I have a couple appointments in the morning, so posting this late Thursday night.
“Anyway I Find You” – The Men
A pretty solid song on its own. But the vocals remind me of an old-school classic…
“Old White Church” – Arthur Dodge & The Horsefeathers
One of the most distinctive, if not necessarily famous, voices that came out of the Lawrence, KS music scene in the ’90s.
“Crisis” – Elizabeth M. Drummond
The terrific debut single from the latest in the long line of amazing Australian female indie rockers. (Worth noting this song came out last summer, and she’s released plenty more since then. But I just discovered it.)
“Motherland” – Julia Jacklin
Speaking of amazing Aussie indie rockers, one of my very favorites by Ms. Jacklin, from way back in 2016.
“The Weakness” – Ruston Kelly
This week’s “Country or Not” entry. I’ve shared some of Kelly’s music before. His more indie stuff sure sounds good to my ears.
“I’m So Tired” – Deserta
This song has all kinds of cool, ’80s layers to it. It belongs in a Michael Mann movie.
“Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)” – A Flock of Seagulls
I heard this twice last week, which means I had to include it. It is an absolute jam, and a good reminder these lads weren’t just one hit wonders. OK, they kind of were, as this song only hit #26 and “Space Age Love Song” hit #30. But they still charted!
“I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” – The White Stripes
Burt Bacharach, who died aged 94 on Wednesday, wrote a shit-ton of classic songs. For my money, this is the best interpretation of any of them.
“Love Songs on the Radio” – Mojave 3
Happy Valentine’s Day to all the lovers out there.
“Serpents” – Sharon Van Etten
This week SVE announced an expanded, anniversary edition of her 2012 album Tramp. Included with that announcement was the release of this video, filmed back then but never seen until now. Sharon said after reviewing the final product, she was too insecure in how she looked to allow it to be released. Which makes it all-the-more incredible that she released the video for “Porta” last year in which she performed pilates.
“Serpents” was my #4 song of 2012.