Friday Playlist
It’s been some, long week in our house. Multiple health issues sent things off the rails the past few days. Everyone is safe, which is the most important thing.
That explains the lack of posts the past few days. Let’s see if I can hack together a decent playlist for you.
“Vinegar Swimming Pool” - World News. WN’s debut full-length album finally comes out today. It’s been a long wait, what with singles and an EP sprinkled over the last 18 months or so. Their final pre-release single takes them in a new direction, with their core sound still present. I dig the tougher edge, the introduction of some effects pedals, the acid rock drums. It’s all good.
“Born Again” - Star Moles. Emily Moales is apparently a musician’s musician. Dozens of much more well known acts have publicly praised her, but she’s remained mostly anonymous. Until now. She just signed to the same label that hosts Phoebe Bridgers and Mitski, so she’s going to get some run. This track has a timeless sound that I am really enjoying. It could as easily be from 1976 as today, and would sound at home anywhere in between.
“Heart and Mind” - Off Contact. Maybe the first band I’ve ever shared that hails from South Dakota? Good, modern grunge. Also…
“The Heart Is A Muscle” - Gang of Youths. …not the first song that reminds us that the heart is a muscle.
“Are you willing to change?” - A.G. Sully. I rely on Stereogum for most of my modern music criticism. They called this track “New Wave Gospel.” That is much better than the rather generic “Modern R&B” tag I would have slapped onto it.
“I Won’t Cry” - Remi Wolf. Speaking of modern R&B, in her follow-up to “Bottle,” Wolf goes straight R&B. No less emotional and wrenching in the transition of genres.
“April Limousine” - Dummy. Might not match the month on the calendar but a little drum and bass never hurt anyone.
“October” - The Helio Sequence. Our weather finally turned and we’ve had proper October weather the past couple days, meaning it was time to bust this out.
“Rain On the Scarecrow” - John Mellencamp Scarecrow is on my list of fall albums. This incendiary track has never stopped being relevant.