Tag: New Music

Song of the Day: May 14, 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 →

Song of the Day: May 13, 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 →

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 →

Corneille, Aya Nakamura, and Trinix: Avec Classe Avec Classe on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHCuVdrxhhw https://open.spotify.com/track/2RqZ8JUBXP4C0nzttGnTL1?si=9c15ad4b41034826 Music by artists such as Corneille, Aya Nakamura, and Trinix is not the type of music I listen to very often. "Avec Classe" is a 2024 single. It is modern pop/R&B music with an Afrobeat influence, and it is pleasant … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 27, 2024 →

Last Dinner Party: On Your Side On Your Side on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rviP4LEjaZo&list=OLAK5uy_kuUZR3bBWx1OUDdQqpL0AOIKQhsu72DgU&index=5 https://open.spotify.com/track/1HFwvkYsBkmHfjintlYaFZ?si=816f7825eabb45f5 Prelude to Ecstasy, the debut by female quintet The Last Dinner Party, is an early contender for album of the year on a lot of best of lists, including mine. To best start a discussion of this album, I think … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 25, 2024 →

Bill Frisell with the Brussels Philharmonic: Throughout Throughout on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwF6W3JitUw https://open.spotify.com/track/30l0UW1WS1zXnfKJwkX8rZ?si=b2ec2b396bc943dd Sunday is jazz day. Bill Frisell has been a leader in jazz guitar innovation since his start in the '80s, including his influential work with John Zorn, dozens of collaborations with artists such as Paul Motian and Elvis Costello, and a … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 21, 2024 →

Stetsasonic: Message In Our Music Message In Our Music on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r25VsZIHg2o&list=OLAK5uy_l1fPwDGNXuD0MZ_q8Yk51VG6twbx6QlM8&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/2sHtVUVQ66mZOkrQTtlmrV?si=8c143234ad8e4102 Stetsasonic just released their first album since 1991. It is a great return to the sound they helped invent as well as a move into modern hip hop. The group started in 1981, spearheaded the use of a live band, … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 18, 2024 →

Charles Lloyd: Defiant, Tender Warrior Defiant, Tender Warrior on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipp7oVH_6vo&list=OLAK5uy_m2IeTiqqN-urCiTdlQ54-yB2AzadNY23Y&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/2KCuOB6Kqn0bt72iC7wh40?si=1798c138ec1e4790 Sunday is jazz day. Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is now one of the oldest living jazz legends. He began his professional career 64 years ago and has recorded hundreds of sessions. He has done just about everything a jazz musician can do. … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 14, 2024 →

The Black Keys: Fever Tree Fever Tree on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0kZao-Isyw https://open.spotify.com/track/1jQYT0KG0RIa2sDNzaeeHi?si=7a26c6d099b148b1 The new album Ohio Players by The Black Keys was just released. It features several songs co-written with Beck, including "Fever Tree." This album is going to be destroyed in the press by all of the critics who don't think that bands … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 13, 2024 →