Tag: pop

Song of the Day: January 7, 2025

Rachel Chinouriri: Never Need Me Never Need Me on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHDjBjnuZ1s https://open.spotify.com/track/2gWY1fvwvKPQFFoahY4p3v?si=ec32d643a3634ca5 Continuing my Best of 2024 list, British/Zimbabwean singer/songwriter Rachel Chinouriri released her debut album in May 2024. 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 … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 7, 2025 →

Song of the Day: September 10, 2024

Mitski: Francis Forever Francis Forever on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHKTdlUyyko&list=OLAK5uy_m1iQ_rKlmsi_IDbG2Qr8FNO97ClnVrgVI&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/5411TEB6tlzvuF5A4oyldr?si=1a51cfee02ec4d5e Continuing my focus on the Top 10 albums of 2014, coming in at #5 is Bury Me At Makeout Creek by Mitski. This was the 3rd album for Mitski, but it was her first to show the compositional style that would soon define her … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 10, 2024 →

Foo Fighters: Next Year Next Year on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPN8JOeZxwQ&list=OLAK5uy_nXW11ek7ewhIPdMu0xD2eA7C6jTRs-pwM&index=8 https://open.spotify.com/track/1WwWjG2FGbBK6IkBBTknao?si=ea57d48bb9594468 Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #3 is There Is Nothing Left To Lose by Foo Fighters. The first new television show that Ms. Faux and I watched together every week was Ed. Starring Tom Cavanagh … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 16, 2024 →

Vitamin C (featuring Lady Saw): Smile Smile on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRPLaobXG2k https://open.spotify.com/track/5Xkvi3GZeRGah9e5px61gG?si=88fbd34f2d4d4223 Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, my selection for best single of that year is "Smile" by Vitamin C with Lady Saw. The song was a Top 20 hit for Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick, aka Vitamin C, and was the first … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 9, 2024 →

Ben Folds Five: Army Army on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh30qfzi0fY&list=OLAK5uy_nebYsKcOgubBmnfWqFptpnxAmlhgJ3Uv4&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/3vxqxKLhQDG8BOu65tXi8g?si=69bc498660634cd3 Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #6 is The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner by Ben Folds Five. Ben Folds was born 20 years too late to be a pop star, but he would have had a … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 6, 2024 →

Fiona Apple: Fast As You Can Fast As You Can on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxqtbqyoRk https://open.spotify.com/track/1UmmSKPdCtBuJsmbZG9G3u?si=8033ac244f824472 Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #8 is When the pawn... by Fiona Apple. Half of the albums on my list are records I listened to in 1999 and half are records … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 1, 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 →

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 →