“Spring” – Briston Maroney
“Autumn” – The Gaslight Anthem
That’s right, we’re getting crazy with the seasons this week! Here two new songs representing the opposing equinoxes. Oddly enough, I find both songs to sound very fall-like, if in different ways.
“Waiting for a Cloud” – Golden Apples
And then we get this song, which was released about three months too late, as it seems perfect for summertime.
“Another Fire” – Voxtrot
Always weird when a band takes a long-ass hiatus then returns making good music. This is Voxtrot’s first new music in 14 years. Hell, it was 2007 when they had their “moment,” as much as that was. This is a really, really nice comeback effort.
“Lessons Learnt” – Floodlights
This week’s entry from my Discovery Weekly playlist. These cats are Aussies, which should be apparent pretty quickly. I hear some weird combination of Midnight Oil and AC/DC in their music. The Midnight Oil elements are obvious. The AC/DC is all in the central riffs the song is built around, even if those riffs aren’t quite as powerful as Angus Young would have made them.
“Dope Demise” – The Stacks
Like Voxtrot, The Stacks are from Austin. This is one of two songs I came across this week that celebrate the glory of the guitar solo. I’ll save the other one for next week.
“Summer Soft” – Stevie Wonder
It is supposed to be in the upper 30s Monday morning. Summer’s gone.
“The Modern Leper” – Julien Baker covering Frightened Rabbit
It had been awhile since I heard this. Naturally when it came on it made me both happy and sad, as all Frightened Rabbit references do.
“Blood and Roses” – The Smithereens
I know I heard this at some point in the past week, I forget if it was in Austin or Indy. It’s never a bad time to remind the world how good The Smithereens were.