Friday Playlist
Between wrapping up the first pass through my Apple Music library, doing some work on my Favorite Songs of the Year list, and other random stuff, I didn’t spend as much time listening to newer music as I normally do this week. So a blend of the new and old. “Hinge” – VILLANELLE Is this a Nirvana tribute band? The…
Music Update
A quick (hopefully!), navel-gazey post today to share that my initial run through my entire library on Apple Music is finally complete! After transitioning over from Spotify in April, I spent several weeks attempting to recreate how I organized iTunes over 10 years ago to balance both new and old music in a daily playlist. This makes heavy use of…
Friday Playlist
“Dopamine” – Robyn Our Swedish Queen has returned! Her first new music in over seven years. “WAITING FOR THE PHONE CALL” – The Twilight Sad Speaking of artists that have been away for a bit, this song is the first new music from The Twilight Sad in six years. They have a very special guest on this track; The Cure’s…
Friday Playlist
‘’Over Our Heads” – Snocaps Last week’s big music surprise was the new album from Katie and Allison Crutchfield. Rather than resurrect one of their previous bands, they brought in pal MJ Lenderman and longtime Waxahatchee producer Brad Cook to do something completely new. It is a nice blend of what each sister does well. Believe it or not, I…
Friday Playlist
“Halloweenhead” – Ryan Adams When Halloween falls on a Friday, I kind of have to play this. “Anywhere” – Ratboys Second pre-release banger from the next Ratboys album, which has officially been given a February release date. “Paint Me A Picture” – Magdalena Bay MB just released two pretty good singles, I slightly prefer this sultry one. “Doldrum Days” –…
Reaching For The Stars, Vol. 120
Chart Week: November 2, 1985 Song: “Lovin’ Every Minute Of It” – Loverboy Chart Position: #9, 11th week on the chart. This was the its peak. First off, shout out to my brother-in-music E$ for messaging me when he heard this song on an old AT40 while driving through Iowa recently. Astute listeners may recall that I heard my first…
Friday Playlist
“Stay In You Lane” – Courtney Barnett Our Aussie queen is back! “Talk To You” – Sam Fender featuring Elton John Last week Fender won the Mercury Prize for best album from the UK or Ireland. The next day he announced a deluxe version of People Watching that will come out in December. Good timing! This song features Elton John…
Friday Playlist
“House Of Dead Memories” – Sugar OH SHIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!! SUGAR IS BACK!!!!! Like, seriously back. This isn’t a song that was recorded 35 years ago and lost on a master tape hidden in a producer’s basement and unearthed when he died or something random like that. Bob Mould, David Barbe, and Malcolm Travis got together this summer for the first time…
Friday Playlist
“October” – The Helio Sequence We’ve finally had a couple of cool days and chilly mornings, although temps will creep back up closer to 80 next week. Close enough for me to bust out this fall classic, at least classic to me. “Break The Girl” – Florence Road Wonderful, bouncy track by some young ladies from Wicklow, Ireland. “Automatic” –…
Reaching For The Stars, Vol. 119
Chart Week: September 24, 1983 Song: “It’s A Mistake” – Men At Work Chart Position: #38, 13th week on the chart. Peaked at #6 for two weeks in August. What clichés about Eighties music jump into your head the quickest? Big hair and spandex? Synthesizers? Gender ambiguous British men in suits wearing more makeup than your mom? Artists with little-to-no…