?si=de62c3ff86f041c3 It's Monday so let's kick off the week with "Oh Shit" from the new album by The Libertines. For a brief moment back in the early 2000s, The Libertines were the saviors of British punk. Their 2002 debut album Up The Bracket was … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 3, 2024
Childish Gambino: Final Church Final Church on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-fNLkP0B2E&list=PLYuz75ZV-NPAVI8lkj_cv9iRGQINWM5yI&index=11 https://open.spotify.com/track/78sUOio7Q63zyraK2auLla?si=8cb663620b314ec9 It's funky Friday, and no current drummer is funkier than Nate Smith. Smith is a prolific studio musician, 3-time Grammy nominee, and founding member of the funk group Fearless Flyers. Fearless Flyers include Joe Dart (bass) and Cory Wong (guitar) of Vulfpeck, so … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 31, 2024
Tonnerre: La nuit savage La nuit savage on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1-o1hrL1vo https://open.spotify.com/track/1yZ1j3gzXBHeKkeF7zHx1L?si=01e2a3eddf074115 Working through my Top 20 albums of 1974 kept me pretty busy, so now I'm going to ease up for a while and throw a variety of old and new music into the Song of the Day posts, with a focus on … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 30, 2024
Andrew Bird, Alan Hampton, & Ted Poor: Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF0Cou_jyQI&list=OLAK5uy_kBo9WlsjP8WKiVJrNEp-7Vo_NEe7rXqVM&index=8 https://open.spotify.com/track/29Ury0W4WGaO3EPXqcMyiu?si=0602f260360f448b Sunday is jazz day, and a wonderful new collection jazz standards has just been released by Andrew Bird. Indie-rock icon Bird provides vocals and violin, and is joined by Ted … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 26, 2024
Barbara Pravi featuring Golshifteh Farahani: Marianne Marianne on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp6vMVC0Ai4 https://open.spotify.com/track/7kAA7NbINuaJ6TM89lwaLz?si=9a5e62eaa47d4cec The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest was recently held. There was a lot of political controversy surrounding this year's contest, but we won't get into any of that. Ms. Faux and I have become annual viewers of the event because the music is … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 25, 2024
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