The Libertines: Run Run Run Run Run Run on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idv8E-cg-us https://open.spotify.com/track/2pdfYE2qUW9jngrkuXbeYG?si=85ef6f8ad6444066 There were a lot of great 2024 releases by artists who have been around for 25 or more years. Some of these, such as new albums by Elbow, The Libertines, and Sleater-Kinney, present new material that doesn't sound that much different … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 4, 2025
Tag: Post-Punk
Song of the Day: December 30, 2024
Sprints: Heavy Heavy on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1R7hcVwlQE https://open.spotify.com/track/02bA26OEe0nNFyE3YcNx4K?si=b2d817c4b2be452a I focused a lot of my discovery of new music in 2024 on female vocalists and bands. My favorite alternative rock album of the year is Letter to Self by Sprints. Released during the first week of the year, I've been listening to this one for … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 30, 2024
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: June 12, 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
Song of the Day: April 9, 2024
Missing Persons: U.S. Drag U.S. Drag on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW0UHQz1ps0&list=OLAK5uy_n_7O6bNW1OgoSKE8tbqfGf1ujJ3HnXiYs&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/5kbyKkO5UUdRavtxcjh86a?si=e8fb6664d97945b0 Missing Persons never had a Top40 hit, but "Destination Unknown" and "Words" are two of the most iconic songs of the early MTV era. Both songs are on the band's 1982 debut album Spring Session M, but for some reason I can't explain … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 9, 2024
Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 5: Folly Group – Down There! (Album Review)
Although I am focusing my search for new music in 2024 on female artists, that doesn't mean I'm not listening to other new music as well. My favorite album of 2022 was by Yard Act, a post-punk band who are part of an ever-growing UK post-punk movement influenced by the music of the late '70s … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 5: Folly Group – Down There! (Album Review)
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