“Let’s Hang Out Forever” – The High Water Marks
This was a great song to soundtrack the past week, as it felt more like summer than spring.
“Want To Know” – Free Range
Country or Not entry of the week.
“Wrapped in Gold” – World News
This could be from 1985 just as easily as it could be from 2010. Yet it’s brand new.
“Cicada” – Fucked Up
Oh man, this a great song! I had to do a quadruple take to make sure it was really from Fucked Up, known for being more of a hardcore-adjacent band. Definitely a summer song, probably a late summer track between its title and sense of longing for people and experiences of the past. I think it would sound awesome no matter the weather but it being 80 here almost all week didn’t hurt.
“Noel, Jonah, and Me” – The Spinanes
I feel like this was a spring song back in ’93 or ’94, but I could be totally wrong. Regardless of when it was out, my brain always wants to place it in springtime.
“She Will Have Her Way” – Neil Finn & Friends
We just passed the 22nd anniversary of the 7 Worlds Collide concerts. We are old.
“April Skies” – The Jesus and Mary Chain
Jesus and Mary Chain songs are either awesome or pedestrian. This is one of the most awesome of the awesome.
“Daughters of the Kaos” – Luscious Jackson
LJ keyboardist Vivian Trimble died this week after a long fight with cancer. They eventually went pretty mainstream with songs like “Ladyfingers,” “Naked Eye,” and “Under Your Skin.” I always dug their early music more, since it was way weirder and evocative of what I thought underground music from New York was supposed to sound like. And nothing was weirder or more original than this great single. This video was an early Spike Jonze joint.