It’s the Friday before Memorial Day. That means it’s both time to break out the summer music and to play a song I always play this weekend. Two songs, actually.
“Jack & Diane” – John Mellencamp
Years ago, when we were still lake people, one of my better Facebook posts was something along the lines of “It’s not Memorial Day weekend until you’re drunk at the lake and you hear ‘Jack And Diane.’” We don’t have a lake house anymore. I don’t really get drunk, either. But we can still listen to Mellencamp to kick off the biggest weekend of the year in Indy.
“Sober” – Elbow
Speaking of not drinking…I’ve been hot and cold on Elbow over the years, but have been enjoying their most recent music.
“What’s Fair” – Blondshell
When Sabrina Teitelbaum first hit the scene she took a lot of heat for capitalizing on her father’s status and wealth to establish her career. With album #2 out, there’s no doubt she’s a legit talent.
“Radio Armageddon/What Rock Is” – Chuck D
Mistachuck is back! I listened to his new album last week. It’s solid, especially when considering that he is 64 years old. But so much of it, from his voice to the production to the arrangement of the songs, comes off as a B-minus version of his classic work in Public Enemy. These are the first two tracks on the album. They give you an idea of what most of the rest of the album sounds like.
“Metal” – The Beths
The Beths’ music almost always makes me happy.
“Bird On A Swing” – Cory Hanson
A dramatic shift in tone and sound from his last project, which was jammed full of Eighties-esque shredded solos.
“My Friend Dario” – Vitalic
It’s race weekend. Vroom vroom.
“My City Of Ruins” – Bruce Springsteen Live in Manchester, May 14, 2025
I attempted to include this in the playlist above, but for some reason it’s not showing up. Seems fishy to me. If you’ve been following the news this week, you know why this is here.
“Summertime” – DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
DRUMS PLEASE!!!!